Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-22
WRIGHT WILL LEAD
j. s. TENNIS TEAM
Determined Effort to Be Made to
Take International Cup
from Holders
FIRST GAMES AT WIMBLEDON
Two CaIifornians, Mclaughlin
and Long, May Be included
on American Squad

NEW YORK, May 21-Americans
have evinced early this season keen
and absorbing interest regarding the
details of the United States National
Lawn Tennis associations challenge for
| the Dwight f. Davis international cup.
There are several reasons for this
desire to know what is being accom-
plished in the way of sending a worthy
team of representatives of this coun-
try in quest of the World-famous tro-
ply. The widening circle of lawn ten
mis- interest in this country is center
| ing attention upon the executive com
mittee of the national association. The
followers Of the sport-and among this
number are thousands who never will
be recorded as members of clubs and
organizations in alliance with the gov
erning body in this country-are becom-
ing more inclined to hold the officials
responsible for any shortcomings than
heretofore has been the case They be-
lieVe that no halfway measures should
be taken to do all that is possible to
return the cup to this country, and that
anything short of real spOrtsmanlike
proceedings in the accomplishment of
this greatly desired result is to be
froWned upon, and if possible taken
into account at the annual election of
other executive committees
Under the conditions which have sur
rounded the cup since the two peerless
ustralians-Anthony +. Wildinc and
Norman T.. BroOkes-Won the trophy
at Wimbledon, in 1907 x is a little
early to determine the makeup of the
challenging team, and all other impor-
tant details, for the actual cup matches
appear away off at the tail end of the
year, in the last of November or the
first Of December. 1t may therefore be
taken as a fair indication Of a deter
min fn fri Ntrin1
for the retOn of the cup this year
that it is now known that Beals G.
Wright, an American Of wide expert
ence on the courts in both England and
Australia, is to lead the American team.
Furthermore, the historic courts at
Wimbledon. London, are to be the scene
of the preliminary ties between the
Americans and the British isles teams.
instead of courts in this country and
that again the leading players of this
nation have refused to compete abroad.
MUST BE BUILT UP TO WRIGHT
While, taken altogether the results
so far obtained may not be entirely
satisfactory to the American lawn ten
mis- followers, it must be admitted that
half the battle in the accomplishment
of most undertakings is in learning the
true status of the situation, and the
Americans now know where they stand
IN relation 10 TINS year , cup IudlCIlSS'
The team must be built up to Beals
Wright. Those who in the past have
criticised this great American player
are now willing to support him for his
generous willingness to give his time
and skill toward bringing back the
trophy. The unfortunate side of the
situation appears to be the inability Of
the top class of American players, not
ably William A. Larned, the singles
champion; William ]. Clothier, former
champion: Frederick b. Alexander,
and Harold II. Hackett, to take places
on the team. and so making it a real
test of the American British isles or
Australian supremacy.
The majority Of the players in this
country have supreme confidence that
Wright will work up to his top class
form despite the fact that last season
he refrained from tournament compe-
tition, and in fact played only a limited
amount of lawn tennis. Whether
Wright is above or below par still re-
mains to he demonstrated, and his
carly tournament performances are
eagerly awaited.
Curiously enough. of all the leaders
in the east in lawn tennis circles,
Wright alone seems to be the only
available player. Wallace F. Johnson.