New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24
Gallery at Newport Somewhat
Disappointed at His Playing
in AII-COmerS.
YOUNGSTERS ALL OUT OF IT
Youthful Californians and Sew
eral Lads from East Give
Promise of Future
Greatness.

manner in which the lawn tennis rankings
fulfil their mission It would be found in
the group Of men who have won their
places in the semi-fnal round OF the
thlrty-third annual all-comers national
championship singles on the turf courts
here 1t has served TO emphasize the
efficiency Of the present management and
officials, so that the tournament, which
will end on Tuesday unless delayed by
rain, takes a prominent place in the an
rals Of the game Glass has demonstrated
its superiority, and the presence OF three
OF the Davis Cup team-Maurice +. Nc
Loughln, r. Norris Williams, I'd, and
Wallace f. Johnson-along with the
younger Callfornians and the former
champion, William ]. Clothier. has served
TO make the competition in its entirety a
most memorable ore.
so far as Mclaughlin and Williams are
concerned, they have been a trife disap-
pointing In their work Mclaughlin had
nothing TO do until he met Clothier. The
abundance OF praise showered upon him
by the British critics, however. caused
was something OF a shock to find that the
bail would occasionally travel from his
racquet into the net or out OF court, as
might be the case with dub" player.
Williams certainly has not shown the
form that was expected OF him last sea-
son He has repeatedly played needless
headless lawn tennis. The youth who fur
40 a
seems to play into the hands Of his adver-
saries until he is tied up. and then he
extricates himself by sheer effort and
brilliancy. Williams was lucky 70 win
against Gustave r. Touchard, and II was
ridiculous for him TO drop sets to 5. How
ard Voshel and William NJ. Johnston. for
better than that might be expected Of an
International cup player
Wallace johnson Is like Mclaughlin in
that he had no real test until his meet
ing with John r. Strachan, the younS
Californian. whom he met IN the hfth
round. As for the California invasion this
year. II seemed 10 have spent Itself before
the forces from the Pacific Coast made the
assault upon the all-cOmers' title. There
is no denying that the youngsters. stra-
chan, Johnston and Griffin, are as brilliant
a lot as have ever come across the Conu-
uent. II is generally believed that both
strachan and Johnston promise oetlet
than did Mclaughlin when ne q "a
such a Juror at Newport in 1879. Ihey
are hard and sturdy boys, ana they NAV Q
caught on TO the finer points or the sdIhS
on grass in a way that Is truly SURPRISING.
But the California youngsters were "
no means alone in their glory TINS yea.
During the first and second days OF thS
,o,,rnsuent how PLAYERS Of no mean Skin
were popping UP here and there SO aS -
make oldtimers q bit dizzy ana "onuei
whether or not the famous old IheettiIs
had turned into sort or lawn TENNIS NJ
dergarten- OF the basIern 'sr9SonI
Leonard Beekman, the Paving SChooI
captain, advanced further toward tne
dnals than any OF the others. Hls WoIa
was truly remarkable. FROM Nhe UaOn ,, -.
the court there are few or the VeIsl -, 80
ubo excel him, for Beekman hits iaIIly
- and accurately After a day or TWO
th. inmerslty and the importance OF th9
ali comers began TO get on MS nerves a'le
no yyas about at the end OF MS te'hei
when ne met Nathaniel w. Mics; 70. -, ~;
Law. A. Il. Kennedy, IT. anu ~" e., -
t,vans ir a trio Of Philadelp mans, a.SO
d,sniayed remarkable ability OF the prom
isitg sort for youngsters, as Wen a' Vi
Cnike, Gamer. william l. Mchlh an
William Blair, who paruclpaIeu -.
interscholastic division OF the tour
In a general way the ne" a. re- the
~ the field is more satlsiacloI? Onan 80
ia Ian All OF the courts, WIN lhe ca
~ ~ ~ three, are now laid scleiIiUCat
IL ranging from north 10 SCUM, -
especlally appreciated by the me-. nn
play upon the grandstaIu Sou ~ cornsr
- old stretch OF turf over IN the corr
,1nder the stately elms the sun was o.
go In the eyes OF one player, anu tllSH
there were often distractihs snaoo o,e =,
Rut the arrangement OF the hoi seoHoS
stand on one side and the open t ,etS
seats on the other has been orousn'
ahout nv sacrificing the picturesque lea'
,,as Gradually the tournament ID uc
narting from its traditional soCiai go
ilrss and attempting 10 pecoihs 49,
snoT.ing contest Still II has a long WAY
=, 90 IN mending some OF its faults De-
go I, can be classed with some oluei
national competitions In other sports,
Most Of the matches were at least pro.
vtded with an umpire this year, oue ,,.t
was only upon the championship SVuI
,hat an entire corps of officials couIo pe
IND With any degree OF regularity; IN
ono or two instances this led TO dllncuIties,
especially In the way OF Ca!l1ns 800
Ia lts' or what is commonly termed Ioo.
faulting by the players. Inc lhCiuSht Ia
80 Itch in which Williams defeated
Touchard was one Of the most unIortu-
nate that ever happened In such an iiipo'
tant contest 49, ,,r,d dovs IN
1909. and the match in which Clothiea &c
feated Mclaughlin on the fnaIi coIi
wben the Californian. then making nls
dehut here. was fairly baited oy haVlns
footfaults called against MIN as ne Md
serving. Upon the evidence OF oIiIGidis
uho sat on the lines. Touchard was tne
Victim OF an injudicious selection or +; A.
Vale the English critic, as service judge.
To nut IL mildly, Vale is bit OF crank
on the subject OF footfaults, ana louoHalu
ran afoul OF him at the most critical stage
~ the match. Obviously II Is apt 10 De
JisconcertinR after playing haphazardly
Inon outlying courts 10 be suddenly
staged on the championship court anu
have a lot OF officials decide upon ever
move. Ii leads TO discomfort ana now "
overcome IL is one OF the problems lha'
Rob Wrenn has been trying 10 solve.
For only one day was the grandstana
court completely surrounded by wall Oh
green canvas fencing. Then the iehce
on the open stand side was removes altu
stItuted. This allows OF the confusing
motion of the late corners among the
crowd who enter the STANDS, ana While
there Is greater width 10 the court there
is no good reason why the renee shouIu
not be in It's place and so make the con-
ditions as perfect as possible. The new
arrangement has at least abolished the
nuisance OF the hall caddies selling chairs
10 the spectators and this muicuhs OF
tho nublic has been overcome, although II
was necessary for the Casino management
10 post large sign to the effect that the
chairs and programmes were free ana
that no payment was necessary.
There is the same grumbling among
many OF the players that Newport Is s.n
out-of- the-way place for the tournament
and that II should De conducted SO as to
begin on Monday and finish on Saturday
Of the same week There seems every
prospect however that the Casino will
continue to hold the tournament for some
time to come. The purchase of the ad-