Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-14
American and Australasian
Teams Even as Result of
First Days Play.
MLOUGHLIN'S GREAT FEAT
Californian Has to Play in
Worlds Record Form to
Beat Brookes.

The even standing of the Anstral-
asian challengers and the American
defending teams in the Davis cup
matches for the worlds Champion
ship in tennis puts major Importance
on the results of the doubles round
to be played today on the courts of
the West Side Tennis Club at Forest
Hills Long Island.
1t was officially announced after
yesterdays matches that Maurice e.
Mclaughlin and Thomas c. Bundy
would represent America in the dou-
Dles against Anthony F. Wilding and
Norman p. Brookes, of the Austral-
asian challenging team. In announc-
Ing the selection of Bundy the
American cup committee stated that
provision had been made for either
the challengers or the defenders to
change the personnel of their doubles
team any time before play was called.
by some this was taken to mean that
the cup committee might reverse it's
decision and send Karl II. Behr in to
help Mclaughlin in place of Bundy,
or that the Australasians might put
Doust and Dunlop in against the
Americans. Brool1es plainly showed
the effects of his hard match with
Mclaughlin yesterday and 1t was
scAh NAAetb AAC WIS COISiQtIAiik Il rest
today to be in good shape for his
singles match against r. Norris Will
liams, I'd, tomorrow.
The spectacular defeat of Brooches
by Mclaughlin yesterday and the
fact that the match so far is even
was expected to bring out every one
of the 1880 ticket holders today.
The day opened bright and the same
ideal weather conditions that pre-
vailed yesterday are expected to add
to the pleasure of the days sport.
The first days play for the Davis
Cup emblematic of the worlds tennis
championship, resulted in a drawn
battle between the Australasian
challengers and the American de-
tenders. r. Norris Williams, I'd, of
Philadelphia, being defeated by An
thony f. Wilding, of New Zealand,
in straight sets, 7-5, CO, 6-3 while
Maurice 2. Mclaughlin, of Califor-
MIA, defeated Norman r. Brookes, the
Australasian captain, 17-15, 6-3, 6-3.
History Making Epoch.
The Brookes-Mc Loughlin match
marked q history epoch in
the court sport and thrilled the spec
tators to q point seldom reached in
racquet battles. For one hour and
twenty minutes these two masters Of
the game battled through the first set
under broiling sun before Brookes
was forced to acknowledge that at
last he had met his superior in skill
and endurance. The score, 17-15, set
new worlds record for cup tennis.
supplantig.g the 1914 match played
between Wilding and Lowe. of the
Australasian and English teams, re-
spectvely. at Boston last week.
Williams started off against Wild
ing with q rush and won the first
game with four straight points. He
then took two points on the second
game, but Wilding evened it up at
the 30-all. Then Williams took the
pext two points and the game.
The third game went to deuce three
times, but Williams won. Wilding
then braced and won the fourth, but
Williams came right back and took
the fifth
Wilding took the next two games
and Williams won the eighth. At that
point the American began to wobble,
however, and Wilding won the first
set, rs, by taking four straight
games
his gait was shown by his perform
ance in the second set, which he won,
Ga In this set williams fell off
double faults and failure to get easy
chances contributing largely to his
defeat His backhand strokes, which
had been very strong in the first set,
deserted him entirely.
Williams rallied In the third set and
gave the New Zealander a hard
fight Wilding captured 1t, however,
Ga. This match furnished the mostl
exciting tennis of the match. With
the score 40 against him, Williams
threw every possible ounce of steam
into his drives and serves, finally
bringing the score to 5-3.
The last game went to deuce three
times and three times Wilding was
within one stroke of victory before he
finally succeeded in downing the
plucky American.
Only in the first set and in the clos
ing rallies of the third set Williams
seemed to be anywhere near the equal
of wilding. The physical strength Of
the giant was apparent, and Williams
looked very weak in comparison. The
total nets for Wilding were "a; for
Williams, 80. Wilding had 40 outs and
Williams 40.
Mclaughlin and Brookes Thrill Crowd.
The second match Of the day, be-
tween Mclaughlin and Brookes,
brought out magnificent tennis from
the American champion and his oppo-
nent and the crowd that watched 1t
was thrilled as the play shifted in the
early part of the set until the score
stood 30-all
i Brookes then took the seventh game
and made it 4-3. but Mclaughlin i'm
mediately brought the set to deuce