New-York tribune., 1905-04-17
LAIN TENNIS.
Changes Mag Be Made i" Rules
Governing International Cup.

Cable messages have been going back and forth
between the English and the French lawn tennis
associations and the United States National Lawn
Tennis Association The reason is that the foreign
associations wish tochange the rules governing the
play for the Dwight F. Davis International Chal-
lenge Cup While IT is possible for England. the
country at present holding the trophy to arbitra-
ry change the conditions. out of courtesy, 10 is
their effort to have the Americans coincide and
confirm such rules seem advisable These
changes actually relate to the date which the
challenges must be sent and to the time of nam
ing the players on the competing teams previous
playing the matches.
As the United States. France Belgium. Austria
and Australia have challenged this year 1t makes
the arrangement more complicated than was sup
posed when Dwight F. Davis gave the trophy in
1900. meeting of the executive committee Of the
United States Association is soon to be held In this
city to pass the proposed changes and make
them official. In addition. they will also arrange
for the OF the American lawn tennis players
in their practice matches preparatory the chaI-
lenging team sailing for England. The members OF
the executive committee recently elected include
Hocombe Ward. William A. Larned. Malcolm d.
Whitman. William J. Clothier. Dwight F. Davis.
kreigh Collins and Robert d. Wrenn.
While the tournament at the ST. Nicholas Rink
in progress saturday. HolcOmbe Ward an
the International team would go South for this
purpose on May I. The experts who scheduled
for this trip the opening series of which to be
played on the turf course of the Norfolk Lawn Ten
the national champion; William a. farned. S. aS-
champion: Beals c. Wright OF Boston: Kreigh
Collins, OF Chicago. the Western champion: Raw
mOnd d. Little and Frederick r. Alexander. the
former Princetonians. and William j. Clothier OF
Philadelphia They will practise TOR two weeks
at Norfolk and win then so to the LOngwOod Crick-
et Club of Boston. and play there in a special
tournament for three or four days. After Longwood
will follow play on the courts OF the Orange Lawn
Tennis Club az Mountain Station y. J.: at the
Crescent Athletic Club Bay Ridge. and at tho
Country Club. at White Plains, y. Y
For some time In lawn tennis circles II has
been confidently predicted that the four players
who would later be named for the American team
would be Ward IAarned. Wright and Clothier There
Is possibility that Larned may be unable to
pete. He broke his ankle last winter while
gagged in construction work at Annapolis. Nj. This
injury has made II difficult for him play in
hard fought. taxing contest should I.arned be
unable TO so. Il leaves his place on the team open
to a selection from the trio, Little, Collins and
Alexander The hrst named is said 20 be the most
likely candidate
The placing OF the Americans IN the team for the
interna tional matches is generally agreed upon
among the experts Ward and Wright the pres
ent holders Of the doubles Championship. for the
doubles; and Ward and Larnsd for the singles.
Should there te change either way IN the sin
gles ClothieT, who has rapidly been forging into
the championship class for two years. viii be the