New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-26
DAVIS CUP PLAY ON
FIRST MITCH TO-DAY.
Long and Mclaughlin Seek
Hon0rs IN Antipodes.

Maurice r. Mclaughlin and Meiviiis n
Long. Americas challenging lawn tennis
team for the Davis International cup. De-
gin their matches to-day for the vcrid
famous trophy. They meet the defending
Norman z. BrOokes. oc Vic
toria: Anthony r. Wildlug. OF New Yea
land: A. Walter Dunlop. Of Victoria. an1
DR.. sharp OF New South Wsies-vho won
the cup from Great Britain IN 1907. The
matches viii be played on the Double BAY
courts az Sydney. beginning to-day snf
continuing tomorrow end Monday. under
the direction Of the New South Wales Ten
mis- Club.
The two Californians who represent tbs
United States TO-DAY are the youngest in
years ever sent in quest OF the trophy.
Long has just reached his twentieth birth
day. while Mclaughlin is nineteen Tho
former is medical student at the TniyeT-
sitv OF California. which Mclaughlin en-
teTs as a freshman next year. Both are
superbly built for tae sport. possessing
vigorous physical strength. Long stands
feet y inch. while Mclaughlin Is an incn
shorter. Their amazing command of tn,
court Is due TO their reach. Long neaSur-
ing. with hands extended. -. inches. while
Mclaughlin Is nearly an inch better. At
the time OF their leaving this country for
Australia Mclaughlin weighed f5c pounds
and Long 1s4
That they were fully equipped is sttested
by the fact that each carried more than
two dozen racauets. and they had seven
dozen lawn tennis shirts between them and
nearly a dozen pairs Of shoes each Tho
main point IN their favor. from which IL IN
argued they may surpass the record
made by Beals c. Wright and Frederick B.
Alexander last year. Is that the two have
been somewhat accIimated upon the Pa
cifc Coast and will not feel the severe
heat from which Wright suffered a sIignt
sunstroke year ago.
In addition. both Mclaughlin and Long
are unquestionably the fastest men IN ac-
ton ever sent in quest OF the cup. Thsir
hard hitting is certain to puzzle the defend
ers. McLoughlin's various serves. should
tnev all be working well and hs use his
twist and straight balls effectively, should
prove OF wonderful advantages. Their endur-
ance and tenacity. coupled with ths ability
10 keep I'D a racing pace through I've sets.
may result in the two youngsters bringing
hack the cup. II they are 20 be criticised
adversely at al. II may be on the ground
of overaggressiveness and a tendency 20 be
slightly erratic. and not ripe enough in ex-
perience IN the strategy OF the game
From the arrangements that have been
made the programme was for the Aus
tralasians 70 use Brookes WHding and
Dunlop. holding DIR. Sharp IN reserve.
Brookes and widing are TO engage in the
singles to-day. the doubles Tomorrow
/ promising 20 show the pairing OF Brookss
/ with Dunlop. the latter having shown ex-
| ceptional form. The two young Americans.
/ from all letters and accounts which havs
reached this country. have been playing
| we'll in practice. On the way out 20 Aus
| tralia they stopped at Honolulu. meeting
Edwin Gee. the champion and a former
/ student OF Leland Stanford University, and
I ". Roth. ex-champiOn Of the islands.
\ AS the date for these matches has drawn
near American lawn tennis players have
decided that the best possible team IS now
in Australia, despite the peculiar arrange
ment which allowed William A. Larned.
/ W T. ClOthier. Harold ~. FIackett and
Raymond .. Little. as an American team,
TO win the right 10 challenge from thu
I British Isles tean--J. Cecil Farke. ". g.
I Crawley and q. 2. Dixon-on the courts OF
7 the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Septsnn-
\ Der. This action. without parallel In sport,
/ has drawn forth such a storm OF criti-
cism that II promises 70 work a change in
the rules concerning the trophy before the
/ nations again challenge for H. AS the ar
k rangement stands. however II has brought
20 the front I'm single year McLouzhIin
and Long. two heretofore unknown play
ers. who were the unsuccessful challenges
/ ar Newport for the doubles title held by
Hackett and Alexander