The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-07-19
AMERICAN TEAM
is PREPARING

New York, July 19.-If the American
tennis team is fortunate enough to
come through the final round of the
DAVIS cup worlds championship
match now being played at Wimble-
don, its members will face England's
cup uefendlng four on the same courts
curing Inc coming week. AS was the
case when Mclaughlin met Wilding in
| the English singles titular match. it
| VIII be a case of youth and ambition
vs.. seasoned maturity and experience.
| IN John G. Parke. @. P. Dixon, Ell. Rop-
er-Barrett and A. w. Gore, England
mas a quartette Of players who, if not
absolutely top-rankers in the tennis
world, are racquet wielders accustom- :
ed to both national and international
play. #,Et - 80 = : 80" :
Gore held the English singles title in
1901, 1908 and 1909. ffnally losing to
rWlldlng, Roper Barrett and Dixon
won the doubles honors. in 1912 and
Gore and Roper Barrett in 1908.
FaIKe represented England in the cup
series of 1908, 1909 and 1912; Dixon in
19V9, 1s!l and 1912. Against these
players the United States has .twoafor-
rner internationalists in McLoughiiia,
VINO played for the cup in 1903 and
9SI1, and Hackett Wl1oSWas an Amer
lcan c9an representative. in 1903 and 1908
The lineup will probably find Roper
BfafErett and Dixon as England's repre-
sentatives, in the doubles, with Parke..
Dixon and possibly Roper Barrett in,
Lne singles. Gore is likely to be a re+.
serYlst. For the United States. Maur-
ice Il. McLoughlin and r. Norris will
liaIns second should play in the sin
gleS, with McLoughlin and Can't. H. H
IlachetC as partners in the doubles and
,Wallace +. Johnson as a reserve.
DuFlng the English championships
McLougnlln defeated Roper Barrett
o, S-o, ,l-6, So, S-6, which was the
oniy instance where the American and
English cup players were brought to-
sether by the draw. Parke is the pIav-
81 most generally feared by the Amer
leans IN the singles. In tho northern
championships Of England on June
ne aereated Wilding, who vanauished
MccLoughlin q month later, in a, five
sse inatch, 6-2, 7-5, 6-S, rs, 7-5. This
was IN line with his great win from
Norman q. Brookes in Australia last
WINTER when he won, S-6, 6-8, ST. 62.
Parke, as well as Dixon and Roper-
barrett, are veteran tennis strateeists
VINO VIII pit Skill stroke and tactics
against the Americans youth. speed
and endurance. N po~ot ~
me defeat Of Maurice E.. Mcr.ough-
ial ~ ~ Anthony +. Wilding in the chal-
LAG ILASlISH SlnRI6 ten
MS championship again proves fha
YaIue OF years Of practice and experi-
snce NJ IN the court game. Judging from
tne accounts of the final match he
tween the young American ana the
veteran, veteran New zealander, it was the An
lsnea all-around play Of Wilding that
r, SaVe e. Alia the edge over the Californian
scores OF 8-6, 6-3, 1913 y #s .NS. :
IN the fOrty-ofle paf1o 41,5t x,o.,a4, :.
tuted the match Wilding won TWENTY
lour lE!ll 70 McLoughlin's seventeen giving
nlLi III. margin of seven games. three II
Whlcn We're picked up In the second
set. Slight as this margin was. it1
,a5se pa1sed lnat the player from the Anti
win at crucial points. s- -
wonderful tennis pIayar tba+ - a.; a
!oughlin met an opponent WIZ IL
llnlsn ana hnessa was his nnaster M
Spite MS STEALING and powerful servica
ana smashing, the youns IA naartna !,
round That ,Wilding was able not not nnIY I
~ Ielurn !, his shots but to add to tilose
forced n me- Me1 Placement and pace which
raIner ! an than Offensive attitude, He
iacked consistency and failed ~ q Il, =
srouhd shots which the New Zeaia,,d 81
er constantly fed him as q, result nf fLa
Ga, Ga,reIully planned campaign based an IN
yyslidings observations duripg Ma
] Loughiin's play through the title tour sur
There is in the defeat both bo,,or
and promise of greater eSaal1snna S,,oi
however, so far as the Amarica !,
8 champion is concerned. Al youth fo,.
! tl'clL is scarcely out of bis
|. Teens q wonderful tennis career an M
psars TO be his future. In 1909 at s,va-
a sley ae, 2 ! was ] defeated by Wilding, SO.
q Tennis players of the caIihra ~ Il, I,
Dohertys, Larned, Brookeg ana Wil.5ir5 : |
sfe nor the development Of a year, ana
IeW, s II any Of them, started with ia
nalurai ability and advantages noss
J ssssen l., py McLoughlin. The C.aliforni-
an Will some day be tennis Champion,
81. H., lhe world, barring accidents, But le
ty and experience have steafIieS .s,,d
rounded out HIS game u "A Il :