Evening star., 1914-08-09

team has tried and discarded and another
mas taken up and perfected.
II IS worth while to give a brief review
Of the history of this trophy, the Davis
cup. TO remind on the eve of the
contest of the men who have worked ana
fought for it,
'rht, Gun really means the worlds cham
uiouship of the tennis court The Davis
Cup matches We're tnsuSurated in l!Ap
and. with the exception of the first year
thereafter. 1891, and four years ago. 1910
there has been annual contest. our
Americans have won the honors three
t'mes-i900. l.H,2 and 1915, England has
five tines-l@oi 1904 1905. 1906 and
i91@-aud Australia has Won four times
md has had the cup defaulted TO it
ace. the default coming in 1910. The
-;,vs the Australians won were 1907. 1908
.7st and ISL.
III. first year our team consisted OF
-ia1culm Whitman and Dwight Davis in
n. singles. and Davis and Ward in the
r-Ibles. England sent Gore and Black
the singles and Black and Roper Bar
ctt in the doubles Whitman defeated
.iore. Davis defeated Black. and Davis
Garrett in the doubles. Whitman de-
jeated Gore, Davis defeated Black. and
Davis and Ward defeated Black and
Roper Barrett. all that was necessary
TO gin. Davis match with Gore, in
which ne had won the first set. was
unfinished The next year England cha1-
'enSad. hut Withdrew the challenge. failing
to get 4 satisfactory team. In 1902 the
F.nglisltmen sent over the Doherty Brotn-
crs and Ur. PIN. America had the same
men a. the former year. with the ad-
1itipu Of I.arned f"r the singles which
Ieft Davis free for the doubles r.
Dchertv defeated Larned Whitman de-
Gated pr. Finn. the two Dchnrtys de-
r"ated ward and Davis. Larued defeated
n" rim. and Whitman defeated D. Do
I .,.iN
,o,.. .t,o,o ,r. rs.,. :,,.x,es.;..
oo"tes, the Dohertys coming again AMI
5taE'uc Gp the team by themselves.
They made q clean sweep of the four
matches PLAYED. r. Dohe"ty defaulting
his match to I.arued on account of a
wrcnched arm. Nmericas team consisted
OF II u. Wrenu and Larned in the singles
and th'' Wr"nn brothers in the doubles.
In 1901 Nmerica was not entered. Bel
GUM defeating France for the right to
the "ualfsr"c and going TO England for
tn" u;aicheS. The Dohertv brothers and
Risley. representing England -Ieaned up
~ fve matches. In Ian-, Aust -alia en-
tered for the first time. America was
represented 10y BealS Wright. Ward and
Larred They won from France. AUS
tralia defeating Austria. The Americans
then defeated the Australians. The
fmericau team took on Clothiel as addi-
-'onal strength. but in spite ot the close
-'.presented by Smith and the Doherty
ATothcrs, made clean sweep of five
straisht matches. Smith defeating Larned
and II. Doherty defeating Ward Smith
'heu defeating Clother ard H. Doherty
defeating Larned. while the Doherty
Nrothers defeated Ward AID Wight In
fNti once more America and Australia
met in the tinals. America winning again
aud thus having the right TO challenge
',nGiaud for the cup. Ward and Wright
vere again on the team. but Alexa nder
t;ie and Kreigh Collins Were added.
Teals Wright, just before sailing. met
n. .,,t-,
t-evented him going. Once again Eng
nd Won five straight contests. In 1907
the poherty brothers retired. Australia
''Owever. with Wildng and Brookes had
''-e1 coming fast and they defeated the
american team, consisting of Wright and
'sarl Behr three matches to two. Ii is
orthy of note here that in spite of the
sht way III which Broo<es is repeatedly
ypoksn of that Brookes defeated both
wright and Karl Behr in the singles in
'i a' year Just as he defeated Wilding this
ar at Wimbledon. Wright, on the
ler hand. beat Wilding in his singles
re English team that Australia won the
-ut to challenge was made up of Gore
ID Barrett Here again Brookes showed
'.s superiority. defeating both Gore and
-'arTett separately. while Wilding could
My defeat Barrett and was defeated by
ore.
Thus Australia won In spite of
arrett and Gore. defeating Brookes
''d Nildin= iii the doubles. In 1908
~ Americans played England at
.1r2~ God for the privilege of chal-
eng ing Australia. Be&ls Wright and
armed represented America in the
tiuStrs and Hackctt and Alexander in
'hs doubles. winning three. out of four
single matches and also the doubles
n The finals with the Australians
wright defeated both Wilding and
"rooises. hut Alexander lost both his
contests. and IN the doubles Brook es
ana NtldinS. after severe fve-set
Isy
1909 England sent over j. c. Parke the
man who comes as captain this year
together with Dixon and Crawley: the
American team, consisting of Clothier
'h9 I"arneo IN the singles, and Hackett
and Little in the doubles won all Ave
matches, but in Australia were beaten
~ Brookes and Wilding all FIVE