New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-30
WRIGHT DEFEATS BUNDY
Former Champion BeSts Cali
fOrnlan at Newport.
ML0UGHLIN ALSO VICTOR
Triumphs Over Gustave Touch
ard by an Aggressive and
Overwhelming Attack.
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BY telegraph 10 The Tribune
Newport. r. l., Aug. 29.-By entirely diff
ferent methods, Maurice f. Mclaughlin.
The young Californian member Of the in
ternational team. and Beals c. Wright. the
national champion Of 1909. who is making
splendid effort to come back" won their
places i'm the final round OF the national
lawn tennis championship here to-day Nc
Ioughlin. by an unsteady but overwhelm-
tng attack at the net defeated HIS young
rival OF the East Gustsve F Touchard. by
& score of 60 g.. 6-S. Wright eliminated
Thomas c. Bundy, the Pacific Coast ex-
pert also Of the International team by ac-
cormodatng his game 10 the wet and
so6den courts so cleverly that he led his
opponent TO the end and finished with
score Of 81. 6-3 6-1
As a result OF these matches. Mclaughlin
md Wright stand as the two survivors Of
the record field which began the competi-
lions in the tournament a week ago. For
the third time I'm the history Of the all
corners. the Pacific Coast and the East as
represented by the two players will meet
tn the final round to decide not only the
sectional supremacy. hut as to which shall
Re the challenger of William a. Larned for
The title and trophy which he has held six
times
In defeating Touchard the fiery young
Californian turned the tables on his rival
OF the East and balanced the score for
the defeat which Touchard administered 10
him At Longwood last month. Wright did
The same with Bundy. who defeated Wright
here last year I'm the final round of the all
corners.
From no point Of view can the contests he
considered conclusive as TO sorm. The
soft courts and otherwise unfavorable con
ditions did not favor the semi-iin round
Of the greatest tournament ever held for
the American championship. Relatively
Touchard had less excuse 20 offer for his
defeat than had Bundy. for, Of the two he
had the hest of the courts. which the four
DAYS Of rain had made slow, dead and not
If all dcocndablc The chilly air ana
threatening sky also had the effect Of di-
1ninishing the gallery. which. while
large. was not mp to the proportions that
2 clear day would have brought forth.
Bundy. Of the international team. faced
his famous Eastern -ival on the worse OF
the two playing surfaces beside the rae
ouets court buildin-. Wright was keenly
alive 20 the situation. and knowing mat
the shots of the californian would not
come off on such "a soft surface he played
waiting game. steadily and carefully
and allowed Bundy 20 defeat himself oy
his many nets and outs
The crandstaud court, where Mclaughlin
met Touchard. was I'm better condition The
Canforniau's shots did not come of well
Tut he was stcadier than Touchard' VINO
was never able to get his strokes IN work
ing order Mclaughlin outplayed his East
ern opponent I'm every department his
places tailed g. TO 10; his outs IS TO 20
while each made 81 nets. The point totals
were ~ to &C.
throughout the three sets Of his match
Pundy was the aggressor. He outplayed
Wright by a total tally Of Is placements TO
. but as he tried to bring off his chop
strokes the ball failed to gain speed ana
either slappod into the net or went sailing
beyond the lines. Bundys outs tailed 3
g. his opponeuts 20 and his nets So to
: Wrights 70, So that the analysis shows ne
lost a total Of Ga by these errors, twice
what Wright lost in the same way.
At no stage Of the contest did Wright
take any chances. He always played the
hall softly and without trying for speed.
only when he had d sure opening for
smash did he exert himself and he was
uniformly successful on the other hand.
Bundy made the mistake, fatal to his
, chances Of trying 20 force his fast game on
courts which made the thing impossible
and he was deieated-eo points to g.
The second set was the best Of the
match. Touchard began 10 race for the
, net. and in the third game he brought off
= three slashinc snashes TO the sides, catch
ing Mclaughlin of his feet and scoring
his first love game Of the match. But he
never approached McLoughlin in certainty
of action His best shots went wrong
because Of the faulty conditions and he
became irresolute, so that the Californian
captured the set at Cd.
The points I'm games and sets and the
stroke analysis Of the match follow:
FIRST SET.