New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-15
Steadiness of Wilding
Counts in Hard Fought
Three-Set Match.
By HERBERT.

nree-OeI MdICIl.
BY HERBERT.
Steadness on one side, particularly
, by Anthony F. Wilding, and instead
ness on the other side, particularly by
Maurice +. Mclaughlin, tells the story
in a few words Of Australasia's victory
over the United States in the doubles
match of the Davis Cup lawn tennis
series, on the West Side courts, yester-
day.
Strange as it may sound, Tom Bundyi
the selection of whom caused some un-
favorable criticism, played his part
WELL and furnished the support which
Mclaughlin. at his best, needed to
smash out the points that made all the
difference between winning and losing.
But Mclaughlin was not the Nc
Loughlin of Thursday, when ne defeat
ed the masterful Brookes in straight
sets. He lacked slightly his usual daZ-
cling speed, his sureness and his re-
sourcefulness. He was by all odds the
most brilliant of the four, but also the
most erratic. making 60 errors 20 %
for Bundy. 81 for Brookes and only 81
for Wilding.
Time after time Bundy would beat
back sharp assault directed against
him as the more vulnerable of the two,
only to have Mclaughlin lose the point
when Brookes or Wilding would sud
denly shoot the ball to his territory IN
an effort to catch him off his guard.
Worse still. his forehand drives were
not working well. On four of five oc--
casions he hit the ball on the rim Of
his racquet, looping it Jar out OF court
and indicating clearly that his eye
lacked it's usual keenness. He did some
poaching, too, and usually with disas-
trous results, although this probably
had little bearing on the outcome.
Brookes began serving, and pulled
out the first game after love-4O had
been called against him, largely be-
cause Bundy was a bit slow IN settling
down and partly because Wilding
scored a lucky placement when a siz-
cling drive hit the wood of his racquet
and bounded just over the net.
The second game, with Mclaughlin
serving. went to the Americans after
deuce had been called twice, when
Bundv killed a short lob and McLough-
lin made an amazing recovery OF
hard smash from Brookes. Wilding
then won his service on a cross-court
mass bv Brookes and errors by Bundy
and Mclaughlin, following which the
Australasians broke through Bundy' 5
service-for the only time OF the
match, by the way-and took the lead
at three games to one after deuce mad
been called four times.
Brookes, again serving, won his game
TO love on a hard smash by hlmsel.
down the centre Of the court and two
outs by Bundy and net by McLough-
lin.
Mclaughlin and Bundy were twice
within a point of winning the second
set in the twelfth game, but they failed
TO take advantage of an opportunity
which possibly might have turned the
tide in their favor, and eventually the
Australasians won II at Sc.
Mclaughlin began serving, and won
the first game with the loss OF only one
noint a net by himself. His service,
although lacking the sting Of Thurs
dav. proved too much for his OPP
moments. He also earned one point By
one OF his spectacular overhead
smashes.
Brookes then reversed the order of
serving and lost the second game for
his pains, Mclaughlin and Bundy
breaking through, helped along by the
errors Of their opponents, who were
unable to handle the ball as 1t came
crashing over the net in a short ses-
sion OF the fastest lawn tennis OF the
day. When Bundy followed this up by
winning his service, mostly through
/ the unsteadiness of the visitors, the
/ score stood 80 in favor OF the Ameri-
cans 10 the loudly expressed delight of
/ the crowd.
Then Brookes and Wilding woke up
and won the next three games IN row
with a loss of only four points, Incl
dentally breaking through McLough-
/ Inns service on the fifth, when the
/ California wizard began to show the
I fret Of that unsteadiness which later
proved so damaging, with two outs and
a net. In Justice 10 Mclaughlin II
must be said that both of his outs
were by inches only on truly brilliant
shots.
/ Chance for the Americans.
With the score all the games
alternated on service up to call, but
/ as said before, the twelfth game was
/ the turning point, as the Americans
twice were within q point of the set
II began with Mclaughlin passing
Brookes with fast forehand drive
from Wilding's service and the kill OF
a short lob by the same player that
fairly burned through the opposing
court. He scored an out on deep
volley on the next point. but a double
fault by Wilding made the score read
$40. Only one point was needed 10
even up the set score, but Mclaughlin
sent the ball into the net from service
With still another chance he shot the
ball out of court after long rally, in