Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-25
Tennis CHAMPS
HELD THEIR own
DURING SEASON
BY w. G. KNOWLTON

BY w. G. kNOWLTON
The four men and women who won
the championships Of America and
Great Britain for 1912 all managed to
retain their titles in 1913 Last year
tWiiding proved conclusively that he
was the-strongest British player, beat
ing all his opponents in a very thor
ough manner, and he appeared to be
the only really formidable British
representative until J. c., Parke sur
prised tennis fans all over the world
by defeating Norman Brookes at Mel
bourne in December.
In 1918 Wilding maintained his su-
premacy by defeating Mclaughlin in
the challenge match for the cham
pinnship Of Great Britain, after the
latter had defeated the largest and
strongest field of English and Euro
pean tennis experts ever matched at
Wimbledon, including the great J. G..
Parke. - g.. ...1s.~.. 7.
Wilding, during the past season, al
so won the hard court championship
Of the world at Paris, in which all the
best German and French players
competed, and he completed his ten
mis- season by winning the covered
court championship of London, at
Queens Club, on October 18th, from a
field Of 81 men, which included all the
best English raequeters. -. :,
During this tourney Wilding won all
his matches in straight sets beating:
G.. F. Dixon GIL, s6-l 60; A. RuhL, Gil
81 AL Ross, Ga, 6-S, 62;;
p, NJ Basison, -, 6-2 81; B. D. Mc=5i
Phefsons champion of Russial, GIL,
60, go, and "a II Lowe. 80, go, 81,
Parke Beat WiIding ~ 81
The only defeat suffered by Winding
was in the Northern championships
of England, where he was beaten by;
j. G.. Parke i'm q : very hard close
match, and he musttbe recognized as
the greatest living representative of
British tennis, -
. j. C. Pafke, who beat him, has also
done we'll, and has earned the right
to be figured in the championship
class, but he has played in smaller
number Of tournaments, and his VIC
tories have been of little Importance,
except for his single match wins over
Wilding and r. NJ Williams of Ameri-
ca. Against Mclaughlin, he broke
even, losing in the English champion
ship at Wimbledon, and winning in
the Davis cup contest.
H. In America, Maurice Mclaughlin,
though he. played in only one tourna-
.ment in this country, showed clearly
that he held the first place, with no
likely competitor in sight During the
American championships at Newport
he lost but one set and this was 70
R. N. Williams, who, it will be re-
membered, forced J. C. Parke to a
five-set match in the Davis cup Sc
ries.
McLoughlin has now equaled the
famous record made by ex-Champ1on
w. A. Larned, when he passed through
two hard American seasons in 1909
and 1910 without losing a match.
Williams is the only American who
at present appears to be able even 10 |
extend the champion, and probably
compares with him about as Parke
does with Wilding.
Mary Browne Still Champ.
Arrong the lady players OF the year.
Miss Mary Browne easily maintained
her supremacy as national champion
against the best Eastern talent and
won the title for the second year.
At the close of the season. how
ever, she met a most unexpected re-
verse at the hands of another Cali
fornian-Mrs. G. Wightuan, former
ly Miss Hazel Hotchkiss of Berkeley.
Mrs. Wightman allowed her opponent
only three games in two sets, and
proved clearly that she still held the
leadership in American tennis at her
mercy. barring the temperance OF
Mrs. Thomas Bundy of Los Angeles.
In Great Britain, Mrs. lambert
Chambers won the ladies champion
ship again, but her victory did not
carry the same value as in past years,
as Throughout the season she was
steadily outposnted by Mrs. D. K. Lar
combe, who beat her twice in import
ant tournaments.
In the English championships at
however, Mrs Larcomoe
met with an accident which almost
caused her the loss of an eye, ans
Mrs, Chambers, who outClassed the
other entries, had little difficulty In
carrying off the title for the sixth
time. Mrs Chambers, as Miss Kate
Douglass, was the most serious con-
tender met by Miss May Sutton on
her English tours.
May Sutton Turned Trick.
In 1905 Miss Sutton beat her for the
championship, and in 1906
Miss Douglass regained it, but Miss
Sutton captured it again from her in