The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-25
BULL FORCES DAVIS
ONLY IN FIRST SET
II Ends at 8-6 and Young
Californian Takes Next
by Score Of 6-3.
NOW MUST MEET MAJOR

SCARBOROUGH. y. v, May 2t-The
rain which prevented the playing Of
matches In the Sleepy Hollow Country
club invitation tcnni yes
terday so softened the courts for to-
days competition that the play was for
the most part slow and uninteresting
Willis Il. Davis. the young California
player, was once more the centre OF at
traction and his match with Charles
NJ. Bull, Jr.. drew a large crowd OF spec
tators. The Californian won the match
in straight sets. but not until after q
bitter struggle, at SIS. 6-3. His VIC
tory brings him into the round before
the semi-fnai and brackets him win
cedric a. Major. former Cornell star.
who advanced by a 81. 60 victory
over \. :. Sweetser
Roth Davis and Rull seemed to he
bothered by the rain soaked court IN
the early stages 81 their match. but as
the play progressed they warmed up and
! seemed to forget all about the conditions
IN the face OF the hard battle. The men
kept on even terms for the hrst SIX
ans by winning on service. II was
Bull who had first chance on the service
! line and hence he took the lead on each
Of The odd games. only to he tied when
Davis took the deliveries. hull also
was tn first to get anything Ike a SUD
, stantial lead. as he was the first TO
break through the opposing service. buil
turned this trick In tho eighth game
after trailing at $50. lie pulled the
game TO deuce and then won IL
With his service following, It appeared
that Bull would take the opening set.
for he had not lost his service up to
date. Davis. however. settled down and
hy beautiful driving won tho game al
love and el-ncd the set by following
-, with another game In which Sul'
scored only one point. Hull came back
to earth and carried of the eleventh
game at love. taking the lead ~ Sd
and carne within n point OF the set VI
the twelfth. only TO lose the game after
il had gone TO deuce three times.
The turning point Of the match cam
I'm the thirteenth game, Bull failed Il
VII on his ovn service when a poln
would have given him tho game on three
different occasions. The garne went {,
deuce seven times before Davis won IT
hut he followed by winning at love OF
his service. thereby taking the set. Tn
Californian started the second set b,
winning the first two games. and thei
the players ~alternated. winning on ser
vice until tho eighth game. whereof!
Davis had a lead of 5--3 when the nintl
game was reached. Bull fought hard 70
2 AANHN WI tlIf F''A ~ W ''''' h'h|
hut could not pull II cut. and the sc
and match went 70 Davis.
Harold A.. Throvkmor'on. tho ~nationa
, intsrscho.ast!c champion. played In tn
form which enabled hin to make such
good showing during the winter In TIN
South and won from Dean Mathey. for
mer Princeton star. in straight sets a
6-&. 6-3. without trying very hard
rhrochmor:on began By carrying ~ ~
first three games of the match with In
loss OF only one point. He became care
loss and lost tho fourth game on hi
own servt1r. nut took the next two an
led a. ID. Needing only a game ~
tho sct the y" Jersey schoolboy sloNc
up uitil he had drcped three tame in
ROW and then came back with some e
hts real speed and won the set In III
tenth game.
The second sat was practically n reps
t''ion ~ the frSt. Throckmor'on game
an early lead Of Al. let up long enoug
to let Mathy win two straight low
games and then ran away with the ne,
Itno. which gave him the set and mate
The feature of the play in the double
was the unfinished match between ~
Mathcy-Church and Man-Major comb
NATIONS. Tho teams had time To pla
only one long 50. before darkness n,
a stop to the tilt. Man and Major. n
v Manhattan doubles champions. won thj
: from the holders OF the Northwester
title. who were also tho challengers f.
the national championship IN 1914,
'O-S. Na,hcN and Church. famous II
their Seadiness IN combination pla.
b. were beaten by the Manhattan chan
pions at their own game. The sun
. mares
J Sleepy Hollow Country NIuh 1nvi'atir
7 | ,tnp sInuNaa Gasnnl nptYl t1rfEl
' Man. lr. defeated r II WhItnC-. &
90 King smith won from Leonard Reel
= mau by default. Vanderbilt n ward ~
from Walter Merrill Hal hy default. VI
r.. Davis defeated charles NJ. Bu'l, j
s--s, "a: Cedric 4 Major defeated A.
Sveetser. s-t. 50: Harold A Throc
6 morton defeated Dean Mathey, &c. S-3
4 Invitation Mems Doubles, First Round
o Dean Mathev and George NJ. church 4
feated Hugh Tailant and A. : Swects'
90. "a. Alrick II, Man. jr. and Cedr
\. Major defeated Walter Merril' Hail a.
~ r.. II whitney, e., "a. charles
r Bull and A. r. Thurber won from Ahraha
Bassford, Jr, and Edmond reaslee
default.
second Round Harold 4, Throckmor'l
and wills r.. Davis defeated Charles
= Ruil. u, and 4, r. Thu,her 81. g.
- 9. 4. Major and A II. Man. Jr.. vs.
Mathey and q. NJ. Church, io-s, II