New-York tribune., 1912-11-24
British Lawn Tennis Team
Formidable ChalIengerS.
BR00KES LEADS DEFENCE
Americans and Europeans
Keenly Interested In Austria
lasian Contests This Week.

American lawn tennis players, and, for
that matter, the wisiders OF the racquet
In every quarter Of the globe, will centre
their attention upon the contests for tho
Davis international challenge cup, which
VIII begin on the turf courts 81 Mol
bourne. Australia. nsRt Thursday. No
veraber %. For tho FIRST time sinoe 1919
the team representing tire British Isles
stands IN the position OF challenger for
the trophy which has become eTnblen&tio
Of the worlds championship at the game.
Il will be the FIRST time since 1891, when
ths dashins Anthony +. Winding and the
phenomenal Norman p. Brookes captured
the cup for the Austria laslanR. that II has
been defended against othor than an
Amayiean team.
THIS yoar the Brttons have sent their
foremost knights Of tho racquet in quest
Of the prineely trophy. which was offored
by Dwight F. Davis, one OF the former
national champions OF the United States.
Charles p. Dixon, who proved sucR a
formidable adversary TO Maurice j. Nc
L.ouxhlin and William A. LaruCd In 1911
on the courts of the West Side Tennis
Club Of this city, is the captain OF the
British forces. The others Of tho quartet
inolede J. c. Parke, 4. E. Boamish ana
r. Gordon Lowe. With the exception OF
the last named, all have competed In IN
tsrnatonal matches iR this country and
lowered their aoIoPs to Americans. The
team is regarded as stronger ~ IT'S per-
feet balance than any that the Britons
have ever ssnt 70 this country. Further
more. II has ths good wishes Oh me
Trannh GsrmRns, Auetrians, BSiglans
and tho other nations that nave competed
for the trophy, who hope to see the cup
rsturned closer TO the beaten paths OF
lawn tennis.
rhr.. times since the Australesions
hav. held the cup Americans have taken
the long Journey as ohallensers' beais
n wright and Frederick b. AlsIandsr
o.,,. near to returning ths cup TO this
ooun,ry in 1903 The dsuntless Mourlce
e. Mclaughlin and Melville H. L>ohs
made the assault the following year
Then the matches scheduled for lNl' Dot
aeIayed untp ths first days Of January Sl
the present year, witnessed the nibss-
- ovarthrov OF william a. Larn6d,
Maurice E. HoLoughlin and Beais -
Wright. 80 great was the disapPoih-
nsnt Of this nation at the dSieSt Oi It's
most formidable team that athoush tue
Iir,tad States went through the formsiity
., challenging this year, along win the
p,i,ish IsIss. France and South Africa
,yhsp the tjms of the preliminary ties
arrived this nation and South Africa uo-
fouItad. leaving only the BTltons ana 'i'
rrsroh 10 encounter each othsr ah -
which should stand against inc AUS
,,.Is slams In the final test for the cup
Thropshout the rank and file OF AmeH-
oan, this failure to place team III ti's
esId this year has been regarded as
a,Aa. mistake. Let us keep going ai'o'
a.. o,n until we return IL 10 this ooun-
,rv" was tho slogan advanced by Hoi-
oor,h. Ward. the national champion OF
1904 and a member OF the hrs' Aihei
,o.,, that so overwhelmingly routed the
Rritons in 1900 But the journey 10 1lfS-
tralia and the return means thres hl%i'nA'
and no Americans worthy Of making the
test against the mighty Brookss ana hla
c,snsmen, A. W. Dunlop. ). n. Doust ana
n w Heath. could be found, and SO Bob
wr.nn the president OF the United states
,ya.onaI Lawn Tennis Association, was
ohI,gad last August to cable defau't'
with the field narrowed to the Britons
and the French. the two nations met at
WIN obl.don on July II. II and Is. PreVi-
ous 10 the contest the phenomenal play
ing of the Frsnchmen had made them
fovor,tes This opinion was reversed
bowever for in the singles c. p. Dixon'
~ tbs British isles, defeated Max De
ouei. the famous Partisan, at 6-s, Ga
s-4, and also the phenomenal Andre a.
Colbert, at 60, 6-4.,s-2. 90. Arthur W.