Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-07-11
Americans WON
FIRST Of CANES
GERMAN TENNIS PLAYERS 90
DOWN TO DEFEAT BI-
FORE TIM 1. >.
VICTORY SEEMS ASSURED
Americans Need Only 60 Win one
More Game Of the Three Re
naming 10 Get in Finals.

NOTTINGHAM, England, July TO-.
The American players won their
first two matches against Germany in
the srmi-tiual round of the pyriim-
mary contest for the selection of 20
team To challenge England for the
Dwight l.. Davis international lawn
tennis trophy, and stand more than
"A good chance OF qualifying for the
final round.
X. Norris Williams Of Philadelphia
ana Harvard university, after a little
trouble in the beginning of his match
with oscar kreut2er and the loss oi
the third set, pulled out winner in
what after all was not difficult con
lest The German won his set by
keeping the American in the back
court where there was no chance of
volleying,
The more exciting match was that
between Maurice H. McLouRhlin of
san Francisco, the American cham
pion, and otto froit2heim, who is
rated as the best player in Germany
Close for Mclaughlin.
In the morning the German was
able tu get many backhand strokes
over with great speed, and also
picked up the American service cool
ly. AlcLoughln showed a streak of
brllancy in the second set, but not
until the middle of the third set did
his turn in the game come. From
then or he went ahead and with his
famous service and finely placed
drives. wore his opponent down.
krcutzer won the first two of his
games with Williams with effective
use of his backhand stroke Williams
ie ta
but the German captured the fourth
after deuce had been called three
times The American finally took the
set after hard playing.
Williams clever placing and serN Ice
won for him the first, second and
fourth games of the second set. The
nth game was hard fought, duCe be
ing called four times, Williams fin
ally winning. KruetZer's service and
backhand strokes captured the sixth
but the American won the seventh
easily.
German Won II Set.
The third set opened with Williams
taking the first two games. kreutzcr
retaliated by taking the third, fourth
fifth and sixth, Williams service be
Ing somewhat erratic. Both fought
hard for the tenth gmme, but Krcut-
zer won it, after ducc had been called
thrice, by splendid placing
Williams started the fourth set by
winning five straight games without
great effort. krcutZer rallied and
took the sixth on his own service, but
could not keep II up and Williams
won the set and the match
In the first set of the match be
tween McLoughlin and Froitzheim
the American won tn, first game off
the German service He lost the see
ond and third through inability to
handle the services.
The American cannon -ball' scrv-
ice won him the fourth game and he
captured the fifth and sixth on dif-
ferent placing. In the seventh and
ninth Mclaughlin found difficulty in
handling the Germans service and
lost The German won the ninth and
tenth, eleventh and twelfth by splcn-
did shots
Used i}ackhand.
In the second set the German used
his hackhand stroke to advantage,
winning the first game after, deuce
was called twice. McLoughlin's serv-
ice. also winning against the Ameri-
cans service in the fourth and cap
turing the sixth.
The German took the seventh
through McLoughlin's missing vol
leys.
In the third set the German won
the first and second games. but Nc
Loughlin won the third by hard vol
leying. and the fourth on his own
service.
Mcloughlin lost the fifth after
deuce was called thrice. Sharp vol
leying occurred in the sixth. which
the American won. with the games
threc--all. the American won the
seventh. a love game. against Froitz-
helm service. by clcverN placed re-
turns and unpayable vollcys. In the
same way he won the next on his SER
vice. lie lost the ninth The next
was another love game for the Amer
lean.
In the fourth set the first game
was the Germans but Mclaughlin
took the second and third by remark
able net playing. He also won the
fourth and nth. Froitzheim took
the sixth against the Americans ser
vice. and Mclaughlin the seventh and
eighth making the match two sets
all. The first two games of the fifth
set went with the service. but Me
Ioughlin took the third against the
service and also won the fourth. The
nth went to the American after the
hardest fight Of the match. The
American took the sixth with his
famous service. and won his third
set and tho match by taking the
eighth game.