Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-23
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BY WALTER

Ey WALTER
Any discussion of AIcharcss 7
of maintaining her jused title
to the possession of lie Gun
symbol of the world'Sonsbin
/ in tennis, is fraught Wv diff
culties and contingencies fig.
ure II as you VIII, al the time,
il is not evident that is Al
great amount OF alHertween
the three most promineinders
England, Australia antnited
! States. ~
| 10 beat us Austraila gland
will have had to come way
first and fight each or a |
chance at us. True 1t is, and |
Brookes, the two upon WAus-
tralia most depends, and the
mainstay Of the English are
old campaigners and are NO be
affected to a great degree ring
away from home, but it is hat
the struggle between the1the
right to challenge may taxi of
the fire from their game.
1t will be the first appel of
WiIding and Brookes on an
courts, an event, Of far-reain-
terest, bringing together for tst
time in our country the u1ed
ranking players of the Worlre
! may be doubt as to the rabf
others, but there are few to dat
Wilding, Brookes, Parke and N
Mclaughlin are the four whN
at the top of the list
Mclaughlin vs.. Parke. +
And so, If England is the char
at Forest Hills August IL, it !
up to Mclaughlin to beat Parl
| whoever is chosen to play thet
singles match, or, failing to
Parke, Mclaughlin, with his pa
must win the doubles. 1t had
hoped that Mclaughlin would b.
to play only in the singles, but
seems certain that he will also
to play in the doubles. with I
Murray or some other partner
en- by the committee. Il. :.
AS experience counts for so
in the doubles it would seem W
play Bundy with Mclaughlin, t
the committee in charge will b.
erned by the showing of the diff
aspirants before making a det
Parke, within the past
months in competition, has del
Wilding, Brookes and McLough
all three-but the advantage
probably be with Mclaughlin, s
meet here. Either Mclaughlin,
Jams or Murray should be able tt
any other member of, the FL
team.
Hard Task Is Faced.
On the other hand, should A
liza be the challenger winning
England at Longwood, McLot
would have his great chance to
out the decisive defeat he SUI
at Wilding's hands in the chal
round for the championship of
land last summer.
And at the same time, we may
he will have a task that Will
and call loudly, for everything
CARRYING in tennis power that
cular afternoon. But because.
ing beat Mclaughlin three ST.
sets, let us not forget two of
were long deuce affairs with
Loughlin just missing both by a
point, when to have won either '
have changed the entire aspect @
contest.
And it must also be remem'
that Wilding was able to d1rec
determined charge increasingly
unwayeringly at McLeughlin's
Mesa ground stroke on his
hand. 1t is neither likely that
ing could do the same so contin
" again, nor that McLoughlln
failed to eradicate some of this
ness in preparation for the con
this summer. The fact is, our
hest chance for retaining the cuI
in the experience which McLou
gained in his English campaign
coupled with the ma
ability he has to play the gam
we'll as any of his opponents.
Great Tennis Expected.
Brookes, when right. Is very
If any below Wilding and unless
T ,oughlin beats Wilding we will
nlenty of trouble the rest OF the
lust now the report is that BIC
Il not playing to form, but by
time the matches are played, he
be out there giving whoever trl'
master him, a mighty battle.
OF the other players on the
fish and Australian teams not I
Is definitely known, so far as
relative chances to win this
are concerned, though surprises
axe place and the cups future
mend upon one or more of the
famous players. Especially If the
DIes matches are the determining
Tor. -. ~: .....
taken altogether. whoever pla!
and what the result there will
tennis to watch with
outcome just about as doubtful
ION he imagined. America may