New-York tribune., 1905-02-04
TO TRY FOR DAVIS CUP.
american Tennis Players Decide to
PIdy EnSIishmen.

American tennis players decided last night TO
forward Immediately to England challenge Tor
the Dwight f. Davis Cup, the international blue
ribbon trophy of the tennis court The motion to
do this was made at the twenty-fOurth annual
meeting of the United States National Lawn Ten
mis- Association, held in the banquet room OF the
Waldorf-Astoria. 1t was made by Frederick G
Anderson of the Kings County Tennis Club Brook
yu. after an involved discussion seemed imminent
to whether or not America could get a represen-
tative team together which could hope TO COM
pete with any success against the Doherty brothers.
who two years ago won the cup on the courts OF
the Longwocd Cricket Club. Boston.
1t was Anderson who cut the white feather from
the caps of some of the fearful tennis players.
His motion was to challenge Immediately, and that
OF team must be sent TO meet the
Britons There We're dissenting votes but Ander-
carried his point and the challenge was cabled
last night TO the English Lawn Tennis Associa-
tion.
This was the most important business trans
acted by the delegates present last night, and
fauthnding by several of the delegates.
All details relative to the International match.
at Wimbledon, England, We're left TO the executive
c0naitione eoeTniI tn ron+ests he CHANGED and
this. with ali other arrangements win become the
sponsble for all the important work Of the Amer
lean tepnis PLAYERS during the coming season Wrg
Collins Clothier and Little had agreed, in answer
on the American team Whitman and Alexander
had also been asked TO make the team but had
piled that they unable to do so. he said that
the players would go South. probably in April to
place selected by the executive committee,
enter into their preparatory work, the four
leading 10 then be selected for the challenging
team by. the executive committee.
The election of officers for the ensuing year was
the usual perfunctory performance All were elect
ed unanimously, opposition candidates being
presented. For the fifteenth consecutive year DR..
James Dwight. of Boston, was elected president
He accepted the office with neat speech, in which
he pointed out that he had seriously requested
the members TO select a man who would give a
ASSOCIATION
continued to want him he would continue to serve.
The other officers Robert ID. Wrenn. New
York. Vice-president; Palmer +. Presbrey. Boston,
secretary and Richard Stevens. Hoboken treasurer.
Seven members OF the executive committee were
also elected They Holcombe Ward Orange
Lawn Tennis Club, Orange, \. J.; Malcolm D.
Whitman, Crescent Athletic Club, Brooklyn; VIII
fam A. Larned. Orange Lawn Tennis Club. Orange,
N J.; Raymond D. Little, West Side Tennis Club,
New-York; Dwight T. Davis, st. Louis; krelgh Col
Inns. Kenwood Country Club Chicago, and William
also placed in nomination of Robert lie Roy, Co
lumbia University; Ross Burchard and Beals Z.
Wright The two last named Withdrew before bal
ioting. From top to bottom or the list II IS the
same as that of last year.
TWO clubs and association were admitted to
memberships which now numbers a total of eighty
missions were Watch Hill Tennis Club. Watch Hill,
r. I; Swimming Club of Bar Harbor Me-, and the
1ntermountain Lawn Tennis Association, OF Colo
Southern Lawn Tennis Association was passed
over for the executive committee to act
1t was decided to hold again the national cham
the Newport Casino. the womans national cham
pionshp at the Wssahickon Tennis Club. Philadel-
phia and the national indoor championship at the
7th Regiment Armory, this city, in February 1905,
The intercollegiate championship will again be
held the Merton Cricket Club, Haverford, Penn,
and all Of the regular fixtures at the usual places