The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-13
Williams and Mclaughlin Of American Four Will
Defend Davis Cup Against Invaders
Wilding and Brookes

Whether or not America will hold the
Dwight + Davis international cup sig
nihcant OF the worlds lawn tennis cham ,
pionship, depends largely on what the 7
Americans, r. y. williams "a Of phi.a-
delphia and Maurice r. Mcl.ougnlin. do D.
when they line UP against the two Aus /
trslssians. Anthony +. Wilding and Nor.
man r. Brookes, in the first singles
matches Of the challenge round this after /
noon at the West side Tennis club at
Forest Hills, l.. l.
Mclaughlin lost to both Brookes and
Welding in Davis cup singles in 1909 and
with VI II Long to Brookes and Widing
IN doubles. In 1911 he again represented
America, defeating G. T. Dixon and 4
II. Lowe OF the British Isles In prelm-
mary round and losing to Brookes in
memorable five set singles match and
with Beals Wright to BrVokcs and Dun
Top In doubles l.ast year he lost only 60
J. G. rtrke OF the British Isles in singles
and with Harold IT, Iackett to poust
and 4 y. Jones OF Australasia in doubles
Williams made his first appearance las,
year
Thomas G. Bundy another member OF
the American team. played only one
match a. an Internal loudl ST, that Con 1911.
when with r. u. Little he WIS defeated
by g. T.. Dixon and \. T.. Brtmisn OF the
British Isles. Kari Bcrr has played lnI
three Davis cup matches. all 90 1907
That year he lost 10 Hr1phcs three sets
to one and carried Wi.dius the full dis
lance before he acknowledged defeat at
I'll, 3-6, 6-3, -. 3--6 I'm the dou-
bles Of the same year he and Weight
vanqu!shed Bruokes and W.ldiug IS
l2-ln. l--G t. IS
In their matches against Canada. Ger
many and England naIthcr Brookcs nor
Wilding have displayed the unbeatable
qualities attributed To- them. This Of
course, Was due lu great measure To
the fact that they did not meet with very
stubborn resistance. Although their OPP
punrnts We're for the most part. not iu
their class the two Austrslasaus showed
many Weaknesses, the principal one being
/ inability 10 put any strength In their
| overhead play.
Mclaughlin has looked better than
ever this year and has gone through the
season unbeaton II is NOT only the fact
that he won his matches which stands out
but the way ne Won them.
What Williams can DO IS more or less
~ an uncertainty. In the early season
/ the Fh!ladelphlau showed a little of form
| hut he has steadily rounded into shape
! and his practice duTug the last week
| showed that. just about this time, he is "A
! very good second to M,lough.!u There
are quite a few Who fcol That the young
| Harvard student may even MAX" better
/ showing against tn" invaders than his
/ team mate.
Both williams and MrIoughiin seem 10
| have more stamina than tho ISLANDERS
/ At least neither BiuokcS nor Nud'ns
| seemed To- have any great amount of pee
| serve strength FOO their preliminary round
/ matches Therefore. should tie matches
20 outside Of straight sets the youth and
energy of the defenders ought 90 bring
/ victory to them.
! Although no announcement mas been
made Officially as to who VIII play Ia the
doubles with NcLouEhlin, THE SrN can
state authoritatively mat Buudy viii take
/ the court and Bchr Will watch the match
from tho gallery.
There Is little possibility that eithe~
Of the other visitors, bnust or Dunlop
| will get into action at Forest iiiis. NJ
! Pitt sburg during The course OF practice
for the German matches, poust and Dun
lup perturhed over the fact that they
had not been called upon To play. cna'-
lenged their team mates 10 doubles
match and won easily three sets 20 one.
At singles neither DOust nor Dunlop Is
the equal OF BroOkes or W,lding. but the
result OF this doubles match would tend
to show that in the team game they are
somewhat better
More than 1000 enthusiasts have pur-
day. tomorrow and Saturday 10 see the
matches This viii be the largest crowd
that has ever been AZ a tennis contest for
which an admission has been charged
II IL estimated that AZ least 5000 auto
mobiles viii be ON the grounds daily
Every Automobiles viii get map OF
the sage Foundation at Forest lllls with
/ various parking spaces marked out where
there Is ample room for 5000 cars NJ
machines vii! be allowed 20 stop In tht
roadway between the station and the
clubhouse I'm order that the pedestrians
. may have a clear way.
Tn, Australasiaus did just little more
, preliminary tuning W. yesterday, brookes
and Winding playing one set In doubles
against Harold H. lIackett and Frederic
h. Alexander The former American ma
tional champions took only one game ~
the set. This they won ~ love with Alex
ander serving The veteran made tWt
service aces against WidiuE I'm this game
and one against Brookrs Tho Other
point was Tailed on an error by Broukes
Both the Australasiaus played with re-
markable steadlness from start 10 mist
and showed more individual hrill.anc'
than they did In any of their preliminary
round matches.
p1ust aud Dunlop also got our ON Ia,
p courts and split up on touhics teams, th'
f. former playing with A. ". Myers aud ~
latter with the Canadian ntrrna'ioualist
T. u. Powell Powell and Dunlop woi
the hr5t set easily at q and lost thu
second at 6--4.
Gundy was the only member OF m
y American team who was out at the club
house, and he did not even get into hi
logs The ntnCr three had gone ont 70
> a yachting trip as guests Of Harry Phyn
~ whitney. They viii stay aboard the poa
, until jas, before the mate. cs.
!, Robert D. Wrcun, president - IN
u United Sta.es National Lawn Tennis Al
rolf a "A