New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-13
Big Throng Expected to
See First Matches for
the Davis Cup.
WRENN CHOSEN AS
OFFICIAL REFEREE
BrookeS and Wilding Easily
Defeat Hackett and Alexander
in Practice Fray.
By FRED HAWTHORNE.

By FRED HAWTHORNE.
All is in readiness for the supreme
test The last plank has been nailed
down. the last chair placed in position
and the turf courts Of the West Side
Tennis Club, at Forest Hills. Long ISL
and. slept last night under a warm Gov
ering Of tarpaulin, TO insure their
being dry sno in perfect condition for
this afternoon, when Maurice +. Nc
Loughln and R. Norris Williams, Of
.the defending lawn tennis team, will
face Norman r. Brookes and Anthony
T. Wildinc, the Australasians, in the
first Of the Davis Cup matches.
The list OF officials for all the
matches was given out yesterday. Rob
crt ID. Wrenn, president Of the United
states National Lawn Tennis Associa-
sion, will be the official referee for all
,he matches. The umpires Will be Will
am J. Clothier for the first match,
gorge Townsend Adee for the sec
md, f. c. Conlin for the third, Edwin
3 Torrey for the fourth and A. L. Hos
Gins. vice-president Of the national as
socistion. for the fifth and last.
Flags Raised on Roof.
The grounds and buildings of the
West Side Club received their final be-
decking shortly after 4 o'clock yester-
day. when G.. A. L. Dionne and Julian
S Myrick, team captain and vice-pres-
dent. respectively, of the club, super
intended the raising OF the Austral-
asian and American flags on the club
house roof. Each flag is 20 by 10 feet,
and the Australasian bunting bears, IN
addition 70 the regular markings Of the
British Union Jack, SIX large stars IN
d field Of dark blue.
In order 70 facilitate the handling
Of the great crowd that will pour,
twelve thousand strong, into the in
closure this afternoon, John NJ. Dema-
rest and Mr. Myrick have had printed
mans made Of al the roads in the Vi
cinity Of the grounds upon which au-
tomobiles viii be parked.
These maps will be handed 70 every
automobilist at the road where ne en-
fers the Sage Foundation grounds from
the Hoffman Boulevard. Arrows on the
mans indicate the direction 10 be taken
bv the machines. In this way every
owner Of & car will know just exactly
where to find his machine after the
matches are over and the rush Tor the
exits begins
I'm order that pedestrians shall be
eefeousrdad from che automobiles q
sDsee has been marked of, beginning az
the station of the Long Island Railroad
and extending in an easterly direction
10 the grounds OF the west SIDE Iennls
Club. No machines will be allowed east
Of this imaginary line, and persons
walking from the railroad station 70
the courts need have no rear OF tne
hundreds Of automobiles that VIII jour
rey 20 Forest Hills.
LID drvfcnnW OF the HGnu-
sylvania Railroad has made special pro-
,isiop for the transportation OF the
thousands who will go by rail- TO the
Great international matches to-day 10
morrow and on Saturday.
Many Special Trains.
In addition TO the regular trains
there will be specials run at frequent
intervals from 1854 p. m. 70 Z:Vo p H.
7be ,e4urn from Forest Hills viii begln
sfteen minutes after play is over
srnnle service being provided Tor ali
Who desire 70 return by rail-
From Second av. and the entrance 70
the Greensboro Bridge special service
will be in force on the trolley line ths1
runs within two blocks of the grouhos
of the club. The trolley cars are lai :st
nd Of the latest all-steel type, win
side doors. ana kuN AAtA'-'r
pNrost H;Iis Is less than an hour.
V-itb the completion Of these dry, but
,aceesarv. details all attention can now
he devoted TO the struggle between the
,,orid's greatest lawn tennis players
,.S;cb begins on the stroke OF O'Clock
~ afternoon, with young Klenara
Sin-ris Williams. Of Philadelphia, stand
W W ..ross the net from Anthony r.
W15;ne the giant New Zealsnder.
nS,er Williams has been returned
,,ictor or vanquished IN TINS match
Maurice Mclaughlin, whom many e~
nsrfs consider the greatest exponent M
ne game in the world to-day VII,
test the proves or Norman ESeIeIu
Brookes, captain Of the AustralasIa,l
challenging team and 3 man ~hose
fame on the courts IS known
the game is played.
Australasians on Edge.
In preparation for these two. matches
Rrookes and Wilding took their last
practice yesterday on the smooth
stretcb Of turf upon which the interna-
tional matches will be fought out To-
law The Australasians met Hackett
and Alexander. the international veter-
ens and defeated them with ease at
Ins. as the men were beginning
second set. however, they were drlyeh
AZ cover bv a gentle drizzle OF rain:
Tho sun came out again in about nan
an hour. but the Antipodesns evidently
Needed they had had enough ana dlu
not reappcar on the courts.
Along toward 5 o'clock Hackett ana
Alexander again went out on the courts
md PLAYED two slsshing sets with
George N. Church and Dean Mathey;
tbis Sear's challengers for the national
doubles championship at Newport on
August "a. -.
The game was lightning fast from
,be syst 10 the last point, and the
veterans sprang sensation By. Ge-
festing the youthful Princeton PAIR by
score Of 60, Ga. Alexander and