The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
FORME R CHAMP ION
TENNIS PLAYERS
WANT THE TITLE
Larned and Wright to Try
for Honors, While John
ston Is Expected to
Make Showing

NEW YORK, Aug. s.-with the re-
turn of the Davis Cup team nearly all
the ranking tennis players in the coun-
pionships, which begin on the Casino
courts, Newport, r. l., Monday, August
IS. Maurice z. Mclaughlin. Wallace
f. Johnson, Harold Fl. Hackett and r.
Norris williams, together with Robert
d. Wrenn. are on the Hamburg Amer
lean liner Imperator. and this an
nouncement with that OF T. c. Bundy's s
Intention of defending, with McLough-
lin. the doubles title, promises the best
tennis in recent years.
Players of national and international
reputation will be seen in action, and
more than one former champion will try
to come back" and the competi-
tion promises a noteworthy struggle for
the titles. Under the new ruling the
champion Is required to play through,
and this, insures the presence of Nc
Loughlin, the present singles title
holder. on the courts throughout the
tournament
LARNED TO RETURN
After an absence of two years former
champion William A. Larned will re-
turn to active competition and endeavor
to wrest the trophy from the Califor
nian. Beals C. Wright. another cham
pion, will fill up big hole that has
been conspicuous during the last few
seasons. This pair, with William j.
Clothier, will lead the old timers
guard against the younger element led
by Maurice Mclaughlin. r.. n. Williams
and william NJ. Johnston, the Is year
old Californian.
The appearance OF Johnston. the new
lawn tennis wonder from the Pacific
coast, in the tournament may result in
a new name being added to the list in
scribed on the championship cup. Johns
ton won the Longworth cup, defeating
G. p. Gardner Jr. in the final round In
New York state title on the Crescent
A. c. courts. Johnston is a product of
the same school that turned out Nc
Loughlin, the national champion. and
John Strachan, who won the national
clay courts championship at Omaha two
weeks ago. Johnston picked UP his
tennis at club in San Francisco. which
was started some 10 years ago by Sid
ney r. Marvin. who believes that cham
pions are made, not born.
MAKING CHAMPIONS
Mr. Marvin has theory that the
only way TO turn out champions is to
the best professional coaching and then
put them hard at work in monthly
tournaments on asphalt courts. Mr.
Marvin developed Mclaughlin, who was
sent to Australia to represent the
United States In Davis cup matches
when he was Is years old. while this
years star. graduate, Roland Roberts,
is but 49, and came within an ace OF
eliminating Johnston from the Pacific
coast championship.
Johnston is stockily built with broad
shoulders, deep chest and the fore
arm OF a blacksmith. He came east
with the reputation OF being the ten-
mis- marvel OF the year. He has az
much speed as Mclaughlin, and ap-
pears to have better control of the
ball. His skill and volleying are not
quite deadly a $ McLoughlin's. but
his service is more vicious. Johnston
serves long straight ball that bounces
but little. At tha back court game he
has no equal. He moves along the
back line with cool -deliberation. Using
the weight of his body scientifically, he
has deadly forehead drive. These
drives are not spectacular, for 80 nne
is his foot and body work that the
strokes appear to be made without ef-
fort In this drive Johnston gets
plenty of left and top.
In the opinion of the experts who
have watched Johnston's work In the
east. Mclaughlin will have to be at his
best to retain his title With the
champion in perfect form the match be-
tween the pair. should they be drawn
together. will be one of the best con-
tested in recent years, with the out
come in doubt.