The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-06
ENGLISH FEAR FOR DAVIS CUP.
LAWN TENNIS EXPERTS THINK
TROPHY MAY BE LIFTED.

Australia and America Considered FOrmi.
dable, while Homo Team Is Regarded
o. None Too StrOng-France and
Austria Held Cheap by the Britons.
While the American tennis players have
been steadily at work for the last WI weeks
preparing for their departure for England,
which Is scheduled for next Friday, the
English players nave been losing no time.
Through their competition In tho covered
courts championship the Doherty brothers
Or. F. and H. L. have been getting into con-
dition, and DR.. Eaves, Gore, Smith and
Riseley all have been working hard for the
reception Of the visitors. The composition
Of the English team, while not yet certain,
Is likely to include the Dohertys and DR..
Eaves, The story has been going around
that R. F, Doherty Is not likely to play in
the singles, and possibly not in the doubles.
However, the fact that he has been playing
at all makes it look as II there were a chance
for him to be seen, as Of old.
The teams that will meet for the Davis
trophy are the French, Australian, Aus
TRAN, American and English. Owing to
the fact that iour countries have nominated
teams against the holders Of the cup 1t is
necessary for the matches to be arranged
In two preliminaries, a final and a cham
piouship round. AS at present arranged,
the Americans will meet the French at
Liverpool and the Australians and Austrians
will meet at the same place in their half Of
the preliminary. The winners In these
rounds will meet for the honor Of playing
: against the holders at Wimbledon. The
round before the championship Ia to be
played at Newport in Wales.
Strangely enough the English do not
feel so sure that they will carry of the
honors this year, The experts on the other
side are a little afraid that their team will
not be quite up to the quality Of last sea-
son and the writer's on tennis on the other
side are PREDICT e an upset as to be feared
and not by m means unlikely. The
Americans and the Australians are tie
players that they fear, the Americans only
= a little less than their own colonials. They
feel that the United States is making a
desperate effort to lift the trophy this sea-
son and they respect the quality of the
quartet that has been deputed TO make tie
attempt. The American team certainly if
much more steldy and even than before
and tie playing will be consistently
stronger.
OF course persons familiar with sport
and especially International sport realize
that in all this talk there is an element of
bluff, The English are disposed to let
their rivals get an exalted idea of them
selves by assuming an air Of a%bnegation.
lhey know thai tho cock-sure man Is the
.ne NAT Is easiest to lick. At the came
,lne, the Americans are really good. So
700 are the English and any man who knows
the Dohertys knows that the country that
lasts them can assume that they have
.ne hnest Fair Of players in the world CT
,ehris. Last year the English won from
.he Americans in the fir al round with a
Giean score, taking all five matches, al
,lough all were hard fought. This years
meet will be no less hard fought and the
AmelicaFs ought not 10 be shut out, no
matter what happens.
Writing in English Laun Tennis, the au-
onoF'ty IN the United Kingdom on the sport
one eSpert reviews the chances and the
vPoenainty of the British about their team
u PLAINLY portrayed in his words. After