The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-24
TENNIS PLAY TO
BEGIN ON FRIDAY
Americans and BrItons Contend
ers for the Davis Cup

LoHuoi, July Z4.-Wlth the united
States and English teams in roles of
challenger and defender, respectively.
the challenge round at Wimbledon to-
morrow marks the beginning of the
final play in the twelfth tournament
for the Davis cub emblematic of the
worlds team tennis championship Do
a trophy for international competition,
the cup and contest have grown I'm
Importance until today the struggle for
possession of the priZe-a massive sill
vel bowl--has taken rank second to
none in the world wide sport compe-
tition.
For this emblem of championship In
tennis the teams of seven countries
were drawn into play this summer ex-
elusive of the English quartet which
in the position of cup-holders, stood
out and awaited the arrival of the ul-
innate challenger, which proved to be
the United States team, France, Ger
many Belgium, Canada the United
States, Australia and South Africa all
entered the lists and the true interna-
tonal character of the play is shown
by the fact that three of the prelimin-
airy rounds We're played i'm England.
one in the United States and another
in Germany.
The United States team won from
the Australasian trio four hatcher to
one played at the West Side club. New
York city early i'm June. German
players eliminated France at Wiesbad-
on by "A similar score on June ., and
T. When the Canadian and South At
rcan teams met later in the month
the Maple Leaf representatives won
three matches to one. In the semi
final rounds both Canada and the
United States had a clean sweep, the
Canadians defeating Belgium. which
had drawn bye. five matches straight
and the United States team disposed
OF Germany by a similar score of
matches Thus IL came about that
players from the new world met i'm the
final round, with the Americans win
ming the right to face the English
the cup quest.
The team to which the United States
Lawn Tennis association pins its faith
of regaining the Davis cup is composed
of three youngsters and one veteran.
Despite the fact that Maurice r.. Nc
Laughlin, II. Norris Williams End. and
Wallace +. Johnson are young in years,
they form a most formidable trio when
considered from a tennis tournament
standpoint. Mclaughlin, who is but
% years of age, was born at Carson
City, New. i'm 1890. He stands feet
10 inches and weight about 1875
pounds I'm condition. The present
United States champion first learned
his tennis on the asphalt courts of Cal
ifornia. II was not until 1909. during
his first eastern invasion. that he play
ed upon a grass court.
Williams represents the foreign
method of tennis play on the American
team, for he was coached abroad. The
son of c. Duane Williams. who lost his
life in the sinking of the Titanic. he
was born at Geneva. Switzerland, i'm
1891. and finished his freshman year
at Harvard university just previous
to the beginning of the present Davis
cup play. His father, always an en-
thusiastic tennis player saw to IL that
his son while still in his teens, had the
best coaching and practice available
and the result is shown I'm the fact
that Williams plays the best all
round game of any of the American
quartet.
These two players. who are bracket
ed one and two in the national rank
ings, will with Capt. Harold IA. Hack
EFT, lead the attack I'm the play at
Wimbledon against Parke. Roper, Bar
rett, Dixon and Gore, the English de-
tenders. Hackett IL the veteran of the
quartet, being a player of many years
experience on both American and for
eign courts.
Hacket Is noted tennis tactician
and his play frequently appears both
simple and easy to the spectator, but
when he Is at the top of his game
more skillful placement player and de-
ceptive server would be hard to name.