Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-28

The Americans nave Won the Davis
cup and our tennis experiences VIII
now have to be acknowledged the
world over 1t is a great triumph
and is held as one of the biggest in
international sports. To Maurice Nc
Loukhlin the lions share of the credit
is due for the victory, although R.
Norris Williams and Harold Hackett
have done their share.
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The victory of the cup came about
this morning, when Mclaughlin beat
Dixon in the first singles match.
which settled the. affair. The success
of Mclaughlin and Hackett in the
doubles on Saturday. which was quite
unexpected. made it necessary 70 win
only one set in the singles today.
The defeat of Mclaughlin by Parke
in the first set of singles on the first
day of the matches was the surprise
of the tennis world, but the Yankee
boy has more than redeemed himself
since then by his marvellous playing
in the doubles and his great victory
in the singles.
Jackie Clark won more honors and
more applause at the expense of
Thorwald Ellegaard the Dane. at the
Yeledrome yesterday afternoon.
rIarir uvac rigtt opd 81 and randy
and he made a show of the man who
has won the worlds championship on
six occasions, and who has captured
the Grand Prix of Paris and other
sterling worth, Ellegaard didn't exist
yesterday. AS an opponent for Clark,
who is flying these days, he wasn't
any match at all. Other riders of far
less pretentions could have beaten
the Dane with almost as much ease.
1t didn't seem possible that the man
who rode so well against Grenda
could ride so poorly against Clark.
Such inconsistency has rarely been
seen in cycling and how to account
for it no one seems to know. One
thing, Ellegaard is not Ellegaard,
and whether he will be Ellegaard
during his stay here is also a matter
of some doubt
Really. the Dane is SO disguised
with his showing that he is anxious
- ,.rh hut 10 or.
Chapman gave him considerable
courage by assuring him that he may
come around in time" The Dane
can't understand his lack of speed
and he can't account for it. He
doesn't know whether he is over
trained or underdone or what to do
to improve his racing form, He was
a 'sad bird" after the races and
seemed to be in a deep study over
Just what he would do. He would
like to go home and forget it, no
doubt, yet he has so much pride that
he would like to stay here and make
good.
Clark had the speed of the wind in
his race with Ellegaard and he won
without turning a hair In the fcst
heat he made the Dane look like a
budding amateur, but in the second
heat he was kind and considerable to
his opponent, and beat him only in
the last few strides near the tape.
Jackie was simply making a race of
it and drawing the finish fine, which
is something new for him and shows
he is learning all the fine points of
the game and learning them very
fast. If he had mind to, Clark, it
seemed to me, at least, could have
come on at any time in the last lap
and tow-roped home, but he elected
to allow the Dane to lead into the
stretch and then just nip him at
the tape. Maybe this isn't so, and
that it took everything that Clark
had to win, as nearly all the fans at
the track seemed to think, for there
isn't any doubt but that Ellegaard
was 100 per cent better man in the
second heat than in the first heat.
He showed 1t by the method of his
racing and the manner in which he
raced right up to the tape. He set
a fast pace, but he didn't have the
strength to carry it far enough for
victory.
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AS unequal contest as the race
proved to be. the fans, who were
out in droves. appeared to like 1t i'm