New-York tribune., 1905-08-03
LAWN TENNIS TEAM HOME.
ALL PRAISE WIMBLEDON.
1merican Players GiUe Details Of
Daris Gun Match.

r}.a team of American lawn tennis players
vao ursaecessl lily challenged for the Dwight
r. Davis fu1eruationaI Cup. at Wimbledon. Eng
iaad. .ast month. returned home yesterday.
William A. Iarned and Beals C. Wright. ac-
companied by Paul DashieI who acted as can
tain and manager Of the team arrived aboard
the Oceanic. Holcombe Ward the American
champion. arrived aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse. with William j. Clothier
The to last mentioned players left London
day in advance Of the others. as Ward was de-
slrous Of reaching home because OF death in
his family. but arrived here four hours later
All OF the team appeared In the best of trim
and were bronzed to a fine copper color. due to
the continuous play on the English courts They
unanimous I'm praise Of the sportsmanIiks
treatment experienced at the hands Of the Eng
lish Lawn Tennis Association and Of the Aus
tralian. French and Austrian players
Two OF the Australians Dunlop and Parker.
have planned to play in this country in the na-
tionaI championship the Casino courts at
Newport. and it is possible that they may us
accompanied by Brookes. They are expected 70
season for the tournament On the courts OF ths
Meadow Club. Southampton. Long Island. that
begins the week OF August If.
Paul DashieI said that the challenge matches
between the Americans and the EnsIishnen
country indicated It would have taken little
to have turned the results all In favor of the
Americans he said This was al the more r--
Inarkable as the American players had fallen or
80 per cent when they reached the challenges
competitions
The most enthusiastic member of the trio
aboard the Oceanic was Beals G.. Wright ia
said that the team had barely missed winning
the great series. and that he felt confident that
with the same showing next year the coveted
cup could be regained-
After Ward had taken the first two sets from
Hugh L. Doherty," continued Wright, ~the Eng
Iishman remarked as he changed courts that he
was beaten But Ward sIumped badly in the
third set much 10 the surprise of an OF rs and
from that on he found it impossible ID get steam
and power into his strokes. Doherty taking the
three last sets and the match in easy fashion.
s-1, g. SO. This and the doubles were hard
matches to lose In the latter Ward in sheer
desperation hit the ball so hard that he once
drove il clean over the stand and fence
In speaking of the management and direction
of the English tournament. Wright declared tnat
the Americans had much 20 learn from The
players on the other side of the Atlantic H
said that il was impossible for an American TO
understand the universal interest in the sport
over there.
The English develop many top class men by
a great
championships which. he believed could be
done in this country along the same lines as
the Amateur Athletic Union had fostered track
and field athletics.
Wright said that he expected 10 compete az
Longwood. southampton and in the natlonal
championship at Newport. He would not taKs
mart in the doubles unless Ward, his partner
in the holding of the title. decided to defend
A member OF Wards family met him as hs
came ashore from the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse. The champion, who annexed the Lon
don title while abroad, was uncertain as 10
whether or not he would contest in any further
tournaments this season or even defend his
championship in the singles and doubles at
Newport.
C1othier voiced the same ideas advanced by
Wrtght-that the trophy seemed TO be within
the grasp of the Americans He hoped that q
team would challenge again next year, for hs
believed that the chances OF winning were eX-
cellent.
The attendance at the matches was large. ac-
cording to CIothier between five thousand and
six thousand spectators always being on hand,
and on the final day three thousand were turned
away from the gate. Miss Sutton, he satd was
the wonder OF the English lawn tennis season
CIothier and Larned have agreed 10 play at
Southampton and Will also compete in the na-
tional championship at Newport These two
meetings will end the season for each. They en-
deavOred to bring the DOhertys 10 this couA-
try with them. but failed.