The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-19
MAN AND BULL TAKE
SET WITH SO GAMES
Beat Johns and Davis in II
Earn Tie for Trophy and
Win Playoff.
DAVIS CUP TILT RECALLED

Bun. Jr., won the invitati.r ~
robin mems doubles yestcrd,, ,
Richmond County Coun,ry tl,it, r,,..
Huns, staten Island. bu, tho .,a
play 1M tie with Van Dyke 5.,
and Willis f.. Davis 10 ga.
honors. After defeating LindI., 49,
ray and Harold Throckmorton ON
Day and disposing of Johns aud d.,
Yesterday morning, Bull and N.r
uown before Fred 1nmau and Tnl..
X. Pell in the afternoon.
JOINS and Davis. after tie -ss
me morning match. braccd w and 4
ieated the Throckmorton-MuIrl-
feIl lnman combinations. ho'n
straight sets. and brought fhcn,so....
a tie with Bull and Man ME
availed them little. however. f,r ,r
and Man won the playor in : SET. g..
at 10. IS, 60
The best matches of tho DIV and
a matter OF fact tho best mems a.,
pies seen in the metropolitan dis,-.
THIS season. were played carly -, ~.
morning, and hence many ~crth..,y
missed the treat. Thcy u,-. ,.
matches In which Man and Null aor,,,..
Davis and Johns. the California IA
IN straight sets at I9-l7, 81. md IN,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. team dt.pos.a ~
PeIl and lnman in three ec,q Al a.,
6-3. e.. There was little To- chn,,
between the two matches from "A STAN.
point or good tennis. but what l.,r-
margin there was favored that In wiz.
the Pacific coast pair mot d%cfcl'.
Victors More Consistent.
As the first set stretched on, b.,
It's twentieth game II became rc,7ir,.
oent of h % historic struggle between
Norman +. Brookes and Maurice 2
Mclaughlin In tho Davis cup cha.,erg.
round OF 1914 at Forest Hills. Tbs
SPEEDY. brilliant play Of tho California.
was In many respects a counterpart, -.
the tennis shown rs McI.ourhlin ,A,.
DAY. while the steadlness ~ R~olls
was reproduced IN a measure hv PM
ana Man. II was tho steadireS. IN 'l.
case that triu,nphed. while I'm the 2.
nous Davis cup match the tenpestuo:.
speed of Mclaughlin prevailed Iig7
ever. although 1t was their s'eady. ct-s.
ful game that won tho match. n.
helped materially by brilliant NO. nj.
on the part OF Bull and equal. good
back court play BY Man.
At the outset this set. wr,.n .r
close 10 being a record long n,a
mems doubles. did not give pros" , -
being anything out Of tho o-f~t-
Both n the teams started rlay..r }'.'e
better than a good average gan. .
once they warmed to the r.N,
tennis became remarkable. T.I.....
games wer. played with Il 'o..' OFF '
points bofor" III" set wen, TO- H. ..i
Man. and II took them NOR. '
hours e. turn the trick.
The order of the service v-
Davis. Man, Johns. The fret b,o
on service, hut tho CaIfprn,r-
beautiful placing broke through y
service aud hold tho 'o,I f., r.
instant Tnc, lna. q. ,...nI,.f .
when nn the vcrr next San,. Eu"
Man. crowding ~" NOT. carried g.. &,
fourth game or ,lohns'S servic.
From that time on the men
service with monotonous rcgV't,..
I'll the thirty-sixth game whcu " +
II broke through Johus's sop
NOR. The ultimate wiuu.r.
chances to settle tho set in a.. ',...
sixth game. when tho 'rd g.
and 500. and came wi'r'"
winning it again in tho t,.r..--
game, whon they led a. g.
800, Neither DAVIS 'or u.
on service at all in that y,' gel '.
lost once and Johns twice f
his record clear through trr
whereas Davis lost ono >or,
Davis best Of Quartet.
DAVIS Was the best Of '.. '
the court. His service Nt. '. ,
handle and his drives s''..-
curato. Johns did not ~. D.. :
partners form, however .r t
especially weak on N~OI'yi'g 90
Bull and Man played .ur..r ,...
we'll. Roth were strong ."rrc4t t.l
RuI nut up a s~tuneNall i'SoN.o 80 &C.
net. Man n Inclined 90 r. "
orratic in spots, but alVa,~ m'.',es,
to find himself before ~" Bad '.u' 81. %
/ any laro.pT In 1'.n g..Ir .n' q