New-York tribune., 1913-07-26
Mclaughlin Beaten by Parke
in Five-Set Struggle, but
Williams Fights His
Way to Victory.
LAWN TENNIS OF THE BEST
English Critic Says American
Champion May Have Lost
by an Error of
Judgment in the
Fourth Set.
ny HERBERT L. BURKE
Lawn tennis critic Of "The Daily News and
Leader"
rBy Cable TO The Tribune. ]

BY Cable 20 The Tribune.l
London, July 25.-In a wonderful
lawn tennis match. replete with thrills
and surprising in sustained interest
the match in which anthony +. Wilding
defeated Maurice f. Mclaughlin for
The all-England championship, j. G.
Parke defeated the American champion
to-day in the first match Of the Davis
Cup challenge round. The score was
$40. 20. q, IL. 80.
r. Norris Williams. the second string
Of the American team. balanced mat
ters. however, by defeating c. 2. Dixon
in the other match after five hard
fought sets. The score was SIS. Sc,
Go. 1-6, -.
Parke was a worthy winner and Nc
Loughlin a grand loser. and TO the
Americans credit be il said that he ac-
cepted his defeat with the air Of a
philosopher. cons ious that he had
played many worse games and won.
The only serious fault ! have 20 find
with Mclaughlin was his error of
judgment in the fourth set. With a
supreme effort he cantered away in
this set until he led at 30 on games.
To have won at 60 would have let
him in TO open the final set with his
terrific service. and similarly he could
have got in at later stage, as Parke
was obviously letting the set go and re-
serving himself for a tight and furious
finish.
The doughty Irishman, however.
tumbled TO the situation quicker than
Mclaughlin. and by playing a passive
part in the seventh game of the set he
lost it. thus opening the fifth set with
his own service.
Chance Mclaughlin Missed.
ON this advantage the issue turned
iu these critical closing stages OF an
eycutful match as Parke took an en-
couraging lead by winning the first
game of the fifth set and running on
10 Al on games. Here all seemed
over but Mclaughlin, although show
ing more signs Of wear than his per
fectly fit opponent. fought on with
magnificent tenacity.
The American drew UP to "a on
games, and even after being led at
5--3. taxed his physical resources 10
the utmost TO save a game. He put
bis back into everything. A losing po-
sition was nothing 10 him, and he pelt-
ed away for the winners portion with
the courage Of a lion. But with ii all
Il was not quite the real Mclaughlin.
The magnificent. irresistible vim which
had helped him TO a straight set VIC
tory over Parke in the championships
was seldom in evidence.
Mclaughlin did great things. but
with more effort than he had previous
ly displayed, and wondered whether
or not there was any truth in my con-
tentlon OF a few days ago that he had
gone little stale. although he was re-
luctant 20 admit il.
In Parke we saw a man who beat
Norman Z. Brookes In Australia and
Anthony F. Wilding at Manchester. and
in no respect was II the indecisive
Perke who formerly lost TO McLough-
lin. The latter's service possessed few
terrors this time for Parke. The cup
defending player alternated between
taking II close in or we'll out according
to its quality.
Service Not All Powerful.
In few games only had McLough-
Inns first service its paralyzing effect.
In one game he scored three aces out
tight with It, but we'll as Parke played
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