New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-07
Mclaughlin and Williams Carry
Fight to Australians and
Capture Two of Three
Points Needed.
CHAMPION SMOTHERS RICE
Young Harvard Player Faces a
Harder Task, but Defeats
Doust with Loss of
Only One Set Before
Big Crowd.

Maurice f. Mclaughlin and r. Norris
Williams won two matches from Aus
tralia in the preliminary ties for the
Dwight f. Davis international lawn
tennis challenge cup on the turf courts
Of the West Side Tennis club, at 23Sth
street and Broadway. yesterday.
Mclaughlin. playing in the opening
match. defeated Horace Rice, hard
hitting left-hander, in straight sets by
a score Of 6-1. 6-3 G-3. while Will
! Jams, who created such a stir upon the
courts of this nation last season. dis
posed of Stanley y. Doust at Ga. Ct,
a., 1,-6. -
Thus the Americans scored two out
/ of the three points necessary 10 ad-
I vance to the next round Of the series.
which must be PLAYED in England. The
/ doubles will hold the West Side courts
at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Both victories yesterday were earned
by that flashing brilliancy which has
so often carried both players 10 the
! fore. Their work was so impressive.
their speed so great. that when IT was
all over p. A. Vale. the famous Eng
/ Nsh critic. remarked: There Is no
doubt of it. America is at the top OF
! the lawn tennis world"
The crowd was almost as impressive
as the playing of the two Americans.
| The stands. which will seat something
over five thousand persons. were
! packed. and even Harry Payne Whit
ney and Foxhal p. Keene, the new
CAPTAIN Of the American polo team.
forsook the field TO see the struggle on
/ the courts.
Those accustomed TO see McLough-
| lin plunge headlong into a rafting
smashing game were disappointed.
There was power in his play, but It
was of the subdued type which comes
! of experience. He toyed with Rice
until he had taken his measure. Then,
when he was certain that the Austral-
! ian had nothing in reserve, the Ameri-
can champion cut loose and the end
came swiftly and surely.
| McLouqhlins service eTfor'
McLoughlin's service. with the high
bounding ball. was always terror 10
Rice. The American scored total OF
nine service aces. His fast second ser
vice was in a measure costly. for IT
| produced FIVE double faults. Still his
total point margin was ample, for II
|
Wales champion. once he was under
way. Mclaughlin placed with rare
| judgment and skill, his tally being 2S
to a 5eggarly u for his opponent.
The one spot in which the American
! displayed weakness was in his back
court stroking of Rice's low bounding
drives From the base line position the
| Californian was not always sure Of his
ground strokes. and so he sent q balls
slapping into the net TO 22 for Rice.
But the severity Of the Americans at
tack was demonstrated as he held Rice
upon the defensive. and so far back in
court that the Australian. in his mad
effort 10 get 10 the sizzling ball, added
thirtv-fve outs to his score to only
fourteen by Mclaughlin.
There were few moments Of dazzling
nlav in the contest. Toward the end
81 WAS almost too one-sided 10 furnish
interest 10 the crowd, for Rice gave
ground out Of respect for McLoughlins S
tremendous speed, standing fully eight
] n
service The strength Of the young
Americans service was never better
demonstrated, as he lost only one SER
vice game the eighth Of the second SCI.
Rice scored on only six Of his twelve
service games.
At times Mclaughlin appeared TO
make a foot fault as he ran into court
behind service. This gave him an ad-
vantage and was overlooked by Theo-
dore Roosevelt Pell, who acted as UNI
pire.
Request for No Applause.
lust before Mclaughlin opened the
international series Edward Conlin re-
louested that the spectators refrain
from applause and demonstrations at
critical stages which annoyed the con-
testants. 1t was c. Z. Dixon. OF the
British Isles team of two years ago,
who complained bitterly Of the Ill
timed applause Of American specta-
tors.
Mel Touehlin won the first three
games of the match, only allowing
Rice one point. 1t was then that the
Australian temporarily checked his ad-
versary by clever passing drives. II
was only momentary. McLoughlln
continued TO sail in for net play, OFTEN
lleaping in the air for smash, but al
WAYS steadily conservative.
Rice let himself out a bit toward the
end OF the first set. He wore knicker-
lockers, which made 1t possible for
him 10 foot rapidly over the court. But
as he increased his speed, working
through some flashing rallies. the Cali
fornian came back at him with re-
| ooubled energy SO well was the
American playing that he had all the
luck with him. and no less than four
times he won points by net cord
strokes.
The third set was marred by a num-
ou Aleysath nara foIrfh column.