Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18
FOR DAVIS CUP TRIALS
English Lawn Tennis Cracks Who
Will Oppose Our Experts,
FOUR OF THE BEST ARE COMING
4. w. Gore, Present English Cham
DiOn, Veteran of the Parity
J. G. Richie and His
Strongest Points.

NEW YORK, July T.-That the Davis
cup trials this year will be productive Of
some gilt edged lawn tennis Is beyond
question. for England will be represented by
It's foremost cracks of the present time
and surely only the best will toe the base
line for the Stars and Stripes. Though
there may be some changes as time wears
on, the English team spoken Of Just now
are A. w. Gore, Major J, O. Richie,
Kenneth Powell and ]. c. Parke. OF these
perhaps Richie and Parke are best re
membered on this side on account OF their
efforts in previous contests for the Davis
cup, but because he Is the present English
champion at singles, A. W. Gore COM
mands the most attention.
His recent defeat Of Richie In the chal-
lenge round at Wimbledon was remarkable,
especially as in years he is long beyond
the climAterio when most players are sup
posed to be at their prime, Today he Is
ii years Of age, but the flight of time has
detracted nothing from his ability as an
all around man at the game. Either at The
net or at the base line, he Is equally ef-
f~ective. while his resourceful tactics are
inexhaustible. 1t Is q fact well demon
strated that no man can ever say he has
Gore beaten till the last point has been
bdhlOu Abdilbt hll' ~ HAS becH bdto vi
him that fortune seems to smile upon him
at Wimbledon above all others, but maybe
whatever success he has attained there
Ia due more to his cleverness than to luck.
Gore Is Well now
In 1901 when Gore first won the cham
pionship title, @. w. Hillyard had him
virtually defeated and only failed to gain
the victory by a net cord stroke. but to
the surprise OF the spectators at that very
last instant the tide turned Cores way
and every stroke was a winning stroke
until he won out. Gore needs no INTRODUCE
ton to Davis cup matches, as he played
with II. Roper Barrett against Brookes
and Wilding, the Australians, two years
ago at Wimbledon. This match WILL never
be forgotten by those who were fortunate
enough to witness It. In the early part OF
the fray the Colonials appeared to have
the Bnglishmen at their mercy and won
the first two sets hAndlIy. Brookes was
serving his terrific break-backs, and the
Antipodeans were 10 to 10 when the specta.
tors rose and prepared to leave the courts
thinking 1t was all over.
Brookes, first service ball was a fault,
and he served an easy one the next,
which Gore killed by a nice drop shot and
won the point. Then came the turn Of the
tide again for Gore. and the people sitting
around who knew him smiled when he
won the game, and there were smiles, too,
on many a face when the Englishmen
won the set and the set following It, max
ing the score 2 all. Then came the final
tussle, which has left an indelible mark
on the history Of Wimbledon. Gore and
Barrett actually romped the first four
games of the final set without giving the
Australians a ohance TO score, but at that
stage the Englishmen faltered and their
opponents took advantage OF the moment.
Finish of Great Match.
Gradually Brookes worked back into
his fearful service and won ace after ace
until the score stood 4 all. Then the
Englishmen did some bracing and won
the next game, making the tally 8 to 4
In their favor, but the Australians were
there with a rally and won the two next
games, giving them the lead with 9 to s.
When the score reached 0 games to s the
Australians were ahead and then CAM
a deadlock struggle the likes OF which has
never been seen in a championship. II
was smash. bang every hot until Gore
and Barrett won with a score OF Is 20 IL
No such excitement has been seen since
or before at Wimbledon. In speaking
about It afterward, Gore said that It added
years TO his life, that he could talk about
IL for days, as every stroke was 30 in.
delibly fixed on his memory. II will b.
Cores first visit here. and unlike SONS
other visitors. he will hardly be bothered
by the change OF climate, as he carries
little OF no loose flesh around him. Per
sonally he is a splendid fellow and on
OF the best liked players OF the Englisi
E tennis world.
Major Ritchie n RepOrter.
I Major J. q. Ritchie was here last yea
on the same mission that IL bringing hin
again. so his style OF play Is pretty wei
e known to followers OF the game in Amer
( lea. This year he won the covered court
championship at the Queens club. Lon
= don. and II is his first bracket In tina
e direction, although he has been trying 70
the event for a good many years. ThR
= the win was no nuke il evidenced by tn
= fact that Richie was opposed by sucl
o players as Gore, Kenneth Powell and c
$ p. Dixon. or course Richie IL better Oh
+ boards than on the grass. a victory owe
II. l.. Doherty being TO his credit on tn,
former. though II Is not On record tina
he once won from do" on the latter.
e In the championship singles held re
Gently at Wimbledon Richie won rich
through, but has TO lower his colors I
Gore in the challenge round. As an al
:; around tactician Richie II regarded a
{ the foremost racquet wielder in England
I ana he haw marvellous stayinR poMerl