The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1913-06-06


remaining for the nrst international
engagement OF the American tennis
team. the American quartet Of play.
ors looks good enough TO win from
the Australasian team. X. Norris
Williams. Maurice u. Mclaughlin.
Raymond D. Little and Harold II.
Iackett are the four American ex-
pcfts selected to take ON the team
from Australia. The tournament be-
gins today.
n the original plans are carried out
Williams aud Mclaughlin will play
In the singles and Hackett and Little
viii team up against the visitors In
the doubles. There is n chance that
this alignment win be changed ON the
eve OF the matches. but Robert ID.
wrcnn. president OF the United States
Lawn Tennis Association, Is OF the
opinion that the original lineup will
be retained. That the Australasian
team may spring new wrinkle In
tennis tactics is the opinion OF critics
who have watched the visitors In
practice. In the doubles they have
been trying out a novel formation.
playing one man up near the net and
his mate back near the base line. In
this country and Europe this align
ment has long been looked upon as a
poor one. II has been considered as
n beginners mistake. But the visit
ors have won from strong compeu-
tion In practice matches with their
method. and tho last week has been
used by the American team TO pre-
pare for meeting the formation In the
international matches.
Maurice u. Mclaughlin. national
champion Of the United States. Is OF
the opinion that the Australian sin
giles tactics will differ radically from
those usually encountered, and has
been putting himself through a spe-
clai course OF training In order to
avoid being caught unprepared. He
has been holding a position close to
tho base line In all his practice match
es. figuring that the Australasians
will drive him back to the rear OF the
court. and that he will have to beat
them at their own game.
X. Norris Williams. the young Har-
ward crack who IL TO play on the
United States tennis team for the In
ternational tennis championship. has
recovered from an illness which for q
time threatened TO keep him off the
team. lie Is showing form In prac-
tice which indicates that he viii be a
strong factor In the coming match
between the United states and Aus
traiasia. to be played In New York
City beginning today.
Because good fortune has formed
a habit Of following In his footsteps,
even conservative critics are tending
toward ranking Williams chances
for success a little above par. The
young Harvard player is far ana away
the youngest member Of the American
tennis combination. but no has been
such a regular favorite OF fortune
that tennis enthusiasts think he can
rest assured OF all the favorable
breaks In the luck In the coming
Journeys.
william was passenger on the
illfated Titanic. He was born In
switzerland, OF American parents,
and lived most Of his life there. When
his parents decided It was time for
him to come to this country to enter
Harvard. passage was engaged Tor
him on the great steamship. but he
escaped from catastrophe. with only
some unpleasant memories. When
at school In Switzerland, William had
a fall from mountain height. suf-
ficient to have finished his career
then and there. but landed In the on