New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-09

antipodes It's peregrinstons are an evidence
of the worldwide popularity Of the game q
lawn tennis. Winning the Davis Cup carries
with it the knowledge that the supreme honor
has been attained. Ones name becomes secure
in the Valhalla Of the game.
For month the elimination rounds have been
taking place in different parts of the United
States and in Europe. Six countries were rep.
resented in the challenges. They were canada,
Australasia the British Isles, Belgium France
and Germany. France and Germany drew the
byes in the preliminary rounds. The English
team defeated the Belgisns a, Folkestons,
England, early in July and later won from
France at Wimbledon, while the Australians de-
feated the Canadians at Lake Forest, H. and
Frotzheim and Kreuzer the Germans at Pitts
burgh The British team, consisting of A. +.
Lowe (captain) James c. Psrke and l. ~
Mavrogordato, and the Australian team met last
week on the Longwood courts, near Boston.
Parke, Wldng, Brookes and Mclaughlin are
counted the big Four" in lawn tennis
Everything is in readiness for the ehsl-
lenge round. This will include four singles
matches and doubles match. Three sets out
of five must be taken 70 win the match ana
three matches must be to take the cup.
II quite possible lndt Victory III t"N wv
bles will decide the contest at Forest Hills. For
this reason great stress has been laid upon the
constitution of the American doubles team, which
will be made up of Mclaughlin and either Bundy
or Behr. There has been some criticism Of the
committees choice of to play with Me-
Loughlin. as Behr appears this year to be
little better than Bundy as doubles player BY
emitting Bundy it would have been possible to
tho lafa IL
fornia sensation, Lndley Murray, the lad from
Leland Stanford University, who could have
given a good account Of himself singles
player with his excellent reproduction Of Me-
Loughlin's famous cannon ball service.
THE INCEPTION OF INTERNATIONAL con-
TESTS ON THE COURT.
The story of the rapid rise Of the Davis Cup "
its place of emnence is a dramatic one. Il begins
with the effort of Dwight F. Davis, formerly one
of the greatest of American players, and num-
Der of other men on both sides Of the Atlantic to
stimulate international competition. They little
foresaw the success of their efforts. With evey
years contest interest in the cup and in tennis
itself has grown
II is only a little more than decade AND
half since an international contest was FIRST dis
cussed. and twelve years since. the silver, gilt
lined punch bowl was offered as the trophy. IN
1897 DR.. James Dwight one Of the leading players
in the early days Of the game in this country and
for a long time president Of the United states
National Lawn Tennis Association, threw the
castor into the ring. II was in the form OF
letter addressed to Herbert Chip, of the British
Lawn Tennis Association. The council Of this as
ISOLATION adopted resolution saying that u IS
desirable, in the interests Of lawn tennis. hat a
match be arranged between the United Kingdom
and the United States under association auspices.
Among the conditions governing the cup which
could be changed by two-thirds vote Of the com
mittee of the governing association Of the country
where the cup is held with the consent OF me
donor. and upon his death with the consent oil
the United States National Lawn Tennis Assoeia-
tion-were that the contests should consist OF
-four single matches between two players OF each
country and one doubles match" the doubles
teams not necessarily being composed Of he
same players as the singles, and that "all matehes
are to be the best Of five sets Cvantagel, the
country winning three Of five matches to hold the