New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-01
BY FRED HAWTHORNE.

v,urice Evans Mclaughlin, the Call
"a, Comet, defeated Theodore
p..,.velt Bell, middle states champion
!, N. third round Of the annual ma
eoral lawn tennis championship tour
lament on the grand stand court OF
N. West Side Tennis Club at Forest
Hills Yesterday by a score OF 3D.
81, 6--3.
Although he eliminated Pen In
,,raight sets, the question as &c
vh.tber Red Mac still possesses the
,p.ed. staying power and skill to again
win the national title remains un
settled. Pell was not able TO exten'
the man upon whom the eyes Oh inc
tennis world are focused this week
Perhaps this afternoon, when the
Comet takes on George Myers Church
Western and Northwestern champion
and conqueror of lchiya humaSae ne
will be called upon TO summon 10 MS
aid his every resource at his command
Al times in yesterdays match, par
,icularlv when be leaped into mid
court and volleyed with wizardy OF
stroke that brought cheers from the
stands. Mclaughlin recalled 70 mind
the same impetuOus youth who had
crushed the great Brookes and the
wonderful Widing two short years
ago, on the same turf.
Weak on Forehand Stroke.
But there were other occasions, and
these more frequent, when Red Mac
showed a glazing weakness on his fore
hand ground strokes, shooting the ball
far back of the base line or into the
net. In fact, his forehand seemed more
vulnerable than his admittedly nom
deseripi backhand yesterday
Another thing noticeable about the
Comets playing was his actions when
he did make errors on his ground
strokes. In days gone by the Cali
fornisn was wont 10 twirl his racquet
earelessly and laugh at his own mis-
lakss Yesterday ne openly fretted
when the shots refused TO come of
properly. and his inability TO hit the
ball truly appeared 70 worry him
throughout the match.
II Mclaughlin left his well wishers
sill in the dark as TO his present
chances Of regsining the high place he
once held on the courts, William NJ.
Johnston, national champion, played
yesterday in the form that won him the
rsstest honors in the land last year
The little Californian defeated Nathan
III ". Niles, Of Boston. in whirlwind
fashion at 60, 6-3, 60. and Nile:
vas az the top Of his game.
Johnston himself was frankly de-
lighted al his improved showing. yes
] an playing better every day" he SAID
as he went toward the locker room
sweat running in streams from hi:
face.
As for Niles, the littel champion;
speed and terrific stroking Of the bal
completely stunned him. More than
snee the strong Boston player looked
a. Johnston in amazement as the
slender youth from the shores Of the
Pacific ripped deep forehand drives
through the opposing court with such
witness and power that Niles was
utterly helpless.
Murray Defeats tevens.
Robert Lindiey Murray, another OF
The California sensations in the lower
ksli OF the draw, played et a killing
pace in his match with Richard
Stevens, best known Of Americas base
line experts, and triumphed in record
time, by . score Of 6-1, 60, Go.
Stevens sent over many sizzling drives
in attempts 70 pass his young oppon-
ent, but Murray stormed the net 50
impetuously and volleyed in such
deadly manner that the veteran was
literally swamped under the deluge OF
shots that came back at him.
Wallace z. Johnson, one Of the coun-
TVS leading opponents OF the chop
stroke, won a gruelling match from 5;
Howard Voshell, coming from behind
% win az 6-8, &c, 60, 81, 6-3.
The match should have been VoshelPs,
on merit In the fourth set, leading
al IS on games and with the point
score +0-l5 IN his favor, Voshell lost
Us chance when one Of Johnson's
sao's, struck the tape Of the net, hest
,aisd q moment and then trickled over
INTO the other court.
The Borough Park player also. led az
20 IN the ffth set, but the previous
siesks against him seemed, naturally