The sun., 1919-08-07
ML0UGHLIN FAILS
ON CASINO COURTS
nf -
California Tennis Players
Eliminated by Voshell in
Five Set Match.
GRIFFIN ALSO ADVANCES
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Tilden Wins Over Washburn
and Williams, Defeats Gar
Iand-Bundy Beaten.
GRIFFIN ALSO ADVANCES
/ nv EUGENE n. o,ooNNBLL.


ny EUGENE n. O'CONNELL.
NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. Gwen as the
much talked of Halley's comet swept
scross the armament for an interval and
was gone, so the famous California
comet" Maurice e. Mclaughlin. flashed
upon the tennis horizon and now appar-
entity has passed. The once great Mas
whose meteoric play astounded the
critics both here and abroad went down
to defeat here to-day in five set match
In the invitation singles at the Casino
before s. Howard Voshell Of Brooklyn,
the Metropolitan champion, 6-3, b-T,
10, 60, GO.
II was a skeptical IL sympathetic gall
lery that gathered around one of the
side courts to see the man who only
five years ago had been universally &C
claimed as the greatest tennis player In
the world bow to a player who has
reached the first ten only once in COM
paratively long tennis career. Many OF
the onlookers had watched the progress
OF the famous Californian since the time
that he made his first appearance on
these courts ten years ago.
They had seen him play brand OF
tennis entirely different from that which
had been good enough to win champion
ships for other men before him. They
had criticised him for his unorthodoS
play, but had been forced to admit
that his tennis was startling. His sig
zling drives and cannon ball service
showed to a big advantage over the
steady and careful play Of other top
notchers and the powerful stroke first
displayed by Mclaughlin soon became
adopted to a greater or less degree by
all OF the better players.
First Time Comet Falters.
Many of these spectators had seer
Mclaughlin finally wrest the champion
ship from william A. Larned in 1912
hold it in 1918, defeat the great Aus
tralians Norman L. Brookes and the
late Anthony F. Wilding in 1914 ant
lose the American championship to Nor
ris Williams that same year. This was
the first time that the Comet had shown
any signs OF faltering. but It was gen
orally felt that he had been overturned
for, his serious matches with the Aus
tralisns in the international matches.
Mclaughlin was then little more thar
a youpgster and 1t was felt that he wal
due for long reign In the tennis world
He is not thirty yet and to-day wal
beaten by a man who has passed thirty
The. gallery. although 1t had heard tina
Mclaughlin was about through as
tennis star, but would not believe II
Nor could the crowd be blamed. for 1
is pretty hard to become convinced tina
an athlete who has attained such height
is finished when only IS years old.
Most every one was looking for Nc
Loughlin to come back with all of hi
old pep and power. but the Californian
could not do it. He did manage on rar
occasions to fash some of his old tim
htrt no
far between. With the exception of hi
forehand drive all of his strokes SCENE,
strained.
The Californian appeared to feel tina
every stroke must be made along som
set method and he tried his best to keel
HIS game that way. 1t was noticeable
that a couple of times he evidently for
got the stereotyped style he had set 70
himself and it was then that there wa
something Of the old Mclaughlin in TIL
play.
Not Like Mclaughlin OF Old.
When Mclaughlin was at his best h
had a reputation for being able to re
turn almost anything that came on hi
court. There was nothing too difficult
fer, him to try for. But that was in tn
old days. To-day he stood by and visit
fully watched shots go past him tina
Owe years ago he would have LITERAL
murdered. He did not have the pei
the stamina nor the ambition to go afte
them. 1t was almost tragic to see tn
man who had been dubbed the come
because of his cannon ball service los
time after time on his own delivery.
During the last two sets OF the mate
Lhere was a steady drizzle, which adde
to the gloom always attending the shat
tering OF a popular idol. Many of hi
admirers. including most OF the Call
fornia contingent. stuck to the bitter en-
10 cheer Mclaughlin on. but Mac
knew that he was not there. and whethe
he was missing a shot that in othe
days would have been easy for him O
driving ono over for a placement
good style, all that the applause evoke
from him was a weary smile and
shake OF the head
Voshell deserved the victory, for
played excellent tennis from start I
finish. He advanced through It TO tn
round before the semi-hnals. where h
win meet another Californian, Clareno
J, Griffin, the latter having eliminate
JsS. Cusnman of New York In the thir
ros;nd at Ct. As, 6-1. 0--3.
TIlden to Meet williams.
Besides Griffin and Voshell seve
other players are left in the singles ]
the second quarter tomorrow Wfilial
T. Tilden I'd of Philadelphia will me,
Williams Both Tilden and Williams ha
to play hard four set matches to NOV
up rilden eliminated Watson NJ Wash
burn OF the West Side Tennis Club 8
Ga, SO, 6-3, l0-S. while william
disposed of Charles s. Garland. III
young Pittsburg player, at IL, g.
SIS, e..
In the lower half OF the draw onl
three players advanced to the round BIZ
fore the semi-fnals. They were Ichiy
Kumagae, the Jap star; William \
Johnston of San Francisco, national ella
court champion, and Wallace +. Johnso
OF Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Johr
son came through without playing O
the default OF Willis 2. Burden OF New
port He will meet the California Johr
ston tomorrow. Bill Johnston and Ku
maggie each won their matches
straight sets. Johnston disposed of
fellow native son at 6-1, GO. 10
and Kumagae downed Axel Craven
Berkeley at 6--1, Ga, 6-1.
Robert Lindiey Murray, of Niagar
Falls, the National champion, was
have played against Nathaniel "
Niles, OF Boston, on the ohampionshi
court this morning. TIE tournamer
committee, however, decided TO hold tht
match over until the afternoon becaus
70 much interest sd been attachd tot
rhe weather man, however, was one {
those on the Job who did not take kind
to switching of plans and 30 h
sprinkled the courts with rain durin
tho afternoon, hence the match cannC