The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-29
MURRAY DEFEATS
 FELL IN TENNIS AT FOREST HILLS
Wins Match in Straight Sets Hall Eliminates Hayes
 Other Results.

Robert Lindley Murray is coming back into his own on the turf courts of the West Side Tennis club at Forest Hills yesterday, in the fourth round of the national championship tennis singles tournament Murray eliminated Theodore Roosevelt PelI with little more difficulty than 1t takes the or dinary individual to roll off a log. PelI of the superb backhand was ex- punged from the tournament in straight sets at 6-2, 60 and co. Murray displayed by far the best l form that he has shown this year, and l also showed that he needed practice l more than anything else. The fact that the sensational Native Son fell an easy victim to w. T. Tilden, 2d, of Philadelphia at Southampton. last Fri day caused much concern among his admirers, who feared his lack of con- dition would be a serious handicap in the national singles. However, his masterful exhibition yesterday makes 1t certain that Murray will put up a warm scrap to maintain the top place he won at Forest Hills last year. Murray was expected to beat Pe1l, but the New Yorker at least was ex- pected to let Lindley know he was in a match Pell made a far better showing with Tilden last Saturday, when the pair fought it out in the Meadow club final. While Tilden won in straight sets Pell took ten games. T. R. got only two from Murray yes- terday.
 Murray again played the dashing, smashing game which made him so formidable in former years, and Pell was unable to cope with his cannon ball service Or his high powered re- turns. Murray did not look for open ings, but just drove right through. When Pell did connect with his back hand return he smashed into the net or out of bounds.
 Perhaps the biggest surprise of the tournament was the defeat of Walter T. Hayes of Chicago by Walter Merrill Hall, the popular local player. Hayes won lot of renown for himself last week when he defeated Ichiya Kum- agae, the Japanese champion, in the Meadow clubs tournament. Hayes since has been defeated by both Pell
 
 uphill victory after a gruelling, hard fought match by 3-6, 6-4, 0-6, ;6-4, 6-4.
 After Hayes had won the third set , by a love score, it looked as though he had Hall on the run, but the seven minutes rest gave the West Slider 8 chance to recuperate, and he came back strong. playing some of the finest tennis of the afternoon. If Murray made an impressive ? showing, as much may be said for his leading rival in the tournament, Til . den, who won in straight sets over 7 Connie Doyle, the young crack iron Washington. Tilden won by 6-3 } 6-1 and 7-5.
 The match in which the veteran Fred Alexander of the navy eliminat , ed Sergeant Harold Throckmorton O the coast artillery and the one il which Cadet s. Howard Voshell of thu f1iers extinguished the hopes of Vim \ cent Richards, the boy wonder iron H Yonkers, were strikingly similar II Alexander defeated the young mal H from Elizabeth by 2-6, 3-6, 7-5 II 66-O, 6-3, while VoshelI defeated II Richards at 5-7, 4-6, %, 6-2 II 7-5.
 II American Championship Singles. U Second Round. Seiichiro Kashio defeated G. A. L Dionne, 6-1, 7-9, 6-3, 7-5.
 Third Round.
 N. W. Niles defeated R H. Burdick l7-5, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5.
 R. L. Murray defeated T. R. Pell 6-2, co, co.
 Beals c. Wright defeated Lindsa. Durham, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3.
 H. S. Parker defeated G. w. Pike 60, 6-2, 6-1.
 L. E. Mahan S. S. Kashio, 10-e 10-8, 6-8, 6-6 (unfinished.)
 Fourth Round. F. B. Alexander defeated H. Throckmorton, 2-6, 3-6. 7-5, 6-C 6-3.
 w T. Tilden 2d defeated c. F Doyle, 6-3, 6-1, 7-5.
 Walter Merrill Hall defeated Wal
 ter T. Hayes, 3-6, 6-4, O-6, e.
 6-4.
 Lieut.. Craig Riddle defeated pr. F - J. K. Morgenthaler, co, 6-3, G.; ,: Cadet S. H. Voshell defeated Win T0s