New-York tribune., 1913-07-29
M'LOUGHL|N AND HIS
LAWN TENNIS CAREER
Worked His Way to the Top in
Ten Years of Play on
Courts.
NOW ONLY TWENTY-THREE
Played Through Last Season to
National Titles in Singles
and Doubles Without
Loss of a Match.

Maurice +. Mclaughlin. who cinched
the Davis Cup for this country in Eng
land yesterday, is a thoroughly repre-
sentative American player. He is only
twenty-three years OF age and fulfilled
his early brilliant promise by winning
the national singles championship at
Newport last August and the doubles
title with Thomas c. Bundy.
Mclaughlin was born at Carson City,
New, on January 7. 1890, and took up
lawn tennis, in which he has won such
signal honors, when thirteen years Of
age.
In 1905 he entered the California state
championship tournament but did not win
an important title until 1907, when he
took the San Francisco city champion
ship. From that time on his rise has been
rapid.
The season Of 1905 found Mclaughlin
leading all of the swiftly moving play
ers on the Pacific Coast News OF his
prowess filtered through to the East, and
the ranking committee placed him IN the
thirties, as was atterward explained
Just as a compliment But the Paclhc
Coast association did not take the com
pliment kindly. They sent MCDOughlln,
East the following year, and the trlo OF
Californians proved the sensation OF
Newport.
McLoughlin. by his scorching speed
and whrlwind smashing, proved the peer
! of the lot. He came through to the nnal
round. In which William j. ClOthier de-
feated him. And ClOther In turn was
/ disposed Of by William A. Larned IN
the challenge match. As a result or that
| hrst appearance In the East at Newport
Mclaughlin was ranked No. ., with Lons
No 7. That same year Mclaughlin and
Long iourneyed 70 Australia as the
American team for the Davis lnterna-
tiOnal Cup matches. The two were de-
cisiyey beaten by Anthony r. Nilding
and Norman r. Brookes
In 1910 Mclaughlin did not do so well
In the All-Comers, which was captured
by Bundy. but won at LOngwood and at
southampton. He moved up TO No. 4
on the ranking list, with Bundy No. :, 20
Larncd and Long at No. .. In 1911 Nc
Lough.iu won the All-COmers, defeating
Beals G.. Wright in the final round at
g, 4-G. -. 6-3 Then ne faced Larned
In the challenge match, which since has
been discontinued, and lost at %, 81
e.. Larned. however, expressed the
opinion that II was the best lawn tennis
he ever played
Mclaughlin achieved the position Of
No % Ldrned on the ranking list for
the season Of 1911. He also was a mem
ber of the American team in the Davis
] CUP matches OF ludt year. tldgluS III
the preliminarieS at the courts or the
! West Side Tennis club, New York CITY
/ Mclaughlin defeated a. H. Lowe, OF the
British Isles team, Sc. 81, 4-6, IS, SIS,
| and g. +. Dixon. British Isles, at S-5, So,
! 6-3. G-2. He accompanied Darned ana
! Wright 70 Australia, but only played In
an extra match against BroOkes, Which
| the latter won In five sets.
Never before has an American lawn
tennis player created such a sensation on
English courts as the auburn haired
American champion His spectacular
style has fairly turned the heads Of the
J Englishmen, while, aside from his defeat
by Anthony L. Wilding in the challenge
match for the All-England title and by
J. G. Parke in the Davis Cup series last
Friday, Mclaughlin has been wonderfully
successful His never falling good hu-
NOR and his unvarying good sportsman
ship in gracefully accepting defeat nave
won for him, both In this country and
abroad, the highest esteem as true
. amateur sportsman
Mclaughlin wins chiefly by his sweep
ing attack at the net, his hard hitting
and splendid control. He has the Won
derful ability 10 smash from any part or
the court Last season he won the cham
pionship OF the Pacific Coast, the Long
wood Cup the Western States champion
ship. New York State and other tour
naments in addition 10 the national titles
IN singles and doubles. In fact, he did
not lose a match through the full season.
When on the courts Mclaughlin stands
: feet 1912 inches In height and weighs
l65 pounds He has a tremendous reach.
which contributes greatly TO his remark
able gets. Mclaughlin is modest as 20
his success and attributes his speedy &c
/ tion on the courts, as do all OF the Cali
/ fornians, 10 the fact that they develop
/ their game upon asphalt playing sur
1 faces, which causes the ball 10 be par
| ticularly active.