New-York tribune., 1910-08-23
WRIGHT Wins AT TENNS'
Mel Loughlin Meets His Master in
Former Champion.
BEATEN IN STRAIGHT SETS
One Sided Match Surprises
Many in Fashionable Gallery
at Newport.
IL telegraph to The Tribune. J

rBy Telegraph TO The Tribune
Newport. r. /. Aug ce-Maurice E Nc
Ioughlin. the young and phenomenal lawn
tennis PLAYER from the Pacific Coast, met
his master .o-day. In the sixth round OF
the thirtieth all-conlers' national champion
ship singles he was Overwhelmingly de-
5eated bv BeaIs c Wright in straight and
ene-sided sets. SIS. SIS. s.
The ex-champion and international play
e. Wright who has twice defeated the
Australian. Anthony F. wilding, and who
early this season IN the alI-EnEland played
that wonderful exponent of the game to
3 standstin before losing. gave Mclaughlin
= lesson in the strategy of lawn tennis that
The voungsteT viii take TO heart Knowing
the danger of allowing Mclaughlin TO come
70 the net. Wright compelled him to keep
20 his base line by deep driving and Ioo-
hing. Under recent coaching Mclaughlin
has sacrificed his speed. That has hereto
fore been his chief asset Against Wright
rs old powerful game, had he been sue
cessfuI m striking il might have aVaiieo
something Without it. he was at loss
for tactical methods that could check the
Old champion. and his weaknesses slaring-
L stood forth Wright's victory was we'll
earned
Wrieht-s triumph and his reversal Of the
him al Longwood in July were not wholly
,1nexpected. but 50 one-sided match was
hardly looked for The followers Of the
old champion were numerous during the
earfv morning and by the time play be
gan there was plenty of Wright money
that had not been covered by McLough-
Inns friends.
IN the other matches. by which the orisl-
nal field Of Isl competitors that started
week ago narrowed TO four survivors, VIII
lam 3. Cragin. IT. the Long Island cham
uion. surprised many by taking set from
the only remaining Californian. Thomas 9
Rundv. The final score was IS, g. 60,
6 Crazin's Iobbinc and his fast drives
II times proved disconcertiuG TO Bundy-
whose steadiness and rapid net play finally
allowed him 70 win E. II. Whitney, the
Harvard ir-erschoIastic winner. coupled
with Wright as he Won in straight sets as
did Frank e Colston. OF Maryland who
Tor the second time in two weeks defeated
Dean Nathey Of Princeton. g. SIS. s.
The conditions could rot have been i'm
proved upon for the test OF the old cham
MON Of III. East and the young master Of
the West. for the court was lightning fast.
and there was no breeze 20 carry lobs
sailing II directions not intended Sull
a ne method by which Wright was 10 over
vvheIrn his opponent did not necessarily
lake account Of these Wright played i
continual forcing game. How well he
managed is evidenced by the fact that
under the uerciless drives and changes
Of pare ECLouEhljn's errors Of outs
and nets mounted Up 10 proportions
doubling WriEht's figures. II was only at
placement that the Californian surpassed
his famous adversary. For the three sets
90 ,Tfr,'s
z5. while his nets were "a 10 "a Nc
T.ourhlin scored 3 placed shots, to 4 for
Wright and relatively these show that at
times he attained those flights of skill
and speed which made him the sensation
Of last season
NcLouEhIin started the service. and as
he came up TO the net for Two Of his pow
erful smashes for the first TWO points the
crowd believed that he would again revel
II one Of his smashing games Those two
smashes sceadied Wright Lobbing high
and driving perfectly for deep shots there
after. Wright made II impossible for Nc
IouEhIin TO get within smashing range
In addition the ex-champion covered his
court On the run and kept up an ever
changing pace. so that as Mclaughlin va
ve-ed under the rapid fire and movement
Wright led at 3-Iove Unable TO play his
slashing game at the net. Mclaughlin was
n sea at deep court That. indeed. was
The whole story Of the match Compelled
% attempt an unfamiliar game. the Cali
fornian pIuckily kept on. but his outs and
nets piled UP against him and swamped
him
The surprising thing was that the Cali
fornian's service possessed no terrors for
Wright. He handled il almost as he
would on the other hand. Wright broks
the Californian scored against the ex-
champions service only once in the first
SET and twice in the second. From Begin
ming 10 end Wright by his strategy held
his young and brilliant rival at his mercy.
We played out the match in superior form
g. every turn Mclaughlin was always
vorsred. for his speed was snuffed like a
candle whenever II threatened TO flash
The score by points and the stroke anal
ysts follow:
FIRST SET
M:ioasalin Mon ia-'... = = . : go
Service Place Double
T55sgshi,n... ES55:s.i,-.- g g ? 1es 10 3
SECOND SET
T54aar5iin....- T5ss5ill-.- ! ! : : o 2Ls 2l-s
Ss9soe s1sso Pls9s ms6ss. Outs. Net, s2aai' fsalas
Sd4ssaesiin.... S7s55i. Q 8 Il i Q
THIRD SET
w-rht....-.----- 4Ss-s