Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-18

Tennis WIN IS
HONOLULUS GAIN
Transfer of Davis Cup to Antip-
odes Means Some High
Class Tennis on Oahu

The Davis cup has vanished. and
still another event must be entered
on the debit side of Americas 1914
sport ledger But now that the tro-
ply is really lifted, there is a chance
to comment on the fash of silver lin
ing that HonoiuIans can see through
the cloud, without the Ieeling That
such talk is rank treason.
AustraIasias win Is Uahu's gain.
for the reason that American teams
that go cup hunting will stop OF here,
and local tennis enthusiasts will have
chance to see top-notcn players in
action. During the period that Aus
tralia held the trophy, three cup
teams were seen in action here, and
undoubtedly such exhibitions OF high
class tennis are an inspiration to the
younger local players, who have new
er had the opportunity of watching
the real thing elsewhere.
A rather interesting feature of the
challenge round, just completed Is the
great work of Maurice Mclaughlin.
whose play was said to be on the
down grade before the matches. Nc
Loughlin defeated both Brookes and
Wilding in singles. The match
against the latter came after the cup
had been cinched by Brookes' defeat
of Williams, and possibly Wilding
didn't have the spur of international
competition to goad him on, but the
same cannot be said of the Brookes
match, and as Brcokes beat Wilding
in the challenge round of the British
championship last month, 1t looks as
though McLoughlin's claim to the No
rating among the worlds tennis
players would go undisputed this year.
The Davis cup emblematic OF the
worlds team tennis championship.
was placed in competition fifteen
years ago, the donor being Dwight
F. Davis, of st. Louis. Mo. This was
in 1900, but the idea OF originating
an international competition in this
sport was conceived three years pre-
viously, by Dr. James Dwight, then
president Of the United States Lawn
Tennis Association, and among the
leading opponents OF tennis In the
early days of the game in this coun-
try.
In 1897 DR.. Dwight in letter to
his friend Mr.. Herbert Chipp In Eng.
land, suggested match between
America and English players, as this
proved to be the basis of a CORES
pondence followed by negotiations BE-
tween British and American lawn ten
mis- associations which, although dis
rupted for a long time owing to the
outbreak Of the Spanish-American
war. eliminated in match between
the British Isles and American teams
at the Longwood Cricket Clubs
grounds. Boston, August s, and 10,
1900. which was won by the Amer
leans, NJ. d. Whitman. Dwight F. Da-
Wis and Holecombe Ward, the Brit,
ish players being A. w. Gore, H. Rop-
er Barrett and e. d. Black. England
was unable to send team here the
following year but they did SO In
1902 and again American won. In
1903. however, the Doherty brothers
and Harold s. Mahony captured the
trophy and took 1t to England with
them and 1t remained there until 1907
when IT was won by the Australasian
team who retained II until 1912 when
the British won Il again only to re-
linauish the bowl to the custody OF
the Americans a year ago. Now Aus
tralia has the trophy again.