The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-20
FOR Tennis TITLE.
Teams Entered in Classic
Championship Event.
L0ngw0od and Forest Hills
Courts Will Be Used.
YANKEES ARE CUP DEFENDERS
Attack To Be Heavier Than in
Other Davis Events.
Worlds Greatest Stars Have
Been Entered.
YANKEES ARE CUP DEFENDERS

Been Entered.
New York, June 20.-With the Da-
Wis cup international tennis schedule
completed both the National associa-
ton and the clubs allotted prelimi-
nary and challenge rounds are maxi
ing elaborate preparations for handl-
ing the matches and the thousands
OF spectators expected to witness the
play. II the English and Australia
sian teams reach the final round. as
is generally predicted. there will be
almost as much interest in the match
between these two nations, to be
played at the Longwood club on Aug
round at Forest Hills, Long Island.
the following week. With this in
view the Boston club Is preparing to
seat close to six thousand spectators
and the West Sidc club will almost
double these figures for the series be-
chal1engers. which will decide the
1914 winners of the trophy emble-
matte OF the worlds team tennis
championship.
Interest in tho international play
will not cease with the Davis cup
matches. however, for the members
Of the English. Australasian and Ger
man teams, II the latter come TO
America at all, will all play in the
national championship tournament at
1929. With Brooks. Wilding. Doust.
Dunlop, Parke, Lowe, Barrett, Dixon
and other foreign stars competing In
the singles against Mclaughlin. VII
liams, Wallace johnson, Touchard.
William Johnston. Clothier, Pell and
will enter at Newport. the national
championship tournament Is certain
to attract a record assembly to the
Casino courts.
That this will be the case is clearly
indicated by the demand for reserva
tions even at this early date. Despite
the fact that the seating capacity o:
the Newport courts will be greatly in
creased it is apparent that the de-
mand for tickets will exceed the sup
ply. The boxes surrounding the
grand stand court were completely
stands are being built to provide for
the thousands who are expected to
witness the all-star matches to be
played on this court.
Australasia Team Practtcing.
While rapid progress Is being made
in the matter of accommodating spec
tators at these matches. tho same
cannot be said of the assembling OF
the players who will form the teams
of the leading entrants, considered
as nations. Australasia is to date the
only competitor with its team formed
and practicfng as whole. In view
of the formidable aggregation of play
Brooks, Wilding, Doust and Dunlop,
this advantage is not one to be dis
regarded. Before the Australasians
sail for America early in July. both
the United States and English tennis
authorities will have begun the as
sembling Of their teams. but at the
present time there Is little definite
idea of the strength OF arrangement
of these teams.
Attack on Yankees to BE Heavy.
The American cup defenders will be
called upon to face a heavier attack
this summer than in any Davis cup
match in years and the expert tennis !,
that at best the United !
States team will not have better than |
an even chance of retaining the tro- |
ply regained at Wimbledon last sum- /
mer. 1t Is certain that Champion !
Mclaughlin will form the !
that all is speculation. The California !
including Mclaughlin. |
johnston. Clarence Griffin. j
Thomas Bundy and possibly Ella Fot- /
trell and Roland Roberts. has been. :
to come east early in July.
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and H. L. Hahn, who have
been playing brilliantly in the east for |,
some weeks The eastern contingent
Williams. Wallace johnson. Touchard,
Pall Dabney, Niles, Alexander. Leroy,
Church, Hackett and others have been
playing for some weeks and when the
two squads Join forces the U. 8. L. T.
A. officials will Immediately begin the
work Of trying out the players in va
rious tournaments in order to gauge
heir present ability for cup defense
purposes. :,
Somewhat similar conditions pre-
7ail In England with the first rounds
but q few weeks away. According to
he draw, the English team must meet
Belgium at Folkstone July 7-S-9 and,
winning play France at Wimbledon
July 11-13-14.