New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-26
1ri,lmuhs Over Wallace John
son and Reaches Final
Round of Tourney.
WILLIAMS DEFEATS NILES
californian Favorite Over East
erner in Match for Champion
ship, Which Will Be Played
at Newport To-day.

dI NSWpOAU AO-o"J'
from staff Correspondent of The Tribune'l
Newport, r. l., Aug. 25.-Maurice i,
No, oughlin. the famous lawn tennis
,,over from California. and X. Norris
Williams, I'd, the Philadelphia, who was
"a sensation of the American courts last
.sason. won the places in the final and
championship round of the all-comers'
.,,r,ss tournament here to-day on the
,rrf courts of the Casino. The California
comet polished off his rival, Wallace r.
johnson. the Pennsylvania State cham
MON in straight sets, with the score
"a rs 81 Williams In his semi-iinal
,ound battle eliminated Nathaniel W.
Niles the Massachusetts State title
holder. at g.. rs. SIS, 81.
The two players who upheld the SUI
Drsnacv Of the singles for the American
team in the Davis Cup matches were
never dangerously pressed by their oppo-
nents Mclaughlin was always in com
nand in mis- court except at brief IN
,srvel in the second set, when Johnson
temporarily got his chop strokes WorKlhs
ond held the playing through champion
svay from the net. In many respects II
was signal triumph for McLoughlih'
He upheld his rating as the No. on the
NATIONAL list and furnished a complete
refutaton TO the contention tnat the
paying-through champion is at dlsad-
vantage. This is the first time that the
new method has been tested in this couh'
try
From the beginning Mclaughlin closed
the door against Johnson's chop strokes,
which a year ago the Pennsylvania had
used with such cleverness as TO force
Mclaughlin through five sets. by ire
mendous drives and smashes, the sort
that went streaking through the opposite
court like the shooting stars that earned
for him the title of comet" McLoughlln
repulsed his rival every time he attempt
cd 10 come in TO the net when orNlhs
Mclaughlin favored a powerfully played
forehander that sent the ball screaming
down the line on Johnson backhahd ana
which he never returned with any Ger
tainty. BY holding to this line OF attack
the champion scored straight run OF
nine games before the player on the OPP
posite side of the net was SUCCESSFUL III
checking him even temporarily
Straight through the three sets the
champion led, with Johnson hopeiessly
trailing after him. The margin OF MS
victory was a wide one, as the games
tally stood at 10 TO = and the point totals
al 50 TO S. There was more than that u
Z, however. for Mclaughlin held 10 MS
truly Wonderful record of coming through
the tournament so far without the loss vi
set. Altogether, he has scored tola'
of 10 games TO 4 for his opponents"
record that has never before been duph-
Gated or had its parallel in all OF lhe
thirtv-three years of the all-comers.
NcIoughlin reached a higher plane III
his game to-day than he has ever SHOWN
before This was the opinion OF BOD
Wrenn and others who saw him play IN
the great international matches at WIN
bledon. He was always confident aleI"
and by q selection Of shots and speed al
critical times demonstrated that ne was
the master. Johnson played a plucky up-
hill fight, even If 1t was always Iosihe
one. Tom Petit, the veteran PROBES
soual. expressed the opinion that Johh-
son had made a mistake in practising
against Haggett. the West Side CLUB pro-
tessional, yesterday, in which the Iat'ei
beat the amateur. He thought 1t hao t'ie
effect Of shaking JOhnsons confidence III
his strokes for there were PERIODS "heh
Johnson displayed some uncertainty do
10 what TO do under the fusillade OF snotS
that Mclaughlin rained through MS court
II was In the second set that Johnson
began TO toss the ball high LOT loOS'
Without taking the trouble TO STEADY MIN
self the Californian smashed from deep
court. Outs and nets at this sort OF
thing made IT possible for Johnson to take
the fourth game OF this set at love. by
holding 20 his lobbing and making sumo
sp.endidly sustained rallies at the net
Johnson managed TO carry the games W
deuce at all. At this the chafhpioii
unloosed himself and, by sending the Dan
over with staggering force, captured the
vantage and set games
After that Johnson never hao the
champion in jeopardy. There were prlel
sessions when he got up to the net put
his shots lacked surety and he bungled
what chances he had. In fact when ne
attempted to play the delicate little pop
overs the strokes were invariably so soft
and weak as 10 land the ball into the par
rier. AZ deep court Mclaughlin out
speeded and outplayed him. finally M
ishing off the match with service ace
across the forehand OF his rival.
The point score and stroke analysis OF
the Mel ougblin- Johnson match follow:
FIRST SET.
Pts Gs.
NcIousblln .,...........6 IS
'''O" ''''''''''''''''''' Double
Aces. Places. Outs. Nets; taui's;