LAWN TENNIS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 6, 7 July 1913, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS

ALL-ENGLAND CHAMPION. WILDING-M'LOUGHLIN CONTEST By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright. LONDON, 4th July. Anthony Wilding (New Zealand) beat M'Loughfin (America) in the All-Eng-land championship, 8-6, 6-3, 10^8. The critics are surprised at Wilding's comparatively easy victory. They admit that it will greatly increase his reputation, and declare that he is an allround man. He defeated in serving and volleying sucl> a specialist as Doherty, who beat Brookes in 1905. Wilding met the service with a whip-up forehand shot with clock- work regularity, and shattered his opponent's game by that style of play, adopted for the occasion. M'Loughlin began to lose faith in himself, and his service became harmless. It was a match between a man's coolness and a boy's inexperience. Barrett and Dixon (England) beat Rahe and Klemscrotit (Germany), 6-2, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. Mrs. Stefry and Mrs. LambertChambers won their first set. The^ former sustained a sprain in the second set, and they forfeited the title to Mrs. M'Mair and Miss Boothby. Mrs. Lambert- Chambers had a walkover in the ladies' challenge round. Last year at Wimbledon, Wilding (the holder) retained the title of champion, beating A. W. Gore in the final, 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Wilding has now won the championship four times in euccw Hon.]