Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-26
TENNIS LUM|NAR|ES
ARE DOWN TOF|NAL
Mclaughlin and Williams Meet
Today for Singles Cham
piOnship.
"MAC' IS THE FAVORITE

NEWPORT. r. l., Aug. 26.-
Maurice K. Mclaughlin, the famous
California lawn tennis expert, and r.
Norris williams, I'd, the Philadel-
phia player, will meet today in the
champions big round of tho all
corners singles tournament, at the
Casino courts. The California
comet" polished off his rival, Wal
lace F. johnson, the Pennsylvania
State champion, in straight sets, with
the score 60, 7-5, 81. Williams in
his semi-finaI round battle eliminated
Nathaniel w. Niles, the Massachu-
sets State title-holder, at 6-3, 7-5, 80,
81.
The two players who upheld tho
supremacy of the singles for the
American team in the Davis cup
matches were never dangerously
pressed by their opponents. Mo-
Loughlin was always in command in
his court except at a brief interval
in the second set, when Johnson
temporarily got his chop strokes
working and held the playing
through champion away from the
net.
From the beginning MoLoughlin
closed the door against Johnson
chop strokes, which q year ago the
Pennsylvania had used with such
cleverness as to force McLouBhilh
| through FIVE sets. BY tremendous
drives and smashes, the sort thai
went streaking through the opposite
court like the shooting stars tnat
earned for him the title of comet,
Mclaughlin repulsed his rival every
time he attempted to come in TO tn
net When driving Mclaughlin
% n1a
handler that sent the ball screaming
down tho line on Johnson's backhan,
and which he never returned with
| any certainty. By holding to this line
of attack the champion scored a
straight run of nine games before this
player on the opposite side of the net
was successful in checking him even
temporarily.
Straight through the three sets the
champion led, with johnson hope
lessly trailing after him. The mar
gin of his victory was a wide one, as
the games tally stood at 10 to and
the point totals at SO to So. There
was more than that to 1t, however,
for Mclaughlin held to his truly
wonderful record of coming through
the tournament so far without the
loss of a set. Altogether, he has
s~OA W - tONeAi VI liO 6tllliCS " II lOI
his opponents-a record that has
never before been duplicated or had
its parallel in ell of the thirty-th
years of the all-eomers.
Williams met Niles upon the court
beside the theatre building, and two
sets were decided before the more
important contest began on the
championship stretch of turf. Will
Jams went through his usual per-
Torrance of dropping set to his
opponent, which was directly charge
able to his loafing tactics. He cleaniy
outplayed Niles whenever he wanted
to exert himself, as is indicated In
the games total which stood at 20
to 16 and the points at 1871 to 112.
For the most part williams simply
held position near his base line and
fed the ball back to Niles until he
hazarded too much on a drive to the
lines, which pitched the ball outside
or into the net. There were periods
when It almost appeared as If the
internationalist were practising shots.
This match was rather fiat, and,
with the exception of an occasional
rally, had little of the vivid speed
and dash which characterized the
other. Williams seemed to know that
he had nothing to fear, and played
accordingly. for in the opinion of
many he could have won with
greater ease had he wished to.