Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-04
MLoughlin Crouned
King Of the Tennis
World BY Englishmen
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WIMBLEDON.-W supremacy
in lawn tennis rests with the United
States. The struggle for the Dwight
+. Davis trophy. emblematic OF the
international tennis championship.
ended July % on the Wimbledon
courts In a victory for the United
States, when Maurice + Mclaughlin.
the American singles champion. de-
feated Charles p Dixon, the veteran
English player. at Sc, Ga, 6-2.
The rules Of the cup contests call
ed for the best three in five matches.
and the Americans. previously having
taken match each In the singles and
doubles. were the winners of the COW
eted trophy fwhen Dixon went down
before Mclaughlin. the score, by
matches then being United States 3,
treat Britain l.
The Brftishers had gained their
only point when J. G. Parke, the Irish
player, won a singles match from Nc
Loughlin, last week. The Official
scores OF the tournament. however.
win read: United States 3. Great Bri-
tain 2. for, after the McLoughlin-Dix-
on match soday. R. Norris Williams of
Philadelphia played HIS scheduled
match with Parke. the Irishman. win
ming after five sets. 6-2. 5--7, Ga, 8
E-2.
The Davis cup now goes back to the
land Of its donor, after the most in
teresting fight for its possession since
/ It first left home in 1908. The victory
of che Americans will be all the
more memorable because It was the
nrst time in the history of the cup
that seven countries-the United
States. Canada. Australasia, South
Africa. Germany. France and Belgium
competed in elimination matches
for the honor Of challenging the Brit
ish holders.
Despite his loss in singles to Parke
last Friday, Mclaughlin generally Is
given credit for lifting the cup. The
dazzling, daring play Of the Califor-
MAN and his sportsmanlike actions
during the tournament so endeared
him to the British followers of the
game. that IN spite Of the keen disap
pointment at the loss of the cup. the
crowd gave the Californian the sp0n-
taneons ovation usually reserved for
home idols.
British tennis enthusiasts had not
been optimistic that they would re-
tain the trophy after Mclaughlin and
|HHF0ld II. Haclett won the doubles
match from Dixon and H Roper Bar
rett, but they we're confident that
Dixon would make supreme effort
to defeat Mclaughlin.
The veteran English player made
the EFFORT. putting all. the flnesse and
science of which he is master into the
game; but his youthful opponent, az
ter the first set, broke down his de-
tense at every turn. The American
Evat first appeared over-anxious, be-
cause of the responsibility resting up
on him, for In the opening set the
loss of one OF his service games and
inaccuracy Of drives gave the Eng
llshman enough aces to make deuce
set before victory perched upon the
racquet Of the CALIFORNIA;.
Mclaughlin In Great Form.
In the second set Mclaughlin got
into his stride, and thenceforth treat
ed the crowd to a quality Of service
and overhead strokes never before
seen on the historic Wimbledon
courts. Even his ground strokes had
improved to such an extent that they
hardly seemed to be those OF the
player who had lost his match in this
department of the game to Parke
British followers of tennis are de-
pressed over the possibility Of recov-
ering the cup, and freely predict that
It will remain in the United States
for at least five years, as there are
no young players in sight to take the
place of the veteran experts, Of whom
Parke, the youngest, is over 80 years
old.