New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
WORLD OF TENNIS
AGAIN TURNS ITS
EYES TO COMET
Mclaughlin to Compete
in Sectional Doubles
at Chicago.
By LANES s. O'NEALE.

the great Comet, Maurice E. McLough-
lin, will again be watched, actually by
Chicago inhabitants, and through the
eyes OF the press by Fasteners gen.
orally. Mclaughlin will appear Tues
day at Chicago in the preliminary
doubles. when the sectional team win
ners fight it out to decide which IS to
challenge Johnston and Griffin at For
est Hills.
Probably the only teams that are
seriously in the running are the East
ern title holders. George VI. Church
and Willis Z. Davis, and the Pacihc
Coast combination of Mclaughlin and
Ward Dawson. Of Los Angeles. Red
Mac will have a terrific burden 70
carry. for Dawson is not in his class,
and Church and Davis quite openly
state that they intend. naturally, TO
play the weak link in the chain TO
death.
1t will be remembered that the be-
loved and impetuous Mclaughlin could
not stand such treatment, accorded TO
his partner, Tom Bundy by Brookes
and Wilding in the 1914 Davis Cup
matches. and flashed form far from his
best. although in the singles he played
probably the best tennis the world
ever saw. Reports. therefore, of Nc
Loughln's play in ihe sectional doubles
will not altogether tell the tale OF
Macs form.
The turf courts Of the Seabright
Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club, where
the annual Seabright invitation tour
nament has just been held. are by far
the best we have run across this sea-
son. They are superior TO the Long
wood courts, which TO Bostonians are
the acme of superiority.
The reason for the supe-lativc con-
dtion Of the Seabright turf is that it
was imported from England thirty
years ago by Richard Stevens and Fox
hall Keene, and IL has been carefully
tended ever since. Stevens and keene
brought the grass over for cricket pur-
poses, and got the best 'and oldest to
be bought in all England. While we
played we wondered how the same turf
felt under the mailed feet of William
the ConQueror.
In the opinion of the veteran Fred
c. Bags. of New York. the first ser
vice Of tall young william T. Tilden,
I'd. the Philadelphia. is tho fastest he
has ever played against. Tilden. who
took a set from Murray at Seabright,
is most promising player He has
rarely left the Philadelphia district,
however. As far as Bags is concerned.
Tiiden may just as well stay in the
Quaker City, but Baggs's opinion of
the speed of Tlden's delivery does not
take into account experience with the
bullet service Of big William +. Davis.
A new theory of doubles play may
be creeping into being. II is, If such
there be, that a doubles team should
be composed of two hard servers, men
who are almost certain of winning
their own deliveries with regularity,
and who could occasionally once a
set would be enough-bresk through
their opponents by hard driving. Such
a team is the new one of George NJ.
Church and Willis f. Davis. Eastern
doubles champions. Church has great
high bounding, twist delivery, while
the Coast Bullets speedy service is
said by many 10 be the best in the
world. Each has fast drives.
Fred Alexander and Harold III. Hack
EFT, for many years the invincible team
in this country, were not both of the
hard serving type, but depended rs
much upon the mixed speed Of their
attack as upon sheer velocity. Alex
ander's delivery is a fairly fast one
of the American twist type. but Hack
ett's has always been VIGOROUSLY soft.
although very effective when backed up
by the two great players, who covered
the net with uncanny skill. Peck
Griffin, of the present champions, has
not terrific service, as such deliveries
90 nowadays. Tom Bundy's reverse
twist could not compare in speed with
his partner McLoughlin's. Neither
Griffin nor Bundy drives with great
pace.
Church gave up Dean Mathey, whose
play is not of the bullet type. to team
with Davis, and the pair will have a
good chance to come through in the
preliminary doubles play at Chicago.
If they do, and win the challenge round
against Johnston and Griffin. there may
! be a new style set in doubles. II Is
/ barely possible that speed will super
sede steadiness, the old doubles IDEAL.
/ not only on service but on the other
/ strokes as we'll Successful singles
/ now means superspeed, and doubles
may follow suit.
! just after DIZZY JOnHslon Hdu ntdt4F
aced Dick Williams in one Of the games
of their terrific tussle a week ago Fri
/ day at Forest Hills murmur was
/ heard 20 come from the lips of Frank
/ lin p. Adams F. p A. of The Coming
/ Tower-the most persistent tennis
player in the world. The humorist sx-
claimed, earnestly, half to himself.
Gee, was hoping he'd put 1t there
| It's inst what IA have done"
There was only one thing missing at
the East West matches at Forest Hills.
That one thing was the stanch, sturdy
form of the Coast redhead. the great
Maurie Mclaughlin, stamping around
like a lion at bay as he waited 20 re
ceiye some ones service. And one
other thing-s kid in the neighboring
treetops and shrill, friendly advice:
Fright on the nose, Mac, right on the
nose,"