The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-03
American Tennis Team Loses Third
Match in Series for Davis Trophy

second and Wright Is former cham
pion and ranks in order.
The Australisians team proved far
stronger than expected and their
showing was correspondingly surpris-
ing. The American team was far be-
low It's game, as figured by the ~ex-
perts.
What makes It stu a more striking
reversal In that the experts on this
side had 1t that Health would not
have the slightest show against any
of the American trio. 1t was not
calculated in that manner by every
one here, and few were In possession
OF the Information that Heath would
put up a good game. For the past
two years or SO he has been copying
Brookes both In driving, serving and
his back court tactics, and those who
saw him this seaslon volunteered the
tip that Heath wafs wen advanced iii
nearly all Brookes' best points. Since
he went home from England last fall
he has had some coaching from
Brookes, and no doubt as Brookes
had played Larned he schooled Heath
in the sort OF game to put up against
the American. Another thing in favor
of Heath la that he Ia some fifteen
years younger than Larned- and he
was practically playing in his own
country. At least he was more ac-
customed to the atmosphere of Christ
church than the American. 1t was
Heath's first international match Tor
tho Davis cup. so he has earned
big slice of fame in q very brief space
Of time.
Brookes il now thirty-four years Of
age and hts Introduction to the Davis
cup dates back to 1905. Previous TO
yesterdays match he had met Wright
three times. and In two the victory
rested with the American so they are
now even. When the American team
composed OF Wright. Larned and
Holcomb Ward. went to England after
the cup In 1905 the Australasians
were there too with a team composed
of Brookes and wilding. Wright
might then be said to be at the top
OF his game, and his battles with
Brookes when America met Aus
tralasia in the final round will never
be forgotten on the other side OF
the Atlantic. The American got the
verdict by the score Of 1910. 3d. IL
10, Ga. Though the Am orleans de-
feated Australasia. they were forced
to bow to England with such players
as the Doherty brothers and 8. H
Smith In the challenge round. In
1907 both Australasia and America
again INVADED England In Queht Vi
the cup and the Yankees were taken
aback when they saw Brookes. for
he showed the most perfectly vicious
type OF the American service. He had
devoted all the two years to Pee feet
ing the service. In the preliminary
tie America and Australasia were the
contenders and Brookes met Wright.
the American going down to defeat IN
straight sets, the score being Ga. Cd,
Ga. That year the cup left Eng
land and has been In Australia ever
since.
When America sent a team to Aus
tralia tn 1908 Wright made one Of
the party. and he had hts revenge
on BrookeA. after one of the greatest
FIVE set matches ever seen in the
antipodes. The score In favor Of
Wright was 0-s. SO, 7-S, Ga, 1910.
The Davis cup 10 an American
trophy donated by Dwight r. Davis,
a former champion at doubles with
Holcomb Ward. 1t WIS captured by
the Doherty brothers. Of England, and
then was won by Bfeekes and Wild
ing. the Australasian players