New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-22

The stands were swept by gusts OF
applause, ard the opinion seemed to bt
general that Mclaughlin had come
back and was going to trail Williams
in the dust once more.
Macs got Wlliams's number; it:
purely psych logical" was the comment
of one man, and it seemed so then.
Was Williams downcast or did ht
seem to feel himself slipping? II sc
ne managed to conceal the fact IRON
the crowd that was watching him close
/ ly. for his manner was confident a:
ever as the second set began.
But il was noticeable that the ma
tional champion was adopting purely
defensive tactics at this stage OF the
match and he rarely made his point:
by aggressiveness. He won the firs'
game, losing his only point when he
sent one of McLoughlin's forehant
drives out of court. The Californian
evened the score on his own service
scoring a lightning ace and forcing
Williams into errors by the speed witt
which he whipped the ball into the lat
4 ter's court.
Champion Becomes Aggressive.
The national champion went into
the lead for the first time by taking
the third and fourth games, and 1t
was then that a change came over the
play. Mclaughlin was serving with
the same mcteoric force, but Williams
| had mastered the secret of handling
/ the ball and returning it with an ag
| gressive stroke, and his returns came
| back so quickly that Mac found trou'
bic in holding his position in the
court.
In the fourth game the man from
TIE Pacific won the first point BY
! sweeping UP a low bounding ball anC
edging il past his opponent as the lat
ter came running for the net. Their il
was Williams's turn to shine, and HI
amazed the spectators by the series
of placement shots that followed
Sc;ntillating rallies took place, will
both men all over the court as they
chased the ball. The champion scoiec
three beautiful placement aces, com
ing in to the net with wonderful blocI
volleys as he finished the points.
Mclaughlin took the fifth game by
breaking through Williams's service
after a long deuce game, although the
champion actually scored more earned
/ points than the Californian. The red
! headed one showed signs of weakening
4 for moment and his drives were often
! trapped by the net, but again he raised
himself to the heights and won the
seventh session with three superb pass
! ing shots that Williams tried his ut
most to get.
The champion developed a streak o;
wildness in the eighth game, and al
/ though he led at 1910 on points
through the medium of three clean
passes across the court. he tossed away
/ his advantage by two nets and an out
and once more Mclaughlin was ever
or ~1meS.
/ The next two games were over s.
IT, -. crowd blinked in as
Constituent as Williams took them both
mt and winning th'
second set at "a.
| Another wave Or applause swept out
from the stands as the gladiators made
use of towels and water buckets and
patted their hands in the sawdust box
Speed Begins to Tell.
Williams began the service in the
J third set, as he had in the two preced-
! ing sets, and won the first game BY
brilliant volleying from midcourt. He
kept the ball low, and Mclaughlin had
! few opportunities TO smash. Three oil
! four times the Comet" did swing in
his old style on the lobs, but Williams
shot them back directly to the Cali
fornian's feet with an ease that be
numbed the crowd.
Maurie's chief weapon of attack nov
seemed to be his service, and ne used
it to the utmost, but only once IN this
set did he succeed in forcing an ace
whereas Williams, getting more speed
into mis- own service and far greater
control in pNcing, was credited with
an even half dozen.
The champion ran into lead o
3 2 on games, taking the third pN
two tremendous service aces and tw'
wonderful volleying shots across tn'
fore court for clean placements. Nc
Loughlin resorted to deep lobs in th'
effort to hold Williams, but the lat
ter, fleet of foot, simply ran arorn'
the ball and let il bound before driv
ing it back. The fifth and eighth
games went to Mac, and then VIII
Jams won the ninth game and thu
third set at 6-3.
The Fastener began the fourth Sc
by hammering steadily at his oppo
rents back hand, and gradually bat
tering that vulnerable point 10 pieces
He broke through the Californian
service in the first game, bewilderinG
Mac by FIVE brilliant shots for place
ment that he seemed utterly unable
10 touch, and then won on his o"r
service.
Mclaughlin took the third, fifth anC
seventh games, all on his own service
and that was all, for Williams Wa
going like one possessed and swep
the great player. from the shores q
the Pacific before him. taking the hna
game at love. Mclaughlin weak!
tossed away three points, twice out o.
court and once into the net. The las
he strove TO return was one of Will
iamss beautifully placed cross-cour'
volleys. The champion had taken IN
last set at 6-3, and with 1t tn match
Comet" Greatly Detected.
Mclaughlin. although he smiled witt
the spirit of the true sportsman as ~
shook hands across the net WIN M
conoueror, was apparently greatly de
! iec,ed and strobe to the Casino dress
! inc rooms with his head hanging for
ward. Williams. after stopping 70
shake hands with those who pressed
. closest TO him, trotted off after Nc
: Loughlin. -. :,
I The doubles match was played II
the afternoon and the better team VOL
in convincing manner. Nothing in tn
sham Of a lob seemed 10 bother Griinr
and Johnston. and the "bantams" slmpl!
hammered Washburn and Williams lnt'
the ground by their meteorie attack ,
John ston was bit more severe ou
Griffin won fully as many points "
! his crafty placing.