Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
TENNIS CANDIDATES
F0RAUSTRAuANT TRIP
No Matches for Davis Cup in
Either England or America
Sends Tennis Players
to Antipodes.

NEW YORK, August with the GER
tainty that there will be no elimination
tennis matches for the Davis cup in Ell
Their England or America this year. inter
est in the championship honors of the
world has really narrowed down to the
proposed trip to Australia. On whether OF
not the committee in charge of these mat
tiers for the United States Lawn Tennis
Association can prevail upon two or three
good men to go to the antipodes much
will depend. The matches in Australia
are not scheduled to take place until
November and therefore there is plenty
of time to make the necessary prepare
tons. The trouble this year will be in
picking a team with a fair chance OF
victory and getting the men to go. Thus
far no one has really played tennis in
this country to warrant any confidence
of success. The national champion, VIII
liam A. Larned, has said that he will
positively not make the trip to Australia
With the exception of the work shown
at Seabright, William J. Clothier the
1905 champion. has not performed well
enough to warrant his selection. He has
been beaten by Edwin Larned in the
Middle States. and c. B. Doyle of Wash.
ington also has taken him into camp
There has undoubtedly been an effort
on the part Of some moving spirits to gel
Edwin P. Larned into such shape that he
champion is not classy" enough for such
an undertaking. He has beaten Clothiel
and Little. and that is about ALL Clothier
was away off his game. and Little has
been out of the running all year
Larned has been beaten several times by
n "a ~
pionship and by George F. Touchard In
the Felipe Cup series.
Karl Behr will naturally come in fol
consideration. but the once fast Crescent
Athletic Club man has not done any kind
of work this year. and he would have
to improve great deal to be justified in
demanding consideration. Likewise Lit.
tie has been going back steadily. 1t is
likely that Beals Wright will be one OF
the team. as he is always good when il
comes to the international matches, nc
matter how careless he may be in the
first part of the year. He understands
international playing better than any 9th.
er star in the country. and he would
very likely accept an invitation to go.
Frederick B. Alexander has shown ur
strong this year. He was going along
splendidly when he sprained his ankle
and there are many who think he car
carry of the Newport honors If he main
tains his recent form. Whether or not
is still a question. If he accepts it would
mean that Beals Wright and Fred Alex.
ander will be the team. a pair not to be
despised. 1t is hardly likely that Eng
land could beat the pair with both OF
the Dohertys out of the game. Gore
Richie. Barrett and one or two others
from the British Isles would probably
find their hands full with the singles
If they went. In Australia. should Amer.
lea get through the elimination series
with Great Britain, there would be
Brookes. who is in all likelihood the best
player of the day. Even Brookes might
strike a snag if the two Americans were
in top form, and certainly there is nc
other Kangaroo who would be trouble
some Thus the championship would re-
solve itself into a question of how strong
a doubles team could be gathered.
Harold Hackett. the partner of Alexan-
der. has announced that he cannot go. sc
that Wright would probably have to team
with Alexander, and just how strong 8
combination they would make is prob.
lematical. as they have never beer
tried.