New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08
McLcuuhIin and HaCkett Go
Down Before Jones and
DouSt in Sensational
Match on Courts.
FIGHT THROUGH FIVE SETS
Hundreds Who Brave Deluge
and Drenching Get Full
Payment by Brilliant
Show of Smashing
Lawn Tennis.

Australians lawn tennis players. stan
ley y Doust and y. Booth Jones. defeated
Maurice F. Mclaughlin and Harold II.
Hackett in the doubles match Of the Davis
International cup series yesterday on the
turf Of the West Side Tennis Club. at
23Sh street and Broadway. The men
from the other side OF the world scored
in sensational style after five wonderfully
fast sets al IS. e. %, e. a..
Il was the opinion Of leading players
that never in the history of Davis cup
matches i'm this country had such re-
rnarks bic match been decided. Jones fair
" OUTRAGED the fiery. Mclaughlin toward
the end while Doust proved himself a
master AT the art Of attack and in picking
out the one spot I'm the opposite court
where the ball would 80 through
Another thing that will cause the great
contest, I'm which the Australians came
from behind and finished in a manner that
set the crowd Of 5000 cheering. to be re-
membered was the fact that during the
third game OF the second set thunder
storm broke over the field.
Tarpaulins were spread To save the
court. while the crowd sought shelter as
best II could Some were lucky enough
10 get in the clubhouse. while others were
tucked away in automobiles. Of which there
were hundreds parked along the adjacent
streets but not half Of those present were
protected from the deluge which spelled
ruin 10 many hats and gowns.
Crowd Sticks 10 lis Guns.
But the crowd stuck 10 its guns. rob
Wrenn. Billy Iarned and a host Of willing
workers swept the water off the courts.
and when. after an hours delay, the rain
let up. the men resumed the most brill
iantly PLAYED match in the history OF
American lawn tennis. Not moro than
thousand deserted tho field, and they
missed one Of the rarest treats. for at the
finish Mclaughlin was swept GEAR Of the
court by the wonderful rallies Of the Aus
tralians.
Jones proved a vhirlwind al smashing.
and kept the crowd cheering. even when
# realized that tie match was going
against the Americans and that the Aus
tralians were scoring a point n the in
ternational competitions toward the re-
covery Of the worlds famous trophy.
Mclaughlin and Hackett fought brave
IT, They hit hard and well. but IT was
the resourceful steadiness. the phenom-
email aggressiveness. Of Doust and Jones.
and more particularly the latter, that
plucked games out Of the fire when they
semed to be safely won for the Ameri-
can side.
so close was the final tally that the
Americans actually scored more points
than their opponents. the totals standing
at lss to les The Australians won 2S
games 10 the Americans a. and these
narrow margins were made in games
filled with glittering racquet work.
Jones Star Of the Match.
Jones was easily the hero of the day.
Overhead he was a terror. His smashes
went sailing through the opposite court.
and although Mclaughlin plunging and
rearing like a frightened steed. worked re-
ooveries the like Of which are seen only
few times in a career Of following the
courts there was no checking the doughty
wielder OF the racquet. 1t was out OF
these rallies, with the men going al top
speed, that Doust, the Australian captain,
forged 10 the front. coming up 70 the net.
Once there he was all too frequently good
for slashing pass straight through the
centre OF the opposite court. Jones and
Doust PLAYED this shot times without
number. They made their points in this
way al the most critical stages. and the
Americans seemed powerless TO stop
them
II was in the shifts 20 gain the net that
Doust displayed the greatest resourceful-
ness and strength. He was wonderful in
the rapid volley exchanges. With snappy,
whipping strokes he sent the ball sizzling
across the net. Toward the end Of the
match the Australians made Hackett the
target Of their returns They forced all
OF the playing upon him, and then, when
the rally continued. suddenly switched TO
McLoughlin. II was in measure an un-
expected attack. Mclaughlin never
shirked He was ready. but the quick
ness Of the changes, the pace and the fact
that the ball was bit heavy at the end
caused him 10 bungle a lot Of returns
that on a dry court would have been sure
shooting for him.
Show Fine Generaship.
The power OF the Australians overhead.
especially with a ball that was travelling
Ike a streak. surprised and amazed the
gallery Both Doust and Jones were any
thing but soft when 1t came TO playing at
close range. II was their forte. Their
misses were OF the low ground strokes
and toward the back OF the court rather
than al the net. The conditions which
took the edge of OF the Americans In
obtaining high bounds seemed 10 operate
against them in the same way when II
came 10 long driving, and so the condi-
Tons were equalized.
Jones produced a service that Tor
severity bewiidered both OF the Ameri-
cans. II was not until the critical fifth
set that he lost a service game. Doust
was almost as strong. Both Of the Aus
ITALIANS handled Hackett's serve with
ease, despite the fact that Hackett played
the ball faster than he has ever played II
before in his life. Hackett never got the
proper length TO his shots when the
match was resumed after the rain. Nc
Loughlin at this stage repeatedly poached
over on his partners side. Keenly alive
70 the advantages. Doust. every inch
general OF the courts. tricked McLough-
lin into going over toward Hackett.
Then. with a wide piece OF the opposite
side unprotected. either Doust or Jones
sent the ball spinning through the open
lng. IL was scientific playing, and Of the