Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-12

No American Tennis Team to
Go to Australia This
Year.

NEW YORK, June 11.-Interest in the
possibility of international tennis matches
for the Davis cup this year has beer
waning steadily ever since 1t was an
nounced that not one of the ranking
eastern stars could be prevailed upon to
go to either Great Britain for the quail
flying round or later to Australia to at
tempt once more the regaining of the
famous trophy. The departure for Eng
land Of Beals c. Wright probably will
prove the real feature of tennis for this
country so far as International matches
purely a personal one.
Interviews with the leading racket
wielders elicit no enthusiasm at all, and
the consensus of opinion among these
men is that. regrettable as it may seem,
it is nevertheless preferable to rest easy
this year rather than make another I'M
successful attempt Ito regain the Davis
cup.
The least Dessimistic of those in a
position to know the inside facts Is Rob-
ert D. Wrenn. chairman Of the iinterna-
tional committee OF this country. Mr..
Wrenn. himself an old-time star and
internationalist. is not willing to admit
that the preliminary matches or a trip
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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 gath
cred that not one of the first ten would
think Of going to Australia.
One of the stars, who has been i'm
portuned to make the trip together with
Beals Wright, while confessing that he
did not know positively just what was
in the air, gave as his opinion. that only
the two San Francisco boys. Long and
Mclaughlin, who made an inglorious in
vasion last year into the antipodes.
would answer aff1rmatively any request
to fight for the Davis cup.
We are all willing to Co." said this
man, but not one of us can spare the
several months necessary for such try.
If Mr.. Wrenn is still optimistic, l be-
lieve he must be counting on the two
Californians. for certainly no eastern
star, with the exception of Wright. has
been able to agree to the trip. and be-
ieve his visit to England practically has
made him unavailable now.
MIR. Wrenn, in discussing the matter,
unoffically stated that recently the COM
mittee met and went over the ground
thoroughly. 1t was intimated that pre-
liminary play-off between Great Britain
and the United States looked uncertain
He said that country could not be
expected to send team to England, IN
spite of the fact that the BrltlSherS
had twice been here for these matches,
because it was too much to ask America
to do, with the possibility of an Aus
tralian trip to follow.
Every move OF the committee seems
to. be in this direction just now. In
fact, it appears as IL the Brltlshers
had about decided not to play in the
series, and thus leave TO this country
the only right to challenge. Even
this concession, however, will hardly
help matters. for it is the trip to Aus
tralia that is the most troublesome.
1t is. therefore, likely. that in spite
of last years setback, the Californians
will be thes only ones to consent to
play Cnquestionably the selection Will
not be appreciated in tennis ranks but
in the face of failure in every other
direction. the committee certainly cam
not be blamed.
An announcement from the interna-
tional committee may be expected some
time next week.