The sun., 1916-02-28
MURRAY Big FIGURE
IN WEEK OF TENNIS
Ills Defeat by williams hue
Partly to Slccplcss Ride on
Way TO Buffalo.
PUTTING Up GREAT GAME

Robert Linilcy Murray. the California
yotings,ci who won the national indoor
title without tho loss Of a single 60. n
the entire tournament, was the ohicc, o.
great attention IN the tennis world durin.
the last week. Followers of the game II
over the country looked upon his achieve.
mcnt as a forctastc of what the s,ccdy
lefthander would do when tho outdoor
season comes around. True, he had inc,
only one player in the first ten during
the progress OF the tournament. Watson
NJ Washburn. but he had beaten him A.
easily as any of the others and In ell
his matches appeared to win as no
pleased.
Then. Just when enthusiasts were ba.
ginning to figure out what Murray would
do when the outdoor season starts. along
comes his defeat on boards by Richard
Norris Williams I'd. national clay court
champion. at Buffalo SATURDAY. TnA
match was the topic for conversation
yesterday In every place that tennis
players and those Interested in the spor,
gathered Those who had seen tho Palo
Alto boy playing in the indoor tourna.
ment had come to the CONCLUSION that he
was well nigh Unbeatable Indoors and
to these the result of the special match
At Buffalo came as n great surprise
There were others. of course, who
pointed out that the field competing
against Murray i'm the national indoor
tournament was far from being strong
and these few argued that the Cal!for.
mans performance was not 80 far ou;
OF the ordinary after al.
In the face OF that Buffalo ecore
cal, tAt. fas. 4
6--3. even some OF the greatest admir-.
ers of the young Californian began 10
waver In their opinion Of his ability on
the boards. Tho fact Of the matter is
however. that few OF those who discussed
the match pro Murray or pro Williams
knew the actual conditions under which
j, was played. In fact. few knew that
/, was TO he played at all
In the first place the match wa. pu.
OF as an exhibition AFFAIR a. the onen-
ing OF the new Buffalo Indoor Tennis
and Squash club and naturally enough
II took on more the nature of an cX-
hibl,on than OF contest. The oGtcou.
OF the match meant little 10 Murray a
he already had won the indoor tile
and II had nothing at stake FOR Williams
outside of the honor o: beating Lac .hdn..
pion. Murray had absolutely 40 pra,-
iice for the match. s'ucc Il" played "
the final round here lss' Tucs'idy. ird
he was not in the best possible shane for
"A match against maI Of W.l,iims'
abilities
The young Californian was tired vhcn
hc went OH the court. II" was 80 'd'e
gone w 10 Buffalo Friday ni-h' o. ,
train leaving New lorh - . - 'iu.s.
h'it hal work TO do and missed 'h' 'rt
A. he could not Iet a train "r; h.'u.
IL, he wen; NJ and SAW iiob,v lh'.c
and his hocscy team! getting l'd,o.
tho -. Nrhola~ Rinl.. aud ,her -, SO.
l!i'l. sleep on MS Way M In ia, onc
nI set Murray outplaycd Wiliia''- =
eas ly AS hc had outplsyed any O." %
the tournament here. After tahj'. 'Ns
lead in the second set he tired uIl'" 4
bit Williams IN the inca nj line Improved
and as he has been doing some Nui.
Oh tn. covered courts in Boston p'd!eI
pretty close 20 his top form.
Roland Il. Eoehr, prcsidcn. ~ lie Hil-
waukcc Tennis Association, has a..
rounced that the association Will hold
benefit AT the Majestic Theatre IN NJ.
waukce during the first week g. Nar'h
The object is 70 increase the 'rcasnry
fund 20 overcome a deficit
Tho California Intercluh TeHrs
League. which was formed recently, VII
open on March 10 AZ Sacramento And
Oakland. II the FIRST mat'hes Golden
Gate Will play Sacramento, while rs
University OF California t-,os corc'u-
sons with Oakland \ round robin
schedule will be followed ard NC com
mi'tre expects that the finals wi! ne o.
April %.