Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-03
MURRAY DEFEATS CHURCH
SENSATIONAL UPSET OF
FORECASTS is RESULT
One "i hrenfcst Matches Ever Seem In
Nmcricnn Tennis Tournament
Yesterday.
FOREST HILLS. y. Y. ssp,cmb

FORREST HILLS. y. Y. September .
H. ldndiey Murray graduate az
q! New York city, furnished The rrsi
form upset % the thirty sixth annual
national singles tennis tournament here
to-day by defeatin. George NJ church.
Of Tenaiiy. y. H.. who put out Me-
L"ughlin yesterday, in one % the best
court battles seen in tn" greatest OF
all American tennis tournaments In
many years. Church had been the rul-
in" fav"rite 20 Win The title MURRAY
Mon in close TO two hours Of the fast
est kind Of play. 80. 46, CO. e.. 6.
otherwise comparatively. duh round.
Previous 10 the appearance Of Murra.
and church, Clarence J. Grifln. o. san
francisco. disp"Sed Of Wallace T. John
son. OF Philadelphia, .-4. e.. g." vii
Ham NJ Johnston. OF San Francisco ac-
counted Tor Watson. NJ. Washburn. Of
crh representaiivc TO win his way into
the scIniinaiS. X Norris Williams. H.
OF Philadclphia. beat Douglas :. Wat
tors. OF New Orleans the southern
champion, 80. Gl. 81, 60.
Church ANA Murray started their
match after I o'clock. Church. No. {,
N American lawn tennis ranking fer
last season. drew the service. Across
the net his opponent. who has PLAYED
In but one or TWO OF the more p.nnii
ucut tournaments this y".tr was not
even rank IL because al the lank az
playing Ia a at Tho ..u.l nG lin iIIa
Scason u WAS evident from II" 30.
aiming thI: The SPECTATORS expected
church 10 vim tn" hat,I. aroused
tn" spectators that their cheering and
applause disconnected the players. anl
II special request WAS made thai tho
gallery refrain from app,auding tntiI
the completion of allies
In tn" first TWO sets Church. with his
great s'rid". rushed TO the ret at cvcrv
chance and from there conducted =
racket campaign which Murray coul i
not equal
With the third set Murray appeared
l" draw upon a reserve store OF en-
crcy and Skill His service and strok-
nHG al tn. ball in rallies grew in force
ana certainty. and as Church also left
G" ms game to meet the new. REQUIRE
mentS' sensational! vollcys followed
every service until il seemed ihai
there could hc no further advancement
IN this dit ION. Murray showed. how
ever. that 80 matter how fast or Ger
ta an oh"rch H"d" his strokes he could
With the match two sets all and the
score ;our Games TO love against hir'.
Church made q great ri Tor the match
With wonderful Fash OF playing and
court ccvcrin. nc drew ~ 10 almost
even -cT'ns with the ca tifurnian. who
only 20 have victory POSTPONED for u
time while he lot church wear himself
out,
As result Of to-day's play Crif-
I'm Will meet Williams i'll the seminal
half Of the upper draw. and Johnston
and Murray VIII cross rac'icts in the
/ lowcr half on Monday, and IL" win
ncrs OF these two matches will meet
f.. Tor tho championship Tuesday
In addition TO tho mems singles
/ championships. progress wus made to-
day in the national Junior aud nation
al boys championship In the national
i junior singles ~ a. Throckmort on.
Middle states champion. moved into tho
: fnal round ny defeating Arthur Fav-
Yrcau. New England champion. o. a.
I'll. benjamin Icis"n Middle states
boy champion. defeated H. w. John
son. tri-Statc tit!choldcr for TIC na :
/ tional boys championship III straight
/ sets hy scores Of 60, ia. G-I