The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-17
M'L0UGHLIN BEATEN
IN TENNIS MATCH
Californian Falls Before
Washburn at Greenwich in
Straight Sets 6-8, 6-2.
WILLIAMS is VICTOR
Has Close Call With Mathey
but Pulls Through at
4-6, 1913, Ga.
Specie, Despatch to TIE svs.

GREnNwrcH, Conn, Aug. 16. The
matches In the annual invitation tourna-
ment. which had been postponed from
last month owing to continuous down
fal: Of rain, were resumed on the grass
courts OF the Field Club here to-day UNI
der most favorable weather conditions.
Large galleries witnessed the matches
in both the morning and the afternoon.
The rainfall OF the previous night made
the courts extremely bad in spots. but
they improved later.
A feature Of the morning play was n
hard fought match In mems singles, in
which r. N, Williams eliminated Dean
Mathey after q victory for the latter
seemed almost a certainty. Mathey won
the first set with apparent ease at e.,
and in the second set had to games
on his opponent and a 40 score on the
next game He lost the next point,
which would have won the game and
set for him.
From that time on 1t was q battle
royal between the players and the match
went to deuce, Williams winning the sec
ond set at 10--s. williams won the
third set at Ga.
In mems doubles Theodore Pell and
Karl Behr had little. difficulty in winning
Il cir match against Nathaniel Niles and
A. 8. Dabney. Watson Washburn de-
fented Maurice Mclaughlin in an exhi-
bitiou match. Washburn played in good
form and gave his opponent a busy time
OF II.
The best match of the afternoon was
In mixed doubles when Miss Eleanor
Goss and r Lindley Murray won from
Miss Marie Wagner and r. N. Williams
a. al raA In
brilliant form, his great volleying and
clever back hand strokes being notice.
able features. Miss Goss showed ex-
ceptional skill In covering the court ana
played well at the net. The pair was
obliged to extend itself to the utmost in
order to eliminate its opponents, as
Miss Wagner and Williams seldom
wasted a shot and rarely failed to take
advantage Of an opening.
Murray followed up his match IN
mixed doubles with another In mems
doubles and again showed good tennis
tactics throughout the entire match.
with Dean Mathey as his partner. MUIR
ray eliminated Davis and Myrick in
two straight sets. The summary:
Morning play
Watson washburn defeated Maurice
Mclaughlin, 6-3. 6-2; r. N. WILLIAMS
defeated Dean Mathey. 4-6, 104-4
Ct; r. l. Murray won from Ichiya
Kumagae by default; Theodore r. Pell
and Karl Behr defeated Nathaniel Niles
and A. g. Dabney. Ga. 6-l. ~
Afternoon play
Maurics McLoughlin and Thomas c.
Bundy defeated r. NJ Williams and
Watson washburn, GA, Ga: willis
Davis defeated Walter Merrill Hall.
g.. g.; Miss Eleanor Goss and
Robert Lindley Murray defeated Miss
Marie Wagner and R N. Williams.
Is, 4-6. Ga: Miss Marion Zlnder-
stein and Walter NJ. Hall defeated Miss
Adelaide Hooker and 7. C. Bundy, e-1,
6-1; r. Lindley Murray and Dean
Mathey defeated Willis Davis and Julian
Myrick, Ga, rs.
Matches In semi-nnals scheduled for
tomorrow: Williams va Washburn,
Murray VS.. Davis. Mrs. wightman and
Miss Wagner va. Miss Bjurstedt and
Mrs. Weaver, Mclaughlin VS.. Bundy,
Miss Ballin ana Wright VS. Miss Thayer
and Dabney, Mrs Wightman and Nc
Loughlin Va. Miss Bjurstedt and Niles.