New-York tribune., 1918-08-27
Murray Defeats Dudley anc
kashio Triumphs Over
Anderson With Ease
By Fred Hawthorne

championship singles lawn tennis
tournament, with eighty-seven PLAYERS
IN the draw, among whom are the
Sfeatest exponents of the court game
row IN this country. started their quest
for the title now held by Lieutenant
Richard Norris Williams. I'd, on the
turf courts Of the West Side Tennis
Club at Forest Hills, L. l., yesterday
afternoon. Before activity ceased for
the day total of forty-three matches
mad been disposed of and the original
held narrowed down to forty-three sur
vivors.
While the logical favorites came
through successfully in almost every
case, the opening day was not lacking
IN sensational features. For one thing
Coast Artillery, defeated Harold L.
aylor, the Brooklyn schoolboy, in the
longest match, reckoned in games
played, that was ever staged at a ma
tional championship tournament. For
three hours, under the rays of a sun
that beat down upon the grandstand
court with merciless heat. Throckmor-
ton and young Taylor battled 0esper-
ately before the former won by a
score of 6-s, 6-2, 10. 10, 1911.
Most Exhausting Tennis
In 1888, at Newport. Palmer t. Pres
brey defeated T. Suffern Taller in the
national tourney, by score of 19-21,
S-6, 81, IS, 6-4 But the tennis
shown yesterday by Throckmorton and
Taylor was of far more exhausting
variety than that played by the old
timers.
Jc +h. last f - a. 4l
Throckmorton was so weary that he
found it exceedingly difficult to raise
his racquet above his head for the ser
vice, while Taylor was little better off.
There were two other matches in
which sets of 1913 were played, and
an unusual number of four and FIVE
set struggles, but in the main, the most
prominent players won their victories
by more decisive scores.
Walter Camp, the famous football
coach, and DR.. Joseph Z. Raycroft, rep
resenting the War and Navy Depart
ments Commission on Training Camp
Activities. sat in box on the club
house veranda, or strolled around the
courts during the afternoon, watching
the matches. They were there as rep
resentatlves OF the government, for all
the gate receipts Of ths great tourney
are to be turned over to the Training
Camp Commission by the United States
National Lawn Tennis Association.
Robert LindleS Murray, who won the
national "patriotic" tournament at
Forest Hills last year, was honored
by the tournament committee in being
placed on the championship court in
the first match of the day Murray
Go, 81 in q match that did not
give the famous "Meteor" more than
practice, of which, by the way, he is
badly in need.
William T. Tilden, 2d, one of the
strong favorites for the title, took his
match from Paul w. Gibbons, of Phila-
delphia, by default. Gibbons is said
to have oversight and so missed his
train. He lives in Philadelphia.
lchiya Kumagae, of Japan, defeated
Walter l.. Pate at Go, Cd, Go, but
the Oriental wizard was not going at
his best, and in the second set Pate
gave him terrific battle for the points
S. Howard Noshell, now lieutenant in
the aviation service, defeated Royal d.
Pichey at Go, 81, 6-3. while Con-
rad B. Doyle. Of Washington, one of
the greatest players of the clay court
game. defeated his clubmate, Lieuten-
ant w. A. Horrell, at 6-1, g, g.
The feature matches scheduled for
to-day follow: 1880 P. m, Vincent
Richards VS.. Frank T. Anderson; 3 p.
M, Robert Lindley Murray VS.. Lieu
tenant II. G.. NJ. Kelleher; 4:30 p. M,
Ichiya Kumagae VS.. G. W. Wightman.
The summaries follow:
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES
First round-Nathanisl " Niles defeated Henry
IIane. g.. g G-i; W. j.. Gallon defeated r.
n. DEFEATED f c. Burshsrd. s-s. 6-4. O.
Ralph II. Burdick defeated Herbert !. Bowman.
G. Q Wagner 60 e. e; II Chapin de-
festcd f. l. Czint5 e.. 6-l. e-3; T. c. Rags
"naS Dana defessa Alex Ga'"f Isr q 90 So So Harod f.
17reckmor'oaa defeated Harold Y. Taylor, s-s.
Hughes sl si Ga Robert r' nIisv ne'sSSS Mnrrsy VI az
defeated Jack Dudley, 50. 80. 81 Lieutenant
u. & N. Kelleher defeated / VI Anderson, o-~S.
S Groesbeck. Ct. Ct. &c Harry S Parker de-.
:sfd vsm d.,.,, II n Burroughs Pds. e. s g. a.
a.: G. w. Pike defeated H. V. Miller. 81. 60
sm2: Lyle E Mahan defeated scream Alex
Z r, Thomas s-l. IS. sEs 60 So. s"s
seichiro Kashio defeated Fred Anderson, i. s-5.
60 90. 60: DR.. b F. Drake defeated P I,
Kynsston. O.. S-.-2. e-4: Beals Wright won from
defeated Ausustin Ilealey. Go. s-l. Go
Second ronna . 4l 4hTst round byes upper halD-
sml ca 81; s,-.;. Dr. II j. Morgaqthsler de-
leated :. T. Stochton. 6-l. b--+, 6-2; F. c. Sim
mons won from Dr. William Roaenhaun, by default;
$ Howard yohell defeated Royal D. sRichey. Go.
G-l s-3; II. u: Brett won from T G. Fulton by
default Vincent Richards won from r F. Nathan
ir ty default: Frank I Anderson defeated H. D.
KereSsy. e-S. 6--4. &c. e-l; R. B. Gatcomb de-
feated Gerald Emerson 2-6. e. Go l3--l5
G; Elliot; II. B.nzen defeated r T Fox. s-l,
SIS e..
Lower half-Lndsay Durham defeated Lieutenant
Gilbert. 7-5. 6-2. 6s: Ichiya Kumasae defeated
W. L. Pate 80. 6-i. Go; G. W. wighman
defeated w. ]. Whelsn. e. SIS G-3 s-4;
George King defeated II II Bassford. 4-s l-o
-. % e-3; Conrad p Doyle defeated Lieu
tenant w. A. Horcl. 81, e.. 6--2 C. g. Bur
rows defeated Arthur Nielsen. e 6-s, 81
w. T. Tiiden. Cd. won from Y. w. Gibbons By de-
faut. Walter I Hayes defeated f B Cumming
Ga. g.. 6-2; e. II. Hendricksen defeated
II. Behr 6--2. 6-2. 7-5. Irving c. Wright de-
feated Henry J. Kaltcnbach jr.. 6-l Go g.:
Walter Merrill Hall defeated Cecil Donaldson. 60
81. 6-2.
Another Ozark Night"