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matches and Poidsvin lost HE. 30 that u
came down to the doubles. Ward and Lit
tie were strangers IN doubles as team
mates. but luckily for them equally 30
we're wlding and Poidevin. This produced
ragged. but aggressive tennis. in which the
Americans won.
Coming down to the challenge with the
United Kingdom. again Smith and II. l..
Doherty were able Is attend to the Ameri-
cans. Smith, the welch champion. again
was the more effective. lie put out Ward
and Little in straight sets each. Little
made an excellent showing against
Doherty. but the Irish player defeated
Ward in three sets. In the doubles the
Americans fought a plucky. but loosing
battle. taking the first set and no other
from the Doherty brothers.
Australia Gets the Cup.
It was last year that the cup changed
hands again. The playing OF Norman +.
Brookes was wonderful and upon him fell
the greater part Of the work OF taking the
Davis cup. He was a master at every
point and unbeatable. Last year, after
some difficulty. Beals Wright and
Karl H. Behr were sent over from this
country. Behr was a new. but very prom
ising player who displayed a dashing game.
Wright had about recovered from the ef-
fects Of the blood poisoning and was looked
upon as playing very nearly his best game.
Brookes won both his singles matches. al
though Behr took a set from him. Then
In the doubles the Americans went in
fiercely and defeated the Antipodeans In a
splendid five set match. They gave them
great heart and they and they were all the
more encouraged when Wright took Wild
ing's measure. However. Behr could not
avail against Brookes and lost. Had Behr
been able to carry off the victory in his
five set watch with Wilding that would
have told the tale. But although he was
close TO it he could not do II.
For the challenge round. curiously
enough, the English players were Gore and
Barrett, members Of that first team the
British sent over In 1900. Again Brookes
did yeoman service. winning both his sin
giles matches. Gore found Wilding not too
hard to beat, but wllding beat Barrett.
Even though the British players did win
the doubles on the second day. giving them
hopes of the singles OF the third day, they
could not do the trick. They were like
the Americans, near 1t, but not quite there.
So the cup went from England, too.
Results of Cup Play.
The results of the Davis cup matches
from the beginning of play for the trophy
are:
UNITED KINGDOM VS.. UNITED STATES
NJ. D. Whitman, United States, defeated
A; w; Gore, United Kingdom. 81. SO, 81;
d. Blake, United KinEdom. 4,s. g., &C.. "a.
II. Ward and d. f. Davis, United States,
defeated e. d. Black and H. r. Barrett,
United Kingdom, ga, Ga. ga.
d. F.. Davis, United States, against A.
w. Gore, United Kingdom, 81, go, unfin-
ished.
NJ. d. whitman, United States, against
e. d. Black, United Kingdom, unplayed.
1902,
UNITED KINGDOM VS.. UNITED STATES
r. F. Doherty, United Kingdom, defeated
w. A. Larned, United States, 20, S-6, SO,
M. d. whitman. United states, defeated
DR.. j. PIN, United Kingdom, 6-1, 6-1,
w. A. Larned, United States, defeated
DR.. ]. PIN, United Kingdom, SO, SO. 6-3.
M. d. Whitman, United States, defeated
r. f. Doherty, United Kingdom, 81, rs, GA.
r. F. Doherty and II. L. Doherty, United
Kingdom, defeated II. Ward and d. F.
Davis, United States, S-e, 1913. 6-S, GA.
1903.
UNITED KINGDOM VS.. UNITED STATES
H. l.. Doherty, United Kingdom, defeated
r.. D.. Wrenn. United States, so. SO, GA.
w. A. Larned. United States. defeated r.
f Doherty, United Kingdom, by default
II. L. Doherty and r. f. Doherty, United
Kingdom. defeated r. D.. Wrenn and G. l..
Wrenn, Jr, United States, 10. 7-5, 81,
ii. L. Doherty, United Kingdom, defeated
w. A: Larned, United States, SO, S-S, 60
r. F. Doherty, United Kingdom, defeated
R. d. Wrenn, United States, Ga. S-6. 60
1904.
Belgium defeated France, in the prellm'
mary round, three matches to two. Eng
land defeated Belgium, in the final round
five matches to nothing.
UNITED STATES VS.. FRANCE-PRE-
LIMINARY.
H. Ward, United States, defeated NJ, Ger
mot, France, Go, SO, 81.
w. J. Clothier, United states, defeated NJ
H. Ward and b. C.. Wright. United
States, defeated dermot and Decusie
UNITED STATES VS.. AUSTRALASIA
FINAL.
W. A. Larned, United States, defeated N
z. Brookes, Australasia, 14-12, 90. 6-3.
B.. C.. Wright, United States. defeated A
F. wlding, Australasia, 6-S, 6-S (only TIVE
w. A. LaTned, United States, defeated A
f. Wilding. Australasia, 6-S, GO, ga.
B. c. Wright, United States, defeated y
f. Brookes, Australasia, 12-lO, 90 1910, o.
H. Ward and B.. c. Wright, United States
Australasia. ga, rs, 81. 6-2.
UNITED KINGDOM VS. UNITED STATES
CHALLENGE.
II. I. Doherty, United Kingdom, defeated
Fl. Ward, United States, 10, 4-6, 6-l, 90, 60
S. II. Smith, United Kingdom, defeated
w. A Larned, United States, Ga, 6-i
H.. l.. Doherty, United Kingdom, defeated
". A. Larned, United States, g. 2-6, 6-S
ga, 6-2.
S. II. Smith, United Kingdom, defeate,
w. j. Clothier, United States, Sc, 6-l
CT, 6-3.
ii. L. Doherty and r. f. Doherty, United
Kingdom, defeated II. Ward and B.. G
Wright. United States. $40, 81, 6-2, 40. sc
1905.
UNITED STATES VS.. AUSTRALASIA
PRELIMINARY.
Fl. Ward, United States defeated j., y
s! PoideVin, Australasia, 6-2, "a, 20.
A. +. Wilding. Australasia, defeated r. II
| Little. United states, 6-2, Sc, 6-l.
r. ID. Little, United States, defeated l.
, o. S. Poidevin, Australasia, So, 10, Sd, D.
A. f. Wilding, Australasia, defeated ii
5 Ward. United States, SO. SO, O-6, "a, So.
! II. Ward and II. ID. Little, United states
defeated. A. F. Wilding and /. o. s. Poi
deyin, Australasia. rs, GO, Ga
UNITED KINGDOM AGAINST UNITEI
e STATBS-CHALLENGE
I S. H. smith, United Kingdom, defeate'
r. d. Little, United States. CT, 81, 81.
Z " l.. DohertN, United Kingdom, defeated