The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-27
AMERICAN PLAYERS
NAY RETAIN TROPHY
TENNIS TEAM PICKED TO AGAIN
:, WIN HoNoRs IN INTERNAL
TToNAL TOURNEY.
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AUSTRALIA HAS CHANCE
MANY PREDICT OTHER.
WISE, UNITED STATES TEAM
EXPECTED TO KEEP
FAMOUS BOWL.

| Chicago. July 26.-At the close OF
the international lawn tennis matches
for the Dwight +. Davis trophy last
year. when America had finally re-
covered the famous bowl which had
been away from home 80 long. 1t was
freely predicted among close followers
OF the game, at Wimbledon and for
that matter all over the tennis playing
world, that the United States would
not hold the prize very long. Those
who had seen the American team play
on the famous Queens club courts In
the ANAL and challenge rounds based
their opinions on the narrow margin
! by which the Yankees topped the Bril-
tons.
OF course, to some extent, the wish
was father to the thought. for those
who most clearly saw blue OUTLOOK
for the Americans. were for the most
part British critics. AT any rate, there
was enough said and written about the
hard task OF holding the cup to throw
4 scare into even the most rabid up
holders of American sport
The game grew TO considerable pro-
portions when. at the dinner given last
year in New York In honor OF the
home coming of the victorious Davis
cup team, Ii was announced that An
thony r. wilding. Norman T.. Brookes
and Alfred W. Dunlop. three of the
strongest players in the world, would
positively play on the Australfasian
team. which would surely challenge.
This was the first time that there
appeared TO be any cause for real
apprehension on the part Of American
Followers OF the game for both Brookes
land Wilding had beaten Maurice Il.
AicIsoughlin on previous meetings, and
n com hination Of either Brookes and
wildiag or Brookes and Dunlop looked
well night unbeatable ut doubles.
Later On calfnity- seekers found fur
kher cause for trouble and made the
committee which was to pick the de-
Vending team this year suffer lot
of unnecessary worry by starting q
report that Mclaughlin would be I'M
able tn come east this year. This re-
port as nipped in the bud early by
the national champion himself. 50 that
trouble finders had nothing to DO but
furn their attention to Richard N.
Williams Williams was reported TO
be In anything but proper condition,
hut he spiked the report by playing
brilliant tennis In the Davis cup test
tournament at the country club Of
Wcstchester. and at the Seahright
Lawn Tennis and Cricket club.
ri was then admitted that we might
have n chance OF winning couple OF
points anyway in the singles. but that
there was not chance In the world
be cur making even a creditabfe show
ng In the doubles. The committee
busted Itself framing up all sorts
ef combinations In the hope OF And
Ing a hidden gem, and they were
forthwith advised by some OF the
franks TO put any team at all into
The aoubies for America could not
hope To win. and It would be better to
have MeLoughlin's energies for the
bingles.
However. In tho Anal round OF ths
iouhies in the tournament at Sea-
bright FIVE thousand followers OF the
game saw one of the greatest matches
hat was ever played In this country.
ind were convinced that we had at
CAST two double combinations that
would make any team hustle to heat
hem. for although McIsoughlin and
Thomas c. Bundy Defeated Theodore r.
aell and Karl IL Bchr. the margin Of
ictory was so small that the result
Fhowed practically no differences be-
ween the teams