Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-01 | Page 14 | Murray Lands in Finals of Tennis Play-Japanese May be Contender for Title

Murray Lands LanUs I 1 in in Finals 1 of Tennis Play Japanese May Be Contender for Tit Title I F POOREST OREST HILLS lULLS N N. Y An A. Aug 31 R. n.-R. R Murray furray California tennis J- J player representing the Niagara ing ra Falls Tennis club cub won his way into the final round of the thirty-seventh thirty annual turf court championships hero here today toby and m next Tuesday will wi meet either W W. Yo T. T Tilden our Jr of Philadelphia or Ichiya Kumagae for titular honors honor Murray won his illS place in the final by hy defeating S. S Howard Boward Voshell national indoor champion who entered from the Terrace club cub of Brooklyn 4 G 3 6 8 86 Kumagae advanced from the fifth round to the thc semifinal at t the expense of Lyle E. E Muhan winning winning at t 4 U 3 5 0 6 l. G-l. The Japanese yil play Tilden on Monday and the tile winner will wi be bracketed with Murray lurry Conditions were unfavorable for fast play A high and fitful wind and nud heavy atmosphere made It difficult to hold racquets firmly or control the tho ball baU The indoor champion gave Murray Hurray urra some some of ot the hardest opposition that tho tIle Californian has faced in the tournaI ment Murray urray had hall the advantage of ot othis I his smashing service and ability to hold the tue net at critical moments moment lie le dillI did dill not ot elect to take a a. stand at the barrier bar bar- I rier ncr frequently playing from the service service service ice line much o of the tUne time with sIth softer ocr strokes than In his usual custom He forced much of the play to Voshell's back bade hand band and the later was obliged to depend for tor the majority of ot his points to shots close to the side sid lines Interspersed with wih an occasional sharp cr cross ss' ss court cour smash smash which seldom was more than n a foot or two b beyond ond the net Ilet In Its Is flight Murray urray casU easily held the upper hand In IntIle Inthe tIle the first two sets but with wih tho match turning against him in the third set set et ossel lifted his Game same to remarkable heights and b by taking desperate chances In which fortune appeared to favor his play ran Into a lead of ot 4 Ills Ils footing and racquet work at it this I point elicited elcied rounds of ot applause It I I appeared as though th the match would go into extra sets set for tor rossell Vossel was driving and chopping the thc ball bal to Inaccessible macI Inac mac t I ce points of ot tho the court ourt notwithstanding notwithstanding standing standing the fact that Murray luta tried for tor everything At this stage Murray changed hl his tactics and anchored himself him aim self at t the barrier and ond b by pred- pred eagling g first at one side Bide and then at atthe atthe atthe the other broke through Vossel's service sen ice lee and offense until he had regained the lea lead Tho The Brooklyn player fought for every e point and the tho rallies Ules were both long JonS' and brilliant brilant but Murrays Murray's great arll agility and net sma smashing combined com corn blued with wih his service finally gave e a him th the lead lend at 7 i Vossen threw awa away his la last t chance of or victory Ictor b by three double faults in the closing game I victory over O Mahan was much more moro casU easily won The tall tal New ew ewI Yorker appeared utterly unable to control control control con con- I his ills strokes es during tho the pIa play and the Japanese was not Rh an any better In the Initial set which Mahan Maitan won 6 The high wl wind ll and the greater foolIng footIng footing foot foot- I Ing power of the oriental proved provell a handicap han hall which he hc could not overcome deI de- de I spIte repeated efforts to stead steady lui his game I KUm Gae on the other hand Improved ed as the game progressed and was playIng play play- JI hug Ing his usual high standard arll of ot tenn tennis In the last two s sets acts ts when he ran lau I through through Mahan with wih the loss o of but butone butone one game I Earlier In the lie da day II IT I. I I I. I Taylor Talor of ot t Brooklyn won the major national championship b by defeating J J. J Henness I of or Indianapolis at 6 6 I. i 6 6 2 6 6 Al Although Although Al- Al though both Loth players arc still very ety youthful the they showed a remarkable understanding of the finer points points' ot of tho the game both in strokes and court strategy Taylor appeared to b be much more at nt home on the grass courts court and andI I his belter baiter beter racquet technique gave Ga him the winning inning advantage I Summaries Fifth round Iura I Kumagae ao defeated L. L 1 E. E Mahan I 1 i-C G C 6 0 l. G-l. Semifinal round round n. R. R I. I Murray urr defeated defeat defeat- ed el Ll ut S. S II 11 I. I ossel 6 4 G 6 6 C S 8 National junior champions singles singles- Harold I L. L I. I Taylor Talor of oC Brooklyn N. N N Y T. beat John lenness of Indianapolis Inthe Inthe in the tho final nal for tor or the national Junior tennis championship singles Scores Scores 6 6 4 6 6 2 G- G CIz C I. 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