Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-21
R. NORRIS WILLIAMS
TRAILS M'L0UGHLN
ON SEASONS RECORD
Philadelphia Star, While Play.
ing Brilliant Game, Still
Behind Feats of Cali
fornia Comet
BIG MATCHES FOR YOUTH
Junior Clay Court Title Play VIII
Begin Next Week. for
Youngsters

Against Nat Niles, at Newport yestsr-
day, NJ. f. MoLoughin was at least halt
10 below his standard, and against c. j.
Griffin, national champion. r. Norris
Williams, I'd, was at the top of his game
This situation, down 10 the court on
which the match was played. existed
when Williams defeated "Mac" in the
final round for the national championship
last year.
Even should history repeat itself, win
Jams will not have an even break on the
season. In their two previous meetings
at San Francisco and at Boston, Nc.
Loughlin convinced the most akeptieal
that. despite his defeat In the national
he was still Williams master,
At the time OF the "allseomera' last
year McLoughlin had gone stale. follow.
ing his brilliant playing In defense OF the
Davis Cup and the International cham.
pionship. Wilding and Brookes, then
hailed as the worlds premier lawn tennis
players. fell before the prowess Of the
smiling Californian. For the space OF two
weeks Mac" was lauded to the skies, but
after the national his following fioeked to
Williams.
Unfortunately for the spirit Of the
game, more praise has been bestowed on
Williams for his defeat of Mclaughlin
than on the latter for his splendid efforts
for America in the Davis Cup matches.
Such an attitude is entirely wrong. Ger
tainly the international matches are OF
much greater Importance to the lawn ten
mis- world than the American champion.
ship,
The old saw, there Is nothing new
under the sum-" doesn't apply 20 lawn
tennis, for brand new feature is carded
Tor next week at tho Cynwyd Club Men
and women, as well as older boys and
girls, all have their annual events, but
the group from which the champions
OF the next decade must como has been
sadly neglected.
No longer will they be overlooked,
however, for the first annual junior clay
court championship OF Philadelphls,
closed TO all but boys OF 1e years and
under. starts on Monday at the Cynwyd
Club. Who knows but what some lad
In knickefs has been hiding the light
or future champion under a busheli
No one knows. but II such 10 the case
he viii be discovered before another
week goes by.
Although most OF the lads who WI
take part In the tournament are not
much taller than hslf-grown cornstalk
great interest 10 being taken In the
cynwyd Club has made every possibls
arrangement for the comfort of the boys.
Entries for the tournament are being
received by Master ]. v, williams, Boz
", cynwyd. Pa. The fee for singles 10
70 cents and for doubles 81 per team.
To date about 30 entries have been re-
eeived for the singles. Among them are
Harry Williams, Old York road; Lewis
Whiteman and Isadore BerkowitE. Ply
MOUTH Jack Reeve, Moorsstown, Isaac
kerahaw, cynwyd Country Club; y
Roger March. cynwyd Club II. r. Dorm
helm, Greenpoint, and Alexander Brai-
love, Germantown. Eight teams have
entered the doubles tournament,
The prizes are now on exhibition In
the windows OF A. q, spaiding a Bros
izlo Chestnut street Cups will be pre-.
sented to the winners In singles and
doubles and useful Eifth 20 the run'
ners-up In these events and TO the win
nerH OF the consolation singles and dop'
blen.