LAWN TENNIS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14660, 21 October 1909, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS.

DAVIS GUI' CONTEST. THE AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVES. The anxiously awaited information as to what players would represent tho United Stales in the challenge tie of the Davis Cup against tiie holders, Australia with New Zealand, is now to hand, and the team consists of ilAuncK M'LAUGHLIN. Melville 11. Lose. If those names are not so familiar lo Ait-jiraliaus as tho«\ of Laruer, lionhi Wright, Clothier, and others (*iys the Sydney Morning Herald), it. is for the reason that both arc from the Western ,State of California; ami, though their ability was well-known in that Stare, it was only recently that, tlicv were enabled, by visiting New York for the National Championships, to demonstrate their powers by meeting the great phiyers of the Katjtorn States.

fiorli are young players, about 19 years old, yet one or other ba.-i held every important, championship on the l'acilic Slope for the past two years.

In I(KX> I.<»ii<j rallied a sensation by winning the Pacilio States championship, defeating Janes in tho linal round; ami ho lollowed Ibis up by beating the some op poneut, in the Stmii-linal for the California Slate championship in the following year. Do passed dames at the net with great OS'??, and was himself almost invincible in that pesitiou. In the linal he defeated his elder brother. 11. Long, without, difficulty. In the fol'owing nionth he came through the linol of the Southern California championship without losing a, set, and then defailed Hraly,_ trio holder, in a, live-wt A big touri iiment nt Santa Barbara followed, and here Long was successful.

11 Lauirhlin also had a very .successful SB.ISOH in j.907. and Ixigan the following year with a win in the Golden Gato toumamer.t, A writer, tlefcribiii"- his mutch agcuneu Janes in this ovent - , fs'iys*— " Al'Laushlin served clean aera for nearly every point of bis service Raines, and rly a la up Jane's serve Everv stroke was ii kill slroko. Many feared for Jane's safety, biH. be e-scaped with his life." Iu •June the young champions met in llie chaljenyc round of the San • Fransisco City Cliaii]pi<jiishi|), and M'L.au s hlin won, 4-6, a '! ( '. lnco lnol 'B Sl'Liiuslnin was suceKsful this tin io in straight MLaughlm also ,on the Bay Counties Chaiiipioushiii in that year, while I.on" was successful for I ho Pacilio Coast. litl<T In tins event he, for (ho first time. n;.. t players from the Kwlcrn States. Wallace Last Auyust tlie tuo .meat Californian plavor.s sot, out for New York to compete m tho riation?u chamjiKjnKlaps. ml on Uw iOok part in thn Western Chainpioil- - meeting a, Clucatco. Jr this Lon-r caused „ sensation by »oiug through llie ovaiit. in which he played seven rounds without losing- a. wt. the holder (.Vat binorson) beinj defeated. 9-7, 7-5. 6-0. ■VLuutrhlin reached iiie fourth round y.-beii lie was .defeated bv anolher Caii' lornian. S. C. Bundv., At- Illinois M'Laujclilin end .Tune?, the I'acilic Coast, euaiiipiou.-, won the. preliniinary contest for ilio. Xational Doubles Charnpioiisliip. W'hlCll is pln.vofl for lsv the holders of Paciiic Coast, Eastern. Western, a.nd Sciitltsrn championsliipi.. Tiic-y beat ujoney am) Nile-, the Eas.'.:ni champions, l~ 5 \ b ~"- 6—J- and Grant and Pell. i<.'w oautliPra reprcspntatives, 5—7, 6—2. 6—3, 6—3. in th.> final. A'.uericau Lawn Tennis s-iys: _ ••.M-kiushlin, the Pacific Coast, wizavd. save ill." crowd a real slimpse of ii.s loini. >iikl all experts <s«rccd t-hat bis p..iv was litrle fhort of phiMicrino-na). )li.» .-orii-_-3s shot into ilio court with the sp??rj cf camion Ixill. ojhJ JJaljTtoy iiml Xilci were po\*.or!cfc to hanrtk' iltoin. Ovfihoad was aflrr on- loi.q- mllv, wnidi was won n; r ain?r. I«;t.j of tin. l-aMcrners, iiie tialltry cyild ho loimer tonleni iisell with appbii-':, and I ■ exclusive. cunsci-vii'iv.' O.'iwentsia er.uvd m„i u ,-, ( .| |f .-. Tt .,j ,|, A () f to:- linllimit ("illitih-iii;j" I!:, arrival iu v 't V" r ' : H , in I he New ii'i'l; 5:,..;e ('i;niipioij-:ii:i. in .viiii.li b,> I'Jut Karl hut i'-t.i -o Rav» inmul f). iu ihr' <:\'i.h iTiJin-1. . Then nm.> il, ; - Xaii..i,al Churrioi'ofi.sliin 111 which M'fjaii'.'ldin, after dei'uilin" si\o|'.pone.Tiis. iu-.-iuO.'ni; K. 11. lyiner, T,.u----i-liaid, and J.firi r j a [ fyl . j| V(l se | s) _ s , l(l _ cumbed io thin ineai ])lay.?r. Clothier, who. huwev:r. only w<.;i by 6—3. 6—o, O—S. 7—5 Our coining visiwrs jday a-iktshinV, atIract.ivt Kami', iPUingWin in particular

beijig a terrific hitter. He has the (rue American bixsak service, volleys well from all parts of Hie court, ami plac-es his ground strokes wall. Ifo in 6ft liii. in tii; -t Zitrvkor: cviiry of hi; inches. Long ha.-, no weak poin's. Ho can play from lac!; oi' t.lie court or a! the list, u)nl IMS uooj jiKJ'uwiit in adapting ]iU iiy.'iliix'o to tho- stylo of his opponents. T:u>-o young players a.vo dearly deit.inc.l io take ii foremost place in ful tire Anion-' c;m contest?, and _ Amualia, wif.li New Zci'Jaml, will rot>-niic to be represented liv p-ayeis in poiTocr form ami condition to retain the l>avis Cup.