The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-21

TVdnclscO ana flCnard MOTIFS Williams
I'd of Philadelphia Ia brought about "a a
result of to-day's semi-fnal round
matches in the invitation tennis tourna-
ment at the Casino. The national cham
pion will meet the man he won the title
from here last year on the same court
on which he accomplished that feat. with
much the same crowd around that saw
him do 1t, n he seems to have In ex-
ceptional chance OF repeating.
Mclaughlin was hard pressed to de-
feat Nathaniel w. Niles Of Boston at
IS, 10--S. 6-3. 81. while williams
got ample revenge for his trouncing In
the East VS.. West matches in California
by running away with Clarence J. Grif-
FIN OF San Francisco at 6-1, Ga, 6-2.
The Phi~ladelphian's cup of Joy will be
full IL he can beat Mclaughlin to-mor-
row, for he has beaten the other Cali
f%ornian. William NJ. Johnston. already.
The one question frequently asked
through the crowd to-day was, Can
Williams keep up the pace he has been
going at and beat Mclaughlin to-mor-
row. Certainly. IL the two men play
the same as they did In their matches
to-day there will be no doubt about the
outcome. McLoughlin's ennis to-day
wac good. but not the kind that caused
him to be rated above the players Of the
whole world. JUS what IL the matter
with him now n what has been the
matter ever since his arrival in the East
is not easily told. but It Is certain that
he has none Of the old snap. vim and
bounce about his work II Is possible
that the strain of playing at the terrific
speed which he die ever since he made
his debut on the court and the amount OF
nervous energy he has used up in his
matches have commenced to tell on him.
He is not the same carefree young man
either on the court or OF.
Mclaughlin has made radical changes
In the style OF his game and the
changes may have been made expressly
for the purpose OF saving himself. He
seldom uses the canno ball serve that
he made famous and his terrific smash
has lost It's terror. II Mclaughlin
merely has changed his game for the
sake OF developing the prettler base line
gam the sacrifice has not been worth
the result. He seems to have given up
the old speed and spectacular qualities
TO gain nothing more han a mediocre
back court game. AT least that is h
he showed against Niles to-day except
In the flashes. n he can't do It against
Williams Tomorrow and survive.
Even with the poor showing that Nc
Loughlin has made here this week,
many believe that he will take Will
iams's measure. Plenty hin that he
has been holding back so that he would
have his full speed. strength n STAN
ina In readiness to let loose on Williams
in the final round tomorrow. 1t seems
highly improba BILE that he was holding
' haaE tn-Inx. 80 hA an - x~rxy naar 80
losing two OF the sets that he ulti-
mately won. the second and fourth. In
the latter. Niles came within a point Of
set three times.
Although Mclaughlin wal not playing
his old time game against Niles. the
Longwood star was making n great
fight and the tennis that he put up was
first class. He had his drives working
to perfection. They were barely skim
ming over the net and gave McLough-
lin all the backcourt practice he should
need for a long time
Niles started service and the men
won on their own deliveries ~ to 3-2.
The Bostonian broke through his rivals
service in the sixth game and brought
his lead up to So by carrying OF the
next game, his third in a row. The
Californian's driving was a little bet
ter in the eighth game, which he won by
forcing Niles out Of position. but the
Bos,onian gave Mac some OF his own
medicine In the ninth game and com
pleted the set. finishing with a service
ace, his only one In the set.
In the second set neither or the mef
could break through the others service
in the first seventeen games. McLough'
lin finally turned the trick In tht
eighteenth, and IL gave him the SET Ih'
Californian mad thrown AVA twC
chances OF winning from the hazard sid'
OF the cour, prior TO this. In the sec
: ond and eighth games he led Niles a
ao~ib. and in each case made fou'
errors IN succession. all OF them ~mi'
irving to stay in deep court.
Along about the fifth game or TIM
GOT Mclaughlin started 20 go back oc
. on s,onally to the old hard service ant
with great success. He scored sevei
; .clean aces his way In the remaihue
, ~ the match, fifteen others becaus'
: T,as Gould not get the ball back owe
Inc net and eight opened up the wa!
. o. clean placement shots. McLoughiil
ia from the beginning In this set oe
cause he had the odd service put y.
the eighteenth game Niles mahaseu y
keep right on his heels.
: The long second set IN the no. SUI
I and with the exception OF Monday IN
anu ~ the hottest of the week-too
" -, ont OF Niles and Mclaughlin to'
a Than N~cIoughlin showed something .
,ha Comet of old for he drew on III
/ rasarve forces and played the best Yer
Mic In the third set that ne mas sno"
a ali week. The men split the hrst wv
$ q,a mes. and on the third II looked =
- Niles were going to break throus
MOI oughlin's service when ne leu d
: 400. The Californian. however lt
n ,oose and slammed three consecutlV
aces over the net. From that TIME D
n his whole game improved and he led a
the way through,
y The fourth set started out the wa
NJ the second, with each mar winnln
I on his own service. and as II was Mic
that started he held the lead throus
l. Inc early games. Mclaughlin came yer
near losing his service In the sixth an
tenth games. In the sixth Niles led :
} 4O-l5. but Mclaughlin returned TO u
M ard service, forced his rival 10 retut
three in succession into the net and mac
n, he fourth clean. 1t was In the tent
oame that Niles came within a point
se, He led at 81 and 4o-l5 on MI
I~.oughlin's service. The latter called G
the old reliable again. however ana !
. was never in such great danger agal
A great deal of interest was take
"a ont of the Wiiliams-Grifhn match rig
at the start because the national chan
MON walked away with the opening sc
q. Nth The loss of only one game and
o points. II was not so much that GRIT
er was playing poor tennis-though n