New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-14

next game, winning three points on the
severity of his service alone and an
other on a net by Wilding. When the
sixth game began the New Zealander
knew he would have 20 change his tao
tics, and he started to return the SER
vice with short chop strokes, bringing
Williams close to the net. In his anXl-
ETY. to score the American began to
crash the ball into the net, and Wllding
took the game.
Finding the opposition growing ever
stronger, Williams began TO play ire
mendously for every point, but after
taking the eighth game the cool and
crafty tactics of Wildlng proved TOO
much, and he took the next four games
in a row, and with 1t the tlrst set al
Is. In the latter half of this set 1t
was Williams's constant driving out
along the side lines that lost him the
points, and that was what Wlldlng was
working for.
Che Australasian acted with growing
confidence as the second set began and
showed his perfect control over the
ball by placing it in the far corners
and changing his pace in remarkable
manner. Error after error was chalked
up against the American, as he did not
seem able to gauge the continual
change Of pace, and his shots inVarl-
/ ably landed outside Of court.
The Philadelphia began to show
I signs of temper at this stage and
/ ierked his hands and snapped his fin
gers nervously. Wilding never relent--
/ cd in his attack and established lead
I Of five games to one.
Williams's Rally Brief.
For short space Williams again re
gained control OF his racquet and sent
| rare placement shots skimming over
| the net, with Wilding forced to traV-
erse his court from side to side con
/ stantly. But this showing on the part
/ Of the defender was of short duration,
and the battling manner in which Wild
ing would vary tremendous drive
/ with a short chop stroke just over the
net completely upset any plan OF attack
/ Williams had in mind
/ After the seventh game had gone 10
deuce the American ran it out by two
/ brilliant placement shots near the side
I lines. Then the man from New Yea
/ land. as ( he had concluded TO end mat
/ tiers decisively, took the last game at
love. and with IL the second set. lie
accomplished this largely through
+ Williams costly outs.
Satisfied that he had solved every
thing in Williams game, Wilding
started the third set by breaking
through his opponents service after
deuce had been called three times. The
I full strength Of his great right arm
WAS going into every shot and the ball
broke sharply.
DESPITE Williams's brilliancy, he
could not Offset the Australasian' 3
marvellous control. and steadily did
The American fall behind, taking only
the fifth. sixth and eighth games be
fore Wilding ran out the set and
match at 6-3. The last point was
scored by the foreigner after he had
raced wide Of his court for place
ment shot and sent back crashing
forehand drive across Williams's court
An interval Of fifteen minutes fol-
lowed. and then Brookes, followed
closely by Mclaughlin, came from the
clubhouse. The same scenes were en-
acted once more, the cameras clicked
and the men warmed up for a couple
Of minutes.
Mclaughlin the Last Hope.
Wearing a small gray cap, Brookes
took the south court and began sery-
ing. after Mclaughlin had won the
toss and begun with the sun at his
hack. a moment OF tense silence set
tied over the great throng As the match
began. Mclaughlin, with flaming hair
and smiling face, stood as the last hope
Of the Americans. Would he prove