New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
Keats Mclaughlin After
Three Sets of Most Spec
tacular Lawn Tennis.
INpETUOUS ATTACK
AT NET TURNS TIDE
pises 10 Greatest Heights When
Breaks Go Against Him in
Finals for Achilles Cup.
p, FRED HAWTHORNE.

pfhr NIlO-t NtatNN NAieli' f+N''' t''
~. ro-rs ttch in the lawn tennis world
~. @t.errooY by decisively defeatingI
,..rr,es + Mclaughlin, Of California,
a. So IS, 8. In the hnaI rounoI
- tho sarua. invitation tournament
~ he SeabIcht Lawn Tennis ana
C-i,se. Club Behr viii stand to-mor
~, IS the challenger OF Richard Nor
~. Williams. national champion. and
tor5e- OF the Achelis Challenge Cup.
there were Few before the start Of
80 match who conceded Behr more
- ore set against the great Cali
iornian In fact, numerous wager
80 made that the Fastener would
No. win such q honor The almost
universal surprise, therefore, whenl
Rebr went through 10 victory with
ont allowing Mclaughlin even one set
nay be imagined. -,
+ was no fsltering. overplayed Me
IonghNn that Bohr conquered to-day
- -re comet has played a greater
zane 30 his wonderful career, nut IL
90 rar-'v .he Middle States cham
mons remarkable brilliance al the net
I'd his deadly placement shots that
forced Mclaughlin 10 place hlmSeI
O, the defensive and rarely venture
70 the net
Again. p h~ hal all the misfortunes
= the vatcn 90 contend against, more
Unfortunate in the calling OF foot
faults az crit.ca, stages Of the con
Is. when he needed only point for
tset. a'uos. threw the temperamentaI
g.r' OF his zane. and IL was only by
.kir- q firm grip on his nerves thaJ
be ru,led himself together and resumed
winning stride.
4 Big Surprise.
As was predicted by the writer yes
.e-5ay. Behr. al his best defeated Nc
IopriIir. not quite himself, but the
rerr.r Of mis- victory was far greater
han arv one imagined would be the
rsse even including Behr himself.
Besore he can reap all the honors OF
the SeabriCht tournament, however, ne
mus DISPOSE Of Williams, who defeated
him last wear upon more than one oc-
II Behr can retain his form to-mor-
VOW. if he can bring 20 bear the same
brilliant judgment, control and IRE
syahle aCgresSiveuesS that he showed
against Mclaughlin to-day. he should
see his name engraved on the Achehs
Gun for 1915. Williams does not ap-
$50. ...... o.. D. t- host ,-c+ and he vii
ga. o., ..rr,,or he man who de-
49, ,,-r .,,,,i.r ms af-ernoon
T-.,..r. s,.5 .rec-a+ors were favored
,,.t .4.-. I..,.r .orv,s weather for the
match. Heavy clouds that hung over
tre Atlantic carly IN the day were
waited away by a breeze north at noon.
and when play began hardly breath
Of wind stirred and the flags on the
Ir, D.. ,.. ,.o. ,o+
Nj ...--,... 80, .bo so~,.;co and
Won -ls 4-.- ,.1.,'- ,-ben Rebr sent his
return mo the net. Ou's and nets
.se ca... l's 81 fo 20 enS them Rebr
,ros - .Es f,ort bv ovecutirg two
perf.c- Shot,. for placement across the
conn. s-..r.r,. or+ Of his opDonent's
reach ,-rrorrllio banded the East
errcr inc game bv serving II double
fsgI.
Tie second ramo won't 20 deuce after
NeLou-t.. had bccun brilliantly bv
trucking Ierr our Of position and then
,.. ... .'l " 80 wy, ~ y. 49, "
Pacific Coast star gave Bchr his second
game o. .re match. however.
The match was now on i'm earnest.
and NcLWrhuu's admirers fairly
rocked -r their seats rs the red headed
wonder br,a, 10 work. scorching in
drives 20 Varr's baseliue. Once he
serye4 . ........- ga - ~. on~o.o,,.
the ball striking near the centre, and
then as Betr made for IL bounding off
az tangent.
Mclaughlin was hitting the ball
with such tremendous speed that the
man from the East seemed unable 10
exercise anv control over his returns.
and the bah persisted m dropDino ont
side o. the court There was stir
ring oa,hur,t or applause when Nc