New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-08-11
LAWN TENNIS.
ENGLIsHNIEN BELIEVE THEY WILL WIN
NEXT YEAR

II now appears that the English lawn tennis eI-
perts are more than pleased with ,hs results % the
International contests that We're played the
courts OF the Crescent Athletic Club last week.
They believe that they have taken the measure q
the Americans and that a team of E-,--shers can
be sent over here next year who Will surely Ht
the Dwight F. Davis international Challenge Cup
Captain ". II. Collins the mauaszr u the BT!tonS
is also the president of the English Lawn Tennis
Association He has much said definitely
that they would again make trial FOR II and that
in his estimation the result would be different
The keeping of H L Doherty. the champion OF
all England out of the sins as matches. nov ap-
pears To have been piece Of flrethoUsht on the
part OF Captain Collins. Il is now evident 10 al
Of the experts why this was done. With Dr. PIN
they stood a fair chance of winning, as they re.1
certain the American champion, William ~ Larheu'
would hardly be good enough TO beat Dr.. PIN. N
fact Larued has been beaten SO many times on the
English courts that there they DO not fear
him With II. l. Doherty IN the matches instead
y Dr. PIN II is the opinion OF the experts that ne
international cup would have crossed the Atanuc
this time.
Above all Others the work OF Malcolm D. WIT
man, the unbeateIi national champion, STANDS o~~
prominently in these contests lie was the oA'
player upon whom his couutrymeI could depeHU-
lie did not fail them ut the critical me"eIC an a
LOW the cry Is 20 md another as SOU ,.- srOrl
StAu beside hiT1 when the ch'tlieL7V f---,- = IN
abroad another year Tbs American .-- 80
alone in class ny himself There was Lo 80 -
IN the International meeting who could -s ssefi
ms skill and his handling OF the racquet an ~
TX has beer said by one % the men III - =
thorlty IN lawn tennis circles th1l w L..--' ,-
only going into the All Corners Iolri-,l
Newport next week in order 10 save the A-7t0 =,
title and trophy tor this country and not PEI
INTO the hams IF another nation he-S i'
offered that Whitman VIII take the lll.e n
any difficulty from Iaruej. the present ho-de4-
addition 10 Whitman in the All corners I-1 800
JheTe viii be two young experts Nl' No. Tha
forging the ont for the last re-" years ,,riar
men are Beals Wright and Nii-4anl J- O-
both OF Harvard. ,-s.,+t,g
At the time the international team Or Hy,tsIiC-aS
players made up there were many Wno 49, ~ H.
that Wright would make a stronger man ~ ~
team than Larned. However this may pc ", -
has been keeping in excellent trim ana = The
defeat Larued the first time the lalt IS--rg AZ
real reason VIII Wright was beaten oy Zone 5Sasf
LOngwoOd his having tralneu -
Larned on a certain date. and the match Was 49, 49,
poned. Wright went stale Just before tHe 49, "a
wood singles played, and because pL-Li.r mas
Englishman beat him without EFFORT Slotlj;ooI1sbID
defeated Larued this year in the chanl - ~
match of the LongWOOd series. the olN ~ the
young PLAYER being that he IS 10 phlesh and
courts in the ndst of the hottest sort Oh bs
because of this does put enough usSu 80 rim
game when A squirt might gain the victory Lol .ov
Both Wright and Clothter are the ms 80 the
thought of 70, the team next year tht very
Englishmen II method and style they at .Lar Is
much like Whitman and II one or tne O 1-s.,rs
Fortunate aDoI-h 10 meet either or the al - tbs
in ths NewpOrt matches as IL Is thouSht Ia
their that time Will pTV211Ss1S-sS.
eide the matter on overhead StrShes ~. 7rnuch
fully as brilliant Davis at ms Des'' NNe
more accurate and deadly