Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-28
AMERICAN TEAM
WINS DAVIS CUP
AND TENNIS TITLE
Maurice Mclaughlin Defeats
Dixon in Three Straight
Sets,
TROPHY WAS WON FROM
UNITED STATES IN 1908
Williams Goes Down Before
Parke by Three Sets
to Two.


WIMBLEDON, July 2S.-The United
States lawn tennis team carried off
the worlds championship today, when
Maurice e. Mclaughlin, of San Fran
cisco, won the fourth and deciding
match in the contest with England
for the Dwight F. Davis international
trophy
Mclaughlin, the American national
champion, was drawn against Charles
p. Dixon, and won in straight sets,
S-6, 6--S 6-2
The first set was hard fought, but
Dixon was in the lead only once. As
soon as Mclaughlin steadied down
to his task he had the Englishman
at his mercy. The second and third
sets were easy for the brilliant Amer
lean, who was playing at the top of
his game
There was an immense crowd in
the stands. Summer skies and a high
temperature greeted the players
These conditions suited the American
4 competitors better than the weather
prevailing during the preceding two
days. Mclaughlin, especially, profit
ed by the heat
DiAoh toHnuenI BEFORE Game
Dixon had shown considerable con-
f1dence before the game started, de-
claring in characteristic English
slang. Il am going after Mclaughlin
bald headed"
The American players took a COM
plete rest yesterday. They INDUCED
in light limbering up practise on the
courts this morning
The United States lost the Davis
cup to England in 1903 Australasia
took 1t away from England in 1907.
1t remained in Australasia until 1912,
when it was won again by England,
which has now lost it to the United
States.
The preliminary contest this year
was participated in by seven nations
the United States, Canada, Austral-
asia, South Africa, Germany, France
and Belgium. The United States
team fought it's way through to the
final round.
Mclaughlin won the first set by s
games to after a deal of erratic
tennis, both men being guilty. The
Californian made number of double
faults, two of them in one game,
wfthes \ Dixon also offended in this
respect McLoughlin drove many
balls out Aand netted others. but in
overhead w prk he was so clearly su-
perior to hisA Aopponent that the result
was never inn doubt.
In the secono1. set Mclaughlin de-
lighted his suppSrters with some
brilliant cross COURT shots and half
voleys. The result was a foregone
conclusion. The | American drove
down the side lind S with remarkable
precision and persk kstence and carried
off the set 6 gameE to 8.
starts Fyerce Attack.
In the third set Mclaughlin began
by fierce attack on the tiring vet
eran. The C3iifornian's driving be-
came more Speedy and more accurate
and his overhead work was perfect.
The crowd knew the end had come.
The efesult was 6 games to 2.
Bixon played in his usual form He
was outclassed by the young Califor-
nian in every department of the game,
except the half volleys at the net
When the final stroke had been made
Dixon rushed forward and put his
arms around the shoulders of the
young American while the crowd gave
the winner great ovation.
Referee Schmidt In an interview
afterward attributed the result en-
tirely to "McLoughlins superlative
brilliancy." He declared that Nc
Loughlin had played his best game
thus far in this country, especially in
his ground strokes Dixon, he said,
played atsthe top of his form, but
was no match for the all-round super
excellence of the young American
Williams Plays Parke.
Parke won the first set of his match
against Williams by games to g.
Williams won the second set from
Parke. I games to ), and the third set
to 5.
Parke won the fourth set, 6 to 4, and
the fifth set, 6 to 2, and thus was the
winner of the match by three sets to
two, the scores being 60, 81, 81,
Ga, 60.
The Davis cup, emblematic of the
worlds team championship in lawn
tennis which returns to this country
after an absence of ten years, was
first put in play in 1900. The trophy
a massive silver bowl-was the gift
of Dwight F. Davis. who donated it
with the idea of stimulating. interna-
tional competition in the court game.
The success of the plan was assured
from the beginning. During the thir-
teen years which have elapsed since
the gift. the cup has been in play
twelve seasons The United States
and England and Australia have all
in turn won and lost the prize. which
has proved to be the most widely and
frequently played-for international
trophy on record.
During 1900 and 1902 the United
States team successfully defended the
cup against the attack of the British
Isles players. In 1903 Doherty broth
ers carried it away to England.
During the next four years the United
States and Australasian players led
the sorties for the cup, and finally in
1907 the famous antipodean players,
Brookes and Wilding, took the cup
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