New-York tribune., 1919-08-08

in these days of modern, speedy, hard
hitting game, but the fourth round
match between William T. Tilden, I'd,
of Philadelphia, and Richard Norris
Williams. I'd. of Boston. which was
won by Tilden in straight sets at GO,
6-l. IS, brought out by far the
more brilliant tennis
Tiden was absolutely supreme to-
day and reeled off shots that simply
defied return. Williams made great
stand in the last set, but he could not
hold the pace against the brand of
tennis Tilden was playing, and the tall
Philadelph IAN closed with an unbeat-
able burst of speed in the last two
games.
Noshell-Johnston Win
The other two men 10 reach the
semi-iina brackets were Voshell, who
came through by defeating Clarence J.
Griffin. Of California. at 6-t. 81,
6-3 6-l. and Johnston, who defeated
Wallace +. Johnson, of philadelphia.
by score of 1-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3.
Vosheii and Tilden will meet to-mor-
row morning at II o'clock.
Several doubles matches were fin
that the long-lost Australians, headed
By Major Norman E. Brookes. will get
on the courts and play their first
matches. which have been held open
for them.
Edward C. Conlin, of New York,
chairman Of the National Umpires'
Association, who arrived from New
York this morning. reported to Craig
Biddle that the Antipodeans would
reach Newport at II o'clock tonight,
and Biddle then decided to give the
invaders one more chance to get into
competition.
Rarely has there been finer exhibit
ton Of sheer fighting spirit and bull
dog determination to stick it out than
that shown by the stalwart Murray
this afternoon. as he battled hopeless
ly m the final set against the tireless
little kumagae. The blond Californian
had Mayed a hard four-set third round
match against Nathaniel W. Niles, of
Boston, IN the morning, winning by q
score OF 6-4. 6-4 3-6. Go. and had
less than two hours rest before he
wa called upon to face the Japanese
This match was played in the hottest
par of the day. when the humidity,
following the rain, was very high, and
the efforts ne put forth there undoubt-
ediy had their effect upon Murray
Murray Wastes Strength
do not say this with the idea of
taking one jot away from the credit
due kumagae who played wonder
fully accurate game against the
meteoric Murray and who won out by
ms marvellous skill at placing the ball
just out of the Californian's reach
down the side lines as Murray came
charging for the net. These tactics
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his opponents head, caused the top
ping of Murray, who wasted untold
strength as he made vain attempts tc
race back to his base line and return
the lobs.
The Tiden- Williams match did not
bring out anything like the terrific
struggle for the points that featured
the one that saw Murray's downfall,
hut fey super-tennis on. the part of
Tiid I doubt whether we shall soon
See It's equal again.
The Phiiadclphiar. known as player
with Il greater variety of strokes than
the possible exception of Williams
hmself-had all these shots working at
high pressure, with the result that
there was only one ending possible
(since Williams was missing his own
shots by inches), and that was defeat
for the former national champion. Til
den disposed of Williams in just fifty
two minutes, whereas it took Kumagae
more than three hours before he could
tame the great Murray.
Since there was the greater interest
IN the struggle between kumagae anC
Murray, | shall describe that match
first and | wish words OF mine were
eloquent enough to do justice to the
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little man from the Far East and the
blond giant from the shores Of the
Pacific Only those who sat beside
the court and watched them as they
struggled can experience the thrill that
ran through the crowd, point after
point, game after game, until Murray
worn TO the point Of exhaustion, sent
his last shot into the net and stas.
gered forward, smile on his face, tx
shake the hand of the conqueror.
Murray Starts Well
The match began with Albert l.. Hos
kins, OF Philadelphia, in the umpire:
Chair and man on every line. They
tossed racquets and Murray won, tax
ing the service, and winning his game
with ease. Kumagae did not seem able
TO do anything with the Californian
service. Murray broke through kuma
then won his own in the third, glove
humagae was fubbing his grount
strokes. and he was not getting up t.
the net speedily enough to head of
Murray's catapault shots. But the
Jap began to get the range in the mex
two games and won them, shooting thu
pail past his opponent with beautiful
lore and back hand drives down tn
side lines. Murray forced the games t
%. kumagae took the eighth ant
then Murray won the first set at 6-3.
The point score follows:
humagae ..... 2 2-27-
Murray ..... 4 8 , 2 4-3S-
The second set began with Kumaga
serving, and before the crowd realize
what was happening the Japanese ha
run into Il lead of 50 on games. Tn
hrst set had taken lot of Murray
strength, and he was not closing i
at the net with the same tremendous
overpowering rush that had befor
smothered Kumagae's shots.
But the Californian squared the sc
by running off the next three game:
smashing and volleying with grea
severity. Once as Murray drove thre
fierce forehand drives at Kumagae, VIII
was anchored at the net, and tinall
won the point by literally batterin
down the little man from Nippon, Rea
Admiral Cameron Winslow. who wa
sitting next to me. turned delightedi
and rprnarkad.