The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-11
AMERICANS DEFEAT
GERMANS At TENNIS
DAVIS CUP FINALS PROBABLY
BETWEEN AMERICANS AND
CANADIANS.

LONDON, ENGLAND, July 10
The American Davis cup team came
q little nearer to attaining the OBJ
ject which brought them to England
when Maurice e. Mclaughlin and r.
Norris williams both won their sin
giles matches in the semi-hnal round
against the representatives Of Ger
many. The matches were played at
Nottingham, and while these were In
progress the other section of the semi
finals was being fought out at Folke-
stone between Canada and Belgium.
r. r. Powell and B. P. Schwengers.
both won for Canada, 80 that with
only one match more to be won by
each 1t is considered reasonably GER
tain that the final to decide which
shall challenge for the cup will be be-
tween the United States and Canada.
Until the matches were played to-
day II was feared that williams might
be the one to succumb to the attack
of his German antagonist. On the
contrary it was Mclaughlin that was
forced to the limit Of Ave sets before
he scored a victory. while Williams
defeated his opponent with the loss
OF only one set. The scores were:
r. Norris Williams United States.
defeated Oscar Kreutzer. Germany,
6--4, So. 4--S, 6--l.
Maurice e. Mclaughlin. United
States, defeated Otto Kroitzheim. Ger
many, ST. IS, S-4. 6-2. 60.
Williams Breaks Germans Defense.
Williams lost the first game in hts
match with kreutzef on his own SER
vice. and 1t was not until the third
game that he was able to break down
the Germans defense and win. Deuce
was called three times in the fourth
game before 1t finally went against the
American. and the score was 81 in
favor OF Kreutzer. Games followed
service then until Williams broke
through in the eighth, evening the
scores. He took the next on his SER
vice and after a hard fought game
against kreutzer's serve took the set
at 6-4. The American only allowed
kreutzer two games in the next set.
delphian's old habit of making double
faults. Williams had been playing
rather erraticaliy in the second set.
and he did not steady down in the
third, although he captured the first
two games. Sharp playing by the
German caused Williams to drive out
of court and the third and fourth
games went to the Teuton. There was
some good volieying in the NTH. but
kreutzer won. The German took the
sixth by splendid service. but Williams
came back in the seventh and won
that and the ninth before Kreutzer
took the set at 6-4. Williams was
at the top of his form in the fourth
set. and his excellent placing had the
German running all over the court.
The American ran I'VE straight games
before Kreutzer took the sixth on his
own service only to lose the next game,
the set and the match at 81.
Mclaughlin Outclasses Opponent.
Mclaughlin found Kroitzheim a
puzzle at the commencement. and
though the first set went to deuce the
German won 1t at rs. The Ca1ifor-
MAN was sparring for wind in the sec
ond. while Kroitzheim was piiing up
points, until he won at Ga. With two
sets against him, Mclaughlin braced
in wonderful fashion. and began to
get the measure of his opponent. He
took the third set at 6-4. and never
gave kroltzheim a chance thereafter.
Serving brilliantly and covering the
court briskly. Mclaughlin only allow
ed his opponent two games In each
Of the next two sets, winning the
match by three sets to two.
In the play at Foikestone. r. r,
Powell. Canada, defeated Cheyalier de
Rorman, Belgium. "a, 81. 81.
and r. p. Schwengers, Canada. de-
feated A. @. Watson. Belgium. 6-2,
81, 60.
The doubles will be played tomor-
row. and should these go against the
necessary for those countries to win
one OF the remaining singles matches
to get in the final.
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