New-York tribune., 1906-04-08
THE DAVIS CUP QUEST
AMERICAN TEAM CHOSEN.
Wright, Yard. Collins and Little to
Play LasUn Tennis Abrood

4>Ierlcas international lawn tennis team will
w Te composed OF Beals c. Wright, Holcombe Ward
t0sm O"iAlS ana Raymond D. Little This quar-
let VIII go abroad in an effort 10 regain the DWIGHT
r Davis International Challenge Gun and return
~ 10 ihs country The makeup of the team was
announced yesterday by the committee in charge
u lhe challenging team Of this countTy-Frederiek
". Anderson, DR.. James Dwight and A. L. Hos
hns Followers the snort in this citv regard The
lam as the strongest and best balanced group
Ol players that could possibly have been selected
Inc English Lawn Tennis Association has moved
tue dates OF holding the competitions for the
"P forward month. The Americans will also
ne compelled to journey about the country as
ohy me finals will be PLAYED in London Accord
Ins 10 the schedule cabled by Mr.. Mewburn,
secretary of the English association the team will
meet france on June / at Liverpool In the event
OF winning, they will then journey TO Newport
monmouth. where they will meet the winners of the
Australasian-A Austrian preliminary matches, the
oates set being June T. and 9. This will be the
hardest competition for the Americans. and upon
the result will hang the privilege of their challeng
ing the Brtons for the cup
Practically the same team a year ago will rep
resent Australasia-the men being Brookes ard
Wllding in the singles, and Dunlop paired with
BROOKS in the doubles. The finals for the cup have
oeen scheduled for othe courts of the All England
CluD at Wimbledon London, June 10, IS and IS.
The matter of the selection OF the American team
this year has been carefully worked out and every
player Of prominence has been consulted as to the
possibility Of his competing the team, and also
as to the players best suited for the matches
against the foreign experts. Both Wright and
Ward were on last years team and had had previ-
GUS experience abroad; together they hold the
American doubles championship while Wright is
the present holder of the singles title
Wright stands in the leading place this year, and
his standing IN both singles and doubles is pre-
eminent. Any of the other three players OF
the team may easily take the place beside Wright
in the singles Ward is Of the strongest play
In the country, while Collins, the Western
champion, of Chicago and Little, the veteran
PrinCetonian. are also at the top OF their game,
with perfectly developed all-around strokes. ably
sustained by aggressive playing.
Among the players who we're talked of for places
on the team were William A. Iarned Malcolm d
Whitman and Frederick B. Alexander. 1t was inn
possible for any of this trio to abroad because
has played abroad. hut the conditions this year
such 10 make appreciable difference be
cause of this fact
, No manager will be taken with the team this
year, in the capacity that Paul Dashiel filed a
year ago A member of the team Will be elected
or appointed to the captaincy. probably either
Wright Ward. but this remains to he settled
No arrangements will be made to how the men
Will play in the matches as the selection VIII be
made of the showing the best form at the time
the competitions have to he played
Collins will come East immediately and Join the
other members Of the team, and practice will be-
gin the grass courts of the Belmont Cricket
Club, Philadelphia. April 10. From that time to
players will practise courts In New York and
adjacent to il where a grass surface is to be oh
tanned. these including the courts Of the Crescent
Athletic Club, at Bay Ridge the Orange Lawn
Club of Westchester. the KnolwoOd Country Club
and others.