The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-28
LIE ROY WORKS
UPSET;
BEATS GRIFFIN
Californian Is Surprised in
Long Match i'm National
Singles.
JOHNSTON LOSES A SET
Drops 1t to DiOnne-Murray
Gives Promise of Being a
Strong Contender.
JOHNSTON LOSES A SET
BY EUGENE n, o'coNNELL.

yesterday on the COuTlS VI llic NSSN Si'S
Tennis Club at Forest Hills. There were
several other unexpected results and
plenty of brilliant tennis to lend color
to the second round OF the thirty eighth
annual tilt for the American title.
The upset was the defeat Of Clarence
J.. Griffin of San Francisco. twice ma
tional doubles champion, in a five set
match by the veteran Robert LIE Roy,
whose greatest achievement on the
courts was the winning of the intercol-
legiate championship thirteen years ago
and his finishing as runner up to William
A, Larned in the national championship
twelve years ago. lie Roy has not
been in the first ten since 1909, when he
was rated tenth.
lie Roy won this match, which was
considered sufficiently unimportant to be
played on one OF the outside courts, after
an uphill fight, at &c. 2-6, CO, Go,
Ga. Among the results that hardly
could have been expected was the one
sided victory of Richard Norris Will
Jams I'd. of Boston, champion in 1914
and 1916 over Vincent Richards of
Yonkers the 17-year-old national indoor
titleholder att. 6-l, e.. Another
surprise was the fact that it took Will
lam NJ Johnston of San Francisco, cham
pion in 1915, four hard sets TO dispose
Of the veteran G. A. J. Dionne. who has
never in mis- long career reached the top
night, at Ga, Us. 6-S, 6-4.
Murray Up to Form.
With the exception of Griffin, all of
the stars came through in some style or
another. some Of them showing better
tennis, as in the case of Williams, than
was expected of them. and some falling
below their usual form. Among those
who played up to form was Robert
LiDdley Murray, present national cham
pton. who defeated Dean Mathey. on
one of the grand stand courts in straight
sets at GO, Ga, 10-S.
Others who won their matches in
straight sets as expected were Conrad
3. Doyle of Washington. Watson NJ
washburn Of New York, Nat Niles OF
Boston, Wallace Johnson of Philadel-
phia, ]. B. Adoue, Jr,- of Dallas. T. +.
Pell of New York, Walter Merrill Hall,
Middle States champion. William T.
Thden I'd. Of Philadelphia, Ichiya Kun
agae. the japanese star, Norman E.
Brcokes. the Australian, Charles S.
Garland Of Pittsburg, Willis E. Davis of
San FRANCISCO. Maurice L. Mclaughlin
OF Los Angeles and Leonard Beekman
of Bronxville. II will be understood that
there we're some stars of lesser magni-
tude who advanced to the third round
as well, for thirty-two Of the original
12S that started still are left to fight 1t
out
Certainly the outlook yesterday morn
ing gave no promise Of all of the good
tennis and TIE surprising results that
came of the days play. Incidentally
the tennis was watched by crowd con-
siderably less than half as large as that
which attended the matches on Tuesday.
The threatening skies of the morning
made every one look twice before put
ting on any tennis attire Overcoats,
raincoats, umbrellas and overshoes
looked to be the order of the day in the
line of wearing apparel And Il is not
fitting that fur coats be a part OF tennis
paraphernalia.
Omcials in a Quandary.
When the sun showed some signs OF
being on the job at the matches with a
few faint smiles around noontime, would
be onlookers worked the telephone to n
standstill to find out whether or not the
tourney would go on. The officials were
be done, When the daily downpour ar
rived little after the noon hour they
were practically sure that nothing would
be done. but there were enough hardy
enthusiasts who had gone out 70 Forest
- Hills to evoke the promise that il the
rain would let UP the play would begin
at o'clock instead OF at l as per
schedule.
The rain did let up, and II was only a
few minutes after 8 that the players
and linesmen were out on the courts get
ting things under way. Considering
that the late start had been necessary
the committee is to be congra tulated on
the progress made. for every match in
the second round had been completed
before nightfall, and this in spite OF the
fact that there We're number of long
matches to help drag things along.
The courts were practically in perfect
condition. II is true that they were
marred here and there by soggy spot.
caused by the rain and dampness, but
there were not enough of these soft
places to cause any trouble to the play
ers, and even those who were defeated
sung the praises OF the aging surface
While the defeat of Griffin was the
big surprise OF the day. the real feature
as far as tennis Is concerned was tn,
performance OF Murray in his mattel
aRainst Mathey. The game played by
LS Roy and Griffin was of the steady
plodding type, which had little appea
tosthe spectator. lie Roy defeated Grit
m in exactly the same manner as h,
ONCE scored over Griffln's doubles part
nsF, Billy Johnston. A few years ego
lie Roy downed Johnston in a tourna
ment at Seabright BY his steadiness anc
slow. cool playing.
Gives Grimm Some Work.
After Griffin had carried of the firs
twp sets and seemed we'll on the way tC
straight set victory lie Roy settled
down TO q methodical chasing OF Griffir
from one, side OF the court to the other
Inrjustice TO lie Roy II must be said tina
while his strokes did not carry much
power behind them. they surely mad,
up for this want by their machinelik,
precision. They landed first in one cor
nsf and then In the other with practi
cally the regularity OF clock pendu
lurn. They kept Griffin away from tn,
nes. and thereby hangs the tale of tn,
CalifornIan's defeat.
Gould Griffin have come to the net d,
might have beaten the veteran by usir;
sharp cross court strokes. but after tn,
not two sets he had little chance to tr,
hit hand at these. In the third set
wien lie Roy first made his methodlca
gafne painfully apparent, Grimm SCENE,
90 taksaD II good humorsdly enough ans