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Show Budae Told to Remember McLaughlin's Case querlng tennis tour that glamor wouldn't pay street car or taxi fans. Many times he had had to borrow transportation money to take him and his newspaper clippings home. Once, when he was Davis cup captain, cap-tain, and there was no player-writer rule, he had a chance to writ three articles and make $300. It looked like a fortune to the California kid. But the officials, moat of them millionaires, mil-lionaires, convinced him that IT would not be showing true amateur spirit to write the stories and ac- cept this money. So he turned It down and as magnificent gesture of appreciation these millionaire lawn tennis officials, through whose veins "poured pure amteuriim7f6T together and between them raised (Continued on Following PK) By HENRY MTJSMORE Inlted Ptms Sport Writer HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 18 (UP) Hlf hlr used to be a flaming red and he was known as the "California "Cali-fornia comet" That was when he was IS or thereabouts. His hair is gray now. he's 47 and he's known simply as Maurice McLaughlin. Mc-Laughlin. All his glory and glamor are gone, and his dosens of silver cups, like Little Boy Blue's playthings, play-things, are, covered with dust and rust He was an amateur tennis player In his day, the best amateur tennis player. He brought back the Davis cup as packed stands thrilled to the first cannonball service. He won national championships as. red hair sparkling In the sun, he broke away from tradition and pounded the ball with all his power. He became the toast of the nation as. In match after match, he proved that tennis ball could be hit at smoking speed and still be controlled. con-trolled. Jue4 a Peer Bey He was the darling of the Lawn Tennis association. He was sent all over the world as Its representative. representa-tive. Millionaires called him "Mac" and he called them "Charley" and Ted" and "Joe," He was a poor boy, Maurice Mc-Laughin. Mc-Laughin. But he passed up many good Jobs to keep the United States flag flying high over the tennis courts of the world. He brushed aside a college education In order that hte Davis cup might be kept In this country. Five times he stopped playing tennis and went to work, because his common sense told him he had a life to live and a future to make for himself. Experience had taught him that when he returned from an all con- |