The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-27
M'LOUGHLIN is AGAIN
CHAMPION OF COURTS
Defeats Williams in Final Round Of All-Comers'
Tennis Tourney hiiadelphian Puts Up
Pucky Fight Against His Teammate
in Davis Cup Encounters

Newport. f. J.. August 26.-Thc lawn
tennis championship record for 1913
was practically completed on the Ca
Sino grand court to-day. when Maurice
L. Mcl.oughlin, of San Francisco. sue
ccSsfully defended his own title in
singles and maintained the Pacific
coast supremacy by defeating II. Nor
ris Williams, II, of Philadelphia, III
the finals of the all-comcrs' tourna-
inent. in II wcll-fought four set match
The score: 6-4, So. 6--3. I'll.
As McLoughlin and T. c. Bundy, of
Los Angeles, won their second cham
piunship in doubles last week, and Miss
Mary Browne. OF Los Angeles, is still
the woman's holder. the asccndcncy in
California in III, principal departments
in tennis is assured for another year
Williams gave Mclaughlin the hard
est match since the pair landed from
their successful quest for the Davis
cup. because Williams knew the Cali
fornians game from three months of
Utmost constant practice.
The loss OF the second set spoiled
McLcughlin's straight set record for
the tournament. but he came back
strong IN the third set, which was prac-
tically the climax of th,. contest.
In the estimation OF the experts, The
match il the finals to-day not only
fixed Mclaughlin AT number one in
American tennis, but il placed Will
Hams Al number Two.
The all-comers' tournament this year
was marked BY Surprisingly few re-
vcrsals in :orm. and with the eXcep-
ton # Dat mcy and Gardner, all Tho
iavcritcs came through IN the ~
matches that were necessary TO un-
cover the champion.
McI.oughln Was easily the bright
star in the galaxy Of young talent and
old followers Of the game watched his
progress as we'll as his Pacific coast
companions. with the utmost satisfac-
;!on IN the conviction that the game
was secure for many years III sutl.
hands
When Mclaughlin clinched his sec
ond championship title in singles by
q telling drive down the side lines to-
day, he closed three months of the
most strenuous tennis IN his cventful
career He left home in May, and
VIII return next Thursday after the
Davis cup dinner. with two american
cash championships and the satisfac-
ton OF having been the principal lever
in lifting the international trophy. lie
says mat except FOR an exhibition
match with young William Johnston
Oh the coast next month. he Will lay
aside mis- racquet for another year. lie
hopes 10 return IN 1874 and capture
the TWO cups, two-thirds OF which are
already his
McLoughlin, who is twcnty-four
years old has been national and in
ternational character for FIVE years.
lie PLAYED compelling tennis on his
FIRST v!si, East III 1893. when he reached
the finals in the an-comers and was
eliminated by W. J. Clo,hicr. He was
less OF a factor in 1910. but in 1911.
he won the all corners. only TO sue
cumb 10 I.arned in the challenge match.
In 1912 ne won the championship after
playing through the tournament He
mas been a member OF TWO Davis cup
teams, and his seVerest defeats and
most noteworthy victories have been
!n the contests for that trophy.
Williams Is a Harvard sophomore,
and is less than twenty years old. His
tennis career, because Of rs brevity