The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-16
TENNIS PLAYERS INDICATED.
The English Con,n,ittee'. Report F'-
worn HE TO Americans

NEW YORK. April Welcome news.
has just reached American lawn tennis
players from abroad in the shape of
complete vindiCatiOn Of the American
management Of last seasons international
matches Al LOUEWuod. and. the strong re-
port Of the English committee appointed
to investigate Cores protests is expected
materially to increase the good feeling
which has been steadily growing between
American and English players, aud To-
make future international matches much
more harmonious. Gore, Black, and Bar
rett the English challenging team. ar
rived in America last August. only three
or four days before the International
matches were scheduled to be played and
then. instead of nracticing- they rushed off
sightseeing 10 Niagara Fails When the
time came 20 play their matches a days
rain and their neglect of other opportu-
mites left them with onlyzoRe days prac-
tice after an ocean voyages and when they
were badly beaten they promptly COM
planned Of lack Of practice.
After they got home Captain Gore sub
mitted his official report of the trip and
their defeat. and IN this he excused the
pleasure jauut by saying that the matches
were played several DAYS ahead of the
original schedule He also complained Of
The poor courts at LougwGod. which did
not compare with those at Hoboken used
for the previous International matches; in
fact. he complained of nearly everything
American.
The English Lawn Tennis Association
took official recognition Of Cores COM
plants by referring the whole E.arter TO
its committee. which haG made II Of the
arrangements for the international
: IN
its report at the last meeting III the Lawn
. Tennis Association council. This report
was a complete vindicatiun of the Y i2e ii
can management aud O cOFEtszacj the
general impression at-suaT THAT gore lad
/ succeeded in fostering. 40 he effect that
/ the English players mad not received fair
T treatment in America. the English Ia VIZ
Tennis Association ordered the commit
tees report officially printed
In this report the committee reproduced
( the correspondence between Dr. James
( Dwight President of the United States
National Lawn Tennis Association, and
@. R Nevbyrr. Secretary Of the English
Lawn Tennis Association From this il
IS apparent that every effort was made to
give the ChalleDgerS the beneilt OF i.euty
+ of practice before their +0trvlI cigHaI
matches It was the announced Gete--ni-
nation OF Barrett 10 sail for nome enc
week after ne arrived here cGuuicd with
the late coming Of the C1ail-nEvrs that
forced the hurried ARA a=zssu-nts and
short practice Of the cfaial-ers-
The fact that another English challenge
has already been sent over here and &c
cepted. for another series 3f international
matches this summer SHOWS JhdU Gore
( has been thoroughly discr=di-el . tame,
for be declared when b s8IIed that an
other team would not Re sent JTC- I II TIE
: Davis challenge cup IS foreigners could
. not get fair treatment in ATTIvriUa- As a
m tier Of fact Sore was very much cha
= red a his bad defeat over here. and in
} hi EetJie5 frame of mind, was glad 10 do
at thing he could to hurt International re-
4 IL aus IN lawn tennis. Fortunately the
gC-J SpOTTSmanShip Of the EngllShmeQ
: pr vailed. and his efforts have been with
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