Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-28
MURRAY AND WILLIAMS ARE
VICTORIOUS IN NET MATCHES
crescent Title Holder Defeats Dean
" Mnthcy and Former Champion
Eliminates Vincent Richards.
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FOREST HILLS. y. Y. August 81
Glass began TO tell in the second round
OF the patiohal singles tennis cham
pionship being played ut the courts
of the West Side club here today
with resultant Improvement in the
play.
Although the turf courts were heavy
as result OF the early afternoon
showers. several of the contests de-
velopcd tennis of Il spectacular nature.
the prcscn; title holder. Il. Lindlcy
Murray. OF Niagara Falls, and former
champion K. Norris Williams. Ind OF
Boston. figuring prominently in such
matches.
Murray won the hardest and most
brilliantly contested set-to of the day
whom he defeated Dean Mathey, of
astonishcd the gallery OF some 1000
spectators by eliminating Vincent
richards. the youthful indoor cham
pion, in straight sets at rs 6-1 e..
Maihcy made surprising showing
against Murray, carrying the champion
along At hard pace for the first two
pcarcd to grow better as the contest
progressed until he forced Murray TO
play super tennis in order to win the
games. during which each man in turn
won on his service until the seven
iccnth was reached.
Mnthcy Plays Up At Net.
Mathcy repeatedly gained the not
position and from that point of vantage
was able to check most Of Murray's
drives anu force the latter to play
along the very edges OF the court in
Murray uniimbcrcd every ounce of his
smashing and serving power and speed
afoot that Mathcy would conccde de-
feat in the most spectacular match Of
- hn wa
in constant rounds of applause
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. meeting was
pccted type The boy champion was
expected TO give the title holder Of
1914 and 1916 a hard fight and some
experts even selected him as winner.
set expression on his face. and after
losing the first three games, due to his
to eliminate Richards with a speed
and surencss which left the gallery
1nnzed; lie PLAYED continually to
ball with the assurance that marked
his play before the war; scored place
ments or caused Richards to commit
the latter gave un in despair in the
presence of the master
Connie Doyle Moves Forward.
In other respects there was little
toward the 1919 championship. Connie
Doyle, OF Washington. moved forward
Al the expense o: Cecil Donaldson.
Frank Loughman and will meet Gerald
Patterson, the Australian. tomorrow.
the latter coming through by the de-
fault OF his tcammate, Lycett.
William Johnston. San Francisco.
champion in 1915, vas forced TO play
Tour sets with g. y. l.: Dionne. of New
York, before he could dispose of the
dy-driN:nC deep court local player
\; w. Niles, OF Boston. eliminated
;: kashio, the Japanese player, in
lnS IF hi
games. but 1chiya kumagae returned
the compliment by easily defeating
Ludlow Nandeventcr, of Plainfield.
y. j., under similar circumstances.
Bro"kes and Thomas Advance
Brookes and Thomas. OF the Austria
Ian team. also advanced the former
NJ The expense o: Walter Wesbrook,
dropping but four games in the third
set, while Thomas defeated Lyle
NJ: Ne nan OF New York. in straight sets,
ne was hard pressed.
Maurice Mcl-oughlin won from Clyde
Cur!ey, OF Pawtucket, %. 6-l. 10.
without being extended to any extent
The other matches Of the day We're
not carried forward with equal sue
cess .-isr for the far coast stars. as Clarence
ir!ihn. OF san Francisco was defeated
nE Robert Leroy, OF New York. in n
hard tive-set match, the scores of
"4 TGa % "rmer 20 ho I OF Of fo
championship with Johnston started
out like n winner, but Lcroy's steady
T Tant '"a f%nits" wd4 right fer
and although he battlcd gamely.
Griffin was decisively defeated in the
Willis Davis, the other California
star. Won from W. J. Gallon. New York.
81. GO. 6-$. and VIII face Norris VIII
i.ams tomorrow in one of the grand
stand matches.
summaries:
National singles turf championship. sec
{; !; Doyle. Washington. defeated c.
D2R'''S1 Ss% f &l~ f Y54h 81 afs'ea 4
Won hyf"V VITALITY Esw Y % S yd. O. 60
II rarke5 Sew .York defeated r. Ban.
~, NiieS. hosion defeated s. Kasnio
:, " r johnson. rhilalelphla, defeated r.
r k'TEI" pdi, Ey Eah 4o IL az ss
Merrian. FarmingJon. so. 81. 81.
al n u Kellsh%tr, sen,,;e. defeated P. Van
;, " r Tiiieni ii: rhilSlsigha. defeated
AnierE" som" Kew YaTh sos 81 Defeated C.
aoIch KS"1E Issa, My YsrE aets,ed l. Van
wssD-doh h pe4s, A%s'tniia defeated W
c 5. tia-iand iit,;sbursh. defeated r. l..
'",'"i Tnn 1G, So 81. 81.
pG;y"nTEory .i r.. New YORK. s.2 81. 81
ui ~ Thomy!s ,Apst.raiia,' defeated l.. Z
Mthai New YORK. Sc. So. G-l.
!. l.. EynaHton. Rockville Center de-
'eIt'd X S'ayer. i:os.on; by default
J.. H"rklnan. Sew York. defeated d. 49, +
Drake. N"w Rochelle, 81 ct 81
Gerald l.. Patterson. Australia. defeated
Il i.Nc"ti Australia. by default
william " Johnston. San Francisco de-
t"1t"H o. y l.. Dionnc. New York. s-2. rs.
,J 49, Ad9ne JrS Dallas. defeated r. NJ
Maurtc" T. McfDuEfli,, Los Angeles de-
'ciis' !, Gnrlcy. f4wtucEet 90, 81. rs.
T"nssaint. New York. n-i o-i Ga
:. )" ", Han. N"w YORK. defeated Major
J.. - Harr"n. Great Srita!n Ct SIS 7-5
~ ~. .B1sS,n'h. Sow YORK. defeated l.. W.
f';h', Sew porp. f.2, s.. 10
=, L. "iliams Highland PARK defeated r.
9ea"uFT boonion: II. S.: Sc. s-2
pdan Ma,iM'nHYf Fsy. %iaSara Fali. defeated
az g. Ehpvii"t. !Inhokcn. defeated c. >;
'',"f'S'. baltimore. 5-i. e. So G-3
i;.n"ri Leroy. %ew FORK defeated c. j
%iti''n' san Francisco. i-G. rs c. 60
u !enoIict. noyeII.. defeated q
"'11m'!h+"n ~ S"w York. 81. ca. i0-s
S,.Ns Yn-k I..g. Is-