LAWN TENNIS

Evening Star, Issue 15607, 25 September 1914, Page 8

LAWN TENNIS

[By Recobber.] Mifle Mary K. Browne, of L<os Angeles, ha* for the third consecutive year won the three TJitited States National Championships open to women. By (securing the Singles sho obtained permanent possession of the Ghaltenaje Cup. Miss Browne* partner in the Women's Doubles was 'Mr* R. H. Williams, and W. T. Tilden. jun., aided her in the Mixed—in both doubles events the winners, who were holders, played throvgh. Iheodoro Roosevelt Pell is still on the tip He has had Biaii>big successes this season, and was one of. the five left in the American Davis Cup team after the weeding-out process had been completed. A fortnight ago I gavo the result of the groat doubles trial PellBehr v. M'Loughlin-Bundy, which tlie latter jivst won in the fifth set. Pell recently won the Old Dominion Singles at Riehmond (Virginia), defeating Irving Wright 171 the fin*! and "Nat Thornton in tho challenge round. In the Men's Doubles final Pell-Grant beat Beals C. and IrvingWright, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 11-9. Beats-Wright girt amongst the winners by winning the mixed final with Mifw Glare Cassel- At

Cedarhurst (N.Y ) Pell-Behr boat Littlefnman in final. 6-3, 7-5, 6-4. Pell won the Maryland Championship from W. F. Johnson "iDavis Cuo 1913 rep.), 6-5. 2-6, 6-2. 6-1. also the- Doubles with G. M. Bull. Pell-Behr won the Middle States Doubbe. defeating Toudhaad-Washburn. In the

Singles Behr beat Pell, 10-8, 6 8, 3-6, 6-0. 61 in tho final, and in the challenge louml beat Touchard, 8-6, 6-2, 4-6. 6-2. PellBull won tho Washington Doubles, but Wallace Johnson beat Pell and won the

Singles. In tha eocond set Johnson won hve love games in succession, and was 40-0 in the sixth game, so that if Jie had won the next ace he would have attained a world's reword in first-class tennis—;! lovo sot of low game 3. Pell-Behr won the Doubles at Westchester from many strong pairs-

California h;it> produced another juvenile phenomenon in the person of It. Lindiey Murray, of Stanford University, who before going East won tho South California, Championship. At the.- Sleepy Hollow Country Club tournament: he. made j startling iirst- Appearance amongst the star plavers. He disposed of three groat, players in singles, and contested the doubles linal, and, be it noted, all on the. name afternoon. Glance, at the names ot his opponents : Beat F. B. Alexander. 6-2, 6-3; beat Karl Behr, 4-6. 6-2 6-2: beat W. M. Hall, 6-2. 4-6 6-2. Lost doubles tina! to Dean Mat hey and W. M. Washbarn. 4-6, 2-6 It is not given to every youth of 17 the 'honor of beating two cneat Davis Cup players in oise afternoonand both playing regniaxly this season. Murray is described ae possessing all tlie elan and dash of M'Lousjhlin. The youth ;ds:> won the New Knphind Singles m. Hartford, dofating A. II." .Maun, 6-1, 6-1, 6 2. and represented Stanford, with H. L. Harm, in a series of eight match-;* against all the leading eastern colleges or'unive-rsi-ticu, and they won tho lot, Yale and Harvard Lf-ing amongst the stain. Murrav greatly distinguished himself by capturing the New York .Metropolitan Singles. He again beat. Alexardor (in the lino.li, r.f'er a magnificent contest, by 6-8, 7-5. 7-5. 2-6. 6-4. In the las';- set* Alexander got a lead of 3-1 and 30 love, but tho youth got rive of the next six. In thedoubles strong pairs in Pell-Behr and Hackett-Alexander were beaten by the ultimate winners, Church-Mathey. Hackett was New York singles champion in 1901 and a doubles holder in 1897, and many times after that. R. N. Williams won the Philadelphia Singles, but could not get through the doubles semi-fmat in a weak field. Wili Hams also won the Pennsylvania Cliampionship bv outing Tilden, jun., 6-4, 6-0, t3 6. 6-2. 'At Westchester (New York) ( Williams emerged with the Singles Cup in his bag. The field was very strong, including Touoliard. Washburn, Niles, Little. Church. Behr, Pell. W. F. Johnson. Hall, Dabney, Lamed, Wrenn, Le Roy, Hackett, W. M. Johnston, and Young Murrav. W. M. Johnston heat Murray, 7-5, 11-9. also Lamed. 6-5, 6-8, 6-3, and Behr. 6-2, 9-11, 7-5, 6-4, in the semi-final. Williams had difficulty in beating W. M. Johnston in the iirtal, losing the first set, 2-6. and then taking- the next two, 9-7, 6-4. Johnston is a Californian youth, and led 2-0 in the second set, and was within 2 points of winning the match when 6-5 and 30-0. W. A. learned reagpeared in singles contests at Cedarhurst (Now York), and reached the final by beating Hall, Le, Roy, and Bull—all strong players—but. he succumbed in tlie final to Dean Mather. 1-6, 2-6, 6-3. 6-0 6-1. The scores indicate and the reports confirm that the famous ex-champion completely controlled matters while his condition lasted, but ho was done halfway through the third set. Larncd's last singles ■contest was agaiuM Heath at Christchurch in January. 1912. The veteran aho reached the mixed doubles final with Miss Sears, but they lost to Tilden-Mrs Raymond, 6-4, 4-6. 35 (retired).

The Otago .Association's annual mooting was very sparsely Attended—instead of 40. as mentioned in the Press, Jess than 20 were present. So doubt mainly owing to the war there, is a Jack of interest, for the time being. Several local clubs have lost valuable members, who realise that it is better to serve their country than a mere tennis ball. All honor to them .'

[ learn that, the Otago Club will not bike, part in the interehib matches for the season. Mr H. W. Bundle is the new president of the club, and one, would have expected such a. keen and regular player to have influenced the waverers and assisted the association, but evidently his efforts were unavailing.

Dr "Brian Pockiey. wlio was killed in the fighting in New Guinea, was a keen tennis player, although not so well known as his brother. K. O. Pockiey, who has attained championship honors. The deceased gained greater fame in the football field.

The engagement, is announced of Mr Warns I'e-arne. who tor several years has been a. popular figure at our faster tournaments.