Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-12
International
Tennis Matches
Are Postponed
Contests Abandoned Because Of Lack
Of Good Material in This
Country.

NEW YORK, June 11.-Interest in the
possibility of international tennis matches
for the Davis cup this year has been wan
ing steadily ever since 1t was announced
that not one Of the ranking eastern stars
could be prevailed upon to go to either
Great Britain for the qualifying round OF
later to Australia to attempt once more
the regaining OF the famous trophy. The
departure for England OF Beals c. Wright
probably will prove the real feature OF
tennis for this country, so far as interna-
tional matches are concerned, and Wrights
invasion is purely a personal one
Interviews with the leading racket WELD
ers elicit no enthusiasm at all and the con-
sensus Of opinion among these men n that
regrettable as 1t may seem, 1t is, never
theless, preferable to rest easy this year
rather than make another unsuccessful at
tempt to regain the Davis cup.
The least pessimistic of those in a posi-.
ton to know the inside facts is Robert
ID. Wrenn, chairman of the international
committee of this country. Mr. Wrenn
himself an old-time star and International
list. is not willing to admit that the pre-.
liminary matches or trip to Australia
are off for this year. He declared that his
committee was still working hard, but was
not ready for an official announcement
From what he guardedly said and also
from interviews with the leading players
1t was gathered that not one Of the frs
ten would think Of going to Australia.
One of the stars who has been impor
tuned to make the trip together with
Beals Wright, while confessing that he die
not know positively just what was in the
air, gave as his opinion that only the twC
San Francisco boys, Long and McLough
lin, who made an inglorious invasion las
year into the antipodes, would answer af
firmatively any request to fight for th'
Davis cup.
I'VE are willing to 60" said this man
| but not one of us can spare the severa
months necessary for such a try. If Mr.
Wrenn is still optimistic, l believe he mus
| be counting on the two Californians, fol
certainly no eastern star. with the excep
tlon OF Wright, has been able to agree t.
the trip, and 1 believe his visit to Eng
land practically has made him unavailable
now"
Mr.. Wrenn, in discussing the matter. un
officially stated that recently the commit
tee met and went over the ground thor
oughly. 1t was intimated that a pre-
liminary play-off between Great Britain
and the United States looked uncertain
He said that country could not be expected
to send a team to England, in spite of thu
fact that the Brltishers had twice beer
here for these matches, because 1t wa
too much to ask America to do, with thu
possibility of an Australian trip to follow
! Every move of the committee seems t
be in this direction just now. In fact, 1
appears as IL the Britishers had about de
cded not to play in the series and thu
leave to this country the only right Il
! challenge. Even this concession, however
will hardly help matters, for 1t is the tril
to Australia that is the most troublesome
1t is, therefore, likely that in spite of las
years setback the Californians will be tn
only ones to consent to play. Unquestion
ably the selection will not be appreciate
in tennis ranks, but in the face of failur
in every other direction the committee Ger
tainly cannot be blamed.
An announcement from the internationa
committee may be expected some time mex
week.