New-York tribune., 1916-07-03
The California Net Star
Comes Back" and Beats
Throckmorton.
CLOSE MATCHES IN
DOUBLES PLAY
Mathey Plays Third Round De-
feating Wallace Johnson
Ned Larned Also Wins.
By JAMES S. ONEALE

Men come back more than IS com
monty supposed. For instance, dust
comes back 70 dust, the mother TO her
brood. statesman for HIS votes, and
tennis player such as R. Lindley
Murray, the meteor from the Coast
for his revenge upon player VINO
ha. previously defeated him, while
the anvil chorus chortled Murray has
gone back"
For instance, weeks ago, in the an
nual invitation Sleepy Hollow Country
Club tournament, young Harold A.
Throckmorton walloped Murray one
day on q slippery court, 6-9, 6-S,
even though Murray had q leg on the
magnificent Sleepy Hollow trophy
Yesterday Murrays chance came a.
the annual invitation event on the
grass courts Of the Nassau Country
Club. Glen Cove. Long Island, and the
Palo Alto phenom exactly reversed
tho score on Throckmorton by won
derful display Of tennis.
Metes Out Real Revenge.
The meteor meted out revenge upon
Throckmorton almost point for point
Of the Sleepy Hollow score. He made
the Elizabeth youngster, who caught
him a triAe short Of practice and on
slippery court. that his jack-rabbit
leaps could not negotiate at Sleepy
Hollow. look just as impotent as the
meteor himself looked up the Hudson.
Murray not only is back, but he will
20 forward q long way # he con
tnues 20 play such meteorlc tennis
as he flashed yesterday.
There were other fine matches, but
Murrays campaign for revenge held
the attention Of the gallery, doubly so
since both the meteor and speedy
Throckmorton have large individual
followines. Murray Theodore Roose-
welt Pell and Nathaniel W. Niles filled
three of the four semi-fnal brackets.
The winner of the Karl Il. Behr-Dean
Mathey atfray, which Will be played to-
day. Will fiji the other bracket
Mathcy played of his third round
match, eliminating the best chop stroke
man In the EOAAAAN ~ NA4aNN 4 oNlAA4
son, of Philadelphia. IN a desperate
match. IS, z 8. 6-3 On his way TO
the scmi-hnal Pell disposed of Watson
" Washburn. the slap-drive artist, by
the surprising score of 60, 6-3. Pell
was at his best. and Washburn had one
Of his erratic spells. Niles. the Boston
baseliner, eliminated S. Howard No-
shell. %. 6-4, 6-3. The Brooklyn
southpaw had previously played great
tennis against Robert lie Roy and eX-
National Champion William J. Clothier,
whom ne defeated on preceding days
and appeared 20 be q trife over-played
yesterday. Niles, however. had MS
beautiful drives working in great shape.
Close Matches in Doubles.
There were five matches in the
doubles, and TWO Of them were spectac-
ular and close. IN one the eX-cham-
pions. CIothier and William A. Larned,
eliminated Pei and Craig Biddle. 3-6,
6-3, 60. Larned. the Nestor Of
American courts started slowly, and II
was largely due to his erratic work
that Pell and Biddle took the first set.
Then the seven-times champion, long
the idol of American tennis fans, rose
20 great heights. and by q great display
oi briliancy carried the match with
him.
F. p. CNed) Larned. the great Lar
ned's younger brother and himself
star tennis player, was also victorious,
paired with the veteran pOrtsider, Fred
erick c. Inman. The twain defeated
Charles W. Bull jr.. and Robert lie
Roy, %, II Q, in tennis nerve-thrill-
ingly close and also at times in and out.
Murrays match with Throckmorton
was played in the morning, but IL drew
out a fashionable gallery. Murray
brought with him all his wonderfully
fast footwork, his famous hump-jump
service and his spectacular dashes for
the net. These he opposed against
Throckmorton's speedy game, which is
also miles-a-minute and tremendous
cxpender OF energy.
Throckmorton started serving. and
sped over his bullet delivery with a
tremendous snap of his slender frame.
He took the first game, which went TO
deuce Then Murray served, and al
lowed Throckmorton only one point.
The latter rctaliated by taking a love
game, and Murray followed suit by per
hitting Throckmorton not point on
the fourth game. Throckmorton again
won MS own delivery easily. and led at
%.