New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-02
Bv FRED HAWTHORNE.

BY FRED HAWTHORNE.
While ten thousand men and women
v,.,bed enthralled from the stands
Gorge Myers Church. Of Tenahy, y. j.
s,ssated Maurice Evans Mclaughlin Of
california. yesterday in the fourth
-ourd Of the annual national lawn ten
nj. championship tournament at For
sst Hills. by a score Of 81, 81 g
SIS.
When Church on the final point
smashed a deep lob from MeLoughlin's
racquet with such force that the ball
riehotted from the base line over the
back stop nets and into the stands the
psssinr Of a great player was marked
The Comet fought the courageous
logged fight that the thousands who
have watched his career on the courts
.roected Of him. At times. notably IN
The latter half Of the first set, When
he pulled I'd with the games at So
.ssinst him. 10 sail. 6-5. and finally
ne set al IS, and in the middle Of
ne last set when Church led al %
ave on games. only 20 see the great
Californian draw even by a marvellous
burst Of br.lliancy. Mclaughlin seemed
IN truth 70 have regsined the form that
made his name famous on the courts
the world over.
But these were tremendous efforts,
,zorts that sapped the Comet OF speed
and Stamina, and when he had flashed,
and overwhelmed the tall Church for
he tine being, the toll he had paid
gss main 20 be seen, for AZ the begin
rrnr Of the second set Mclaughlin be
izyss unmistskable signs Of wearl-
Tess.
Speed Amazes Spectators.
His burst Of speed in the final set
amazed the crowd and clustered Church,
who almost faltered at the lightning
change in the way the battle had been
gong But the Comets best was not
equal % the task set him, and Church,
rssdy.ng himself splendidly, began
agxin the irresistible attack from the
ns that was 20 ultimately batter down
he Californian's last defences and
ssEa him from the court beaten man.
Too much credit cannot be gwen 20
Church for his impressive victory. Nc
Loughlin's sudden squirt IN the nrst
20. when he came from behind with an
stack that simply would not be de-
ned. was sufficient 20 shake the spirit
q one less stout Of heart than the
rsrgv fastener. Church started rlght
back az the Comet in the hrst game
q the second set and played the great
sst game Of his career.
The former champion sought relieI
Il deep Jobs. perfectly placed near the
hse line out l. availed hin nom .ng,
.or Church handled these with the skill
o. master and crashed the ball DacA
INTO MS opponents court with sucn Ter
n1e force that Mclaughlin was never
abe % get rs racquet on the sphere
10 matter how deep he played TINS
shot, the Californian was not aole 70
Escape the sweep Of the New Jersey
players racquet.
Service Loses Sting.
Even IS early as that. the signs were
70, lacking that told how the matcn
\ was going NcLoughlin's service that
| rad Seen almost as severe n the rrst
stages ss when he was a. has greates'
heights, had lost Us sting nor id ne
follow II 70 che net with the heethe
o foot HAT had given Church trouDie
earlier z the struggle.
Church, playing with remarkable
speed and covering his court ~ peer
less manner, swept on % victory IN me
second SCI, allowing his opponent onIy
no games Mclaughlin looked then
Ike a beaten man. He no longer at
tempted 20 return the placement snotS
ma ChuIcn kept raining INTO every uh-
protected spot IN the court ~ was
no, lack Of heart but sheer physlcai
Sssr.nsss that forced thc Comet 70
r1,c. The ball speed past him.
Hose IL The stands seemed 20 under,
tia.d that me man who once defeateo
srookes and Widing on these same
courts .wo years ago was al the en1 OF
IS rope. Hardly a sound came from
ne row O. seats az me Comet -remo4ed
q ias brink, except that now and then
ran or a woman would laugh nerv-
tsslT, a. though attempting thus 20
scs their real feelings a. this pass
"a o. the man once hailed as the
I rts,ss, player that ever trod court,
Cheered in Defeat.
When the men left the court after
=. match t,e people In the stands rose
, and cheerec the fallen 1901 even
sore thar they did Church, the victor.
~tLougf %, unwilling even then 70
ezi, he veariness that had beaten
~, trotted toward the clubhouse and
y TIE steps while men patted nm
s-tegrsg.ng.Y o. the back and spoke
ser syr patny.
The other feature match Of The day
AZ Californian Victorious, for Rob
= L.nc.ey Murray sent the brilliant
atf bsnr down % defeat By score
i y -. s-3, 3-s. 81 The men
l Frg1Yiet With desperation in the last
-, v.;h Behr making a wonderful bid
~ Victory Murray VAS firing FAST,
~ t1mmonsd all his strength toward
= lsft ard smashed and yoileyed his
"a y triumph
sA.iam v. Johnston, national play
a i,rsu7h champion, took The meas
~ u young Leonard Beskman a.
- -. 90, ard Z. Norris Will
M, n, former holder % the title,
,tsss1 - William y. Cloth.er, cham
- N 1906, ~ score - 81, ID,
81 The chop stroke expert,
.>st !. Johnson. defeated his old
-, Waller Merrill Hall. in surpris-
~ sAsy fashlon a. 81. 81. G.;
a.f,hts J. Griffin. another player from
S,.f'y had a grpsll.ng match with
M y. Nnltney, finally winning ~
Iy-Z. 30, lZ-l0. and Watson ".
s...s7rn, playing with perfect Jydg-
-, ~ ssfiing shsn9s ~ pace, shat
c.,,."Aiif =. Davis. The sensational
'.sfhsn, b. teore Of 81, +-s,
III
'ssrzs :. Waters, Of sew Orleans.