New-York tribune., 1912-03-24
DAVIS TIE IN ENGLAND
Britons Will Probably Meet
French Lawn Tennis Team.
WINNERS MAY PLAY HERE
No Mention Is Made, However,
of Bye Competition with
American Challengers.

England appears determined n obtain tn"
international tie matches for the Davis
challenge cup II IT is possible to do 50 this
year. with the wonderful team OF French
players who havo been the sensation Of
European courts for tho last season on tho
best Of terms with the English, it would
make il appear that Amcrica-and more es-
p,cialv New York City-was likely 70 90
without feast of international lawn tennis
this season Tho official publication Of tho
English Lawn Tennis Association reached
this city yesterday. and it, speaks faHorahly
~ the international tie maches between
the British Isles and tho French challeng
ors being decided in England 80 mention
IL mad" as 10 where tho bye competition
with the Americans will b" decided The
meeting Of tho FrcnChmcu and tho Rritons
will be at q date TO be selected early in
Juno. and will 80 So timed 10 allow
the French players to compete also I'm the
AU-Englaud championship on tn" courts a.
Wimbledon
n is rrIortod that thr cNocufi'c com
mittce Of tho United States National Lawn
Tennis Association was Cognizant OF this
situation IT Itq meeting on Friday night at
tho WEldorf-Astoria. II is generally r"-
garded that the Frenchmou will defeat the
Brltons. and in any event an effort is 10 be
made T. have the winning team come ~
this country. AZ present. however, the ol'-
look IL not encouraging as ~ tho success ~
this venture
The following paragraphs deal with the
subject including rho teams which arc 10
it, u,b IN I'm. II
covered courts match AZ Dulwlch begin
ming on Thursday. March 2 and including
ueNt saturday:
"Thre" countries, France America and
England. have challenged for the Davis
cup, and the draw for the preliminary com
petition has resulted in America getting the
hy". The tie between France and England
will probably b" played I'm England i'm the
middle of the grass season. According 70
Reuter-. Colbert Laurent and Decugis have
already been chosen to represent France.
and viii spend month I'm England before
tho match.
We understand that the French tcam for
tho Paris vs. London match viii he def
nitoly chosen tomorrow. but It will In al
probability consist Of Colbert, pecugis.
Laurent, Germot, Canet and Meny-ahout
tho hottest side that Paris could possibly
raise. As announced last week, tho London
team will consist of Roper Barrett Caridia,
Dixon. Gore. Gordon Lowe and RitChe"
England has been annually struggling for
a number OF wears with tho problem cr
rankingq tho players. Some years ago II
was abandoned altogether because of what
the Britons regarded az the impossibility
~ issuing an adequate list Nevertheless
the demand has been constant for some
thing that would officially afford com
parison or the relative merits OF the lead
ing men I'm order to get tho opinions Of
thousands Of players an official competition
has been begun. players and followers #
the game being invited to name the sixteen
best players IN the kingdom and TO place
them I'm their order Of merit with the hand-
cap which they consider would be appropr-
ate TO each, If Anthony f. Wildng the
great Australian, who holds the English
championship were I'm the handicap on the
scratch mark. Three prizes, approximately
So. SIS and s.. are to be awarded those
competitors whose rankings approach most
nearly to the verdict Of the majority. When
this was pointed out yesterday to a former
member Of the American ranking commit
tee, he declared that the idea approached
what should he done in this country He
thought that Il would be well to start such
movement next fall, and SO cause the
players TO actually decide upon the ranking
10y popular vote.
In connection with the matter Of ratings
this country is so large and PLAYERS from
one section so seldom sec the leading men
uf another that sectional ratings have be
come more and morc.thc vogue. The Pa
cihc States Lawn Tennis Association re-
Gently ranked ten players for their per-
formancc last year. Tho great Maurice r..
Mclaughlin. who played so brilliantly in
New Zealand In the International cup
matches. heads the list, which follows:
No. t. Maurice Mclaughlin; No. >. r. G.
/ Eundy; No 5. Melville Long; No t.
Charles Foley: No. >. Ward Dawson: No
g. Herbert Long; No. l. $. r. Marvin NO
s j. Strachn; No. ., ". Johnaton aad No.
IL. r.. Fottrol
| II Is claimed that these players are nearly
even as to skin, which would Indicate
great strength on the Pacific Coast The of
fcers of the association there are Or Sum
| ner Hardy. president; \. g. WAY vice
president $. Il. Marvin, treasurer, j. g
Rohfs. secretary, and r. g. Rundy. assist
! ant secretary.