New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-13
Murray, the Meteorlc
Sensation of Courts

position at the centre. m 'front.' OF w
service lines. Murray makes the whoi'
forccourt bald. lie causes the grouhu
keepers TO plant more grass IMAM 'n''
ever seed.
By many Murray was thought 10 ue
serve No. position IN IVA ih"tea1 ~
Karl Behr. Bchr's victory over NM
n, Newport, in the nationals Yea th'
committee 10 rank the Yale man hhcH"'
despite the fact that IN another t'"ihh
nent Murray scored an easy "'h oNei
his rival. The match a. newport was
PLAYED on another terribly NOT day' ahu
went FIVE desperate sets TOR the S'e'ia'
match OF the tournament
Murray lost this match because OF
the rough edges Of his play AMI me Ter
rife heat that bore more hcaNl EN-
OH his super-aggressive style IMAM Oh
Rehr's sharp. quick play. II was Ia
II. Of services. but Murray lost points
continually by his wild dashes Tor 'he
net. Against such an experienced can.
paigner as Behr. who aced the an
fornian whenever be left TOO D'g an
opcniny. Murray made wonderful ana
winning sight until the very last
strength Slapped away by heat. Mui ray
nevertheless led on the hith SGT
The nervy Behr pulled 1t out At %.
out Of the West Murray and ms uaf'
ner. Herbert l.. Hahn. came in Way
1914. The two were the Stanford UT
versitv tennis team. touring the tAS,'
The team played 'ght matches lhe'dl
inc ones agains. Chicago. Harvard and
Yale. Stanford won every match.
Then Murray went the rounds o. ihe
tournaments. and soon reams OF cop!
were being written about this newest
and most sensational Native son. Mur-
ray won n ore big events that year ma
any one else in the country ms WINS
were sleepy Hollow. New England M"l
ropolitan. Southampton. ana ne reache'
the finals in New York State losing to
McLoughlinl. Delaware state and Long
wood. where the Comet again "e-
feated him.
Murray biggest day Of that year
was early IN June. al SLEEPY holIoW'
lie played four matches 10 the one day
First he defeated Frederick h. AleHa an
der. the internationalIst. :, -
next Karl II. Behr. another inteIna-
,ionalist 1 6. Is .. Is ,. Walter Mer-
rill Hall was the third victim, . =
a-6 6 >. Then Murray and Hahn
raw played desperately 10 the point OF
.vbaustion. but he and Hahn lost 10
Dean Nlathey and Watson ". Wash
Gee" said Murray. What busy
day." 49,.
Last year the Meteor sat close 70 ms
;ob ON the Coast. although every nerve
vas straining toward the Fast and the
tournaments. His hard work was re-
vardcd by his promotion 70 his chem
ISIS position az BsyonLe. and his tour
n,ment dream will come true this sum
mer
PLAYING only once week on the
Coast last year. Murray nevertheless
made creditabe record. He won'
SINGLES and doubles. the Oakland NY
championship. Foot-faulted at critical
times. he lost the San Francisco cham
nionsbip i'm the finals 70 John L.
Strachan. regarded on the Coast "a the
hest except Mclaughlin. at Q. b.
q.
Murray is a big, modest, happy boy
with a charming personality. He IS
natural. unaffected and thoroughly
likeable. with an infectious enthusi asm
and good humor. He is tennis 10 his
finger tins. II he were given Prince
Ais ivory tube. down which. II any
man looked. he beheld the sight he
most desired TO see. Murray would see
a stretch Of green turf. with net in
the centre and player acing another
with clean smash.
Fred Hawthorne tells this on Muir
ray or. rather. on Abraham Bassford.
jr.. the Ilartsdale player. After AN
early round of the 1914 metropolitan
championship. several players were
homeward bound. Murray, with the
large cap he always wore pulled down
over his face. was not recognized By
Bassford.
Looks to me as II Fred Alexander
would win the championship said
Murray. with a boyish grin.
Don't forget that boy Murray. He's
a wonder. and ri take a bet that he
comes through said Bassford.
ION. he's false alarm; he won't
last" replied Murray blandly, and
grinned again.
Murray won the metropolitan.