New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-10
Williams Deserves Highe,,
Honors, with Johnston
in Second Place.
CHURCH'S DEFEAT nv
MURRAY MOST COSny
kumagae May Be Fount
in Seventh Niche, Desuis
Many Defeats.
BY FRED HAWTHORNE.


all the hypothetical ranking pr,,.
in the daily newspapers Of this H.,
there is no doubt but that it Womb !
come more hopelessly involved ~.
ever, because every man has dis,...
idea as TO the disposal OF the 6rt a.
places.
Without being vindictiye in ,hsl.,
We wish to add TO the muddls. In,
the playing OF the national ch,mr.,
ships on the West Side Tennis Clv,,
courts at Forest Hills last week Il.
situation as regards the first I'm.
men at any rate was hopelessly corr
Gated. Had George Myers Church ~
the title it would have been dH,.
indeed to keep him from occupying b.
No. position, and the same thins A.
plies in the case Of William ". i.I
ston. However, neither OF these rl,
ers succeeded in winning the crow I,
1916, which simplihes the mat,a a
ceedingly.
When Richard Norris William. Z
came through 10 the final and NJ
wrested the championship rom Is.,
ston in that final thrilling fvs4,
match last Tuesday he automa,iaT
moved up 10 the top Of the heap z,
new champion went through the sas
with only two defeats marked snr,
him. both at the hands OF Clarsc,
Griffin, os California. player seven
degrees removed from him in sir.s
play quality.
Williams reversed matters in t,
semi-fnal round az Forest Hh
eliminating Griffin in straigh. ~
The latter's victories over William,
Longwood and at Newport wer. sr
sight of when the Philadelphia sr,s
his opponent off the court last sat
A Bit of Luck.
Johnston seems entitled to q rl,s
just below Williams. II is true he ,g
to Ichiya Kumagae, Of Japan, in u
final round at Newport, and % Williinl
in the East-West matches and The 10
tional at Forest Hills. At Nevpor. !,
was overplayed and bit OF luck IN t'
sectional matches might have giyen BIZ
the match with the new chsnpk,.
Otherwise his season was a notsbles,,
Church's defeat by Robert Liadg
Murray in the national tourney vas
costly one for the tall Tenaay player
Had he won that, il would have bees
hard to keep him out Of third place,
but he lost and we are inclined y
place Murray in that position. lh'
California Meteor was downed By Hsr'
old Throckmorton early in the sssss'
and Church took his measure al Si'
bright, while in the East-West matcaa
Murray was obliged TO default to W.
son NJ. Washburn in the middle o. =
struggle, because Of the great h''-
Johnston eliminated him in the ser
final ut Forest Hills, but the Ca
fornian conquered Throckmovton u
later match and his victory o's
Church in the big tournament I'.
dated his Indebtedness there.
This would leave Church well ier,
fed in No. 4 position, with none ne
to offer serious competition. The Ar
Jersey player went through az
campaign with only four defeats ,a:s
being at the hands of Willis pra
Conrad B. Doyle, Murray and WI
Jams.
So far, so good. but now We are
ting beyond our depth and we khos
However, in somebody's imn"~
words: "You can't hang a man iof Y.
ing" In the wild scramble ioI
last half dozen places, watson
Washburn seems TO have the
claim to fifth position, slthous' !,
suffered his ups and downs OF -
courts. ..r
This fine player won the poll..
dith and Southampton tournsn'':
from good fields and pat a er'.f !,
the winning record Of kumssas..
also must be credited with S'S~.
over Murray. He defeated
Mathey and Davis in the nsavJ
Before the season had fairly So,
Washburn was defeated By 5. Oh'I .,
ir., but he had not then lovn' ~.
game and this result must nGI vs. IS
sidered seriously in weish'Ns
chances.
Record of Kumagae.
Davis. winner Of the nationn ~
court title, and Kumagse. WHO - -,
a sensation by his defeat OF 70. ~
champion, Johnston, az Newport n
the two outstanding candidates
tbe No & nosition. The Japsne" "
the New York State title, ana - ...is
feated Griffin more than onee, WE ',,:,.
vanquishing number OF o'nsi rs
players. Against this record az h
defeats by Church, in the nations a.
Joseph J. Armstrong, Nasnvs,s,
Murray, the foreigner twice sD''
ing TO the Meteor. 4. u,
In addition to his trlumph ~ ~
clay court tournament, DAVIS 'Uar,s
measure Of Church at sleepy .,
winning that tourney. pesP. ,~rr,r
fact that his success in later ~
ments was not so great, II "o.'cS ,.s
be surprising to find the briIllsn.
PLAYER st No. 6. with kumss"
stalled in seventh place, gooo 80
MS SiNff
first class company. ,.,g
Armstrong beat kumagse SEQ
sterling lawn tennis IN q hsn o, ~
and there does nS;.pss
pear any dangerous rival 70
eighth place with him. r.Trs.odss
place him in that niche. Ma,
Roosevelt Pell, winner OF tne h ,,
States tournament. may g ow'
ninth place. He has viet9crr..,.Jhssr
Karl Behr, Fred Alexander, &c Jo.-
W. Niles. Wallace red
SON and Throckmorton TO Ms .sy 4
but suffered more than his
defeats. -. .sr.h r
This would leave only the 'e a. ,ss
sition open. and Griffin might ~ ~. ~
fortably in there. Outside 81 -. .!
victories over Champion ",l Ihnsos 8
a victory over Wallace 7 1.y;rte
the national. Peck's WORK " rnmsp.
has not been impressive. .rd D,
sent him down 10 defeat twice Az -
ease with which Williams pui IN ~
Mt Forest Hills is still Tres"
I, seems remarkable and ioVs.o.if
to leave entirely out Of the Kin 81
men like Maurice Z, su"ndosss.
Karl Behr. both " whom are iii eyesf'