Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-16
AMERICANS LOSE
THE Tennis CUP
TO AUSTRALIANS
The Poor Showing of Will
liams Responsible for the
Defeat of the American
Team.
BY Hal Sheridan.

Forest Hills, L. l., Aug 15.-America !
lost the Davis international tennis cup
this afternoon to Australasia. r. Nor |
ris Williams was no match for Norman
h. Brookes. He was wild, his placing
was faulty, and only in one set did he
display form anywhere near approach
ing his opponent. Maurice e. Nc
Loughlin, the American champion, de-
feated Anthony F. Wilding. of the
Australasians in easy fashion. The
score was s to for the five matches.
The score by which Brookes won over
Williams today was; 81. CO. $40, Go.
Standing forth from the wreckage of
this country's latest international
sporting disaster is the greatest singles
tepniS player in the world-Maurice e.
Mclaughlin.
When Norman E. Brool5es, champion
of the challenging Australasians ten
mis- team, defeated r. Norris Williams
in the first singles, in today's play on
the west side tennis courts at Forest
Hills, Long Island. he delivered the
final blow necessary to lift the coveted
international trophy from the possess
sion of the United States. Brookes
simply outclassed Williams-the Har-
ward boy never had a chance. But
the sting of defeat and the loss of the
cup was largely removed by the re-
markable showing of Mclaughlin.
Covered Himself With Glory.
Following the Brookes- Williams
match, Mclaughlin met Anthony f.
Wilding. The match had no bearing
on the Australasians' attempt to lift
the cup. 1t had already been lost but
Mclaughlin covered himself with glory
by defeating Wilding, heretofore con-
ceded to be the greatest single player
In the world. He defeated the giant
Australasian decisively, leaving moth
ing in doubt, by three sets to one.
With the exception of the third set,
he was always master of the situation,
always in the lead and carrying the
fight to his opponent. Mclaughlin
conquered the two greatest singles
players now on the courts within three
days. BroolIes defeated Wilding at
Wimbledon early this summer for the
all-England championship Thursday
Mclaughlin defeated Brookes in three
straight sets, the first going the heart
breaking stretch of 80 games before
the California comet could beat down
his great opponent. Both Brookes and
Wildng have earlier victories over
Mclaughlin TO their credit. Wlding
defeated him only last summer in Eng
land, but the American national cham
pion demonstrated during the weeks
play that he has arrived and is in
class by himself.
Wilding played a brilliant game
against Mclaughlin today. He had
speed, cleverness, stamina and every
thing needed by a champion. But Nc
Loughlin had greater speed, displayed
greater cleverness and carried the
fight to Wilding as ferociously during
the last game as the first The speed
of McLoughlin's service was terrific
He won the ninth game of the second
set entirely on his service. Wilding
being unable to make a single return
His playing was perfect
WiIdine's Strongest Bid.
After Mclaughlin had won the first
and second sets. Wilding made his
strongest bid He had Mclaughlin SO
in games and needed but one point to
make 1t a love set Mclaughlin saved
himself from this by winning two
straight games. but finally succumbed
26 In the fourth and final set Nc
Loughlin took three straight games
from the great Wilding. He made
seemingly impossible returns, out
guessed his opponent on play shots
and played over the court in dazzling
style.
Williams was the disappointment of
the matches. The vast crowd wit
Messing the defense of the cup-14,0
were present today-did not get q
chance to judge the real play of Wild
ing until today. He toyed with Will
liams on Thursday Brookes was eX-
tended but little today to defeat Will
liams and with the loss of the doubles
yesterday the defeat of the Harvard
star today meant the loss of the cup.
Brookes merely played a careful,
steady game today and viii ans wild
ness and anxiety worked his own de-
feat. He rallied in the third set, win
ming 1913, but again faded in the
fourth. In this set the cowd rallied
to Williams support with terrific
cheering. Brookes is more or less tenn
peramental and poked his fingers in his
ears to shut out the noise of the shout
ing. The crowd was finally requested
to cease yelling, as it bothered both OF
the players"
Brookes and Mclaughlin won their
matches today as follows:
Brookes, 6-1; So; $40; 6-3.
Mclaughlin, GO; Sd; 2-6; 60.
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