Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-29

Forest Hills, N. r., Aug. 2S.-In series of bitterly fought matches in which endurance played as prominent part as skill, the majority of the leading tennis players of the country forced their way to the fore in the third day of the annual national sin gles tennis championship being stag cd on the courts of the West Side Tennis club. But two of the more prominent players escaped the nec- esslty of going through a fourth or fifth SC. before victory was theirs. The two outstanding favories, R. Lind1ey Murray, the Californian expert play ing for Niagara Falls, and W. T. Tll- den. IT,, of Philadelphia. were the onex to demonstrate their cause with out delay.
 Murray disposed of, Theodore R, Pell of New York, noted for superiority of his backhand play, in straight sets at s-2, so, so. Murray showed the re- suit of his play and practice during the past week and appears 10 be rap l Idly rounding Into the form which has made him 50 formidable in the past few years. Murray's terrific service and smashing forced Pell on the de- fense the greater part of the time. 1 Tllden in eliminating Conrad B. Doyle of Washington at 6-S, 6-1, 7-5 | can be said in a general way to have 1 been in the same category with Mur- ray Doyle put up a gallant fight against the towering Philadelphian, | but the superiority of the latter was entirely too great to be overcome.
 The break of the draw gave Ichiyi Kumagae an off day but his coun- tryman, Seiyichro Kashio. figured in another extremely long drawn-ou court battle which twilight found un- | finished. Eally in the afternoon he re- stunned the uncompleted match of yes terday against G. A. l.. Dionne and won the deciding set at 75. Shortly after o'clock Kashio wen. on the court again against Lyle E. Mahan oi New York and the pair indulged in g bitter battle which ended at 7.30 with the score standing 10 8. 1oS, 6-s, six all in Mahan's favor.
 Other ffve-set matches included the victory of Cadet S. H. Voshell ot Brooklyn over Vincent Richards, the Richards with the aid of his sharI chop strokes and fore court game won the first two sets at 7-5. GA Voshells stamina and great expert ence then began to tell and by rush ing to the net every opening and by hammering Richards returns he wor three straight sets at 60, 6-Z, 7-5.
 Frederick B. Alexander of New York, the veteran of many interna tional tennis matches, won a somewha similar victory from Harold Throck morton of Elizabeth, N. J., losing thu first two sets at 2-6, 3-G and winning out at 75, 6-0 6-3 due to hls great CT steadlness and unconquered fight ing spirit. The two Chicago entrants Walter T. Hayes ard Ralph Burdick wen: Cnw1 lefore Il Q eastern oppCn ents Of many ye'rs experience bu , only afier mos: Li1terly rought Con t"sis. Ni'es Of Bo-tth as tae 'itto over TI.tdick at "a. t.4, 2-6, 7-5 u vii ncrS chief advantage being hi great steadiness, accuracy and abilit, to closely parallel the side lines fo passing shots. Walter Merrill Hall o New York eliminated Hayes in fiv set match which threatened to equa in duration that of yesterday betweel Kashio and Dionne. Hall fnall, emerged the winner, due more to hi staying powers than anything else a 3-e, 6-4. 0-6. 6-4. GA. The veteran Bessie c. Wright of Boston but en tered from New York also entered tn fourth round by winning from Lind