Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-07

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1905 England British Isles
1906 England British Isles
1907 England Australia
1908 Australia Australia
1910 No Match
.191t New Zealand Australia
1bl2 Australia England
NEW YORK. June Six thous-
and ardent devotees of the game OF
tennis filled the temporary amphi-
theatre built about the courts of the
West Side Tennis club this AFTERNOON
to witness the beginning of the blue
ribbon event of the year-the pre-
liminary trial matches for the
Dwight T. Davis International Chal-
lenge Cup. The matches will con
tinue over Saturday and Monday.
The contesting teams represent
Australia aud the United States.
The winning team will be called up
on TO play the winner of the Franco
German tie and the winner OF the
second matches will In turn enter
the final round and be opposed o.
either Canada, South Africa or Bel
sium. The team that scores the
victory in the final trial matches win
have the honor Of meeting the Eng
fish team in the contests for the
cup. ENGLAND Is now In possession
Of the coveted trophy by reason OF
her victory in Australia last year
IN the history of the cup contests
extending over porid 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 Aus
ltralia. since q Is generally assumed
that either the one or the other of
the two countries win meet the
Enrlish team I'm the cup contests
next TALL
The Australian and American
team. arc considered exceptionally
we'll matched. The members OF the
Australian team are S. NJ. Doust,
Horace Rice and A. y. Jones. All
are season matched players, and
therefore viii not be troubled by
Nervousness or anxiety Doust. who
g. the captain Of the team. Is rated
as the best racquet wielder In Aus
tralia and Is veteran OF many
championship competitions. Rice Is
| % loft-hauded player and also q
veteran ~ the game. He IS q better
singles player than doubles Back
hand drives are his specially and u
Is said ho rs capable OF passing and
volleyer with these stroke either
side Jones, the third member of
the team, rs Faid 10 be the best all
Iaronud player ever produced In Aus
tralia Ills style is very similar 10
that OF H. l., Doherty
The Americans selected 90 play
/ the Australians are Maurice r. Me-
LoughIin Of California. Norris
Williams OF Philadelphia and Harold
/ o. Hackett and Raymond ID. Little Of
New York The team is considered
exceptionally strong and well bal
ances. Mclaughlin stands as No.
on the ranking list and holds the
Iutional championship Ia both singles
land doubles. as VOL as other i'm
portant titles Williams. who is a
student az Harvard. was the seusa-
ton OF tho past season, ranking No.
NJ 10 NcLoughliu Ills chief victory
was the winning of the national clay
court championship a. Pittsburgh.
/ Hackett the third member OF the
team. has a record as q doubles play
er tina thas never been duplicated on
tho American court. Ile has held
4 The national title and az times an o.
the important ones Little. the
fourth member of the American
team. is one of the veterans cf tho
game. RE has figured IN other in
|icruafioual cup matcho.. ana was al
So rated In the doubles with Hackett.
with whom De has been playing
I steadily this season.