New-York tribune., 1910-05-01
American Effort to Capture
Davis Cup Assured.
TIE MATCHES AT LONDON
California Lawn Tennis Players
and Little May Play
Larned Declines.

ReaIs c, Wright, Of Boston Will head the
American team of chnlIencers for the
Davis international lawn tennis challenge
cup this season. and rne preliminary tie
matches will be decided on the courts at
Wimbledon, London. THIS was made
known yesterday officially By the eSAcu-
tive committee Of the United States Ma
tional Lawn Tennis Association In addi-
ton. the certainty OF Americans playing
against the British Isles team. represent
ing the other challenging nation against
the Austra1asian holders Of the trophy. was
assured by the acceptance OF the guar
antee Of 5000 to defray the travelling e1-
penses Of the Americans to London
The further announcement was made
that William A Larned. national singles
champion: William J. Clothier, or Phila-
delphia, former champion. and the national
doubles champions Harold III. Hachett and
Frederick b. Alexander. had all positively
declined to consider places on the team,
pleading pressure Of business as thaiF rea-
son for refusing shs honor Raymond d.
Little, who has held a place on other in
tarnatiouaI teams. has -iEnffct the posi-
bility of hts going. as have also the two
CaIffornians VINO met the Australasisns
last year, Maurice z. Mclaughlin and Mel
VILE H. Long
The rules make a team OF four players
possible. As the matter stands at present.
the opinion of experts In this city Is that
3eals @. Wright, who has had an abun-
dance Of experience both I'm London and
Australia on international teams. McIougf1-
lin and Long form the strongest cornbfna-
tior that this country could send. The be
lief was expressed that Little had passed
the height of his game. although he might
make likely fourth string TO the team In
case he was needed. Both Mclaughlin and
Long are expected TO show distinct i'm
provement over their game Of last season.
and their early appearance on Eastern
courts is eagerly awaited with much in
terest
The dates for the international ties at
Wimbledon remain to be decided on by the
English Lawn Tennis Association. There
is the probability. however. that the
Americans will not sail from this country
until after the all-coners national cham
pionship at Newport, r. T.. in August.
The improved courts of the New York
Athletic Club ar Travers Island we're placed
in commission last week. The run backs
have been Heightened and other important
changes made under the direction Of the
con1nittee-Ie1is H, Freedrnsn, chairman;
Frank q Roundey and Thomas w Chiffon
The first of the club tournaments Is being
arranged and will begin early this month.
Women players viii open the tournament
season on the courts of tine West Side
Tennis Club 23sth street and Broadway
with the annual handicap singles tourna-
ment. Tuesday. May 8. AS Miss Elizabeth
H. Moore. Miss Clara Kuttroff, Mrs. VIII
lam II. Pouch Mrs. Marshall Mclean.
Miss Louise Hammond. Miss Edna Wildey
and other famous wielders of the racket
are to compete, the series will take place
of prominence. The handicap will be fol-
lowed by the women's championships in
singles, doubles and mixed doubles. which
will begin Monday. May g. The mems
in singles and doubles will
hold the courts beginning Monday, May is.
All of these events are to be decided upon
the clay courts of the club. as the eighteen
turf courts are to be reserved for the
Metropolitan championship tournament in
June. which will be directed By Frederick
B. Alexander.
At meeting Of the New York Lawn
Tennis Club. held at the grounds. 122d
street and Manhattan avenue, yesterday.
were made for the opening
of the club President Robert
n Reckley appointed Edward A. GUnther
chairman. and the others of the committee
in charge will be Robert IIe Roy, Theodors
Roosevelt PeII. H. c. Laughltn- Robert T.
Bryan. Edgar F. Leo, Richard II Palmer
and Norman c. Johnson. and DfmOn E.
Wil1 act as referee and handicap
per throughout the season
A tournament OF the stepiadder order Is
being arranged 1t will be on the handi-
cap principle. and the competitions will
continue throughout the next three months
Dr. William Rosenbaun. as chairman Of
the grounds committee OF the Harlem
Lawn Tennis Club, supertntended the fin
shins touches to the three newly laid
courts al Seventh avenue and 13lst street
Yesterday afternoon. The opening of the
courts will take place this week Under
The direction OF DIR. Robert F. Chapman
and Henry Robinson. the grounds have
been increased in size. The first of the
schedules open tournaments un-
der the direction Of the United States Ma
Lionai Lawn Tennis Association in this city
will begin on the new courts Saturday
Nav "A, in meas singles and doubles.
Carl r Gardner. the Californian. and
-4ustave F. Touchard viii compete IN the
opening matches of the Haworth Club. at
Hag gOrth, n. j., scheduled for May and 8.
g. Lorraine Wyeth. formerly Ohio state
and Louis Graves are rated The
strongest representatives of the club The
committee consists of Henry a. Theis,
Henry Collins, James r, Eckersen, Louis
Graves and g. Lorraine Wyeth-
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