The chronicle=news., 1913-07-24
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CONTEST TOMORROW
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New York. July :i.-with tho
States and English teams In
roles Of challenger and defender. re-.
the challenge round at
tomorrow marks tho be-
ginning Of the final play In tho
twelfth tournament for the Davis
Cup. cmblematic Of the worlds team
tennis championship. Donated In
1900 by Dwight r. Davis ~ = trophy
for International sompeI;ion. the
cup and contest have grown In im-
portance until today the struggle
for possession Of the prixs-a massive
silver bowl-hAs taken rank second
to none In the world wide sport COM
petition.
For this emblem ot championship p
In tennis the teams Of seven eoun-
tries were drawn into play this sum.
mcr exclusive Of the ENGLISH quar-
tct. which In the position Of cup
holders. stood out and awaited the
arrival OF tho ultimate challenger.
which proved to be the United States
team. France. Germany. Bslsium.
Canada. the unIt~d States. Australia
and South Africa, all entered the
lists and the true international char
actcr of the play Is shown by the
fact that three OF the prciimInary
rounds were played In England. one
In the Unitcd States aud another in
Germany.
The United stxtcs team won from
the AustralasIan trio four matches "a
one In tho play at the West Side
Club. New York City. early In June.
German players eliminated France ri
Wirsbaden by n similar score on June
). 6 and Z. When the Canadian and
South African teams met later In the
month the Maple Leaf representa-
iivcs won three matches to one. In
tho scmi-finai rounds both Canada
aud the United States had n clean
sweep. the Canadians defeating bel.
EIuu. which had drawn a bye. five
matches straight. and tho United
States team disposed Of Germany by
= similar Morc of matches. Thus
Il came about that players from tho
new world met In the final round.
with tho Americans winning the
right to face the English racquet
wicidcrs in the last stage Of the cup
quest.
The team to which the United
States Lawn Tennis Association pins
Its faith Of rcGaininK the Davis Cup
Is composed Of three younK~tcrs and
onc vctsssp> .Ilsspier, the fact that
Maurice E Mclaughlin. Il. Norris.
Williams End. and Wallace r. John
son are young In years. they form !.
most formidable trio when considered
from u tennis tournament standpoint.
Mclaughlin. who Is but twenty three
years of age. was born Mt Carson
City. New. In 1890. He stands 5 feet
10a inches and weighs about i6a
pounds In condition. The present
United States champion first learned
his tennis on the asphalt courts OF
California. II was not until 1909.
during his first eastern Invasion.
that he played upon grass court.
Williams represents the foreign
methods Of tennis play on the Amer
lean team. for he was coached
abroad. The ron Of c. Duane VIII
liams. who lost his life In the sink
Ing Of the Titanic. was born at &C.
noa. Switzerland. In 1891, and fin.
ished his freshman year at Harvard
University Just previous to the be-
ginning of the present Davis Cup
play. His father. always an cnthus-
lastic tennis player. saw to It that
his son while still In his teens. ha 1
the best coaching and practice avail
able and the result is shown in tar
fact that WILLIAMS plays tho btst
all around and most finished game Of
any Of tho American quartet. Al
though he never played In this coun
try until last spring his game i'm
mctlately attracted attention. He
won the clay court championship Mt
Philadelphia and was only put out
OF the championship at Newport In
tho sixih round whpn MIL ouvt n =,
defeated him. Ct. 81. 6-i.
Sc. Ga.
These two players. who are brack
etcd one and two In the national
rankings. will with Capt. Harold II.
Hackett. lead the attack In the play
at Wimbledon asainst Parke. Aoper.
barrett. Dixon and Gore. the Eli
slish defenders. Hackctt is the vet