New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-10
c.,;fornia Wizard Shows
At His Old Skill In
Match with Mahan.
,,wSON UPHOLDS
J HONOR OF COAST, TOO
,,rites Come Through First
o.,,s Ordeal Haudily in Lawn
Tennis Tournament.
Dc FRED HAWTHORNE.

in'''N'. ...hls Seabright Lawn Tennis
A' c-;.let Club began here this after
81. ,i,h many Of the highest ranking
h0V" ,Ao country among the entries.
n'D ~,tsorie. red-headed Maurice E.
lN1 fresh from Lis triumph
N'I Norris Williams, I'd, at Long
O,'' , Zee, week, was the centre Of at
-. 80, Cor the big gallery, and took
~. est round match from Lyle T.
as 80 former Columbia University
lar.niop in straight SETS at Ga, o-li
ehSa.F onrbiin was slow 70 start ana
,,t. s.Sctually led his famous opPo-
A-.N -, gsmes during the nrst set ne
hsH' ,yIevfng beautifully, and Tor ume
"as pc; ne less knowing toresaw
soal..eo.ioral upset on the very hrst Gay
o. play. - ,~ocoed;nrs. how
- The California wizard TOOK grip
eve, ;~@sef and shots that had oeen
=. 81, vide Of the court began 10 s'rlAe
s0-s ne lines and into the corners
80 Wonderful speed and heart-ore@h-
- accuracy. and thereafter MShah
-. never ,r the hunt.
WI 70 Mclaughlin, Ward Dawson
..,,Ier cvc.ou.c product Of the coast
-" /, for the gallery's attention.
S.wsor is not "a second Mac, but ne
Y..sssss that magical something tnat
..s,,,g,,;shes the %, . Of men from
- Golden Gate, and his strokes We're
"a ne s'eshing. tearing variety that
.aevs srouses enthusiasm among 'He
'- 6.Tson was drawn against young
S5rsy Thayer in the opening round
- varogisned the Philadelphia play
:. i, straight sets, by score OF o. L.
a. In the second set the California
he is tweuty-four, not nineteen
1s,-s old. ard has 10 desire 10 pass as
y r.. roa.rv-found Thayer lead
:, ~ fl on games. He then un--
vs--j series OF terrific ground ana
,~s.t,vc strokes that carried nm
..,aielt through five games 10 the sec
osi Sc, and match. 49,.
Dawson said after the match that
| - was experiencing all kinds OF troupe
with the grass court game, when is
,sT "a him. but he accepted the
hanged conditions with that breezy,
soo8 nat1red air that makes his KIND
lsvorjtes with the spectators.
Harold a. Throckmorton. the Kan
rv scboolboy, who IS picked by some
~ the most sacacious judges M the
.our.rv as one OF the most promising
n 10 Younger school. defeated the tall
Ur;ck y. Man. IT,. former New Eng
End champion, by q score Of 6-3, 6-l.
TLrockmorton worked his railroad
service 20 The limit and smashed nigh
lobs with deadly accuracy, so that Man
he'd small opportunity Of going INTO the
lead al any stage Of the struggle.
Among the other favorltes 10 come
through the first days ordeal were
Frederick c. Irman, former New York
STATE champion. who defeated Lindsay
4 Durham. o. New Jersey, at 6-3,
81: S. Howard Noshell. former East
en- New York State title holder, who
u, out ID. Morgan by the lopsided
sore Of Go. 6-1, and Charles L.
johnston, IT,, former New England in
,srcol'egiate champion, who found lit
| lie difficulty .u taking the measure Of
y De Camp az 6-4 GO.
Two defaults marked the first round,
Richard Harte. of Harvard, stepping
%, in favor Of Theodore r. Pell ard
Vernon s. Prentice getting a default
from B. g.. Law, Princeton football
star.
One match was played in the doubles,
u which Pe.l and Prentice vanquished
Van and Johnston in The first round by
score Of ca. 6-3.
Seabrieht basked in q warm sum-
ner's sun a., day to-day and showed
It's appreciation by sending several
hundred OF its lawn tennis devotees
% q picturesque court. a majority Of
hose IN the gallery were women. and
I, 'aey all tro0ped about the court on
\ theh the famous Mclaughlin was per-
forming.
Before taking on Mahan Mac" prac-
used shots with Ward Dawson on one
4" The extra courts and was the per
sonlhca'ion Of good spirits. The for
1e' national champion appears bit
.'aek OF work yet, and his bronzed face
/ s b., fuller than when he is just on
1 'ege' but Tor all that he showed daz-
uIg speed IN getting around the court,
'l1 "hiie ms strokes were not always
1aer iu!l control, this did not appear
worry him a. all.
Every year sees a distinct improve
sS' IN McLoughlin's ground strokes,
yesterday he almost tore the cover
me Dali as he sent his forehand
/ Eve Crashing through Mahan's court.
1 a's Oacshand was q little unsteady, but
~ only because the country's great
! Wy player IS gradually rounding into the
,;oIP't Vohoiton FOR the national cham
, -. a, Forest Hills at the end of
V;T month The polishing process
So 1ohe within the next three weeks,
| D.. nose who know the conqueror of
G. y. and N.lding know he will be
,I same unbeatable Mclaughlin when
ne test comes
| q, me me fourth game Of the opening
49, usn almost took the gallery's
49," away by breaking through the
~ layers service and winning the
gsbs. eI deuce had been called twice.
| ~ was going at full speed, and
,ysr Zen MS opponent sought 10 lob
a. ms mead the former Columbia
Mi P.yu sent the ball crashing into
H. rs'."h court with terrific force.
N, Has'erner led at % and 4-3 in
sne. ~ was hl' last Did Tor
"a A. 4. ughIn's returns gained in speed
il J'Iecuon, and Mahan found il was
| n. toa'ylng. the ball against wall.
fnatoer he sent them across at the
NJ !, man the harder they came back,
l s,,... was hopeless for Mahan to take
80 on their going out. McLough-
4, -nu hand and eye working in per-
n' Unison then, nd shot after shot
l Nh Oy magical placement shots.
II so,o, seemed 20 enjoy the exercise
lsVughIy. lie showed his teeth often
L." 4oIe-souled grin, and was always
lLSs 70 extend generalization to
llIan whenever the latter scored a
Tsn,esrned point.
1o,r'es too fast for me-" he gasped to
IasssOn' standing on the side, as Ma
H. !, .ross-co'rt yolley shot by him
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