The sun., 1914-08-16
Australasian Captain Beats
Philadelphian in Four
Set Contest.
VICTORY GIVES NEEDED
POINT TO CHALLENGERS
Mclaughlin Proves Claim to
Supremacy of World.
Beating Wilding.

The Davis sup is lost Norman x
ternational lawn tennis team. won the
deciding point OF phe series for the tro-
ply symbolic OF the worlds championship
on the courts yesterday afternoon from
Richard Norris williams, I'd. OF Phila-
delphia, at the West Side Tennis Club
He took three sets 20 one. at 6--l, 6--2,
80. Ga. This victory sends the his
torls trophy over 10 the antipodes whIre II
will stay for this year at least, but those
who saw II 20 feel that Il cannot remain
away long. for while Australasia really has
no one but Brookes and Wilding 10 de-
pend on $or holding II, America has a
crop OF more than dozen young players
who will be ready to bring Il back In a
short time. Nor can there be any doubt
but that Brookes and widing are passing,
while there are many young Americans
coming up with a rush. After the cup
had been taken. Maurice r.. Mclaughlin
came out on the courts and defeated An
thony r. Wildlng, - GO. 6--3. Is,
s-2. thereby demonstrating that n. is
the best Of the worlds singles plavers
Williams was in tire same poor form
that he showed on Thursday, wfien he
was vanqulshed by wildng. arsi was far
outclassed by the left handed challenger
In all but the third set In that set the
Philadelphisn outplayed his rival at every
angle OF the game and succeeded In pull.
Ing out the set when he apparently did
not have chance. II was in the six-
teenth game that the turning point OF
the set came about. for with Brookee lead
Ing at ST and 3o-l5. the young Har-
ward student broke through the Austria
lasian's service for the first time and
evened the score at all. This gave
American rooters another faint ray OF
hope, for they had felt that the cup AL
ready was lost, and they chered the
youngster to the echo.
Din Of Praise for Williams.
Williams went into the lead by winning
his own service and having gained con-
fdence took the eighteenth game and ,he
set on beautiful placement shots Flushed
by the momcntary victory the spectators
broke into thundNous round of applause
much to tho displeasure of Brookes The
Australasian presented sorry sight ous
In the centre OF the court for he threw
down his racket in anger and tainmed his
fingers In his ears.
BrooPes might have left the court and
gone to the clubhouse. as Williams did.
for period of respite is granted at the
finish of third set. He preferred how
ever to stay out where every one of the
$4,000 could see HIM and TO show them
| that he did not like tho applause. That
| tlle crowd did not take kindly to his az
tlons was demonstrated hS the tact that
when he took his fingers from his ears
upon the cessation of the din a universal
I MI ntaxA
know that his desire for silence on such
an occasion had made him persona non
| sratA
inc antipodean tried again TO shut out
the NOISE but he did not leave the court
until the enthusiasm or the crowd had
wo,h iseit o"t- Ihen he went into tho
c,uonouse ana the spectators showed that
i'eS soon iorsot even such breach and
sreeted MIN with hearty ovation when
ne returned Tor tne fourth set. The APP
| pause uIu no, seem 10 oother Brookes
par'leuiary "hen u acclaimed some of
| 'e wv" or'nuht pay
ree's Hespo"sfbt''ts.
| In tho Brookes- illiams ,na,,h ,,,
young Philade,phisu was under ~
| rife strain from the time hc tool n,.
| court, for he realized tbat tho bonas ~,
America were placed only in him .rd
that every mistake he made would scrd
| million people Had tho match haon
under other circumstances there Is
possibility that the young Harvard stu
ueht would nave made better showing,
nut IN MS anxiety To do the right thing
ne became overcautlous and lost most
or MS points Just through this.
As matter OF fact Williams was not
at his best. While Brookes the veteran
or many another international battle, al
though he had to some extent the same
strain on him was better able to stand
II and never played any better. Will
isins showed the tension under which he
WAS paying by the fact that lie could not
| get any power into his drives or his
smashes. and frequently lost what should
have been sure points by falling to get