The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-11-29
MURRAY IS BEST
OF NET PLAYERS
He Won Right 10 laurels at For.
est Hills Tournament.
Was MOST ERRA1C PLAYER
Tendency Of Highly Efficient Men 70
Mix FIsshy Tennis With Careless
Playing 10 Brought Out Quite
Strongly.

Robert Llndlev Murray Of Niagara
Falls Is the country's best tennis play.
81 for 1917. lie won the RICH, 20 the
!aGrels AT Fores, HIS when he took
The final round from Nathaniel Niles
u Boston. and although no title went
with the victory, Murray Is the tech
Lical champion.
Strange as 1t may sound. Murray
ve5 one II the most erratlc player.
who COMPETED In this years event.
There was only M player Of the first
class who played a more careless
game. That player was Il. Norris
Williams, ID. the national champion,
who was far of his game.
The erratlc work OF these two play.
"rs On the turf courts OF the West
SID" Tennis club was particularly
noticeable, and II brought out more
strongly than ever the tendency Of
highly efficient players to mix flashy
tennis with what appears to be care
less playing.
Winner Must Take Chances.
But II Murray's playing this year
Is 10 be taken as the standard OF efi-
cheney on the courts. II Is evident that
the tennis player who wins Is the one
who takes long chances. Speed In
covering the courts spllt-second judg-
ment Of shots and superior driving
power are the things that count with
the average tennis player who wins.
A few, like Murrny. depend also on
lightnlng-like service TO defeat their
opponents, yet Murray, and Williams,
who. despite his defeat this year IL
stIll n most brilliant performer, nppar-
emily stand out In tennis ranks be-
cause Of the sporting chances they
take.
Murray lost many q game this year
on double service faults. Williams
played nm inferior defensive game be-
cause he lacked his usual accuracy In
playing the bail for the lines. n trick
Of tennis ut which he excels. Niles,
the runnerup, played n consistent
game, but played safe, and depended
on his generalshlp. He took few
chances unless he was forced 10 take
them. And this sporty, more careless
brand OF tennis won out with Murray's
victory.
Many Players In France.
Many NJ the country's best tennis
players will he In France before long.
The ranks will be thinned out unless
the war ends before another season
rolls around, because II will be prnc-
tlcally impossible for such players as
Williams, Griffin and Johnston to ar
range %furloughs In order 10 compete,
n they are abrOnd. For this reason
Il Is timely to mention several out
standing stars In the younger crop OF
players.
Foremost among these players IL
John u. Strachnn Of San Francisco.
Strnchnn fought his way 10 the semi
finals. only 10 be eliminated by Muir
ray, who won this years event. J.
wns Strnchan's first big tournament In
IN N" East, and he proved to the snt-
~lefnc'lon Of the tennis fraternity that
h" is u probable future champion.
Charles l.. Garland, the nineteen
ycnr-old Pittsburgh phcnom, Is anoih-
or player who win bear watching,
while Harold Throckmorton Of Eliza
beth. y. j., appears 10 bear the stamp
Of n future t~itlcholder. OF the junior
stars who viii make n bid 10 succeed
Garland ms national Junior champion
Fritz Bnstlan, the indianapolis youth,
stands ut the head Of the list.