New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-03
FIRST Of DAVIS CUP
MATCHES ON TO-DAY
German and French Lawn Ton.
mis- Teams to Clash on
Clay Courts.
THE WINNER TO DEFAULT
Williams Makes First Apps.,
ance in Regular Practice
Faces Mclaughlin in
the Singles.

German and French lawn tennis u.-
ers meet to-day in the first OF the NJ
international cup matches at Wieshsa..
Germany. According to Stanley \ no...
the captain Of the Australian team u.
competitions between the German t.
which includes Otto Froltzhelm Co.
kreuzer +. w. Rahe and II H..
schroth, and the Frenchmen will h. a.
cided on clay courts.
This Is the first time in the hlstorv =,
the Davis Cup" said Doust, 'tb,,
matches have been decided on snv,h,,.
other than turf. BY one II those pecu,..
tricks OF oversight, there Is nothing /,
the Davis Cup regulations witch rv,..
as to what sort Of playing surface mn,
be used OF course, II is obviously n,
derstood that turs courts are favored A,
the time | left London II was known Ira,
the two nations had agreed to msst A,
the hard courts and that the WHINE, a,
pected 70 default II this arrangem.n, !,
carried out. the winning nation in m.
matches between the Americans ard Aus.
tralians will Immediately move into N.
nnal round BY default
Doust went on 10 say that he urd.,
stood that practically the same cond,to,
prevailed In the other section OF tia n,
ternational draw. as Belgium had decos
10 default 10 the winner OF the Canah
South Africa competitions. The isty
nations are 10 meet next week In Ens
land.
The Australians demonstrated that thsv
accepted the illness Of A. Booth Jona
who was still unable TO play YESTERDAY
philosophically. Doust and Horace RE,
worked at singles. and. paired asalrr
Gustave +. Touchard and Watson n
Washburn, easily disposed OF the Amer.
cans. The overhead strokes OF the Au,
tralians as the two came up TO the re-
were wonderfully strong From back
court they placed the ball with rare &C.
curacy and out Of the reach Of Touchard
and Washburn.
According TO statement made by Mrs
Touchard IL is possible that her lawn ten.
mis- playing husband may have a place
on the team II the Americans win and 70
abroad. She said that Harold II. Hacket.
would not accompany the players to Lon.
don. and that her husband might Ill
Hackett's place.
r. Norris Williams. the brilliant Har-
ward player. made his first appearance for
regular practice. He got into action
against Maurice f. Mclaughlin al sin.
giles. Williams seemed 20 have some trog.
Bile I'm holding 10 the length ~ the court
so that the Californian easily had h.
better OF the practice. Late In the after.
noon Haggett. the professional, gave
Williams a lot OF stroke practice on
side court.
There was a siashing doubles contest
in which Mclaughlin and Hackett pairst
against Raymond y. Little and Hsgge,t
Overhead smashing and driving enliyenet
this contest. Mclaughlin and Hacsen
easily having the better Of H. No scores
were called or kept in any Of the coz
tests.
Julian 5. Myrick. chairman Of the West
Side committee. announced yesterday
that the singles matches for the DAVIS
Cup would begin on Friday, June s at
o'clock in the afternoon The doubles
contest will be played on Saturday after
noon. and the two remaining slnsa
matches the following Monday Afternoon