The sun., 1918-08-24
MURRAY AND HAYES
YANQUISHED AT NET
Lose Their Semi-final Matches
In Meadow Club Tennis
Tournament.
speciai Despatch TO THs Sun.

SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y. Aug. 2s.-It was
the fate Of Robert Lindley Murray. the
noted native SON. Of California. to fall
4. victim to-day to the prilliance and
.peed of William T. Tilden I'd Of Phila-
a.phia, Murray's defeat coming in the
seml-hnal round OF the annual invitation
tournament of the Meadow Club by a
sore OF 6--3, 6-3.
theodore Roosevelt Pell. a former
Middle States champion. went into the
dnai round bracket in the upper half by
his defeat Of Walter T. Hayes Of Chi
caro- by a score Of Ga, Is and he
ana Tiden will clash tomorrow at IL
o'clock In the final round for the Meadow
Club cup.
To those in the gallery the results in
10th matches were probably unexpected,
Murray, reputation being such that few
imagined that Tilden, brilliant though he
has been this season, would encompass
the downfall of the sensa tional expert
from the Pacific coast But these spec
tators also failed to take into considera-
ton that Murray lacked practice and
was not near his usual strength. Muir
ray's swift service was the only part of
his forcing battery OF shots that had not
ham seriously affected by his long lay
on from the courts and even this was
not markedly effective, the first ball be-
inn a fault frequently when the Cali
fornian tried to rush the net following
in behind his weak ground strokes.
Tllden generally had the advantage of
position and either won the points by
beautifully timed drives down the side
lines as the tearing. storming Murray
charged from his base line or he fol-
lowed his shots by sharp volleying to the
court corners. Murray was never a lob7
Der. Had he been he might have given
trouble for his tall opponent, for Tilden
ia not always reliable overhead. The
Californian. minus the shots that he
usually relies upon to open the way Tor
an attack at the net, was forced to fall
back upon his service as his most potent
weapon. Strong as ne is in this attack
Murray could not hope to prevail against
Tilden, who was up to his best game.
TiIden and Richards Win.
riiden achieved another victory in
the doubles. paired with Vincent Rich
ards and holder with him OF the ma
tional doubles title. defeating Harold
Throckmorton and Walter M. Hall at
s-s, Ga in the. semi-final round. In
the other half OF the draw Walter T.
Hayes and Ralph H. Burdick. the Chi
cago champions. took the measure Of
Pell and Murray at So, Is in a
match In which Hayes and his partner
were always the better pair. both as to
team work and excellence of shots.
Pell. who has been playing the best
tennis this week he has shown in three
or four years. moved down the veteran
Hayes by a consistently deep driving
game that kept the Chicago star well
in the back Of the court most Of the
time. Hayes showed no fear the East
erner's Wanted backhand and placed his
returns to his opponents left side Just
a. frequently as on the other side.
But Pell was doing well with this stroke
to-day.
In the fourth game Of the second set.
With Pell serving. there was a terrific
battle for the points, and II was not
until deuce had been called nine times
that Peh won the game. Once Hayes
held the lead at vantage out and his
next return struck the top cord of the
net. tarried a moment and fell into
his court, forcing the points back to
deuce. Had he won this point and the
game the result of the match might
have been reversed. for Pell was on the
verge OF exhaustion, and the loss OF
the game would have meant much to
him.
The Summaries.
Mems Invitation Singles. semi-fnal
Round-Theodore r. Pell defeated Walter T.
HAYES, 6-a, 80 William T. Tilden ID
defeated Robert Lindley Murray. 6--S e-S.
Mems Invitation Doubles. Second Round
William T.. Tilden I'd and Vincent Rich
W. F. Horreli. s-3. 81: Harold A.
Throokmorton and Walter Merrill Hall
defeated Seeichiro Kashio and Gerald
Emerson, g.. s-z: Walter T Hayes and
Ralph Burdick defeated Ichiya Kumaga g
and Harold l.. Taylor, Ga. 81; Robert
tested Henry B. oBoyle and Alexander
Her, So, s-4.
Semi nnal Round-Hayes and Burdick
defeated Murray and Pell, rs. s--6, "a
rilden and Richards defeated Throck-
morton and Hall. 6-3. Ga.