| Show MURRAY UPSETS DOPE BESTING CEO GEO M. M CHURCH Favorite to Win Title Puts Up Great Battle but Former Former Former For For- mer Card Is Too Strong MURRAY l Y TAKES NET NETi i Smashing Play of Victor Best Seen in Tennis This Year Say Experts FOREST OREST HILLS N. N Y Sept 2 1 R. R Lindley Murray a a. graduate of Stanford uni university and now a resident resi resi- dent lent of New York York furnished the first form fonn upset of the thirty sixth annual national singles tennis here today by b defeating George MChurch M N. Church Church oE or Tenafly N. N J. J in one of the best beat court battles seen in the gre greatest test of all American an tennis tournaments tournaments tournaments tour tour- in many years Church hat had been tile the ruling favorite fa orita to win the title Murray l won in close to two hours of the fastest kind of play 3 6 6 4 2 6 4 0 6 The Toe match came as a 3 climax to an otherwise othel comparatively dull dun round Previous to th the tho appearance of ot Murray Murra and Church Clarence J. J Griffin of ot San Francisco disposed of ot Walter F. F Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son of oC Philadelphia 6 6 2 6 6 WIlllam Willlam Will Will- 1 lam M. M Johnston of oC San Francisco accounted accounted accounted ac ac- ac- ac counted for or Watson Vatson M. M Washburn o ot of New York 6 6 2 7 The on one eQ eastern representative to win his va wa way Into tho the semifinals R. R Norris WIlliams William II of ot Philadelphia beat Douglas S S. Walters ratters of ot Now Orleans the tho southern champion 6 3 G. 3 6 1 6 1 6 6 Church Draws Drawn Service Church and Murray started their thol match after 4 Church No 9 in American lawn tennis ranking ranking- fo for tor last season dreW v tho the service Across the net his opponent who has played In but one or two of ot the moro more promInent promInent prom prom- meat tournaments this year was no not even ranked because of ot tho the lack hack o of oC playing data at the tho end of ot the 1915 season seaon It was evident e from the beginning begin begin- ning that tho the spectators expected Church to win The battle so aroused the thc spectators that their cheering ant and applause disconcerted the players and anda andi a i special request was made that tho gallery gaUer refrain retrain from applause until th the thc completion of ot rallies In tho the first two sets Church with hi his great stride stride- rushed to the net at even every chance and from there thero conducted a racquet campaign which Murray l could not equal Murrays Murray's best asset at this time was his hi terrific and high bounding bound bound- In lug ing service and although h Church was wa almost as go good d. d it did not appear appeal to bother t tie the e Californian so much Murray Set ti Puce Pace nce Even E In these thee sets ets Murray lurra was carry earn trig Church along at t a terrible pace The Th Themen men sprinted bout about the court like lUte greyhounds groy gro- hounds making impossible looking gets get and placements Church however had hada a slight ht advantage anta e because of ot hi his su superior superior su- su perlor passing ability and the speed with which he got to the net With Ith the third set Murray appeared to draw upon a reserve store storo of energy and skill His service and stroking o otho or of ortho tho the ball bull In rallies grew in force torce and certainty and as Church also ulso lifted hi his game to meet tho new requirements sensational volleys followed every ery ser service service vice until It seemed that there could be beno beno beno no further advancement in iii this tion Murray Murra- showed however howe thano that tha no matter how fast or certain Church ma made e his strokes ho he could still stilt go him ono one better With Ith the match two sets all and the score scole four games gaines to love against him Church made a n great bid for Cor the match With a a. wonderful flash lash of playing am and court covering he re drew up to almost almos even een terms with the Call California n. forn Ian who once was with within In a point of ot the match only to ha have hae e victor victory postponed for COI a time while he ho let Church wear himself out As a result of oC today's pIa play Griffin will meet Williams In the semifinal half halt of or the upper draw and Johnston and Murray will cross rosa racquets In the lower half on on Monday and the winners of oC these these- t two o matches will meet for the championship Tuesday In addition to the mens men's singles champlon championship progress s was made mado to toda today today to- to day da in tho the national Junior and national boys boys' championship In the national Junior singles le II H. A Throckmorton A. A middle states champion moved Into the I final round b by defeating Arthur Fn New En England champion 6 6 2 9 7 6 Benjamin Letson middle states bo boy champion defeated D D. W. W Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son tri state title holder for or the na- na bo boys boys' championship in straight Itral ht sets set in scores of or 6 0 6 0 6 National Junior singles championship championship champion champion- ship II II- I I. I ton middle states defeated ted Arthur Favreau Nt New l- l second round 6 G 2 9 7 6 National bO boys boys' 3 singles championship Benjamin Letson Lotson middle states de defeated the the- 1 D. D W. W Johnson trl- trl state tri tate 6 0 6 0 6 1 for championship HOIS noys IX Denver Colo Cob Sept 2 Morrison and William sons of United States Stales Senator Sf John of ot Colorado won the state doubles tennis championship here toun today d defeating n. n Hughe Huhe an and 1 Tyson Tylton Dines Jr The score was Va l G-l 6 7 5 C 6 |
