The sun., 1916-08-30
Mclaughlin and Dawson
Are Repealed by Johnston
and Griffin.
BEHR. DAVIS N
UOTHIER WINNERS
~ DANIEL.

L0u0hun n Word DAWSON to wrest the
nations; doubles crown from William NJ.
,Jshnston and Clarence J. Grimm was
fssratsd In royal fashion. the cham
ploas routing the c%hallengers from their
swn nsttvs California in four sets. The
eeoess were e.. S--S. 81, 6-3.
1hses Vas nothing extraordinary either
About the result or the tenni displayed,
ne Issue was more or less In line with
s~xp>otatona. but the calibre OF play was
fhr below what the 5000 keen followers
q the game who crowded the West side
clHb's stands had looked for. For the
vaot majority Of the onlookers the match
had . double interest. They we're not
oaiy anxious to see Mclaughlin In ac-
sieo; but how he compared with Johnston
in he essentials Of singles play. for the
sssee have II that either Of the Sons Of
~ Sunset state will emerge with the
c~Asmpionship.
Mctoughiin's ashersnts professed to
~ n him the tennis ~reincarnation Of the
Comet Of old. They were blinded to his
fs0lts By periodic flights In overhead
snashing that were wildly reminiscent
If The champion in his heyday. But
rsalfy and truly Mclaughlin was not
im0rs0ivs. Unless his form yesterday
10 . false criterion Of his playing status
hs winning the singles title would be
little short Of . miracle.
Ne Mig Upsets Recorded.
The doubles battle provided an inter
estlng climax to a day Of otherwise ordi-
nary competition and results that ad-
hered pretty closely to form. The fca-
ture match In singles. bringing together
UiIt~ r nnS-ta ~ CattPorr;n rnttpra1
ebay court champion. and Joseph J. Arm
strors Of Philadelphia at 10 O'Clock In
the morning was witnessed BY only a
onrporal's guard. The tilt went four sets.
with Davis the winner. SIS. St, 1t,
6--l.
Later In the morning william J.
C1othier and Hachishiro Mikami went
into the arena. and the national cham
zion OF a decade ago eliminated the
straight sets. The scores were g.,
s--:. 81. The afternoon feature in
singles. which for a while overlapped the
doubles match on a neiKhoorirg court.
was a stirring Ave set tussle In which
Kari H.. Behr. veteran internat!onalist.
after losing two sets to Conrad Il. Doyle
n Washington. rallied TO win at 2-6.
IS. s., So. g..
II was an afternoon better fitted for
Ctoa Ntt0t1 btttt Not hlt NV
o'clock. when Mclaughlin was making
his winning fight in the third set of the
doubles, did the sun finally show its face.
Cold and forbidding. the clouds shut off
the welcome rays OF Old Sol after condi-
lions in the morning had pointed to a
bright and warm spell for the team
classic.
Few E0angsters Present.
The crowd was appreciativc and rep
rsssntative. hut II did not number within
several thousand Of that which had beer
expected by the tournament committee
For n thing. there were not as many
Young folks as last year. Quarantine
regulations and the epidemic scare nc
doubt accounted for their absence.
II was not quite as democratic "A gath
srinS a. the one which saw the double
match last year. when McLoushlin and
Thomas G. Bundy were dtthrOned h,
Johnston and Grimm. And il was a re-
tervals did individuals have the temerit,
TO burst right out in open admiration foI
4 stirring play. And above al! II was q
M~cLoughlin crowd.
When the Comet and his partner came
up from the slough Of despond to win the
third set and indicate that they were
far from beaten. the and took on a
new appearance. Onlookers who had set
tied back with only mild interest to see
Johnston n Grimm u of the points
needed to complete the third Bet and the
match suddenly awakened to a realisa
ZION that Il was the Mclaughlin OF old
VINO was putting up one Of his rare bat.
ties. With their favorite once more In
the running man who had already
started for home resumed their places In
the stands.
Lesss Service Seven Tines.
D1cspt fos the rally In the third set. ir
Shjoh be approached the form expected
Of him, McLovghlin was not in very fine
:st1s. He was Wild. and his weak points
cropped up against him at most crit!ca
stages. Seven times Johnston and Grit
An broke through the Comets service
and not 20 much through any shortcom'
inSy on the part Of Dawson either.
McLoushlin's errors gave his oppo
nsnts a aces. while Dawson. who was {
target for the champions at all times
Yielded only ~. Mac" and his cannon
ball ssrv1cs accounted for only a lon'
ace. The figures toll q mute but forcefu
ana truthful tale. Mctoughlin was no
he Mclaughlin everybody wanted to see
was . quarter to I o'clock whei
the four performers In the double
finally got ready for play. and Johnston
won tho toss for service, The game wa
easy for the champions. Mclaughlin
served In the second game and lost. !
ripple Of excitement ran through tn
stands. Mclaughlin and Dawson looked
pretty veal At that stage. but they sooi
rallied. and on Macs" second servic
made It S-aii. Mclaughlin worked like
Trojan. but Dawson repeatedly threw
away an advantage. Dawson cOul
hardly be blamed.
c~hslleagePs Are Outman9uvred.
With Mclaughlin taking It upon him
self 70 make the attack and tho defenc
for his side the champions suddenl'
shifted their attentions to Dawson. The,
pscked away At him while McIoughiil
stood around cold until he could n
longer resist the temptation to come be
hind Dawson and wait for a chance t
set At the hall. With Mclaughlin on
NJ position Johnston n Grimm invari
ably returned TO his side OF the cour1
and usually Il was good for an ace.
In the eighth game. on Dawson's ser
Woo, Mclaughlin unleashed his over
had smaahes. -Four times mo ieape
INTO the air for smashing returns. bu
each time the ball came back unit
Hrmn ended the rally with a net. TN
sol!ity OF his opponents to get even hi
old reliable point makers might hay
snAen some OF the confidence out OF M
L"ushhn. but ~ never asowsd II No