The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29
CAN M'LOUGHLIN Be
IN OLD TIME FORM?
Effort to Regain His Crown
Chief Feature of National
Tennis Tournament.
UNDER WAY TOMORROW

whether or not Maurice T.. NcI.oueh-
lin OF San Francisco. will be able to
regain his championship crow in the
thirty-hfth annual national lawn tennis
championship tournament, which begins
AZ the West Side Tennis Club. Forest
Hills. l.. l.. tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock, is the main topic OF DISCUS
sion in tennis circles at the present time.
On the eve Of the big event IN other
years there was not much doubt usually
10 TO who would wear the purple, but
in view NJ the Californian's bad showing
his year and Of the brilliant work by both
Richard Norris Williams I'd and Karl
II. Behr the outcome Of the tourney is
rather uncertain.
Outside OF the interest taken in what
Mclaughlin will do the tournament has
another charm in the fact that II Is the
first to be held away from the Casino at
Newport. and those who opined that the
event could go just as we'll elsewhere are
anxious 20 SOC II proved. There seems
to he no reason why the tournament
should not h. one OF The greatest ever
held ia this country. II Is true thai
there have been others IN which the list
Of entries was longer. but there never
VA another ole In which the COMPETE
ton was restricted In any way as II has
been this year. The courts are in per-
fect shape. according 10 William Tucker.
the turf expert. who has been getting
them ready, and IL there Is no rain they
ahould bring forth the best of tennis.
All the little details of the tournament
have received careful attention, he kind
that made the arrangements at the
Davis cup matches last year well nigh
perfect. Stands have been built to ac-
commodate 1000 persons. In addition to
the four courts laid out between the
stands twenty courts in the general Held
are situated 80 that the spectators Will be
able to walk about and see the lead
ing PLAYERS IN action. Matches viii be
run on a regular schedule. and II IL eN-
pected that by Wednesday or Thurs
day morning matches will he disCon-
tinued.
II has been limited about that Nc
Loughlin. whether he wins or loses. VIII
be among those missing in tournaments
In tile East in the future. II he wins
the cup he will own II. as he has taken
two legs on II already and needs only
one other to possess il In the event
VI W. - u " -
tain that he will not COME East next
year. FOR he is beginning TO feel that
the Time has come when he must stick
closcr to business. Mclaughlin him
self has nothing to say on the matter,
hut many Of his friends state that he
intends retiring from the game.
The fact that the famous Californian
and Williams. considered the likely cam
didate for the title. are drawn in OPP
positc halves does away with the pos
sibili,y of the tournament being spoiled
by either of these men disposing OF the
othe" In carly rounds. In the upper
half. with Williams. there Is a little
more strength, FOR Karl Bchr, Wallace
Johnson, Harold Hackett and Robert
lie Roy will represent the East. and the
West will have Clarence J. Griffin and
William NJ. Johnston. In the lower half.
with Mclaughlin. are Nathaniel w.
Niles. Georgc VI Church. W. NJ WASH
burn. r. Il pell. II. A. ThroCkmortor
and i. u. Alexander.