New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-04
Tennis Champion Expect
ed TO Battle His Way
10 Final Round.
WILLIAMS MAY GET
REVENGE ON GRIFFIN
Injured Ankle Has Been
Severe Handicap TO Player
from Philadelphia.
gv FRED HAWTHORNE.


..,,-,-s. VIC attempted 10 make Z rather
- forecast Of the situation IN tAe
=, tennis world. on the eve OF INC
..-ga national championship ''arh4'
-, on the West side Tennis Cl1O )
..ri courts az Forest Hills.
=. ,s- first choice for the title, sup
-,.,,r he were playing the same 0rahc
p lso, tennis that Won for MN 'As
- ~ tho courts in 1915, We picked
v.~.-- T. Johnston, national cham
with Richard Norris Williams
~ -..--.ea of 1914. as second cnoiee
ri,r.c Nurray's sensational VICTOR
-ee- George Church last Saturday W
s., -. foreseen. FOR the California
w,.eor had been forced to lay Oh -,
.ro weeks. playing neither at Ne"PO'
aor Southampton. i.-od
Murray was a badly oFe'p'@'
vorrr man when he decided TO res' W
for the national.
That his decision was "'s -.
vas proved By the rejuvenated pay g
WHO took the best that Church hAd ''
ser and then came back and s"eP
Inc New Jersey star down 10 aeiea' q
the fuzzy Of his attack
Weaknesses Barred.
Maurice Mclaughlin. as We pointed
out a week ago, was one Of the danger
ans con.enders, because Of the great
,ess NJ his former game, but Il was
r-orbssie5 that only the gruellng tria
- he big tournament a. Forest Hi-i'
,o,rs Law bare any hidden weaknesses
The Comet went along wei enough
until he bumped into Church on Friday
40 Won the frst set playing with re
n.rkable brillaney, and put Up
heroic battle IN the anal session, ou
.Ssn nbvsical condition or some 10 M
-,ors intangible tod It's tale ana me
-o,cBsror Of Brookes and the Iat'
W15,nr fell before the speed sh'
..erin. Of a younger man.
TLa tournament De now down 20 tn'
seri.fnal round, with Clarence :
c-A- Williams. Johnston and Murra!
landing out o. the Survivors OF "eei
IA 80 Williams Will meet Griffin II
H. grDsr seni-dna. bracket AID johns
Ion -nd Murray VIII .aght il out IN M
Tr;se have Cr.Hn and Williams ne
.is -eason and twice mas the -itt.i
CsFforrian been victorious, wniici
r--d indicate that he vii again Ia!
Williams low this afternoon. As
tee Of fact. the former champion
ems 10 be one Of the men Griffin ca
.sfsst with reasonable regularity. D.
-sx the psychology % the thing mus
Be an added po.nt IN Peck's favor.
Williams Favored.
ia spite OF this and OF the fact ina
GrFn IS one a. the greatest cour
iac..ciars among the frst ten RANKIN
1.svers q the country. and, too, takln
mo consideration that the Coast STA
szs proved himself one OF i not N
greatest doubles player N competit.o
today. we sill. ncline 20 give william
he preference This afternoon.
Tie mar who Won the title from Nc
loughin az Newport in 1914, the yea
q ne Comets greatest triumphs, na
10; been going a. anywhere near NJ
5ss, this season. A. times this wee
4 ts hss shown rare flashes OF dazzIn
ylfT on the West : cs Tennis CLUB
esur,s. but on rne whole MS work IA
tssr tsr from what one would expec
IRON player o. Williams wonderfu
i .E.snt
l J; is barely possible that the Phila
os.phisn mas been saving himself 70
ne critical tests yet 20 come, and ina
io-czy and -0-uOrrOw = he pass Sc
i sfi1.n. he III. be the Williams o
l Wimbledon and Newport, 1914. A
lrNs Injured three weeks ago a. New
| or las been q severe handicap 20 -
Yt..scs.pn.an. bat when he and Grlf.
fi<rt . exchange vOleys across %
- to-esy the h1rt should be near!
-alsd
We esnnot imagine a player o. WI
S-fs ara -uel-s, his wlZsr1ry
Essfs, lis cour- covering ability an
s't gsrerals1y beng consistently %
t.ec D. 5rHll, 50 ne shall PIN gu
M o he East In this case. althoug
,v.ie7-r 0f we sn0cK OF any roTu re-
's'is. IN these chaotic tines.
Speed and More Speed.
johnston and Murray should clash 10
t.s, nsst prove stirring struggle. j.
.li % a ease % speed. speed and more
pee w.-a tle champion playing -he
q. .oT, driving with uucqua4led pac
p ait tcrsalnd and with a backhand
.-''1e hat car be used a. aggresslvelY
ar m nis repertory.
~ 3. VIII Be from m.dcourt. just
-..f.n re service court. that Johnston
-; saiae moe. brightly, we believe,
= - from there that he vii. lulsa
ne points -ha. ought % bring him
,-gh 70 victory against ,le great
ha Murray playing the game hc
sstlnst Church in .he last three
- o. Saturday. Johnston will have
1s's ne strength o. his own game
E'1s above anything he has shown
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