New-York tribune., 1916-02-15
Winner Has a Shade the
Better of Service in
Severe Duel.
TOURNEY NARROWS
TO NINE PLAYERS
George King Furnishes Surprise
hy Putting Out q. O. Wagner
of Buffalo. in Three Sets
Ry JAMES ONEALE.

When dusk put stop 20 tho second
day's play in the national indoor ten
mis- championships az the eth Regiment
Armory yesterday afternoon only nine
survivors Of the original s'Xty-four
entrants were lcf, 90 fight it out for The
rrc. These nine. who hsvc come
through the best field ever entered for
tho indoor ttlc tourney. arc i. lAndley
l'urrar. thc Californian; Wyhc C..
GRANT. aye-t'mc champion; Watson W.
Washburn. Airick 81. Man, jr Abraham
Bsssford. ir.. :. Harry Steinkampf,
George King, Dr. Arthur Warren Waite
md George A. Walker, jr.
OF the seven championship snsle'
matches played yesterday the starred
one was between Grant and 5. Howard
NosbeU. u went 10 three close SETS
with Grant the victor ST 7-S' b-I
@. In the only upset ot tho day
George King put out the Buffalo en-
trsnt G.. O. Wagner, in another hard
tbree-set match. With the exception OF
isrdlev Murray. all Of the visitors have
fsred badly, and the tournament - no"
confined 20 metropolitan district play
. Murray. bv the way, can nov ne
considered local man. because OF MS
pcrmarcnt position in Bayonne.
n was expected that Che "rSn'-N o.
sheu conflict would be close WIN
Grant. playing we'll this Year, ''l.rs
Josnerafclv 10 win the match that vas
- hardest bar 10 the finals. Noshe4i'
,n the other hand, was out 10 ieac"
d. fna1s for his first time 81 the IN
10 closer match could well be played.
Crant's total Of points was 49, thre'
more than Noshclls Grant tooH i
ramcs to rs. Grant won l3 OF his own
ssrvices dropping 4 NosheN won one
{oss and lost one more on has own DC
Niverv. Il was this edge on the ser
vice. because Noshel's occsslona,
.treaks Of double faulting ss he tried
20 put more pace and twist on the ps'i'
that won for tho eN-champ on. ~
Throughout the first set the %l'
Crent plavcd 10 the lcft-hander's back
So d,. ~ vCbolcsone respect for the
orrifc WALTON Noslclls forehand car
yics Grants plan was simplicity y
self On his own serve he placed lhe
NaO 10 the Brooblyuite's bachnand ana
80 sail I'm long. loping strides Tor the
ROT There. having drawn \oshcll OUT
~ nosition ON lis backnand side, Grant
erteayorcd to slash tho ball sharply 10
tho oppositc side Of thc court.
when Noshcj came in on his own
xo-,icc Grant tried 20 pass hun. Wheh
Sis opponcnt failed 20 run IN, Grant
simsclf charged for forecouTrt alter
Srivc TO Noshells Vulnerable IolH1;
vhe latter. ON tho other hand 1ouhp
.is service not going so wei as usual
mt won most OF his games by running
a. on il. Al other times he won game
.,os.1v IN Grants errors. the ey-chem-
zion fubbinc many easy snois' IN Co,n-
-,or with NCencll. Several broad shafts
- sunlight. which fcll from the armory
skvlichts. made tho light uneven ana
Tho tennis sometimes strcahy.
Vo.heU doub.c-faultcd for the hrst
tvro poir'.. but pulled out his service
,a,no Nnon each had won his serve 10
y-aU. Grant broke through on the
-outhpaw when he made three douole
saults and was foot fauited on thS ias
point bv S. Wallis Nerrihcw, the loot
FAULT Judge With the score o-sli inc
came thing occurred. NoshcU serving
,o,,blee the first three times and hav-
tog y foot-fault called on him for the
Sast point. With but a game TO 90 Tor
She set. Grant used his oannon-Daiil !
.crvicc with good effect and followed II
81 the net. Noshell missed an easy
,oIey after he had closed In on Grant
a. the net for the set point, and
rriuned q sgustCdly
Each player was fcstly dissatis-
scd with ns game iu tho second set
and IL looked for time as II each
would "blow" After some very vsria.
i lao OF
game 10 !. then 4 @. Noshcll then
pvt more sting into his strokes, his
backhand becoming 90 good al 'hls
Nme that Grant reversed his plan OF
ulayine TO backhand before closing IN
90 the net.
By fast serving End clever vollcy-
ing the BrooNynite made. the score
O.. Grau,'s favor. acing his hu.kng
opponent neatly for the small point The
next game. Grants service, was the