The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-21
IiW\ TENNIS GOSSIP.
Ensianu selects DA,b Cup Team in
Dixon. Lswe and VIA, rogerdats.

inc Lawn lsAns AAsoc lAtlOn has solects<
the Davis cup team aud the nsn who y u
battle for the Union Jack are e. p Dixon
4 " Love Ani 7 " MASroEordAt0. J q
Parkr. the irish player. was msni toned
but he could not spAI The tune ThOuzl
tn" trio named are z,eas! players thor
ar. better men in England. - when To-
vied they all had excuses to oRs' \ "
Gore l. a vine merchant. n Nop-r Ys'rstl
10 an attorney ~uh = bag prsrtioe. Wills
Major q Richie objects to long voyages
The men will leave England Ia OctobsI
AMI expect ~ Do away four months. a.
thSy eNpect to take In all the big tOuTna
msnts IA the antipodss
DiXOn. uhO 10 well known Ia America. II
4 the veteran OF The party lie came here
last year for the DAVIS cup preliminary
! This year he PLAYED in the All-En9land
I championship singles At Wimbledon. and
sinEularlN enough he was pu: out by \. n
| Love. Who Na. IN turn beaten by Beal-
IC Wright Love wac captain Of Oxford
University before he settled down seriously
TO the practice Of Law. but his occupation
does not Under him from following up the
game closely. for he has never been known
10 miss PLAY ne a. any OF the big tourna 70
ments In h's general character he 10 said
TO resemble Anthony .. WildinE. the Au-
stralian. a great deal Loves father l.
immensely wealthy
hhNFOkOfuAtO - OF hreek pArentaHe.
but he hss learned all his lawn tennis In
England lie IL what the English term a
rattlinE- sllsround player one Of the
strongest points OF his game IL that he fol-
lows the ball 70 the net on his service always
for = vicious attempt ~ killing He has a
good service. ~ quick as a Fash on his feet
and IL fun 81 pluck Those who have plA yed
against him say that he 10 q slayer OF the
nrst water and plays wonderful uphill
game. A. 10 the age OF the team Dixon 10
IN the thirt,s- while the other Two are in
tho early tWenti.s
How m. team all pair up in the dOlbles
= not yet knoHn dough the eyperts think
combination On several occasions this
season DiNun and Mayrogordato hav =
paired together aud ltd very we'll
Iher" j. rImur IN England tina, Willing
"a" australian; Nill To- an absentee from
foundation there IL for the report ~ not
known noN, DIf earlier IA the sra-on " VAS
ynmn"u ak that b" would b- home IN time
for the cha llsnge round lie was competitor
recently In tie International tournament
at Ostend snd sNspt all before him lie Won
the -nKe- -lly. and then he won the
me miSad doIhl-s he had allie Ire ssns,er
49, a partner. aud thew went thTou gh their
"pponsn'- IA brilliant style.
AmOng tennl- players Of the old world
an opinion Ir-N Ale that Americans dom
STAY vell after The NTH set II the
match ever happens 10 go hat. aud thar
SpeaAiGs Of tralning. he tea drinking
o. he Yankees ana iml'Niors OF STYLE
tennis mstche~ j. largely matter Of tenn
PERMANENT and environment. A man who
,ompetes spA-m"dicUiy, leading s-deO-
tarv ~. IA between. needs - be more
careful than me mAn who dryo;.s the hole
summer 20 tournaments The All.n- have
never refused lobster and lager b.-r for
lunch II such vtAnd- are going. Ne, AZ 40 Tie
twins are ~ we'll Trre-Ty ell and a. agile
49, most men ~ %. But 'h- Aliens have no
So a a. \
massive frames IA minister Lighter men
nth 49, leisure ,Ouli ar'sN consume
pa al'-i salmon before match and not
feel 4 Therefore when man inquirr-
what he shall eat aud shai ~ shalt irink
hutinE tne hn; months ia order To wmAin
80 Q rep Pat your -tFr lnur iUbr',te
and .uUg sat,u and dr!l.N a. mt. ~ III.
-ourtc-t.- = match play Ant Nouf own
II pre,rI,t be- good la prac't'e thsn he
example "f uAay champions. pas pressu'
and pro>1N' i've. - Nurih ioliONlug To
Slrohol With hi. meals here are dn1-n
OT more Who never touch beer or -pIruz
] know OI no more aOst.fntOus body U!
rent vi hem were nsToOned on a der~rt
island solid food apart a butt % water
Of mss loud az fnf r 10 ,ss
l assume Ihe joNial ALIENS are not Of the
party
, oOlsr '.etN-en the sets aud since they
n u hegga 20 inv sde our tournaments about
be heSinninR Of the century | have noticed
he tea up and even the broNn teapot
frequently Ts-i.nE ON 'hr umpir~'s chair
IN the principle thai . man PLAYS his best
came after p - lock tea there - som~'htny
10 he said N favor ol the ieacup hut strong
'-a - nerve tonIC which -TeedilY reacts
sad ~" generally noth ID certainly - l.
the 'a~~ with many Americans that the
NTH sst fnis 49,. iny-terate tea drinker
IA a lie ted and iumpy' condition The :
iiAt-ly anerward they Say IL clears 'h- +
eve and their clarity OF vision - uhmis- F,
.a.ahle a.r-ctally in the Afternoons !
'hAn our own, aud . man may follow MS ,
tsht"r fan les Vrhout rum NJ material T.
isis More than three c'Ir- Of tea per
iiay-r
- - p,o let. and modelier broadly
40 -e-r'tons each pursuing more or less
distinctive methods PLAYERS who found
h-ir gam" on he lIoher,y model. shich Is
md tho-~ Who have ~aH he'd the AmerIcan
md oionial vollevers place q premium
m he service games. seeE 20 shorten rallies
~ brilliant individual ~Tort ant attempt D..
- furnish a more SI's- ia"ular pt-plav Two
airs may he >aLd To typif' thee. modern
immature Dohertys The p"o~lls. n aud
y. both lrtthAndeT- have taken tn.
= their prototvT- and have reproduced
- ~-ecn them. NOT without -'sC--s many
4 tbs, fashionable" strokes which di-tin-
uished the famous australian
The loves ike tho DoheTtys do MOI
DIV aner ~ near the net a. the American
olleysr~ sometimes they are onlN q fOOt
Y NO In advance Of the service line Aud
gain, ike their eminent models. they do
oi rule attempt to make = winning
hot "a ne serN ice rather by STEADY defence
nj sound generAlship TO await the loop
ole In the ranks OF their opponents or an
Iteration which may come along az
curse the owes have not vet acquired the
oleytnY depth or unerring precision Of
h. Dohrr'y- and one need not he q very
tscerning ludgr 80 pu~stion whether the
owes will ever take IN" place Of the eight
ear champions For one thing they are
~ much addicted to lob In this respect
hs PoNSll- also AFFORD some ground for :
rtici-m Possibly both pair use the toss
% peruts'sntly because much Of the yigor
a. gone out of English smashing amt IL
often possible 10 recover and rrtos- q !
ali that bv -lAughterers' hke Dwisht
avis. Heals right - " Hhlyard OF
rank Ri-eley would have been dispatched
- glory
or course the Powells are handi. app~d
v the fact that they are both left hander~
eng stronger On their forehAnd twhA' 2
II handler H. not'l. there IL greater viRor ] Z
n the wings than IN the centre. u disparity
lacerntng opponents are Quick 10 realize
evsrthel~ss both pairs have achieved
lctorie- of which they NAV well he proud
nd both will doubtless mount s'ill higher
n the lawn tennis ladder
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