New-York tribune., 1911-09-05
EARNED STILL CHAMPION
puts Mclaughlin Away Easily in
Challenge Match.
VICTORY IN STRAIGHT SETS
Lawn Tennis Veteran Beats Cali
fornian at Latter's Own
Smashing Game.
lRr rnlngraph to The Tribune

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leneo round of the thirty-frst national
lawn tennis tournament here to-day and,
Attending his title. won the championship
for the seventh time and the fifth in sue
,ession. In duration OF title holding ne
has now equslled the record Of the first
American titleholder. Richard n. Sears.
who maintained his supremacy from 1881
70 1887.
I.arned. who is forty-one years of age,
almost twice as Old as his young rival.
fairly surpassed himself to-day, and the
crowd OF six thousand spectators who
crowded every inch of space about the
picturesque Casino stretch Of turf applaud
II him 10 the echo. Even against Regi-
nald E. Doherty in 1902. Beals G. Wright
IN 1908, William J. Clothier in 1903 and
last year the resourceful Thomas c. Bundy,
Iarned never demonstrated so concluslvely
that he stands in a class alone so far as
American lawn tennis is concerned
During the arst few games he devoted
himself TO feeling out his adversary. for
TArred has never underrated the youth
from tho Pacific Coast and he wanted to
BE- sure OF his ground. once tho champion
had taken the measure OF his challenger
The points came quickly enough. When
sMcLoughlin sought the net he was met by
ssrashes and vollevs across court that sent
him recoiling 10 his base line 10 nerve
himself for another attack at close range.
Then. with the young expert a. his base
line. 70 was Larned who showed his chal-
'enger how the net game should he played.
He hreezed up 70 the net not with the
dsshing iinpetuosity Of Mclaughlin, but
With easy rapidity. and sashed the ball
surely through tho opposite court FOR the
sces. leaving the Younger player deep in
his court and far out Of range.
r. amazed the o1lookers 70 sec the chal-
'enser outplayed at his own game. To the
credit Of Mclaughlin it must be said that
he fought ont each rally as pluckily and
With all Of his flashing brilliancy as If he
we're always IN the lesd-a thing which
never happened once during the match.
Throughout the three sets the two worked
nj furious pace. and IL required only one
hour and seven minutes % actual playing
~ finish the competition-one Of the short
est challenge matches on record.
II was Larned all the way 70 the end
after The games had fallen 10 3-all IN the
FIRST set The defending champion scored a
total Of eighteen games 70 ten and 1O3
noints 10 e. That furnished one ~ the
tournament. with its topping entry OF 2o2
competitors. At placement the champion
was also superior. for he tailed thirty-fvo
shots TO the challengers twenty. Nearly
All OF these We're 'cross-courts or drives
-r1at skirted the side lines Larned's outs
were twentv-one. 70 NrLoughlin's nineteen.
and this was the only point in which the
challenger exceHed. with INC exception of
f-r-fr+
aces 10 the champions . II was failure
90 handle the swiftly driven hall success
fvliv at the net that cost Mclaughlin dear
Iv. He had a total of AZ nets 10 Larned's
~ Atogether the challenger lost exactly
fifteen more points by his outs and nets
t1an the defending champion. and all OF
these were 81 the most critical stages Of
-tns game
'he rerla~ kahie feature ~ Larred * game
nas tho facility with which he brought off
rho points whenever he needed them HIS
resourcefulness never failed. His racquet
always responded 70 the call and he scored
p number of games against McToughlin's
'ervice after the challenger had led At 30
love. and that provided sufficiently thrilling
features 20 pack two or three championship
contests 1rinful % excitement The cham
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service and its bad breaking Of the bail.
hroke through his service six umes-once
N the first set twice in the second and
tvlco in the third. Mclaughlin was never
srIe % break through the champions ser
rice. which was softer than usual but al
ways well placed
IRE point score ~ the games and sets
and tie stroke analysis follow:
FIRST SET.
}.I7,a }-.lsssaap t5ss3553satii;-ssss :
s'5yl:' a,J: R.5;. RlaSs- out. x.,. q9a9ie lsSt}s
a,fea-slia ,i7r1 ~ : L s I
SECOND SET
3Ai1,a h.1s1.a.n 49,. S9ssasi,:sS9:srf-aS3 E
sr5yis' 5,ss H.S;,- TlaSs- outs Nets 99aS.e 3sai3s
SItasalIn. S.i'55 Q Y
is5-;5 a.1s9e,..-. 3f2is3.. a-3s a-3s g
aces' msSts. outs Nets f9lG;. faai5s
-IS9s5T -o2si point. uan-1arSsd. ios. u,L6usbn
= Total Of strokes for the three sets:
aces uerts. out, Nets faults
!4I791 sf'ISass..o. 2 g - - q z
The court and every condition were per
fec' when the two men came out shortly
after he hour appointed. Mclaughlin won
the toss for service. and he led off with
fhe service I'm every set. In the first game
he caught Larned out Of range several
firng and although the poiutg wa vered a
deuce. the challenger scored. But Larned
made bis own service sood up "a @-all de
Fp'e the fact that the challenger was rae
Ing for the net and endeavoring TO- dis
'ooge Lsrned by HIS smashing.
On the seventh game the champion broke
hroggh for the first time lie had his
fsngo ~ he court by that time, and swung
he BAN across from corner 70 corner. and
ihen. IS Mclaughlin swiftly attempted to
cone up. the champion blocked the shot
sno. selling the opportunity, shot II past
1he challenger for the point. He was not
apars successful, and he varied It some
Whaf hv change OF pace and by an occa-
fiora' lor fn the rallies. which kept the
ehaienger on the move and did not ano"
'he younger player 20 settle into his stF1de.
MANY Of the rallies we're well fought, but
Iarned always found the openings. ana
scored the set. at s--I
BY being alert TO the openings. and forc-
ig his opponent wide of court Larreu
gained d lead a. - IN the second set
Then the Californian came up quickly, ana
~ well directed srnashes, won the ohly
tdme he tailed against the champions ser
'ice He could not forge 70 the front now
eyer FOR Larned was in rnasferful control