Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-14

in the spirit in which it should be
taken"
After paying numerous other COM
pliments to Mclaughlin Mr.. Dixon
refers in most magnanimous man.
ner to his own defeat at the hands
of the American in the Davis cup
singles two years ago in New York.
Il and Arthur Lowe both met him
in the Davis cup contest at the West
Side Club, New York, in September,
1911" continues the Briton in his
writings" and as showing in what
respect we held him it is only neces-
sary to state we both considered our
chances against Larned were bright
err AS it turned out Lowe played
strong game against Mclaughlin.
and only went down in the fifth set
after leading 2-love in it. He beat
me aterward three sets to one. His
service, the same as he now uses,
was a far more difficult stroke to re-
turn on the West Side courts than
on the plumb courts of Wimbledon.
At the former you never knew what
the ball was going to do
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All this is praise. indeed, and would
seem to indicate that the Yankee is
the greatest tennis expert of the
time. His defeat by Wilding can be
explained away, 1T Is said. and even
the most enthusiast site of the foreign
ers. in comparing the men. have
given Mclaughlin so much the bet
ter of it that few. If any, will ques-
ton his right to the premiership
However, Mclaughlin cannot do il
all. He is to be ably assisted 1t is
true, by R, Norris Williams, Harold
Hackett and Wallace F. Johnson, but
taking the luck of the past in Davis
cup matches. and particularly wher
the great Larned was put to rout, il
is best to wait, we would say. until we
can shout without fear of being ac.
cused of 'previousness.''
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We are closer to England at tn,
present time than ever and we are
giving our foreign cousins much Il
talk about. They are talking, too, il
most friendly strain, and they ar,
giving us our just dues in every way
Later on, as has sometimes been theil
wont, they may recall some of tn,
nice things they are now saying abou
us. but let us believe otherwise ant
enjoy the good things as they are Sc
before us. Not only in tennis, theil
favorite game. but in polo, which Il
also their game, have the Englisl
writer's seen fit to point out the su
periority OF our men or our methods
in one way or another. In tennis i
is Mclaughlin and in polo it is gu
superior judgment in the selection o
our ponies. An eminent authority il
a belated discussion of the pol,
matches. which we won, cites two rea
sons why we won.
Two important points appear re
matches, which left the premier pol,
| trophy in the possession of Amer
ica," says the authority. THE frs
! is that not since 1886 has England pu
Americans. Prior to 1909 the neces
sity was not marked, because. play
| ing on English ground, the home tai
ent was superior to any American
productions; but in 1909, 1911 and 191
all we have been able to do was to as
semble four individually good player
and call them a team.
The second point is, that tn
Americans galloped round u.s. and
notice with interest that f. b. Mild
may, a famous polo player of earle
days, associated with the Peats Il
their long series of victories. has ad
dressed a letter to the editor of tn
Times on the subject of Height o
Ponies of the international matche
which have just taken place all re
ports appear agreed that the Ameri
can team was mounted on big ponies
and did over gallop' their opponents
In selecting mounts for the Britis
team, believe that greater care wa
| bestowed upon good mounts, manner
and hardness, than actual speed, al
though, of course, the latter consider
alton was not neglected"
No matter how we won, as long a