Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-14
ML0UGHLN BACK
FROM EASTERN
CAMPAIGN

When Maurice Mclaughlin, the new.
national tennis champion in both sir!
giles and doubles, returned to San
Francisco last week, he gave some In
teresting sidellghts on the Eastern
tournament season, and on his own
campaign. which finally eliminated IN
victory at Newport.
The Chronicle, telling Of Macs
return to his home town, says:
Although. he was in good col ati0n.
when he left home on July ION for
the Eastern circuit. he Lost twenty
pounds in weight before he won the
championship match at Newport on
August 10Th During his five-day trip.
across the continent, however, he re-
gained ten pounds, and win no doubt
make up the balance In short order.
He was fortunate enough TO enjoy
the best Of health throughout his Jour
ney.
The challenge cups for the cham
pionship of America in both singles
and doubles are being sent out to him
and will BE on exhibition In the city
about week from today.
Mel oughlin's hardest matches In!
the East were those played against w
]. Clothier and r. w. Williams. Cloth
Ter has, in McLoughlin's opinion, re-
gained his best form Of old times, and
he made a great contest. Williams he
regards as the most formidable Of the
Eastern experts, as he Is now playing
championship tennis, and at his age
is certain, to improve. He Is q cool,
clever. determined player, with dine
physique and good haLits, and has had
the best professional training that
could be obtained in Great Britain and
on the Continent. With all that he il
also fine fellow and a thoroughly
good sportsman.
Condition Saved Him.
McLoughlin's Condition stood him In
good stead. particularly against Will
Hams on the occasion Of their second
match at Newport, as the humidity
and heat were almost unbearable
In the final match Of the singles
championship Wallace Johnson, who
pressed him to q five-set match, play
ed fine tennis, but proved unable to
maintain the pace for FIVE, sets, while
Mclaughlin had received so many
congratulations In advance, that the
flnal match found him overanxious to
make good the predictions OF the 9TH
er experts, who figured 1t would be q
complete walkover.
For the first time, perhaps, in his
career McLoughlin's nerve faltered to
such an extent that he was in serious
1ny nj CDR HR1f ha ~
gained 1t in time to score the coveted
championship
! Mclaughlin speaks enthusiastically
or the fine craftsmanship shown by
the Eastern tennis. players and fans
throughout the trip.
Williams Hardest. -. ....
At New York, where he and VIII
Hams had their first great contest the
galleries were enthusiastically In fav-
or of Williams until he forged ahead
and then theid sympathies ran the
other way. although they we're anxious
to have the title retained by players
of their own section and their ap-1
plause of McLoughlin's good strokes
was quite as generous as was bestow-
upon his OPPONENTS. 4
Newport ii was the same way
and in the case of the challenge matrh
liz doubles, the ex-champion, G. F. Tor
ckard and R. d. Little, particularly
showed fine sportsmanship. This
match had been set for August 10Th.
but on that date Bundy, McLoughlin's
partner. was too III to play.
Touchard and Little immediately
asked the tennis committee to defer
the match and this was done. with the
result that the next ayg McLoughltn
and Bundy won the title in quite easy
fashion. III
Doubles Easy.
Mclaughlin thinks that he and