New-York tribune., 1912-02-09
ALL HONOR M'lOUGHL|N
Brilliant Californian the Sensa-
tiOn Of Davis Cup Matches.
LAaNED TOO ILL TO PLAY
Details Of Big Lawn Tennis
Tourney Show Why Ameri-
can Champion Failed.

More details of the Davis international
cup lawn tennis matches played at Christ
church, New Zealand early in January
reached this city last night through the
mail, coming 10y way of san Francisco.
These details emphasize the fact, as prcvi-
ous!y told exclusively IN The Tribune, that
William \. LarHCd. the seven times holder
Of the American championship, was suf-
ferinc severely from rheumatism and that
in consequence hc,was not in a position to
do himself fuil credit when beaten by Tod
Heath the third string Of the defending
Australaai&n team, by a score ol three sets
to one on the first day OF the series.
From every standpoint the Australasians
accord 90 Larucd praise for even attempt
ing 10 20 upon ND courts when he was 50
crippled that excuses for bis non-appear-
auce would have been valid. Still, the great
American chose 10 make tho effort rather
than diSappomt his couutrymcn, who had
hoped so much OF his joining The team. and
also the Ausuaiasiaus, who came out in
large numbers TO witness the playing Of
the peer Of the American courts.
Maurice e. McLonghlin appears to have
made particular Init because Of his flash
Ing fiery game. The Weekly Press" OF
New Zealand even goes so far as to say:
II Parliamentary vacancy occurred to
morrow in thristchuICh we are certain Of
easily head the poll II be cared to stand.
lie earned every ones respect and admird-
ton on Wednesday. At a moments motto"
he was called on To play BrookcS. Brookc$
mad won TWO matches. McLoGShlin hah
loSi two. II was known TO few
that Brookes had always hoped in tho in.
tcyests If Australasia, which hc was bound
10 plaC" before his own private enjoyment
singles. Had ne hscn kept 10 the singles
iO' tE, hrst round, what would nave nap
peE,dt Anything migh. have happened. !
ann glad, in tn" interests OF IN" cup, 50
far as Australasia is concerned. that Me
LOuChlin was a spectator In tho first round.
and whon he next desires 10 take on any
ono in singles; from The ghost Of Niillam
Renshaw t. the athloii. form OF Anthony
Wilding ALWAYS provided ! am moi tho uu-
fortunate viCtimi, may ] n' thcr" 10 S"r
and 10 applaud him. II seemed Impossible
to believe IL, but there was lrookcs dciH-
ally at last finding the net. Just Ike any
other ordinary mortal. having 10 run about
ana look lively. just as We all have to do.
In telling Of Larncds match against
Heath on the opening day the paper says.
Heath beat Larncd two sets 10 one
Heath took tine first set 10y SIX games 10
three. Larned took lh" iirst' second an"
although he was rather half-hcdrtcd ABOUT
coming up TO the net. LArned took thg sec
Ond set by six games u TWO nu' litdtI'
took the next two sets, ana IN" IhdaCh'
ana Australasia were two matches up. inc
win was a great achievement Tor Iieath'
who could not have expected TO 40 more
than make the match a five set match, nut
universal sympathy was felt TOT l.aIhtu,
who ought moi to have been persuaded or
to have persuaded himself 10 80 on TO the
court l.c was evidently lame. ana was
known to be severely suncring from rhcu-
matism which compelled him 10 resume hls
sweater during the match. lie appeared
10 have great difficulty I'm raising MS arm,
with the result that his balls kept hndins
the net. lie was quite unable 10 ihu NJ
length. or to put much pac" on IN" bal,;
and as Heath continued to improve All
through irc match, Larned came down 10
Hcaths level, and then Heath rose ABOVE
him I-udcr all the circumstances Of the
case. it is better 10 defer criticism untlI
Heath has playcd Bcils Wright We
yicId TO no one I'm Our desire 10 see Austral-
asia retain the cup. but we arc indeed
sorry that McLOughin was not ordered 70
enter the lists to try conclusions Win
Heath
More Than four thousand spectators wit
messed the doubles match AT Lancaster
Park, among whom WAS the Governor
General and his staf Beals Wright
opencd with the service go as 10 give Nc
I.ouchlin the benefit Of the wind al his
back
y was a delightful sight to SEQ how tho
Young American came through the ordeal,
and though, thanks TO th" tactics ~ III"
greatest master in tho world. h" was 70
uuCed to an equality with Brook"@,
Brookcs. with all his arr. was unable TO
get a game ahead of him Mclaughlin
won nine service games In succession.
Brookcs won his GTst FIVE and ,hen lost lost
Dunlop's first service game, which ended
I'm disaster. lie adopted slow, well
paced serve, which the wind kept low and
forced the Americans 10 either hit II up
ward back 10 Dunlop, or else To lob II.
Perhaps the most noticeable thing about
the whole match was BrOOkess 9 detcrmi-
nation that the ball should be as liile
overhead as possible. or course II the
Americans lObbod-and Mclaughlin lObbed
very badly and Bcals Wright none too we'll
their lObs had 10 De dealt with, and
Dunlop dealt with them throughout In
workmanlikc fashion, and Brookes. as he
always does, improved steadily overhead
all during the match, but nothing would
induce BrOOkcs to lob. except actual dire
necessity. He and DdnlOp took pretty we'll
every risk rather than lob, and It was
remarkable how seldom they found the
net. There was practically no straight
driving ,Dunlop drove across the court
all the time and then ran In, and nothing
could make BrOOkcs bulge from his at
tacking positOu-well inside the court
lie and Bcals Wright had any number Of
cross shot ducs but Brookcs nearly al
ways had the best Of IT,
With regard 10 Mclaughlin, his driving
WAS splendid, his reCOvcrics marvellous
and the lightning quickncss Of his thrust
strokes got through the Australian defence
ever so many more times than PealS Wright
scored BY his placing shots. ON the days
play Beals Wright was no better than Dun
loD and Brookcs played "A somewhat better
game than Mclaughlin, but when one recol-
lccts that but for Dunlops miraculous save
IN tho tenth game Of the third set, when
the score being advantage against him, he,
after an almost incredibly brilliant rally
not only returned McLoughlin's cross drive
but won the point and made the score
deuce.
Coming now TO the sets. Mclaughlin got
the hugh house on his side directly he
delivered his first serve In the third game
Roar succeeded roar as ne smashed first
BuulOp's and then BrOOkcs's returns, com.
pletcly beating Dunlop with his third serve
and then finished off the game off Brookcs's 3
second return with a magnificent yolley.
And he played with much more restraint
than usual Where he appeared to fail was
by playing so little TO the score.
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