The sun., 1916-08-30
"Mac's' Back ha nd Weak.

sNNcs' Hack MANI eAks
TIE secord set was started with Griffin
serving Johnston and Griffin began TO
feed McL.ouehliu's low hackhand. and
Mac found u very weak indeed.
In the third same mis- backhand went
20 pieces and he stood for a while at
.hr base line shaking his head. but
withal. smiling. lie came out OF his
trance and laughed, and the crowd
laughed with him. For one 'ling no
body has We; accused Mclaughlin OF
being IA sore loser.
Griffn's fine cross cour; shots were
the outstanding features 90 the second
set. Johnston was s'"adinoss personi-
fed. He was easily the best man on
the court. but he never rose 10 heights
Of s-ensatiuuaiism. He WAS content 20
maize HIS aces In an expert. yet quiet
: way. His forehanders continually found
the openings and his overhanders went
: down the alleys where nobody was sta
toned. but they did no; ahr.ek across
Tho court.
The third set wa started hadlS by
the chailengers. Tor Mc!.oughl.n lost the
opening game on his servlcc-the fourth
time the champions broke through the
Comet. With the score two all, Me-
Loughlin again went on the serving l.ne
and mt his team In the fore. Il was In
that game he scored his lone service ace
and made the most Violent overhead kill
of the match.
Confronted with the ignoniiny OF he
ing beaten In straight sets. McLough-
lin rose 10 the top Of the Nest form OF
which he was capable. brilliant rally
followed rally, and nearly always "
was Mclaughlin who made the deciding
az. or brought of a deciding return 'ha'
liza. could not be handled by the oppo-
,t.t,, A. Nal nuphtip rnAA In his flrN.
by example and verbal encouragement
even pleading-egRing Dawson on TO h''
best. Johnston and Griffin fell away,
They began to drop aces that shoulh
have been easy returns. Johnston sud.
denly developed an attack OF netting. and
misguided persons whispered something
about the champions wanting to give
Mclaughlin a set.
Cham piOns In Rally.
There was nothing Of the give" about
the game Johnston and Griffin played
in that third set, but they were unequal
to the task of fighting the Comet when
he was fighting mad and his strokes
were going nearly as well as he wanted
them to.
Mclaughlin and Dawson worked W
a lend OF So In games before Johnston
and Griffin came out Of their lethargy
and organized a counter attack, Or
Johnston's service. and despite some
sp,endid tennis by Mac" the champions
made II 3-5. Mclaughlin then chose
a rather Ill advised time to lose hi'
service for the NTH time. and the titls
holders edged closer. AT 30. Grifhr
then served a love game and 1t was hvt
oil the most exciting stage Of the match
dawson countered with n love game
nm his service and the challengers wen
IN the front, 6--5. Johnston took IN the
service i'm the twelfth game and thu
scene was set for another tieup. Johns
ton had won his service every time. Botf
| sides grew more cautious. There was
some pretty court covering and a couple
OF stirring rallies went the challengers
Nay-and they won. They had fnall!
broken through Johnston's service an'
at a time when the game was mos
needed
The third set was the challengers
swan song. Mclaughlin tried hard II
the fourth, but real class told in the en'
and the champions came through will
fvinp colors. McLOughlin served thu
final Rame and for the seventh time the,
went through him. Johnston accounted
Tor the Anal ace--a smashing return tina
went to ~McIoughlin's feet.
behr's Remarkable Rally.
The singles battle between Behr AM
DOYLE was n thriller all the way. Doyl'
surprised everybody by running Off tn
first two sets with an exhibition o
tennis that was well worthy of a cham
mon. Doyle's cannon bali service. hi
smashing drives for placement and hi
remarkable overhead work swept Beh
of his feet. Behr steadied himself an
began TO study his mani game for
weakness.
He found Il. II wa Doyle's backhand
when Behr besan to smash to that veal
spot Doyie's game wilted and he prove'
an easy victim for the one time inter
nationalist. Behr's generalship was a
all times. after the second set. in strik
, ing evidence and no found II no troubl
|, TO work the Washington man out a
position. The veterans flashing back
: ihandera close TO the net completely fooleN
Doyle and ne who had come IN like