Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-10

M'LOUGHLIN WINS
FOREST HILLS MATCH
Tennis Comet" Defeats Behr,
Cd, 3-6, 6-2 and 6-2 in SEN
sational Contest

FOREST HILLS. N. j.. Sept. 1O.--star
players OF the East and West faced each
other in the opening contests OF the sec
tional team match on the courts OF the
West Side Tennis club here today. one
doubles and two singles matches were
decided. while the same number is carded
for tomorrow.
Playing conditions were ideal Kari n.
Behr, East, and Maurice E. McLough-
lin. West. were the opponents In the
most important singles match, but the
meeting between Theodore Roosevelt
Pcll. East, and Thomas c. Bundy. also
attracted considerable attention. The
doubles match brought together the new
champions. William NJ. Johnston ana
Clarence j. Griffin, OF the West, against
Richard Norris Williams, 2d, and Wat
son NJ. Washburn, the Eastern title
holders.
Last July the East and West met on
the asphalt courts of San Francisco the
West winning by FIVE matches to one.
much stronger team today and a much
closer result is looked for opinion is
pretty we'll divided as to the probable
winner. A gallery of several thousand
attended the play.
Behr started the service against Nc
Loughlln and won the first game on four
outs by the Californian. The second game
went to deuce twice before II was cred
tied to Mclaughlin, Behr driving the ball
far out of court for the last two points.
The Californian got in some pretty
passing shots i'm the third game and cas-
lily won it. The fourth game also went
to the former champion, Behr driving
several easy chances into the net.
Each player won on service in the fifth
and sixth games. making the score
to in favor of Mclaughlin. Both
men were very erratic up to this stage,
and errors were responsible for practi-
cally all the points.
Behr braced somewhat in the seventh
| game and executed some of his charac-
teristic half-volley shots. He won the
| game with the loss Of only one point.
| The next two games were divided, maxi
! ing the score to in favor of McLough-
On his own service the Californian an
nexed the 10th game, giving him the
| first set, ga.
Behr braced in the second set and won
! three successive games before McLough-
lin could check him. The New York
! player came TO the centre of the court
and, showing the same aggressiveness
that marks all his matches, literally
smashed his way to victory. He KEPT
driving his half-volley shots to the Cali.
fornian's backhand and MACS" returns
were very weak, generally finding theii
| way into the net
The order OF service in the doubles was
! Washburn, Johnston, WILLIAMS, Griffin
The Eastern pair warmed up more quick
ly than the champions and as a result
Williams and Washburn secured a lead
of to 2.
They did not hold the advantage long
however, for once the Westerners got
going they put up the same fast tennis
they displayed against Mclaughlin and
| Bundy on Wednesday and quickly pulled
out the first set by to 4. The title hold
ers were steadier than their rivals and
also showed better teamwork
Johnston and Griffin had a much easiel
time of it in the second set and won out
by 6-2 The Fasteners were surprising
ly weak in their team work and theii
opponents drove between them for poin
after point Williams and Washburn die
not get going once throughout the set.