The sun., 1916-02-06
PACE GETS TOO HOT
FOR BEHR AND PELL
Murray and McNcal. Amateur
Professional Team. Win
Special Match.
CAPTURE EVERY SET

Karl w. Rehr and Theodore Roosevelt
Pel Middle states doubles champions.
ware defeated yesterday afternoon at
| the Heights Casino In a special Indoor
tennis match by Robert Lindley Muir
ray, the sterling California left handler.
and Harry McNcai. Heights Casino pro
I fessiondl The match went to Murray
and McNeal in straight sets. at -.
t-3 6--l Upon the completion OF the
, regular exhibition Pei and Behr Thought
they would like 10 try one more set.
They were downed IN the extra set al
! ray-MoNcal combination had slackened
It's speed considerably.
The match vas somewhat OF dis
. appointment 10 the large crowd that
4 journeyod over to the Brooklyn court tp
/ see what the men would do. Murra!
| lived up 10 the reputation which he made
| for himself when he visited the East
| aud flashed upon the Eastern horizon as
| one Of the brightest tennis stars that
| ever came out Of the West The Palo
/ Nlto Nuuugster displayed al the cat
/ like agility and marvellous hitting pow
| ers that won him Who'll. flock OF titles
and prizes on that memorable visit He
| was easily the star of the contest.
! II was the Pell-Behr combination that
was the disappointment As team II
[ was nothing like that which won the
Eastern doubles championship IN 1914
! and the VI sdie States title in both 1914
/ and 1913 Nor as individuals did they
/ do what was expected of them. Behr.
ranked third IN lslI--almost equal to
Maurice l.. McLoughlin and Richard
/ Norris MIlliams--aud member OF the
! Davis cup team that year, remarkable
| for his reSourCefulness and brilliance.
! was dun and mediocre yesterday. and
| pell winner Of many titles was not
I much better. The team lacked the ma
Chlnelike snoothness which made II IA
nous. and the individuals were without
! the speed necessary 70 give them a
! fighting chance.
Murray. great OF the outdoor courts.
! WAS far better indoors II his game
yesterday is to be taken A. a fair sam
pie of what he can do. there Is little
. doubt but that the national indoor title
! will go to the Pacific coast too, for the
! Palo Alto boy will start IN that tourns-
! ment at the seventh Regiment Armory
! next Saturday.
Service was one OF the main factors
~ the deciding OF the match. Murray
| and McNeal used theirs To advantage.
BOY went all through the afternoon with
out the loss OF a single service game
and McNeal lost only one. the latter
an iurOnsequen,ial game when his team
I Mas leading at So IN III. second set.
. MGrrly's service, OF Ga" cannon ball
variety common 30 all the De tier play
. 'rS ON the Pacific coast. was paitiru-
larly effective "u the hard indoor sur
face. VI Neal : was much Ike thai or
mis- partner. but not uut" as strong.
i'"l tried chang" OF pa'" on his deiiN e
'rl and souud it guilty.
In h"haif "f H'N ana Rehr 't must
pr said that IN" men w.r" unaccus-
toned 20 the light and other Nagaries OF
TN" H'..Hi~ CASINO court, haNiHg played
there only once before, while Murray
nas h"guuI' well acquainted with the
place. Then. too, they have not been
, practising together this season, or alone
for that matter wn!le MrN"al and Mur-
ray have played together frequently
In tie early game OF the opening SCI