The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-07-15
AMERICAN TENNIS TEAM'S
 CHANGES NOT BRIGHT Wright and Behr Must Win Doubles To-day and Sin
 gles Tomorrow. FROMTHEAUSTRALIANS Fitzsimmons to Try to Put Away Negro Aspirant
 Jack Johnson.
7RoMTHEA AUSTRALIANS

Interest in amateur sports this week centers in the continuance of play at Wimbledon, Eng, by the American lawn tennis team, composed of Beals c. Wright and Karl H. Behr, in the preliminaries in singles and doubles success in which will put them in line to become ehallengers for the Dwight r. Davis challenge cup. This trophy has been held by England since 1903 when it was won by R. r. and H. L. Doherty, on the courts of the Long wood Cricket club at Boston. Having succumbed to the Australasians, Nor man F. Brookes and A. F. Wilding, in the singles last Saturday Wright and Behr must win the doubles tomorrow and the singles on Tuesday from the Australians In order to be eligible to contend for the trophy. The chances of the American team are considered not bright. With the Doherty brothers in retirement and Frank H. Riseley not in condition to compete, tennis players believe the chances of the English play CTS are remote and that the cup will go to Australia as 1t is not thought England will not be able to get team together capable of holding it's own with Brookes and Wilding.
 Polo Championships.
 Friday next on the field of the On wentsia Country club. Chicago, will be- gin the national championship polo events. These games will continue un- til July 27, and in them eight clubs, from various parts of this country will compete Friday will see the opening event in the junior championships with onwentsia playing the second Buffalo team. Teams representing the army post at Fort Riley, Kas., are among those entered, one for the junior and another for the Astor gold cup, the trophy of the major championship.
 Fitxslmmcns vs. Johnson.
 Wednesday night at Philadelphia, Bob Fitzsimmons, holder of the mid- de and heavyweight pugilistic cham picnships, will again don the gloves and endeavor to put away within six rounds Jack Johnson, the negro aspir- ant to heavyweight championship hon ors. Fitzsimmons has trained hard for the fight at his countdy home at Dun ellen, N. J., and appears to be in fine condition for the bout. Though on the shady side of forty-flve years Ftzsim- mons declares age will not initiate against him in limited fight and that he still has the punch that laid low Corbett, sharkey, Ruhlin, Maher, and others. Johnson is said to be in perfect condition and full of confidence in his ability to dispose of Fitzsimmons with in the limit of six rounds.
 vanderbilt Cup Races.
 The present week will probably decide the question as to whether or not there will be an automobile race this year for the Vanderbilt cup. The senate of New Jersey is expected to meet and either pass or kill the measure that Is now pending at Trenton, empowering local authorities to set apart certain sections of highways for the contest The as sembly already has passed the special bill making provision for the race and Governor Stokes has signified his inten' ton of signing the measure should the senate concur in the view of the lower house. Opposition to the measure, il is said, all comes from the upper coun- ties of the state, not directly affected by the bill.