The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-09
'LOUGHL|N AND
 HIS PARTNER LOSE
 TIE DOUBLES TITLE
Johnston and Griffin De- feat Former Champions in Thrilling Match-Out- come Unexpected

Forest Hills, N. Y., September S-In the most remarkable exhibition of dou- bIes tennis play seen in this country in many years, William NJ. Johnston and Clarence J. Griffin of San Francisco wrested the championship from the three-time holders, Maurice F. Me- Loughlin of San Francisco and Thoma as c. Bundy of Los Angeles here today. The scores were 2-8, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
 No more thrilling climax to the thirty fifth annual championship tournament of the National Lawn Tennis association could lave been staged had the play been pre-arranged.
 How closely the contest was waged is shown by the fact that the victors won g games and 15s points to the losers 22 games and 154 points, Johnston and Mc- Loughlin stood out as the individual stars, although both were ably sup ported.
 In the beginning. the team work of the champions was superior to that of the challengers As the match progressed however. the younger men, adding speed to each service and stroke, gradually forced Mclaughlin and Bundy into errors of judgment and stroke, which was the eventual cause of their undoing.
 study of the stroke analysis shows that, although the winners of the title were out-aced and out-placed their opponents were guilty of sufficient num- Der of nets and outs to more than null lily the advantage. Notwithstanding the fact that Johnston defeated McLoughlin In the singles titular contest yesterday. the famous Davis cup player showed great improvement in form today and considered individually was the star of the match With less ground to cover than was tho case in Tuesdays battle, he showed return of his wonderful net smashing game and deadly service.
 Brndy and Mclaughlin quickly swept into the lead but Johnston and Griffin took command of the situation in the second and third sets. outseneraling and outplacing their older opponents, while keeping their errors to a minimum.
 Following the rest between the third and fourth sets the champions returned to the court considerably refreshed and evened the score in a series of brilliant and prolonged exchanges, in which Bun dys clever lobbing and McLoughlin's $ deadly smashing and placing disconcert- ed the ultimate winners, who appea red unable to find any permanent weakness or opening in the veterans game and court.
 Match Decided
 With the opening of the fifth and de- cfdfng set 1t was case of touch and go. As the four players stood just sep arated by the net and exchanged returns with machine-like regularity for what ap- peared to be minute at a time the gall lery was in an uproar.
 The excitement and the realization of the crucial value of every stroke com municated itself to the players with the result that they made and returned im- possible appearing shots Under the stress of this unsual speed and strain the vet erans began to slow up and the younger pair worked to the fore by some of the cleverest stroking and generalship seen in such contest in many years
 With the games two all, Griffin and Johnston captured three in a row be- fore Mclaughlin and Bundy could check the spurt. The titleholders won the ninth game.
 A recapitulation of the points score and stroke analysis, follows:
 Johnston and Griffin: Sets, 3; points. 15S; games, g.
 Mclaughlin and Bundy: Sets, ?; points, 154; games, g.
 Stroke analysis: Johnston and Griffin: Aces, 1; placements AS; nets, 45; outs, 46; double faults, f.
 Mclaughlin and Bundy: Aces, 5; place. ments, 54; nets, 52; outs, 50 double faults, ?.