New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-30
EAGER TO CAPTURE CUP
Plans Being Made to Bring Back
Davis Trophy.
LARNED MAY BE ON TEAM
America and England Will Make
Determined Efforts to Beat
Australians.

England and the United States are ooth
striving to place the strongest possible
lawn tennis teams in the field for the
Davis international cup matches. Follow
ing the announcements that the prelim-
mary ties would be decided in this city OH
the turf courts of the West Side Iehhis
C.lub came the additional news yesterday
that the executive committee OF THIS ha'io'
had begun 70 canvass the leading players
as n their competing and taking the lohE
tourney 70 Australia in the event OF inc
United States winning the ties.
The final decision as 10 the nominations
for the teams OF each nation depends upon
tho REPLIES and further competition ll 'Ii''
.,atches. There NAV be only i'ur payers
an zach team. the series OF matcH'3 'o"-
sistinr Of four singles and me do"p'e''
each match counting a point anu ''
victories out Of five giving ths N"'i''"7
nation the right 70 meet the AuS'rdi'"'
I'm tho challenge match for the cup
latter contests will be played AT IN ~
Church New Zealand next NoNenper'
b With the prospect Of an American ,'"'"
Going 10 Australia there has been an a""''-
dance If discussion. as I'm other Years a.
., ube,ber William 4. Larnei' the SIN
tir,es national champion. would pay i'i
this country There IS a general 'eAei '''"'
arnad will take his place on the team ID
: tho death Of his father carly IN the EeaI
removos the objection which prevented MS
roini, 70 Australia year ago IL IS no
orc, however. that Larned has not pee"
rlaving i'm his top form. I'al ""9
reaeor for his default at SeaoHght ear"
tbts month. when he took his place IN the
Acbelis cup singles. winning his trst Hla''i
but defaultng the next day.
N,,urouv attention is directed TO the
CariforrIans Thomas c. Bundy the winner
~ tho AILComers last year; Maurice r.
,rcr .ouobIin and Melville H. Long inc
,ri, arrears 10 offer the most aValiau''
rlavcrs for the team. especially as NJ
IonebIin and Long have had experience III
Australia Gustave +. Toucharf has per
formed with consistent brilliancY, Dut
rr1,,,,,o,d docs not seem to be sufficiently
robust 10 stand the test Of trip 20 Aus
,rol,a and tho extreme heat which may ne
encountered Beals c. Wright. the FORMER
national champion. IS also talked OF as
ross,buitv for Wright is conscientiouSN
ordoavorIng 10 regain lost laurels. As the
matter stands at this time. II VIII not oe
necessary FOR the nominations ior tne 'eI,i'
10 he made until the deciding of the ALL
Corners at Newport, so that much VIII de-
mend upon the showing which the ranking
men make.
In England the sentiment is strongly IN
favor of nominating only the top flight OF
players and making a determined effort to
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! the sport, for as long as the trophy re-
mains in Australia it seems certain t'a'
| only the British Isles and the Americans
will continue to challenge. At a dinner
| held al the cafe Royal London, on Thurs
| day. July 6. following the championships
| n, Wimbledon. the subject was freely
talked Of Roper Barrett, who in the ina's
/ NJ the Al-England defeated G. +. DICK
son. appears TO be certain. OF place bar
rett was OF the team which first competed
! for the Davis cup. In this country, at
Longwood I'm 1900 His game has vastly
| improved, and he played Anthony T.
| WiIding a hard match in the challenge
round. colapsng in the fourth set because
| of the severe heat. G. y. Dickson was OF
the team Of two years ago when IS
strongly advocated TO again try against
the Americans
Arthur w. Gore, the former champion
who was also OF the 1890 team. Is no"
president OF the English association. lie
! has been playing well, but In the doubles
paired with NJ. J. q. Richie. The two
lost the titles to the French players. Max
Decugis and A. II. Colbert, by score OF
81. 81. 6-3. %, e.. There IS POSSIBLE
ity that Gore and Richie may form the
doubles combination for the internauonals
J. c. Parke, who was Of the team OF 1903
is also favored. TWO others. T. NJ. Mavro-
/ gordato and f. O. Lowe, are possibilities
The latter was nominated IN 1909 but was
unable 10 come 10 this country. So II Will
be seen that both nations are actively en-
gagged in the selection of teams that may
be counted upon to make supreme effort
TO return the cup.