New-York tribune., 1913-07-29
Mclaughlin Defeats Dixon in
Straight Sets and CIinCheS
Famous Trophy for
This Country.
PARKE BEATS WILLIAMS
Wild Applause for American
Champion, Who Won Hearts
Of England-Critical
Review of the De-
Gliding Match.
BY HERBERT L. BOURKE.
Lawn Tennis Critic of THE Daily News and
Leader"
rBy Gable to The Tribune.1

London. July 2S--It has taken a long
time-ten years-for America to win
back the precious Davis Cup. which
stards for 80 much in the lawn tennis
world. but that Englishmen do not be
! grudge the honor was demonstrated to-
day by the salvo of applause which
! Sreeted Maurice +. Mclaughlin as he
made the winning stroke which de-
feated Charles p. Dixon, of England,
on the famous centre court a. Wimbe-
don to-day by a score Of Sc. 6-3,
/ c.
It mattered not that Il. Norris Will
Jams was beaten by John C. Parke.
who dcfcased Mclaughlin last Friday.
in the other singles match. after five
sizzling sets. at G.. -. -. 6-l.
e.. The struggle was over when they
/ took the court. as the trophy was
! clinchcd as Dixon went down before
( the dashing American champion. The
/ final result was three matches to two.
Crowd Applauds Mclaughlin.
Mclaughlin, as no other American
player who ever visited England. capt
I urcd the affection Of tho spectators 20
a marked extent. Hc has had lavish
praise bestowed upon him, and, best
Of all, it has not appeared 10 SPOIL him.
! Defeat by Parke by no means forced
his tail down. He braced himself Tor
the supreme effort in doubles and en-
tered court against Dixon to-day vita
the laurels of a hpro on his brow.
I That al least. is how We relt about
il. and when he beat Dixon We w"r"
nightly pleased for his sake. It was
plain that the strain Of the doubles
which he fought almost single handed
on SATURDAY.. had not left him slack
for this match. Mclaughlin struck lie
as playing more deliberate game
/ than usual His service occasionally
I failed. but in the rallies he took few
risks and played game Of making
sure until he felt quite safe.
In the first set came the only doubt
| Of his ultimate success. Dixon took
this 10 the fourteenth game by astute
lawn tennis tactics. while his stroke
production on vollev was delightful in
grace. For a man Of his forty years
and bulk Dixon impaired striking en-
orgy in the game in this set. and his
( high kicking service was something of
a proposition for tho American
Dixon's Strong Play at First.
Dixon did some noble things while
darting alone sideways ana stretching
out his right arm to gather in some Of
/ McLouchlin's severe cross drives. and
altogether put lp great fight There
/ after il was very much a case of youth
! and vieor being served. Albeit Nc
Loughln played fine lawn tennis, and
/ the game was well controlled.
It was not all sllshing business.
either. as occasionally he lobbed beau
/ tifully and interyened with pretty drop
volleys. Dixon endeavored 10 bride
NcLoughlin's backhand, but his strokes
gradually softenod and although intel
Iigent in conception his attack on this
quarter was not severe enough. so
that when he,willed Mclaughlin found
time 70 run around the ball for a
| forehand stroke.
/ Both on the backhand and forchand.
however. the Californian's ground
strokes were more consistently good
! than i'm any previous singles match at
wimbledon. and he PLAYED an all
around game that carried with it a
conviction Of victory.
A Question Of McLo Ighlin.
Whether Mclaughlin, with rather
boisterous methods. will e. forward or
has reached his limit is debatable
question. His present game requires
| exceptional physical attributes and II
may not he of such an enduring quail
ity as the average English game, in
which our men are often best at forty
years Of age. Ripened tactics. how
ever. and a capacity 20 husband his
resources should give Mclaughlin an
other ten years at the game he now
adorns.
The general estimate over here
| stamps him a truly great player and
! little short of II. l.. Doherty in the
| latter's prime. Doherty's game re-
voaled no appreciable weakness, while
even Mclaughlin could not excel him
as match winner.
McIoughln's backhand needs.
strengthening. and | think, too, his
foreband off the ground should be more
consistent. but his general ability en-
hanced by a great service and un-
eoualled smash entities him to be
ranked Just little below the two
Dohertys and above all the rest. As
IN Wilding and Norman Il. Brookes he
probably would win more matches
from them in a series than they from
him.
Hiah Praise for Williams.
Unfortunately. the Parke-Williams
match did not affect the issue, and
thus the intrinsic value was of little
| account II was a case of two breezy
| PLAYERS giving an entertaining exhihi-
! Continued on ninth page, second column