Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-28

Forest Hills. N. T.. Aug. a27.--Class
 begin to tell in ithe second round of the national singles tennis champion ship being played at the courts of the West Side Club here today with a re- sultant improvement in the play. AL though, the turf courts were heavy as a result of the early afternoon show CTS several of the contests developed tennis of spectacular nature the pres ent title holder. R. LindIey Murray of Niagara Falls, and Former Champion R Norris Williams 2nd of Boston fig uring prominently in such matches.
 Murray won the hardest and most when he defeated Dean Mathey of Crznferd, N.eJ.. S-2. s-4. s1e-s. Will Hams sastonfshed the gallery of some z;ooe spectators by minating Vim cent Richards. the youthful gindoer cham pion. in straight sets at 7-5. s-1. e2. Mathey made surprising show ing against Murray. carrying the champion along al hard pace for the player appeared to grow better as the contest progressed until he forced Murray to play superior tennis in or der to win the third and decisive con which each man in turn won cp his service until the seventeenth was reached. Mathey repeatedly gained the net position and from that point
 
 Murray's drives and force the latter to play along the very edges of the court in order to pass him II was not until Murray unHmbered every ounce of his smashing and serving power and speed afoot that Aathey would sconcede defeat.
 The Wilhams-Richards meeting was of an entirely different and unexpect- ed type. The boy champion was ex- pected to give the title holder 5f ] 1914 and 1s1s hard fight and some ex- perts even selected him as a winner Williams came on the court. with after losing the first three games due to his own errors. settled dewn and proceeded to eliminate Richards with a speed and sureness whic.1 left the gallery amazed.
 In other respects there was little That was unexpected in the progress toward the 1919 championship. Con , nie Doyle of Washington moved for ward at the exnensc of cec.l Dorla ld- son: Watson Washburn won easily from Frank Loughman and will meet Gerald Patterson. the Australian. to- morrow. the latter coming through by l the default of his team mate. Lycett- William Johnston. San Francisco. l champion in 1915. was forced 10 play l four sets with G. A. Dionne Of New 1 ! ork before he could dispose Of the ] steady driving deep court local player. Nat Niles of Boston eliminated s. Ka- l Ehio, the Japdnesc player. in straight | sets with d loss of but seven gam es l but Ichiya kukma gae returned the l compliment by ca asily defeating l-ud 1 low Vandeventer of Plainfield. N. J.. l under similar circums tances.
 1pses and Thomas, of the Aus | tph team. also advanced, the for gR at the expense of Walter Nes M4bk of Detroit. the Australian mas 1 1H dropping but four games in the 0ef-d set. while, Thomas defeated Lyle | fE than of. New York in straight sets. fFa first being the only one in which 1 lie was hard pressed. Maurice Mc 1 .oushiin wou from Clyde Curiey of 7awtucket. s-2. 6-1.. 1-J. without be- nc extended to any extent.
 Tic other matches -of the day were npt rarricd forward with equal sue -r-s rpr the far. coast stars. as Clar- -n'3e t;ri1in of San Francisco was de 'eafcl by Robert Leroy of New York n hard five set match. tho scores ,f which were 46 2-6. 6-2. so. .6-4. The former holder Of the doubles ,han' 7ionship, with Johnston. started ouf Ike 9 winner but Leroy's steady gait ard constant fight for every point .hoaGh he hsttled gamely Griffin was icrisiNcir defeated in the closing sets. Willis. Davis the other Californian star. won from ". J. Gallon. New ork s-2, 6-@. G-3. and will face Nor is Williams tomorrow in one Of the rra ndstand matches.
 THREE HEATS DECIDED