Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-07-29
WORLD 5 Tennis
TITLE 70 ]. 5.
AMERICAN TEAM tLINCHES H.
TIE TO THE INTERNATIoN-
Al DAVIS CUP.
M'LOUCHLIH IN fine FORM
Brilliant american Player Defeated
the English Coach In Three
Straight sets.

WIMBLEDON, England, july ~
world supremacy in lawn tennis rests
with tnr United states. The struggle
for The Dwight +. Davis trophy, EN-
blematic of the international tennis
championship. ended today on me
wimbledon courts in victory Tor tho
United States when Maurice H. NC
Loughliu, the American singles chan-
pion defeated Charles J.. Dixon lha
veteran English player. at ST, I'D o 2,
The rules Of the cup contest calico
for the best three in five matches'
and the Americans previously haVlhB
taken match each in the singles ana
the doubles were the winners OF The
coveted trophy when Dixon went down
before McLoughlin the scores hy
matches being. United States 3, GreaI
The Brltshcrs had gained their only
point when j. ). parkc the Irish play
rr won a singles match trom NC
Loulniu last week.
Tho official scores Of the tourna'
meut however viii read;
Williams Lost His Match.
United states 3. Great Britain ,, for
aftrl. the McLouIhlin-D Dixon match to-
dav. A.. Norris williams of Philadel'
phia played his scheduled match Wlth
parl,c. the lrshman winning altrr
five sets. G-2. 81, 81, ca, 6-2. The
Davis cup now goes back to the land
of lis donor after the most interest
in., fiphl for its possession since II
firsl lcft home in 1903. The victory
of the Americans today will be all the
murn memorable because il was tho
FIRST time in the history of the cup
that seven countries - the United
states. Canada, Australia, South Al
rica. Germany. France and Belgium
Connected in elimination matches Tor
the honor of challenging the British
holrcrs
Drsuitc his loss i'm singles to parke
iaet l'riday McI.oughlin generally is
given The credit for lifting the cup.
Tho dazzling, daring playing of the
Californian and his sportsmanllke ac-
tions during the tourhainrnt SO eh
d'ared MN 70 t"u i'i ,,t,o ,t,S'' ~ tbo Lasn
the s"Iile' t',a' ~ ~ lac of tha cun
uls'P Ioll ,.,,,Iossod toda,is
llc ~ oMu IVY !, 'id,ia ,I,o californian the
cfucial H'"tcH saN Wv IN. ,aea,,.nd
Sponl'I'"u9 o''''0''
LOT H"I''e IuoiS
Veteran was QUO 'asseu'
British tennis enthusiasts had not
been optimistic that they would retain
the trophy after McLoughlin ana Hhr-
old II. Hackctt won the doubles match
from Dixon and H. Roper Barrett sat
urday: but they were confident that
Dixon would make a supreme effort
to defeat McLOughlin today,
The veteran English player made
the effort. putting all the finesse ana
science Of which he is master into the
game, but his youthful opponent art
cr the first set, broke down his de-
fense at every turn. The American at
first appeared ovcr-anXious because of
the responsibility resting upon nm
for in the opening set the loss Of one
of his service games, and inaccuracy
of drives gave the Eng.ishman enough
aces to make a deuce set before vic
tory perched upon the racquet of the
CaIifnrnlau.
p,.;,on. Ara ncrrcsscd
,,-r..,ii., no,
III the seSohu S't ,aSo,.,h moia0un w. ,,oo1,
INTO MS st'lu,' "'u it., % .or,,joo
ca the croWu ~ " lay 49, ~ nofore
anu nonu ,.i' Nt,f,,,tIador conrts
setIi on ~, tiie ",,nd ai,S,I strotges had I'M
nroyej to such an extent that they
hardly seemed to be those of the
plaver who had lost his match in this
departtnent of the game to Parke last
friday
British followers of tennis are de-
nressed over the possibility Of recov-
aring The cup and freely predict that
II win remain in the United States for
at least five years. as there are nc
voitnc Dlayers in sight to take the
places of the veteran experts. of whom
parlle. the Youngest, is over 80 years
Of age.
Robert u, Wrenn. president Of the
United states Lawn Tennis association
was highly elated over the success OF
.ha Americans.