The sun., 1916-09-01
washburn heats AIathey.

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Stevens OF Hoboken with the loss Of only
one game, Beekman was altogether too
strong for G. w. MacMullen OF this city.
Davis did not yield a set to Bernon s.
Prentice and Clothier won from Lyle L.
Mahan In five sets. Griffin defeated
William Rand Sd. johnson eliminated 3.
Howard Noshell. Washburn went an
extra set 10 beat Dean Mathey and Behr
won in regulation time over Ned Larned.
Waters, the lonc representative Of Dixie.
won over q. a. l.. Dionne and Hall de-
fsted A-ick II. Man. Jr.
The day was absolutely devoid OF up
SETS. Some OF the favor.tes had a harder
time than the form sheet had called for.
while some came through even more Inn
tress!veiy than had been predicted. The
Mclaughlin victory came under that
category. 1t was generally recognized
tha; the Comet would prove too strong
for the local expert. but there was q
sncak.ng notion that Pell had an outside
chance and that a form reversal was not
without the pale OF the possible.
Mclaughlin was anxious to make q
showing and to score In straight sets.
He played more careful tennis than
usual. strictly speaking. calling him
the Comet yesterday was n misnomer.
Mclaughlin was too versatile, too COM
handing, too fast for Pell. but there
was nothing extraordinary about the
C~al!fornian's play. Compared with the
sclntillat!ng exhibition Johnston had
given only a short time before. Nc
Loughlin's performance was only a mite
above the ordinary.
Overhead Artillery silent.
Not once during the three sets did
M~cloughl.n unlimher his famous over
he4l unFfllArU lt1,.s ia. A.~.
'unity for a kill presented itself Mac
was content to slap the ball down In
stead Of smashing It with his usual
vigor. For all we know. Mclaughlin
might have been drilling himself In his
weak points. Possibly he felt he could
beat Pell at time and mindful OF the
more strenuous tussles to come. took
advantage Of the occasion to polish up
his ground strokes. his backhand and
his long court game.
There was little OF the old dash and
Nre In Macs" service. and II shaped
up only n little better than Pell's. Once
his service was unleashed Mclaughlin
did not, as is his wont dash up for the
net He was content to stay back and
play II out at long range for a while He
knew he did not ave to come up to win
from Pell.
.McLourhlin, too. was uncertain In his
choice OF strokes and II his direction.
!.'ue and again he met the ball with In
decision. not knowing whether to lay
u dow or smash It. or on which side
70 make the return. Only once did he
threaten an overhead smash. lie started
70 70 through with it In the ninth game
ot ne second set, but changed his mind
ana tapped the ball for a placement.
Fine Change of Pace.
The most encouraging part OF Me-
t~'1sNI!n game. which he has recently
pen '"Neloping, was his battling change
" pace With Mclaughlin that is per-
nays more effective han with others,
.V' ms opponents usually expect to keep
s"tashlng away On the least pro~vocat!on.
Whatever little success Pell achieved
VAS que largely to his %backhand, which
- WORKED FOR some pretty cross court
''"s M~cLouehlin's %backhand. usually
i''" too !prmldsb ole 'on the .low," was
'''hdiI working order. His over
""''',Ia we're strong, and they barely
t"'uNt1 lbove the net
"'"" irhlin's prouen"ss To play his
u'es -" resulted in his scoring six
"''s which some OF the onluokers at
i''I t. luck, II might have been
,'",' 'Ht there was something on the
''n mat made 1t behave that way, The
f''"'' "i the half dozen occasions re-
..'.' To- h.t the tape. and with n lazy
TO- Wont over TO the foot OF the net on
I'' Lee. MAC" was guilty Of thirty
u''" l''- ~ against only twenty for
I'' I'l was charged with thirty-nlne
''' "' AGAINST thirty for Mae" Thu
ut winding factors for Mclaughlin
"'' o.. iortN-three placements. COM
l'''' "itn only twenty-five for his