The Washington times., 1902-08-06
TENNIS CRACKS OF Two
CON4IN ENTS TO MEET
international Tourney at Bay
Ridge, H., Begins Today.
American Team May Repeat Its Victory
of Ieoo-President Has Been In
vited to Witness the Sport.

The annual tennis tourney between
English and American players for the
international championship begins to-
day on the courts of the Crescent Ath-
Ietic Club at Bay Ridge, Long Island.
| and continues through Thursday and
Friday.
The tourney promises to be unusually
| interesting as the American team in
cludes the champions in singles and
doubles and the English representatives.
| in practice. look to be stronger than any
team ever sent over the water. The
| battles of the racquets promise to be
royal ones.
| 1t has been decided to play at singles
until the full rounds are finished before
beginning on the doubles.
Makeup of the Teams.
The American team consists of four
players Malcolm d. Whitman, the
| United States champion, and William A.
Larned, holder of the international
championship. have been chosen to de-
fend the honor OF the United States Ten
| mis- Association In the singles, and Hol-
combe Ward and Dwight F. Davis, the
| holders of both the United States and in.
ternational championship honors, have
| naturally been selected to contest the
| doubles. The English team consists OF
r. F. Doherty II. l.. Doherty, ana DR..
Joshua PIN.
There is much speculation as to the
probabilities OF the international match.
DR.. PIN and r. F. Doherty are regarded
as the most brilliant players in England
while the Americans. by winning the
United States championships and hold
ing the international honors In both
| singles and doubles from last year, ap-
pear to have fairly won the right to de-
fend them.
English Lost in 1000.
This is not the first time an English
team has come over to secure the trophy
and the championship. The Americans
in 1900 easily defeated the former team,
composed of Black. Gore, and Barrett.
! The Americans who defended the trophy
on that occasion were NJ d. Whitman.
Dwight T. Davis, and Holcombe Ward.
| This team is now strengthened by the
addition of W. A. Larned. and the three
will be finally decided upon this morn
ing. 1t is expected the Americans will
duplicate their former victory.
President Roosevelt Invited.
Mr.. w. F. Powers, chairman of the
Crescents' tennis committee, is endeav-
oring to secure the presence of President
Roosevelt on one OF the days of the in
| ternational tournament, and one of the
| members of the Crescent club says
that. should he succeed, there will be
one OF the largest gatherings ever held
at Bay Ridge
W. II. Collins. the manager OF the
English team. is quoted as saying:
England has sent over her best this
year. The Doherty brothers and Dr.
PIN are assuredly the best players in
England. II they are beaten we must
acknowledge the superiority OF the
Americans at the game"
Draws for Today's Play.
NEW YORK. Aug In the alb
sence of Richard Stevens, who has been
selected by the players as referee for
he matches, the two team captains, Col
Inns and Whitman. got together tonight
and made the draw for the order OF
play in the singles. The result was
that PIN drew against Whitman for to-
morrow afternoons first match, and this
left r. +. Doherty 10 meet Larned. The
draw fer the second day will be simply
he reverse OF this, PIN VS.. Larned, and
| Doherty VS.. Whitman.
Whitman and Larned practiced to-
gether this afternoon and those who had
| fancied that Larned was going to fur
nish weak spot on the American team
opened their eyes in wonder. The cham
pion seemed to have got his brilliant
ground strokes well under control and
he showed a splendid command Of the
| ball
| Whitman is the most feared OF all the
Americans. and his reverse twist service
! has great terrOrs for the visitors