The Calumet news., 1913-06-06
MATCHES
FOR DAVIS CAMP
First of the International Series
Opens in New York Today

New York, June Six thousand
ardent devotccs of the game of tennis
filled the temporary amphitheat,r
built about the courts ot the West
side Tennis club this afternoon toI
witness the beginning of the blue rib
bon event of the year-the prclmnaIy
trial matches for the Dwight T. Davis
international Challenge Cup. The
matches viii continue over Saturday
and Monday
The cuntestug teams represent Aus
tralia and the United States. Th'
winning team will be called upon t.
play the winner of the Franco German
tie and the winner of the second
matches will in turn enter the final
round and hc opposed by either Cana
ia, South Africa, or Belgium. Thn
team that scores the victory in tn
final trial matches will have tn
honor of meeting the English team In
the contests for the cup. England Is
now in possession ot the coveted
trophy by reason of her victory ia
Australia last year.
watches FOf u rCdTS'
In the history of the cup contests.
extending over Il period of twelve
Years. the trophy never has been held
outside of England, Australia and the
United States. This fact adds To the
Importance of the trials between the
United states and Australia, since it
is generally assumed that either the
one or the other of the two countries
viii meet the English team in the cup
contests next fall
The Australian and American teams
are considered exceptionally well
matched The members of the Aus
tralian team are :. NJ. Doust, Horace
Rice and \. T.. Jones. All are SEA
soncd matched players, and therefore
will not be troubled 10y nervousness or
anxiety. Duusl, who is the captain "i
the team is rated as the best racquet
wieldcr i'm Australia and is veteran
of many championship competitions.
Rice is left handed player and also
/ a veteran at the game. lie Is Il better
singles player than doubles. Back
hand drives are his specially. and 1t
is said ne is capable of passing any
NullcNcr with these strokes either side.
Jones, the third member oi the team.
is said to bc the best all-around
PLAYER ever produced IN Australia. His
| style is very similar To that of IL. v.
! Dohcrty.
American Team Strong.
The Americans selected To play the
! Australians are Maurice l.. McLough-
I lin of California, Il. Harris Williams
of Philadelphia and Harold II. llackctt
| and Raymond H. Little of New York
! Tho team is considered exceptionally
strong and well balanced. Mcl.oughlin
stands as No. ON the ranking list and
holds the national championship IN
both singles and doubles, as well as
other important titles. Williams, VINO
is a student at Harvard, was the SEN
sation of The past season. ranking NO.
% to McLoughlin. Ills chief victory
,yas the winning of the national clay
court championship at Pittsburgh.
Uacl<ett. the third member oi the
team. has a record as "A doubles player
that has never been duplicated on the
American courts. He has held the nat
tiona title and at times all of the I'M
portant ones. Little, the fourth menl-
her ot the American team is one oi
the veterans of the game. He mas hS-
nred i'm other international cup
matches. and was also rated In the
doubles with Ilackctt, with whom ne
has been playing steadily this season.