Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31

Forest Hills, N. T., Aug. 30.-R. Lindley Murray. known as the Cali foruia meteor, playing from Niagara Falls. and T. W. Tilden, Jr., of Phil adelphia, won their way into the semi final round of the thirty seventh an- nual tennis singles championship on the courts of the West Side cluo here today. Murray defeated Nathaniel w. Niles, of Boston, three out of four sets. at 7-5. GA, 2-6, 7-5 Tilden re- stunned the match with Walter Merrill Hall of New York, which was inter- rupted yesterday with the, score two sets to one and an odd game in the New Workers favor. The towering Philadelphian, however, quickly swept away Halls lead and won the fourth and fifth sets; the complete, score be- ing 3-6, 6-1. 5-7. 7-5. 6-1. The only other matches of the day brought about the defeat of Beals c. Wright in the last play of the fifth round. The veteran internationalist went down in a five set match before the Japanese star, Ichiya Kumagae, S10, 6-3, .S-6, 6R1, 6-2.
 The Murray Niles contest was by far the most thrilling of the days play and held the largest gallery of the week enthral1ed throughout the two hours necessary to develop the victor Perfect weather conditions prevailed when the eastern and west ern coast racquet experts took the court, the temperature being high but the atmosphere dry and with an a5- sence of wind which has bothered the players on preceding days.
 Murray started with dashing attacks upon the net but was repeatedly pass ed both at the net and as he 5printsd hor r-ia summoning his last ounce of speed and power that he was able to take deuce set from the Bostonian. He won easier in the second but Niles reached the height of his gania in the third his returns in many cases be- ing unplayable. Murray contributed many errors in his efforts to make re- turns, the third set going 10 the for nier Harvard star at 6-2.
 The fourth and deciding set was the most brilliant of the match. Niles hao his strokes timed to perfection and by taking desperate chances repeatedly made returns which brought forth rounds of applause from the specta- tors. Murray, however. put terrific speed into his service anu leaped to the net at the slightest opening. with the result that he eventually beat out Niles best play and won strictly on his merits.
 Tildens powerful drives interspeFsed with puzzling cut chops and strokes completely baff1ed Hall, who appur- ently was unable to regain the form or control of the ball with which he sur prised tennis followers in the early position of the match on Thursday.
 Kumagae's victory over Seals C.. | Wright was due as much to his en- | durance as ability and craftiness with | the racquet The Bostonian won the deciding game of the first set and ran through the second at 6-3, his skill in | placing the ball with a puzzling twist on the boundary marks of the court clearly rattling the Jap As the Hay ran into the third and fourth sets, Wright found it difficult to cope with Kumagae's change of pace and was no match for the Japanese in chasing | about the court in long drawn out rallies. As he slowed up Kuma gae i increased both the power of his strokes and the deceptivenes5 of his | play until the outcome of the match could be clearly foreseep py the spec tators.
 On the outside courts Vincent Rich ards, whose home is in Yonkers, N. l r., although he represents a metro politan club won the boys champion ship from Abraham Bassford Srd of New York at 6-2, 9-7 and 7-5.
 In the junior championship Il. L. Taylor of Brooklyn and J. Hennessey. of Indianapolis, won their way into the final round at the expense of G.
 Emerson, Montclair N. G.. and E. C. Simmons, of Los Angeles, both