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Show AMERICAN WINS TENNIS MATCH Wimbledon, July 25. Play in the final round of the contest for the Dwight F Davis International lawu tennis trophy began todav under ideal weather conditions. Maurice E Mc-Loughlln, Mc-Loughlln, the American champion, was drawn against J. c Parke of the Eng-: land team, while R Morris Williams of Philadelphia, was matcher against C P. Dixon. The famous ceuter of the All-England Lawn Tennis association ground, was ain fairly good shape No decision was made In regard to the wearing of splkeB, the American Players being free to wear them if they chose. The score by points: First set McLoufhlin, 424, 044. 466, 043. 525. 05458 points; 10 games Parke. 142, 414. 184, 425, 343. 431 58 points, 8 games Mclaughlin won the first set by breaking Into Parke's service at the eighteenth game His last drive of the set touched the top of the net where the ball odged for a moment and then fell over without a bound The form of the Callfornlan was a keen disappointment to his friend? He had an opportunity to take fl commanding lead when the games stood at 4 to 3 In his favor, but after taking it to vantage four times, he lost The games continued to follow service ser-vice until McLoughlin brought the set to an end by a sensational net drive. McUoughlin during the set seemed to have only his terrific service and uncanny judgment of ' out ' balls He lost four love games to Parke's serv-! serv-! Ice by driving the ball out of the : court or Into the net. When one drive struck the base line and raised the dust, the crowd made a somewha' unsportsmanlike demonstration, disagreeing disa-greeing with the referee's verdict that it was a good ball. The closeness of tho play In tho first set waa indicated by the fact that each player scores the same number of points Parke, as a result of his practice I with Beamish, previous to facing McLoughlin, Mc-Loughlin, stepped into the game at top j form He held his own In serving to 'the young American, and following the plan laid down b Wilding, played low and short to McLoughlin on every possible occasion His court wtrategv was far superior to McLoughlin s and only the tremendous pace set by the vounger player carried the American to victory In the first set. The second set opened with a love, game for Mcljoughlin Parke neer got the ball over the net and could not touch the first three services The second game w ent to the deuce but ! Parke scoring 30. The fourth game, went to deuce. McLaughlin got first vantage on a splendidly played drive After It had cone to deuce three times. Parke won by a low drive and made If two-two. Mclaughlin won the fifth game, Parke driving wild The game went to deuce and ended with a stirring net rally Fn the sixth game Parke took three straight points, two by bard drives and one by a lob which McLoughlin bad scored fifteen by a hard vollev McLiughlln began some beautiful cross-court play, and aided by his hard service, took a love game and led four to three. In the eighth game the Callfornlan continued his cross- j court drives and had the game at love forty, when he allowed Parke to bring the game to deuce and an-tage an-tage by clever driving. Mclaughlin netted an easy return which made the score four games to four. The ninth game went to 30 love In favor of Mclaughlin who brought the crowd to tholr feet by taking a return ! which rolled over the net. |