The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-01
AUSTRALIANS TOP
Cup AVERAGES
Antlpodeans Lead World In Play
Ing For Davis Tennis Trophy.
ALWAYS STRONG IN SINGLES.

Americans Show Way to Enalishman
In international contests-Hugh Do
herty Wes Greatest Of All Lawn
Tennis Players.
A resume of the history of competi-
ton for the Davis cup, the famous
lawn tennis trophy now held by Aus
tralasia, shows that America has been
much the most prolific in playing con-
tests and leads England In Its general
average Of wins and is tn turn led by
Australia. England shows a marked
superiority In the doubles game to
both the United States and Australia,
due almost entirely to the wonderful
ability in this style Of play and per-
feet team work of the ''btg and little
Dos" as. the Doherty brothers were
affectionately nicknamed, while Aus
tralia's strong showing in singles and
relatively poor work In doubles are ac-
counted for in like manner, for the
great Brookes and scarcely less great
Wilding are not 30 invincible as a
true element, singles competition
Our own average Up both branches
was seriously affected two seasons ago
when Americas youthful representa-
tives, Long and Mclaughlin, suffered
that overwhelming defeat at the hands
of the Australasian stars, winning but
one set in five matches.
Have Won se1a Sets.
Again, Jumping preliminary and
final matches together for the purpose
of analysis, a closer study shows that
America has won a total of 9615 sets
and lost S21a in singles, the unusual
half a set resulting from an unfniSh-
ed tied match in the first contest with
England. and has won q and lost 25
in doubles, leaving balance in our
favor of 16 sets.
In her six ties Australasia has cap
tured 40 and lost 80 sets in singles and
won 10 out Of % In doubles, her bal
ance being only nine, but having in
singles an average far better than our
own.
England has 5815 sets to her credit
in singles and has lost 611@, while her
record in doubles Is 21 wins to 16 loss
es, or total of TN each defeats and
victories.
In games the total score reads:
America (singles), won S28 lost S53;
(doubles), won 900, lost 191.
England (singles), won 54S, lost 554;
(doubles), won 300, lost 191.
Australasia (singles), won SIS, lost
AS; (doubles), won 159, lost 164.
Hugh Doherty a Wonder.
Turning now to the more personal
and therefore interesting statistics of
individual records, 1t appears at a
glance that that Of Hugh L. Doherty.
"the little Do" stands in a class by
itself. He not only won the English
singles title five times Q902-00 and
paired with his brother, the doubles
championship eight times QS97 to
1901, 1903, 1904 and 1900. captured
countless less important titles on the
other side and in Europe, but won the
American championship In singles in
1908 and in doubles in that and the
following year.
His remarkable ability was used
quite as effectively in the service Of
his country, for he engaged IN eight
international contests and was never
defeated, although Larned almost
turned the trick once and twice forced
him to five set matches. as did Ward
and Little.
OF the other English players 8. II.
Smith and F. L. Risley also kept their
states unsmirched. winning four and
two international matches respective
ly, with no defeats, but the latter's
victories were against the weak Bel
GUM team.