The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-08
Kumagae Defeats Murray, TIL
den Beats Williams and Vo-
she'll Downs Griffin.
JOHNSTON A SURVIVOR
Clay Court Champion Scores
Over johnson Three Sets to
One on Casino Courts.
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fourth round Of the invitation singles on
the Casino turf courts. During the
course OF the days play Robert Lindley
Murray, the national champion, was
thrust out of the way by Ichiya Kum-
agee. the New York State champion, In
a five set match. with scores IS, 7-b,
S--6, 6-3, 6-3. But he was not the
only one dethroned.
Earlier in the day r. Norris Williams,
I'd. who put the first skids under Maur-
ice Z. Mclaughlin, when he defeated
the Comet for the championship in 1914,
was cast into the discard by William
T. Tilden, I'd. of Philadelphia. Tilden
gave Williams a sound trouncing in three
straight sets at 60. 6-1, IS.
That ordinarily would have been
enough for even the most rabid Of the
anti-moarchists. but on another court
voshell the metropolitan champion. not
satisfied with having Beaten McLouyh-
lin yesterday, calmly downed Clarence
Y. Griffin Of San Francisco, twice holder
of the national doubles title, three sets
TO one,>at 6-1, 81, 6-3. e-S.
Furthermore Mclaughlin and Bundy,
who held the national doubles. cham
picnship threeNyears and are the present
pacifis coast champions. were beaten
IN straight sets in the second round of
the doubles by williams and Washourn
at Ga, Ga.
william NJ. Johnston Survives
AS a matter of fact. William NJ. John
ston of San Francisco. the national clay
court champion. was the only monarch
who managed to keep his crown IN tact
He. however, had to fight hard to do it,
He succeeded in defeating Wallace f.
johnson OF Philadelphia only sets TO l.
with scores at 1t. 6-1. 6-3. SIS.
NAtA
fourth round Of the singles advanced
into the semi-final round and the four
who are left will fight II out among
themselves tomorrow morning. In the
upper half, Voshell will try to weep up
his winning streak against Tilden, and
in the lower half Ichiya Kumagae and
Bill Johnston will be on opposite sides
Of the net.
While the defeat of Murray. the ma
tional champion. was really the big
feature Of the day. the match had its
drawbacks. In the first place Murray
was playing at a great. disadvantage
because of the fact that II was the sec
ond match that he had to play during
the course of the day. Shortly before
noon he had to hook up with Nathaniel
w. Niles of Boston In their third round
match. which had been postponed from
yesterday because of the rain.
Murray defeated Niles, three sets to
one, after a terrific battle under the
boiling sun, at g.. ca. 3-6. 60.
This match did not finish until a quar-
ter after two and Murray had to be
back on the courts to meet Kumagae at
o'clock. II It had been a cooler day
and II Kumagae had not been going as
well as he is right now the match might
not have had such a serious aspect for
Murray. ~
The fact remains, however, that It was
hot and Kumagae was going at full
tilt, and, furthermore. the champion had
n great deal taken out of MIN In the
Niles match. 49,
Murray Makes Game Fight.
The fight that Murray was making
against the Jap in the face OF odds won
the gallery to him. won II to the point
% craftsmanship. Toward the close of
The match. when It was apparent that
Murray did not have much more than
his nerve and an indomitable spirit to
win there was nothing he did. no matter
how trifiing as play in tennis goes. that
he did not receive the unstinted applause
Of the gallery
The champion started well enough.
He took the first set by his brilliant and
speedy play. He was forcing the issue
all the time. He was doing his best to
but Kumagae was hitting so steadily
and so accurately that Murray. try az
he would to get in, had to do most OF
his playing from back court. His SER
vice was so severe that Kuma gaze found
difficulty in handling 1t. Furthermore
the champion had his driving going sc
strong that Kumagae could not use his
famous hopp shot. his most dangerous
weapon of attack.
laA ~ he
but showed signs OF weakening even be-
fore the set was closed. In the second
set the champion lost the first thret
games, but never let up for An instant
and gained them right back. Then Ku-
magae. passing Murray frequently, both
on deep lobs over the champions head
when the latter attempted to come In tc
the net and on hard drives down tn,
side lines. won two more games and had
the lead at 5-3.
Murray came right back, and, forcint
Kumag gaze to make a lot of errors, wor
the next two games and came within
point OF taking the next when he led al
1910. But he could not make the win
ming stroke and lost that game and thu
next, which carried the set to Kumagae
Murray Comes Back Strong.
Murray came back strong in the thirt
y
held Throughout. He was plainly tired
and pulled hard every time he had tC
run after a ball. That was often enough
too. for the Jap was taking no chances
on letting Murray rest up any. Aftel
ne had won the set II was thought tina
the rest probably would help Murray, anC
the more SO because It was getting lat,
and the ccolness of the evening had ar
rived.
The champion gave the onlookers som,
reason to believe that there was mucf
Of truth In this when at the start Of th'
fourth set. after Kumagae had taken thu
initial game. Murray won three straight
He had used up too much strength doini
this, however. and although he Tough
hard all the way lost the next FIVE garnei
In a row, dropping the set which brough
Kumagae up on even terms.
In the NTH set Murray WAS still night
ing and held Kumagae even until tn
score stood three all. He had shot hi
bolt, however, and the best he could d.
was to make the next three games close
The best tennis of the day wal
brought out in the Willams-Tildel
match. 1t was really the most spectacu
lar tennis of the tourney. Tilden wa
better than he has been at any TIM
this season. There was no shot that h,
could not make. He took all the bes
that Williams had and that means some
thing too, for Williams was better thai
he has been since he won the title Il
1916.
From tha uarv nutaat 4. -.