The sun., 1919-08-21
HALL AND PELLLOSE
AT SOUTHAMPTON.
New York Stars Meet Defeat
in Third Round Of Meadow
Club Tennis Tourney.


days play in the annual invitation ten
mis- tournament at the Meadow Club here.
and considerable progress was made in
both the singles and doubles. Quite
bit of interest was taken from the
tournament because of the fact that
number of the star players who had
been invited to compete failed to- put
in an appearance and were defaulted.
Robert Lindley Murray of Niagara
Falls, present national champion; Will
lam II. Johnston of San Francisco, ma
tional champion in 1916; Clarence J.
Griffin of San Francisco, former ma
tional doubles champion with Johnston.
and S. Howard Voshell of Brooklyn,
metropolitan champion. were the latest
players who decided to remain out of
the tournament. However, there are
still a number of strong players left
in the ruifning, and those who already
had been playing in the tournament
were augmented by Norman e. Brookes
and Gerald L. Patterson, the Australian
pair, who arrived this afternoon from
Boston, where they had won the Ameri-
can doubles title yesterday.
Although the followers Of tennis down
here we're greatly disappointed over the
failure of so many of the leading play
ers to put in an appearance, they turned
out In large numbers to watch what
tennis there was. During the course OF
the days play six of the competitors
reached the round before the semi-hnals,
and the tennis on the whole was ex-
ceptionally good. The sextette that came
through to the fourth round was made
IN of Charles s. Garland, Jr., OF Pitts
burg. Willis E, Davis of San Francisco,
Conrad b. Doyle of Washington, Ran
dolph Lycett and Norman E. Brookes,
both of Australia, and Dean Mathey OF
Crawford, N. j.
Davis Beats Hall.
Davis gained his place in the fourth
round by winning from waiter Merriil
Hall. middle States champion, IN
straight sets at Go, e.. This ana tne
victory of Doyle over Theodore X. Fem
former national indoor champion, at o-S'
"a. we're the only results that were In
any way surprising.
Hall, as in practically every match IN
which he has played this season, was
unable to get off to a good start ana as
on many occasions earlier In the season
the bad start cost him the victory. Dur
,nV the opening set the Californian was
travelling at top speed and making very
few errors. Hall, on the other haho,
had a very mild streak and could not
seem to keep the ball within the court
He lost most of the six games as
direct result OF his errors, although In
justice 10 Davis. II must be said that
the latter was playing excellent tennis.
Hall Eeadied down toward the middle
Of the second set and made Davis hustle
for points The brace on the part OF
the middle States champion, however
came a little too late to count In MS
favor.
DOYLE showed surprising strength In
beating Pell for the New York man was
playing Just as we'll as he could, but
was on the defensive practically from
the start In the early part of the match
Peu attempted to inveigle Doyle into
deep driving duel, but soon found to his
sorrow that Doyle was deadly in his
| accuracy, The Washington man did not
seem to be particular whether he played
| at the net or from the baseline. He old
equally we'll in any part of the court.
Mathey Kept Busy.
Mathey was the hardest worked player
of the group that reached the fourth
round. The former Princeton star was
| forced to play In three matches. In his
| first round contest he had little trouble
eliminating Clarence A. Barker of San
Francisco at 6-1. Go, but in the sec
/ ond round he had to use all his best
| efforts to defeat Harold L. Taylor Of
| BrookIyn. the Junior national champion,
| at Ga, 8-6, 6-1. His third opponent
was Lucien E williams Of Highland
Park Ill, whom he defeated in straight
sets at 81. IS
| Neither Brookes nor Lycett had to
play in the third round. Brookes moved
up on a default by Vincent Richards, the
seventeen-year-old national indoor tue
holder. and Lycett advanced when
Voshell decided to remain out of the
tournament. The only other match In
the third round resulted in a victory for
| Garland over Gerald Emerson OF Brook
lyn in straight sets at Go, GO. The
comuattee hopes to nave all four
brackets in the semi-fnal round OF the
singles filled by tomorrow evening.
In the doubles. the feature match was
enc In the second round in which Ran
dolph Lycett and r. V. Thomas. an Aus
tralian pair, defeated Robert L. James
| Of Saratoga and Walter Westbrook Of
Detroit, in three sets at Ga, ST. 81.
The American combination had tho lead
early In the first set, but could not hold
Il. James was very erratic throughout
the match.
Another doubles tilt that brought OUT
plenty of close competition resulted In a
victory for Doyle and Dudley Morgan In
| the first round over Fred Bags of New
| York and Gerald Emerson of Brooklyn,
but not until forty-four games had been
| played. The scores were Ga, 12-14,
ca. William It. Tilden I'd of Phila-
delphia, winner OF the Seabright and
Newport tournaments, made his appear
ance in the doubles teamed with Gar
land and won easily from Alfred s, Dab
ney of Boston and Peter Ball of San
Francisco in the first round. at C.,
6-s.
| The Summaries.
Meadow Club Mems Invitation Singles
First round-Erio Hedstrom. Brooklyn.
| won from Clarence ]. GrifIin. San Fran
cisco. by default; Dean Msthsy. Gran
San Francisco, 6-l. So.
Second Round-Gerald Emerson. Brook
Ign. won from Robert Rinsey San Fran
cisco. by default: Lyle e. Mahsn. New
Ell, 60; Conrad B. Doyle. Washington,
won from William NJ. Johnston. San Fran
cisco, by default; Lueien n. Williams, Chi
Niagara Falls by default Dean Mathey,
BROOKLYN "a, "a. 81,
Brooklyn. 90, "a; wills ., DAVIS. rf san
Francisco, defeated Walter Merrill Hall,
| New York 60, a.; Conrad n. Doyle,
p.i New york s as AI Ss R RSSSSSs
ll.ycett. Australia. won from g. Howard
Nosheli, Brooklyn. by default; Norman r.
Brookes. Australia, won from Vincent
Mathey, Crawford. N. J.. .defeated Lacien
! p Williams, Chicago, 81, Ga
{ Meadow Club Mems Invitation Doubles
| Donaldson and william p Compton IA