New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-04
Dashimg Play of the "Meteor"
Pv0Ues Too Much for Tildem
Major Bob Wrenn Entertains
5000 Spectators by Loop
ing Loop in Plane

aS you please" Conlin's words were
well needed by the gallery.
Murray began the service and Tilden
laced the sun. He was standing only
TWO feet back of the service court line
as ne waited to catch the ball on the
i'se' and people wondered at his temer-
lty, IN the face of the terrific sneed
Win which the ball crashed into his
court. The Californian won the game
easily enough, one placement 81 h;s
own and three errors by Tildea ae.
counting Tor the points.
Inc Phllade1phian could do nothing
WIN ms opponents service and was
apparently persuaded, after samn1;np
10 po"er, to treat it with more re-
spect. For the rest of the match he
tfeceiVeu IL from position about one
t ~. oacK OF the base line. but even
turns. "'" u MS re-
Murray, broke through Tilden's SER
wee IN the next game, reaching mid
court IN a couple of bounds and fhen
cutting off his opponents returns INV hr
splendld volleying. The points went
~ 70 . deuce twice before Murray won
eme ;nlrd game, with Tilden gradually
Sa ny, control of his shots, but he
| court VIC oacA OF MS
Will laloe en- took the fourth game at love
"nen Murray ran into a streak of w.
la.lc stroklng. The Philadelphian wa,
employing a vicious chop on his stroLss
ana the Meteor" was not h;tt;na no
returns cleanly, but Murray kent n5nn mo-
Ihhg IN to the attack, nor did he shnn,
.ne silgntest hesitancy in rushing the
ISL rcI at an times, no matter how hard
iue" attempted to drive him back
Four Placement Aces
fou ,uid a took the eighth game with
Jour dazzling placement aces as he ~
aeyeo the ball overhead, following IN
foun,h ms service, and this, with the
NJ NJ, ~ ana the sixth, which he won m
w.; ait ay errors, were the sum total AZ
go rs success IN that set, for the Gait
iornlan won the ninth at love 60.
MN the set at 60. SWING
Murray's service was ,.;n;
po"er and speed every moment and -; -
me second set he swept ahead AZ an
unbeatable pace, Tilden gettinc oni,,
one game-the ffth--on his orn 10y
wee. The .Philadelphian scorsa te.o
service aces himself in this game ~
e. RUE ms delivery was by no means
me great asset it usually is.
sot Murlay began the service in the fnal
~, PIu'y idil INTO lead of 5--o
on games. DE was volleying with such
SSpierold accuracy and speed that III
aen. handicapped by his foot. was b.rd
~ ever able to reach mid-cour+ - 49,.
me me attack. There was none of ~
uynamic speed about the CLAW cow.
champions footwork that had hssn
ieacure of his play against Knm.a.a
on Monday. and he seemed 70 1 rna1;ae
'hat ne was beaten man.
r;i nue with the start of the eighth pame
1,;s;i, came TO sudden life and. With
VISIBLE effort, worked his wav swift
mo tore-court and began to sno+ha as
Murray's shots by Wonderland sbarn
worrying Tor the corners. He Won ~
game by brilliant placing and then t ..'S
u! .ne ninth, on Murray's serv;ce 'oo .t
One service ace and three a,w,..,
Placement shots on the full yol,aa a"iess
lilden the tenth game. b rino;ny, K4 I'VE
games all square at sail hnt s eng the
!. the tall Philadelphfan's dvins sna ar was
lor Murray putting on the Sressurs,
ohce more, won the last two pames 80
.ne set at 10: Then he hurdied thu
net to shake Tildens hand ana t the
cn"mp lonship for 1918 had been u ,nn
While Tilden scored a tota, of %
Placements to Murray's 26. his tota1 -
errors was 90 to his onnonent's az and
IN ADDITION Murray broke throueb I'll
uei service five times. while los;no
his own only once during The m.toh