New-York tribune., 1916-07-25
Williams Defeat Big
Surprise in Tennis

enthusiastic Back Bay assembly that the
former national champion was picking
on the bones Of poor Peck. VINO ap-
peared helpless. But Peeks bones
thereafter made almighty dry picking,
for he has been 10 Death Valley, the
most arid spot in the Western Hemi-
sphere.
Thereafter Back Bay was forced To
restrain its enthusiasm and take back
seat, as the chunkiest of all the Cali
fornians played such brilliantly
steady forcing game, as only he can
play that he forced Williams into er-
rors after exchanges.
IL was not a case of Williams being
less but of one Peck more. The Philadel-
phian made eight double faults, several
at critical times. but because he hits
his fast overtopped service just as hard
on the second ball as the first he al
ways makes many service errors.
Heady little Peck stayed for the most
part in back court. and forced Will
iams 10 play there also by the simple
expedient Of taking the heart out Of
Harvard Dick by passing him down the
lines when he catspulted for the net
Grifiin's own straight slash service
was working with beautiful precision
and he placed IL in the corners at will
Il was especially effective when shot
fast and low.
Williams made procession OF IL up
10 the seventh game Of the first set.
Then the steady persistence Of Griffin
began to work wonders, and he drove
his peculiar snappy drive, which has
deceptive speed.
Taking this seventh game at love on
pfN ~
through the rest Of the set. At 5-sll
Williams double-faulted for the last
point. giving Griffin the lead at 6-5,
and the Californian quickly drove his
own delivery home
The second set was give and take,
Williams doing the giving and Griffin
the taking. The loser led at 54 after
winning a desperate battle on his own
service, but Griffin came right back
with love game.
Two pretty passing shots and a
double fault gave Griffin the eleventh
game. The match frame came when
Williams netted his bsckhand Griffin
shot over fast placement and clever
cut babied Just over the net, and Will
Jams netted a backhand volley on a
shot Griffin drove low.
The wabbling Of Roger Williams had
worked win.
The points score follows;
G1.iaH' Gliria1a ms. &C.. : ! ! : : ! 81
SECOND SET
En.m'.... E5.isl'... tssss tsss II
James S. ONeale made tennis his
tory this afternoon, for he opposed
national champion Billy Johnston in
the latter's first tournament appear
ance in the East. The sandy little
champion won. 6-2, "a. Although
O'Neale furried, fused and flabber-
gasted nevertheless he made many OF
the game scores close. But fairness
compels the admission that Johnston's
gaze often wandered to the court
where the popular Peck Griffin was
making Williams forget his Harvard
education.
LoNGwooD SINGLES.
First round-E. Fl. whitney. New York defest1i
Flss Field Boston. 60. 81: r & ihoioAs'
Sss YSI datS.isd r. c B.sgY 5S1ssSGd 5siaS,.5 S
Portland Ne won rom 9 Nelson. Concord yl
RS.af I8 S'IssG Fo6els = san riaPSi:so dseat;d " ?
w5s5oS'e oDo5 osssd Hss'd wizard croesr Boston
6-2. B s Blake Longwood defeated +. A Niles
concord Mass. 6-2. IS; A y. Reggio, Long
wood. won from Harry $ Parker New Icrk by
default. W H. Abbott. Longwood. defeated walter
Roberts. Hartford. Conn. 81. - - VIII
lam s. McEilfoy. Pittsburgh. defeated w. II; Davis
Quincy 50 e. H. Van DYKE Johns California
defeated Harold swain. New York, SIS. 30; J. J.
Armstrong Philadelphia defeated f. & Ingram
Dartmouth. e-s. s-s +. NJ Hyland, II, Golees-
ter Mass won from Edwin r. McCormick; Cen
flrria by default. Theodore Roosevelt Pell. New
York defeated Wallsce I. Johnson. Phnsdelpha a.
Sc "a 81 r Norris Williams, "a. fhilsde!
rhia defeated Victor Hockeyer. Lowell. Mass. 81
60. Clarence J. Griffin. California, Won from w. b
Dearborn Boston. by default. william " Johnston.
esn Francisco defeated James s. O'Neae. New
York s-a 6-4: Francis T. Hunter. New Rochelle
defeated 7. Pi!mpfon. Boston. %. -. .
second round-E J.. Lsrned. New YORK. deieateo
Cameron. Harvard 90, 81: NJ @.
rae Harvard. won from Eugene A. Warren. Cai-
fornis by default. Z. y Dana, Providence. deisS,-
Portland No defeated a. A. Clshn. f.. Andover,
"a 6-3. Charles : Garland, Pittsburgh; defeated
II y Brett Longwood. %; &6, ipsrMsLs,a' M.sa
6-l. Is. l0-s. J. 5 Pisnman hsTara' uie ae
ION N wsshhun. New YoIs. asiesied H. C. E.,, HS,
forua Won from Dr william Rosenbsum. New
Work bv default. George G. Gamer Harvard. de
fested y White Harvard. 6-l 6-l; j.
Ferno jr Boston won from willis +. Davis. Call.
fo-ria hy default n r Scott Longwood. defeated
William Rand sd Harvard. Is. So; Whiting
preston Boston. won from William J. Cloihier