The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-20
DAVIS TENNIS CUP,
Prospects For Recovery Of Fa-
nous Trophy Grow Brighter.
CANDIDATES FOR THE TRIP.

No Matches For Cup In Either Eng.
land or AmsrIoa--esnd Players su
Australia In November =. National
Champion Larnsd Not 10 Qo
Lawn tennis 10 exciting more atten.
tion this year Vtan II has since the ail
conQucrlng DoiNrtys carried both tho
Davis cup and the national champion
ship back TO England with them, and
with good reasons. There arc not per.
haps 10 many absolutely Arst class
players ~ In some recent years. but
tho early tournaments have produced
many men Of class, and there seems
moro than q fair chance that the Da-
vis cup may DO brought back from
Australia II d team Ii sent.
With the certainty that there will be
no elimination tcnnis matches for the
Davis cup IN either England or Amcri.
ca this year. interest In tho champion
ship honora or the world has really
narrowed down TO the proposed trip TO
Australia. On whether or not the com.
mlttee In charge OF these matters for
fain United States Lawn Tennis asso.
eiation can prevail upon two or three
good men to 90 TO the antlpodes much
viii depend. Tho matches In Austria.
Iin are not scheduled 10 take place tin.
III November, and therefore there ID
plenty OF time 10 make tho necessary
preparations.
The trouble this year win be In pick
Ing a team with fair chance OF vic.
tory aud getting the men to 70. Thus
far no one has really played tennis In
this country to warrant any confidence
Of success. Tho national champion,
William A. Larncd, has said that he
VIII positively not make the trip 10
Australia With the exception OF the
work shown at seabright William ].
Clothler the 1000 champion, has not
performed well enough to warrant his
selection, TIC has been beaten by I'D
win Larncd In the Middle States. and
c. y. Doyle OF Washington also has
taken him into camp
There has undoubtedly been an effort
on the part OF some moving spirits 10
got Edwin r. Larned into such shape
that he can qualify. but the young
brother Of the champion II not classy
enough for such an undertaking. He
has beaten Clothier and Little. and that
Is about all. ClothIer was away OF bis
game, and Little has been out Of the
running all year. Larned has been
beaten several tlmes by Mollenhauer
IN tho Long Island championship and
By George r. Touchard In the Felipe
cup series.
Karl Bchr viii naturally come In for
consideration, but the once fast Cres.
cent Athletic club man has not done
any kind OF work this year, and he
would have TO improve a great deal TO
/. be justlHed In demanding consideration.
Likewise Little has been going back
steadily, even though he defeated
Wright In the recent Longwood tour.
nament. His game against the nation
al champion, w. A. Larned, was very
poor. 1t IL likely that Beals Wright
will be one OF the team, as he Ii al.
ways good when II comes to the Inter
national matches, no matter how care.
less he may be In the first part Of the
year. He understands international
playing better than any other star In
the country, and he would very likely
accept an invitation to 90.
Frederick b. Alexander has shown
up strong this year. Ho was going
along splendldly when he sprained his
ankle, and there are many who think
he can carry or the Newport honors II
ho maintains his recent form. Whether
or not he could bo induced to go to
Australia Is still q question. II he &c.
cepts Il would mean that Beals Wright
and Fred Alexander will be the team,
a pair not to be desplsed.
II Ia hardly likely that England could
beat the pair with both of the Dohertys
out Of the game. Gore, Rltchle, Bar.
rett and one or two others from the
British isles would probably tind their
hands full with the singles II they
went. In Australia, should America
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
snag II the two Americans were 10
top form, and certainly there Is no
other Australian who would be trcu'
blosome. Thus the championship would
resolve itself into question Of how
strong a doubles team could be gathered
Harold Hackett, the partner Of Alex
ander, has announced that he cannot
20, so that Wright would probably
have TO team with Alexander, and Just
how strong a combination they would
make Is problematlcal, as they have
never been tried
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