New Britain herald., 1914-08-17
LOSS OF DAVIS CUP
 SH0RN OF ITS STING
hCLoughIn's Playing Marks hNm
 as Worlds Best.

The Davis Cup passed from Ameri- can hands at 3:46 o'clock Saturday afternoon when R. Norris Williams 2d netted a short drive of Norman Brooks, giving the Australian cap tain the point he needed to win the fourth set and take a sensational match at the West Side Tennis club, Forest Hill, l.. l., by sets to 1. For the Americans to retain the tro- phy it was necessary for the eX- Harvard student to defeat Brookes. He put up game fight, but he waged a losing battle almost from | the start.
 McLougtlin's Great Feat. Although the trophy has been car- ried off, considerable of the sting has 1 been taken out of Americas defeat 1 by the wonderful achievement of Maurice B. Mclaughlin in lanQuish- ing each of the great Australasian l pair, Norman E. Brookes and An thon F. Wilding. Wilding had held 1 the all England championship for l three years and Brookes took it l away from him this year. As the tournament winner at Wimbledon is | generally regarded as the worlds | title holder, the crown passes with
 out dispute to the marvellous Cali l fornian.
 The triumph of the young man from the west will not benefit him alone either, as it really takes the l worlds championship tournament from Wimbledon and trans plant it in Newpor When play commences at the famous Casino courts a week from today, Mclaughlin will therefore be defend ing a universal rather than a national crown.
 Outlook Is Bright
 The outlook for the recovery of the cup is bright, and it seems probable that it will not remain away from home for more than a year. It is an established fact that there are now no two men in the world outside of Brookes and Wilding who could have taken the bowl away, and it is doubtful if they will ever play inter- national tennis again.
 BrOOkeS is no longer yOungster, and in his various matches in this country this year has proved that he cannot stand the strain of a long, hard battle. Even now he is con- templating dropping tennis and turn ing to golf. Wilding is not as old as Brookes, and although he had not lost a set outside of those that Me- Loughlin took from him during the international matches, it was very evident that he had retrograded a great deal from the form which kept him at the head of the worlds ten- his players for the last four years. It does not seem likely that they will defend the cup. The trophy must be defended in Australasia, and it is doubtful if either of these men will go back there. Wilding has been in business in England for about five years. Brookes left the Anti podes last fall, and it is said that he probably will make his home in England, too.
 New Players Inexperienced.
 This would put the defence of the cup up to a team of practically inex- perienced players. Alfred w. Dun lOp is the only member Of this years challenging team that will return to Australasia. Stanley N. Doust has made his home in England for some time. Outside of Dunlop, who played in Davis cup matches in other years, the only available men in Austral- asia with international experience are Horace Rice and A Booth Jones' who played in America last year. Neither of these men can cope with the American players, and the young CT crop of racket wielders has not shown any particular star.
 A summary of Saturdays matches follow.
 BrOOkes vs. Williams.