Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-10
AFTER ACKEL|S CUP
Maurice Mclaughlin Defeats
Lyle Mahan at Seabright.
WOULD INDICATE HIMSELF
r. Norris Williams Holds Trophy at
Present and Coast Star
Wants It.

SEA bfldHI, ~ j.. AUG uSt Iu----Ntiu-
rice Mclaughlin, with his shock of
auburn hair, his happy grin and his
bullet serve, flashed into the eastern
tennis world yesterday in quest of the
Achelis cup The Californian has come
east this trip to vindicate himself for
last years defeat in the "national' by
r. Norris Williams. His start yester-
day was more in the way of a tuning
up for the big tournament at Forest
Hills the last of this month. The scar
let tanager from the coast doesn't need
much tuning. He's fit right now.
The Achelis cup is just at present in
the possession of r. Norris Williams
and '-Maurie" wants it. and wants it
badly before the end of the week. In
fact, mac would like to get every cup
that Williams has.
Mclaughlin warmed up in the first
round yesterday by defeating feet
inches of Lyle E. Mahan. He won
without overexerting himself a great
deal, "a, 81. Mahan made McLough-
lin play in the first set, and twice broke
through his service. The towering Ma
han was by no means a cincb for the
Californian, and many times he out
witted his nimble opponent in such
way as to leave Mclaughlin grinning
with slight embarrassment.
Mclaughlin was seemingly i'll at ease
at times on the left side of the court,
and in the fifth game of the first set
Mahan's service was puzzling to the
westerner. so that Mahan went through
to smashing victory at 81. In the
second set. the sixth game dallied from
deuce to Mahan's advantage many times
before he finally pulled the game out of
the fire, IL. 1t was here. also. that
he played for all he was worth at Nc
Loughlins disadvantage on the left side
of the court. Macs back hand
hearted compared with the uncanny in
tuition of his snappy returns later in
the match.
Let Himself Out.
Once Of Rice Mclaughlin let himself
out and Ne was the same fascinating,
picturesque smasher and player, the
most interesting figure in the tennis
world. There he goes, poised grace
fully on his left toe, his eyes turned
skyward riveted on the white ball. He
neither jumps nor reaches; he fairly
bounds upward. There is the sharp
twang of the racquet and the ball
whizZes down over the net. 1t would
seem that it would fairly tear up the
smooth, green turf. but it doesn't. 1t
hardly touches the grass before 1t
bounds low. tantalizing bound, bare
ly high enough for Mahan to pry his
racquet under it. There is a commend
able effort on Mahan's part to get it
back, but it smashes disastrously into
the net. Then Mclaughlin grins, goes
back to his service and bounds up at
it again.
You'd think that Mahan would be tall
enough to stretch UP for anything
within the court, but time and again
Mclaughlin lobbed the ball Just hlgn
enough over his head to thwart ms
best Intentions. He had Mahan cover
ing q lot of ground chasing the ball IN n
futile effort. He made him run hlmseiI
Mclaughlin has brought a new
vounrster from the coast with him this
trip. He is Ward Dawson, VINO VIII
play with him in the doubles; . Daw s.t
like to be called boy any more He is
brirnful Of confidence, and YESTERDAY
beat the Philadelphia schoolboy, Sidney |
T Tesssn defeated ss ted D Morgan sssils.
60, 81, and will go against Nc,
Ioushlin today. Dawson will play B.
s. Prentice. who won from B. Z. La"
H. A. Throckmorton. the metropolitan
junior champion, won impressively,
from A. H. Man. jr.. 60, 6-l, and Will
through the first round by defeating
The opening of the tournament
seabrisht Lawn Tennis and Cricket
clubs attractive home, where addi-
tional stands have been erected for the
big crowd wh1ch is expected To WitHeSS
the matches during the week.
Mahan Started Well.
In che first game of the first set of
the Mahan- Mclaughlin match. Mahan
won on his service, Al. Mclaughlin
took the next one the same way. In
the third game Mclaughlin broke
through Mahan's service and won
4-love. In the fourth game Mahan
rallied and returned McLoughlin's
service so handily that he won. 6-4.
He also won the next game, 81, and
although Mclaughlin took the seventh
game at love, Mahan smashed through
made it 4-all. Mclaughlin settled
down then, however, and won the next
two gaines and set.
Mclaughlin didn't have so much
trouble with Mahan in the second set.
Mac broke through his service and
won the first game and ran away with
the second, Mahan being unable to
handle the vicious smashes which Nc
Loughlin whanged over the net 1t was
not until the fifth game that Mahan
was able to interrupt McLoughlin's
TO deuce several times before he final
ly won it, 11-s Mac took the next two
games easily.
One match was played in the invita-
tion doubles, T. r. Pel1 and &. S. Prem
tice defeating A. H. Man, jr and c. L.
Johnston. jr. The summary:
McLoUGHLIN- MAHAN MATCH.
First Set
M Msssna 3 IT, iss-a
Second Set.
McLoughn.... 4 3 5 4-41-6
Mahan.. 0 = IL 2-.9-l
Aeheiis challenge cup. singles: First round
Mclaughlin defeated l.. E. Mahan, 6-1 6-1
:. II. voshell defeated ID. Morgan Go. 6-l:
II. A. Throckmorton defeated A. II. Man. jr
So. s-1; F. C. Inman defeated l.. b. Dun
ham. g.. 60: T. X. Peli from K. Harte
by default G. l.. Johnston. jr defeated NJ DE
Camp Ga, 6-2; Ward Dawson defeated Sidney
Thayer. jr.. 6-l ca; B. s. Prentice won from
B. Q. Law by default
Invitation doubles-T. Il. Pell and r. S Prem
tiee defeated a. II. Man, jr., and G. l.. John
ston, jr., Ga. 6-3.