New-York tribune., 1918-08-24
Winner Meets Tilden This
Morning in F inal-Doubles
Play in Afternoon
By Fred Hawthorne

SOUTHAMPION, N l., aug. Z5.-
William T. Tilden, I'd, the spectacular
olayer from Philadelphia, who has gone
through the season without single de-
feat to mar his record, won his great
est triumph Of the year on the cham
piouship courts Of the Meadow Club
this afternoon by defeating Robert
Lindley Murray, the famous California
Meteor" by a score Of 6-3, 6-3, IN
the semi-final round of the annual in
vitation tournament.
Theodore Roosevelt Pell. playing q
splendid deep court game in which his
steadiness was a surprising factor, de-
feated Walter T. Hayes, Of Chicago, in
the other semi-fnal round by a score
Of 60, 7-5, and he and Tilden will
meet in the final round match to-mor-
row morning at II o'clock.
In the doubles the two teams to come
through were Hayes and Ralph II. Bur
dick, his partner, and Tilden and six
teen-year-old Vincent Richards, the
national champions, and these pairs
will clash in the final round tomorrow
afternoon.
Keen,y Contested Match
Hayes and Burdick won a keenly con-
tested match from Murray and Pell by
score Of rs, IS, 6-4. while Tilden
aud Richards triumphed over Harold
Throckmorton and Walter Merrill Hall
at SIS, ca, in a match in which
hard hitting, spectacular "gets' and
the superb volleying Of little Richards
were the outstanding features.
In the ordinary cycle of tournament
tennis in q normal season Murray's de-
.eat by Tilden would have to be set
down as an upset, but to those who
have kept close watch on Tilden's con-
sistently brilliant game this summer,
and who have borne in mind that Muir
ray is about two weeks short Of tour
nament practice, the result was not un-
looked for
In both sets it was Murray who
started out in the lead: Tilden tossing
away the points in apparently lacka
daisical manner. but the Philadelphia
had not yet started to unleash his
lightning fash shots, nor was he charg-
ing for the net position as he did later
IN the match when fully warmed to his
work
Murray took three out of the first
Tour games in the opening set, his ser
wee ripping through Tilden's court
%lth tremendous pace. The national
cay court champion was f1ubbing many
az CT
lcoked every inch the winner.
But, as he has done in maj jority Of
his matches this week, Tilden, slow to
start, suddenly found his game in the
nth session and started playing with
such an aggressive forcing attack that
ne won the next five games in row
ior the first set at 6-3.
Has No Forcing Shots
:, The story OF this set is briefly told
Surray had practically no forcing
saots OF mis- own, particularly on his
ground strokes, that would warrant his
Ns'inie manner. So weak and uncer-
IAN was he in this respect that Tilden
nad al the time in the world to
Aroke' his returns and then gain the
aes. where he awaited Murray's efforts
p position for the "kill," and "kill" ne
cid
The clay court title holder was Won
oeriully quick in covering his court
sao his overhead volleying was both
severe and amazingly accurate Many
INES he finished of his points by ang-
ing the ball at such impossible sharp
snsies across Murray's fore-court that
no former Californian had hard work
get his racquet in the way. 1t was
s%1slceable throughout the match that
sierray was falling down on his half
u,,,uey shots az he came in to the net
,"saen playing at the top Of his game
c..ssee fasse are fayorite shots with the great
californian
3. ne games alternated up to BALL in
'e second set, but then Tilden broke
Trough his opponents service and won
.oaf games in row for the set at e-3
.ac tne match. In this set the Phil
saslpnIan aced Murray time after time
aamming the meteor" service down
,ns SIDE ilnes with tremendously
.pIeoy drives. Murray dived wildly
80 80 oexperately after these balls, but
snmsfaily ne was bit too late and the
',, p.ent gent sizzling past him
- rse.i out-steadied Hayes. and, aided
Els great back-hand drive, kept his
mt m,.pohent in the back of the court al
sss, 9ss entirely. In both sets Pell es-
S,D.ished an early lead, taking the
~. nFe M gameg in the opening set, and
H.. mayer fought gamely but in vain.
ChicAgoan Was the victim Of
80 Ira bad decisions by the lincsren,
s,. as theze served to discourage him
F'''s considerably.