The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-17
MURRAY MUST
PLAY WASHBuRN
IN SEMI-FINAL
Both Win Easy Matches and
Gain Places in Lower
Bracket.
CALIFORNIAN TAKES
ALL BUT TWO GAMES

Robert Lindley Murray. the young
california star. and Watson NJ. WASH
su-n. metropolitan champion. reached
the scmi.nnsl round In the singles OF the
national indoor tennis championship
,ourramcnt yesterday at the Seventh
Regiment Armory. Both semi-finalists
arc IN the lower half and gained their
brackets easily. Murray disposed of DIR.
Arthur Warren Waite, who recently won
the metropolitan indoor title. at 6-2.
s-0. and washburn defeated q. A.
Walker. Jr.. at a. 60.
Nurray's tennis was the finest exhibi-
ton indoors that ever has been seen In
mi, city. Against an opponent OF no
mean ability the Californian showed
brllance Ia cencralship and remarkable
versatility In strokes. His form was far
better than on Saturday last when he
vent through tire. rounds without any
.r.a; expenditure of energy. Murray's
Improvement probably WAS due to his
u.,ng SATURDAYS contests to accustom
himself TO the boards.
The Californian was altogether too
sroug for his rival. A service OF the
cannon ball variety when Murray was on
The rring lire and high powered return
drives when Waite served kept Waite
away from the net. thereby compelling
the latter TO play a game that he did not
ike. In trying to return Murray's OFFER
inrs Waite frequently netted n about
as often ovcrhit the ball for an out. DR..
waite started the service and O the
opening game with the loss Of only one
point. His showing was good az far As
,ha, game went. but Murray came back
at top speed and won Ave games In a
row before he let up enough to let Waite
ak, another game. Murray finished the
SET with a love game. having Is points
scored against him In all. Only n game
vent TO deuce In the set.
The second set was a simple task for
he California player. Waite failed to
an 4 game at all. aid In the first four
Games scored only nve aces. three Of
them in the first game. which he carried
to deuce on his own service. TN the nth
game Waite brought the aces to deuce
twice. but could not pull IL out. Murray
finished the match by scoring four SER
wee aces IN the last game. They were
not In succession. however. for Waite
gained 4 point on q placemen mt n an
other on a net by Murray. The point
score:
s s.ia. . ','.'...' itt!;ss-- i5-s
SECOND SET.
Naisy................ &--2i-s
Waite .........,.... ?-ii-O
washburn. the other semi.fnalist,
showed nothing like the form displayed
Uy Murray. but gained his victory lust
as easily. Walker held washburn 10
fairly even terms in the first set before
ne metropolitan champion had his
strokes working right, but In the second
.et Washburn's steadiness vas too much
Tor him.
| In the doubles George King. a Column
% player. and w. d. Cunningham, Jr.,
a former Yale star. reached the semi
,nal round hy a victory over Vanderbilt
t. Ward and $. Howard Voshell in
',ralght sets at ll--9. lib. The out
come Of this match vas somewhat Of a
surprise. Individually Voshell and Ward
ouiels>sed their opponents. but as a team
King and Cunningham were conside rabiy
better. The summaries:
National Indoor Championship. Mems
sage Third Round-Abraham Basstord,
j.. defeated j. II. s~,einkarnpf, S.. s~-a.
Fourth Round-Rober, Lindley Murray
''hl ~ arthur warren waite. -
- Watsou ". Washpurn defeated q. A.
"aker, jr, -. 80
'hsmpipnShip Doubles. First Round
tharies Chambers and Il. +. Dwight won
rom !. simon and partner by default,
~ Ni.lam Rosenbaum and Arthur NJ.
,,N''snd won from G, A. Brown and q.
brrrkerhor, bv default.
>"Nord kound--Vanderbilt II. Ward and
> Howard Noshell defeated Benjamin
phi'lps and q. W. Faber. SIS. rs: II. Il.
halE-- and \ Won Bernuth won from c.
'hambers and v. r. Dwight by default.
Third Round-George King and W. d
Cunningham defeated Vanderbilt d. Ward
80 : Howard Noshell. ll-9. l7-l5.
,ClnSD,t'!on Singles, First Round-E. "
Hoohef Won from V. Il. Ward by default
Il Haines Won from j. =. Myrick by
i~"ial''. D.. ! ". Travel won from Coun,
I'o sam 10y default, NJ. johnson woi
f9n. o. zimmerman by default: O.. r
ARK ~ Won from r. b. Miller by de-
aNi F T. KaIiock won from G.. e. Shafer
l%e'"n', \. Won Bernuth won from W
,.anst- hy default, q u. Stadel wor
F'1fr debated +. Matthew'S, 81. s-2
tr'e.p"'k won from II. W, Robinson
BY defoli'.
'.."lI Round-R n. Haines won from
II Hooker by default; Dr, j. W. Travel
N's'o! VI Johnson. 6-S. LIS, 6-l: T.
WhL'nrN defeated ". A. Gallon. "a
- 6 4 Brown won from y. e. kai-
iock b. default, q. W Faber won from q
Grnesh"yk nv default.
,Tn-n t'iud-E. II. whitney defeated