The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-08
AMERICAS DAVIS CUP TEAM.
WARD. WRIGHT, COLLINS ANDLIT-
TIE PICKED TO GO ABROAD.
Well balanced Squad OF Steady Players TO
Represent United states in Tennis
Match Team TO Sail May lS-WHI
Meet French In the First Preliminary.

Americas team which is to compete for
the Davis international lawn tennis trophy
was announced yesterday by the committee
of selection. 1t Is TO consist of Bcals c. Wright.
the national singles champion and ranking
PLAYER of America; HOlcombe Ward. kreigh
Collins and Raymond d. Little. This team
Is considered by tennis experts to be one OF
the most evenly balanced that America
could produce and in point of dependability
and steadiness OF the players all that could
be desired. Full plans for sailing and for
the dates Of play on the other side have
been made and the committee in charge has
just about wound up all it's affairs.
Wright as the national champion is perhaps
the best known OF the American players.
He is a player of long experience and he
unites with his acquired training great
physical strength. He is well able TO stand
the strain of Furnishing tennis, He is more
remarkable for his untiring rapldity of play
than any other player In the ranking list.
playing aggressively in almost every match
n which he completes. Holcombe Ward lie
the holder with Wright of the national cham
pionship in doubles. and the indications are
that he aud Ward will be Americas team in
the doubles against the foreign teams in
London.
This is by no means Il certainty. however,
for Ward is u val,a BILE mar in the sin giles
AZ well. He is rankel second in the list
"a ~ INV p"l' le"e
Association, being the leader OF class ?.
owe 2-B of Is.
Kreigh. Collins Is the Western sin giles cham
pion and with L. H, Waidner is the holder
the other pla yers, he has been in the game
for Years and b. a certain, quantity as far
s as sdtimH toiFib his r s,Els Of 3i,s pl9 ahead HS Ct IS r. veFy
Little in class 2 OF the ranking list He Ia
considered the eighth best player In America.
and Little is ninth. Both are on scratch in
the ranking list.
Little il what ia known as a crafty pla yer
He is not so strong physjcailv "a most OF
the men whom he meets. but he ekes out
this portion or endurance by nIavin1 an
exceedingly heady, game. Little WIS formerly
championship Like the other players he
has won a nuumber Of State and assooeisiio ar
CHAMPIONSHIPS
1t was hoped at one time that William
ranked with Wnrd in class . mi1ht he aha
70 accompanv The team With IarnaS n
was nm jnrpoSsibiIity tLis YEAR and hecause
of his business en On geunnnts II yns sIra
that he would not be- able TO- 20 Clothierr
rTosa't Gon infy "' 1nd "i he ec colid' n wh" eor idihg
NAV tonnis 7raderi"k a IiaYandar oar
eencee HoLar and Richard Stevens were also
unable fbToITb business 20 make the Trim TN
This Amarican team that Is going abroad |
at first makes thiugs iook" ns If eWasd Void
pior yith Wrigbt In ,Ie doiihIes and my
WTipht stirclv will Ia one ~ ths nIavnrs in
The Sin rlos Ri ns a mater Of fact iris
wears American team ia going 10 frv and
win m" Davis trophv hack sagatn Nv s%S Gna
the team ON 1he basis Of actual canahilities
in England, If when the Yankees reach the !
other side Collins and Little are playing in
better form in the doubles than ard and
CONTINGENCY Collins and little viii NAV ~