New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-12
Meteor Puts Up Hard
Fight, but Church Is
Too Fast for Him,
rENAFLY PLAYER
SHOWS GREAT FORM
r,,srts Predict Further Victo-
ries for the Conqueror
of Californian.
Bv JAMES s. 0'NEALE.

-. - - =,
y,;neetonian earns the night 10 0hai,
-. Norris Williams, I'd, present
s.is,r Of the Achelis Cup
~ 49, was not the only Californian
- the wormwood Of elimination,
~ ing Roland Roberts, the nine
. - San Francisco champion
" '. y the doubles remaining semi
~" ~. nth the Eastern youngster. Har-
- Tbroekmorton. The pair were
~ s.,.,.e5 BY the veteran International
vsr, II. Behr and Fred B. Alex
~ -. g. 6-S. The winners re-
S-- - hs.ted by the national title
4 esnI! R;jlv Johnston and Peek Grlt-
:, ~ Forest Hills, thus nave @ho'He'
-. Al the San Franciseans; ~
Church went big guns To-Day, s snu
.-riv fulfilled the predictions OF lew rev.
- he close followers OF the eaiue eneV
,b;s Is to be the Tenahy Terror ; gte ~ =
cs. year Il is not thought T Wl1noS' Lii III
J. hounds Of possibility 'nAt 49,, ~ 1ot-
Ssfeat Williams, even th0usn u"S tho
tsr did put one over on S Johnson r ~
Tast.West matches. Church P;ay 20,
,.;,b sppreme confidence and preelSloni'
80 his deadly effectiveness Gld m Ell
o. e'I inset Murray and prevent nm from
coming TO the top Of his game
Murray Below Form.
vn~-,v who had been playing be-
-. forn all week, did fash as the
49, ~" of old for a time in the thlrd
-. yben desperate and fully reailz-
~. Gov the first time that defeat was
80 in his face, ne settled INTO t tI
spectacular game that maze MN ii
tennis sensation two years ago, ~
;rv AZ % in games and WIN C"H LIZ
having the advantage IN the ~ "
rsre. the magnetic Palo Aito phehTIi
sst the crowd wild with nope py
sweeping through Church in lrresist5,
ible fashion until the game score reau
That 1,' was but the fash Of the
Meteor in the pan. however-lf a
Weteor NAV fash in so small a thing
d Church straightway
broke through his rivals hump-Jump
delivery bv magnificent passing drives
and tbcu took his own for the match
as Murray outed passing shots.
Drear was the day. wet and drizzly,
but the tennis frightened things con-
siderablv. Although the day was
dark the high visibility Of both con-
testants made things stand out IN
clear-cut fashion. The fashionable
spectators forgot the cold.
Church was chain lightning on his
feet. and his remarkable court cover
jnr time and again got him out OF
trouble The courts were wet, but
onlv once did the tall, thin Tenatiy
highlander sprawl on the ground
Then he straightway recovered MN
self. and came within an ace OF max,
ing another sensational recovery Of
Murrav's smash. hit while he was or
the ground. Only the wind got Dy
Church.
Places His Service.
The victor constantly hammered at
Nrrrav's backhand. even though
southnaw is difficult TO play on ms Oh
side. In fact. Church played more t'
Nurrav's backhand. which is a very
psssablc one. indeed. than Murray, sue
cee6ed in playing TO Church's BACK
hand. considered the New Jerseylte
weakest point. The answer IS thal
Church placed his service. which was
working we'll. almost wherever ne
pleased. while Murray had diihculty
with his own delivery until well into
the last set. Furthermore, the remark
able footwork of the former Princeton
hurdler enabled him to ia large
percentage of Murray's shots on his
forehand.
Tho falsity of the maxim, They also
serve who only stand and watt was
never more clearly shown than IN TINS
match. Each man was thin streaR
headed for the net just as soon as ne
had served the ball. The match was
decided entirely on passing drive and
yollev. with a few lobs mixed in. over
head. Church was what he has beer
all year. tie most deadly man IN the
country. and Murray's lobs were fairly
murdered before they came within
seven feet OF the ground.
Murray Is Tricked.
Church. on the other hand. trickec
his opponent several times with re
rrkably clever low lobs. made witt
The same motion as drive, and sent
over when Murray had rushed pell'
nell close 20 the net for decisive
yolley. These losses Of Church acec
Murray clean, and served the purpose
furthermore, Of firing Murray out. II
The last set Murray was a much IA
ugued young man. who gasped every
time he hit the ball. He will welcome
"a badly needed rest next week. for no
has lost weight alarmingly, through
Er.rrrr aud tho hun1I III ~
Of the Eastern climate.
Az times Church -Murrayed Muir
ray in The latter's famous specially
uieky low volleys babied over the net
While the adversary vainly tries e
reach them from bgckcourt. But Church
varied this trick Of the Meteor's more
Nan the Meteor himself could vary IT.
ior the Princetonian played short and
oeep alternately. and from side Z,
SIDE He nearly ran Murray's heart
,ui 90 times with his side 20 side vol
Ieeys' made much in the fashion OF those
nat carried Johnston 10 his national
championship al Forest Hills last sum
mer
Often Breaks Through.
church often broke through Murray's
=. AANiu tiit very HinJ EoHI' VI ~
match. The hump-iump and the high.
FUNDING twist deliveries of the Leland
sseAiord star were not at their best
ave Tor time in the last set, and
! .n9reh was able 10 take most Of Muir
..ays services from the baseline or in
ue H. The fasteners own fast, steady
american twist, twisty, high bounding
'derably.
Murray had hard luck with many OF
as passing drives. which went out by
mehes' bat the extraordinary if awk-
faro agility Of Church. who set sail
.Ot me net with arms and legs foppinc
W me entire court. forced his oppon-
=. ~ 20 play almighty close for the lines
AVOID being aced with clever vol
49, AT times Church became erratiC
Nese little lOvetaps AZ the net but