New-York tribune., 1902-07-27
LAWN TENNIS.
THE GREAT ENGLISH PLAYERS ARE
HERE To LIFT 1yHE CUP

Two o.
land the famous Doherty brothers. arrived yester-
day on the steamship Lucania. OF the 'unard Line
William Herbert Collins accompanied then he
will act as the non-playing captain OF the ehal-
Ienging team. which will meet the American ex-
perts FOR the Dwight #. Davis International chal-
lenge trophy on the of the Crescent Athletic
Club at Bay Ridge. August 6. and s DIR.
PIN the third player Of the British team. ss He'd
yesterday the steamship Etruria, and will arrive
Saturday. William +. Powers and +. St joan
Richards of the Crescent Athletic Club. met them
The Dohertys appeared to be IL. the best Of con-
dition. H. l. DOherty is the holder of the am
England championship and also holds the title and
trophy Of Ireland He Is the older of the pair and
also the taller. His age is twenty-nine years. He
is slender In build. and reminds greatly Of,
Malcolm D. Whitman. The brother r. F. DOherty..
is twenty-seven years old. and is about five feet.
five inches in height.
H. L. Doherty said they would begin to practice
at once and that they certainly expected to carry
of the cup and regain the honors and prestige
which the former team. Black. Gore and Bar
rett. lost their trip 70 this country two years
ago. Both OF the brothers said that Davis and
Ward We're the greatest players that this cOuR-
try had ever sent abroad. their work at VIM
bledOn being revelation TO the experts over there.
r F. Doherty thought that the game had been,
more rapidly developed in America than had been
generally thought possible in England and that
the present international relationship would be;
greatly to the advantage OF the sport and would
pOpularize 1t nothing else could do
THE American game is all dash and angles.'
said r. F. DOherty. the players depending too.
much upon one single stroke In doing thtis they
hazard everything and II the stroke fails the point
inevitably goes against them because they are not
In position to back up the play and recoup their
lost ground. The noticeable difference between
English and American methods. IL appears to me.
are the lob and the swift voIeying with cross
court shots at the net From what have os
the work Of Davis Ward, BeaIs. Wright and ClO-'
thier your American experts send their lobs
miles high in the ar-about high should say,
some OF your tall sky-scrapinS buildings which
noticed from the deck this morning. cannot
deny the effectiveness Of this play especially the
high lob which falls straight the base line Of
the court. This is very difficult 70 return. and We
had much trouble against Ward and Davis In
England the lob shut of swift
volleyer and gain little time for position shot
the return. In volleyfng the s.American
players hit the ball very hard and instead OF driv
ing IL through the court drop il much closer TO
the net than do. This makes exceedingiy,
accurate game. with the variations that the fOre'
most Americans play II. especially with those
quick. cross court smashes which leave the OppOs-
ing player opportunity TO get IN any sort OF j
stroke for a return shot
II. L. DOherty interested In learning that the
wrenn brothers had beaten Ward and Davis
You surely must produce great players over
here. he remarked, when you can turn out two
teams of the same calibre Ward and Davis
They the sensation Of the tournament in Lon
don don and showed US to what skill and 5riLliancy
garded at the zenith of its development. 50 far
BaeR GSre Se" and Bae5t Of hs former English
team were & amazed INA s az WhimanS 3 twist service
on our side of the water have been bothered
Sur SS hs oher esPer as y SSr by and my
well as other PLAYERS, have praetised this service
of skill. but we have no intention OF using il in
old hard overhead service which gets the ball
in quick flight within the boundary Of the court
bother US somewhat but we surely hope TO offset
which we will endeavor make the keynote OF our
work in the competitions for the internatonaL I,
hard twist service takes too much strength out Of
man. and makes ii impossible for him TO put the
speed into the latter portion of the game that is
absolutely necessary in order TO pull it OUT sspe
cally If the score be close
The captain OF the team. W. H. Collins. said:
England has sent over her best this year. The
Doherty brothers and DIR. PIN are asSuredly the
have no better ana if this trio fail to take Your
cup. We surely must admit the fun superiority OF
England has long prided herself as the best in the
have any easy time of it in store for us / fully
believe that we shall win the double match, prob
matches in the singles. although expect Whitman
The Doherty brothers. of course. will play together
in the doubles match They are especially clever
gether and covering their court in manner which
people here. We will nominate the two men
for the singles until after DE- Pins arrival next
s9ptess win not require our S na%i9 6sg how W. the % men
playing OF the matches. | think that the espe-
ciaily strong point OF the three men on the team
is first H. l.. DOherty his overhead stroke
while r. f. DOherty is best at his baekhand stroke
off the ground. and full strokes taking the ball on
a low bound. DIR. Pine is the best ever. to use a
bit of your American sang, and is a wonderful
man In his all round development" The two
DOhertys and Captain Collins took the | o'clock
train for Boston. They will play this week at the
LongwoOd Club Boston. in the Eastern doubles
and the LongwOOd single They may journey to
Nahant where Whitman last week came on tha
victor. Next Saturday they Will take their nrsS
practice the courts In which the International
matches will be played
Late Friday night, when the Lucania anchored
IN the NarrOws, of the Crescent Club house. the
lawn tennis committee OF the club were the
lookout for her. They started the club cannon
booming out a welcome across the water.
The Eastern championship IN doubles. and the
omen in singles at the LOngWOod
Tennis Club BostOn. which begin tomorrow. Will
be made more representative than ever De-
fore bv lne entry Of the Dohertys. They will have
an excellent field before them in both contests.