New Britain herald., 1915-08-10
M'LOUGHLIN AFTER
 THE ACHELIS CUP
Nifty Californian Takes Opening Game at Seabright from Mahan

Seabright, N. J., Aug. 10.--Mauriee 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 Acheiis cup. The Californian has come east this trip to vindicate himself for last years defeat in the "national'' by R. Norris Williams. His start today was more in the way of tuning up for the big tournament at Forest Hills the last of this month. The scarlet tanaEer from the coast doesn't need much tun- ing. 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. Tn fact, Mac" would like to get every cup that Williams has. ".
 Mclaughlin warmed up in the first round yesterday by defeating six feet three inches of Lyle E. Mahan. fe won without overexerting himself a great deal, 6--4, 6--1. Mahan made Mclaughlin play in the first, set, and twice broke through his service. The towering Mahan was by no means a N'hANiA AOl Lilt SdllIOTnldn. ana many times he outwitted his rlimble oppon- ent in such a way as to leave Mc- Loughlin grinning with a slight em- barrassment.
 Mclaughlin was seemingly ill 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 a smashing victory at 9-7. In the second set. the sixth game dallied from deuce to Mahan's advantage many times before he flnsS- ly pulled the game out of the fire, l1-9. It was here, also, that he played for all he was worth at Mo- Loughlin's disadvantage in the left side of the court. Macs back hand strokes here were seemingly half hearted compared with the uncanny intuition of his snappy returns later .Ln the match.
 Once or twice Mclaughlin let hin- self out and he was the same fascinat- ing, picturesque smasher and player. the most interesting figure in the ten- his world. There he goes, poised gracefully on his left toe. his eyes turned skyward riyeted 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 It would seem that it would fairly tear up the smooth, green tuft. but it doesn't It hardly touches the grass before it bounds low, tantalizing bound, bare- ly high enough for Mahan to pry his racquet under it. There is com mendable effort on Mahan's part Ito get it back, but 1t snashes disastrous ly into the net. Then Mclaughlin grins, goes back to his service and bounds up at it again. "..as
 You'd think that Mahan would be i. tall enough to stretch up for anything ] within the court, but time and again ' lobbed the ball just high J enough oyer his head to thwart his best intentions. He had Mahan cov- ering a lot of ground chasing the ball in futile effort. He made him run himself into defeat.
 Mclaughlin has brought a new from the coast with him this trip. He is Ward Dawson, who will play with him in the doubles. II Dawson is twenty-four years old, but aoesn't like to be called a boy any
 (continucd on Page Twelve.) (.