Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-23
DAVlSCuP MEN
HAVE WORK CUT
OUT THIS YEAR
BY WALTER CAMP.

of maintaining her justly earned title
to the possession of the Davis cup
symbol of the worlds championship
in tennis, is fraught with many diff
culties and contingencies because, fig
ure it as you will, at the present time,
it is not evident that there is a
great amount of difference between
the three most prominent contenders
England, Australia and the United
States.
To beat US Australia and England
will have mad to come a long way
| first and fight each other Tor a
chance at us. True it is, Wilding and
Brookes, the two upon whom Aus
tralia most depends, and Parke, the
mainstay Of the English team, are
cid campaigners and>are not apt to be
affected to great degree by playing
away from home, but 1t is likely that
the struggle between them for the
right to challenge may take some OF
the fire from their game.
1t will be the first appearance of
|
courts, an event, of far-reaching in
terest, bringing together for the first
time in our country the undisputed
ranking players of the world. There
may be doubt as to the ranking OF
others, but there are few to deny that
Wilding, Brookes, Parke and our own
Mclaughlin are the tour who stand
at the top of the list
Mclaughlin vs.. Parke.
And so, ii England is the challenger
at Forest Hills August IL, it will be
up to Mclaughlin to beat Parke and
whoever is chosen to play the other
singles match, or, failing to beat
Parke, Mclaughlin, with his partner,
must win the doubles. 1t had been
hoped that Mclaughlin would be able
to play only in the singles, but 1t now
seems certain that he will also have
to play in the doubles, with Bundy,
Murray or some other partner chos-
en- by the committee. ..-.~
AS experience counts for so much
in the doubles 1t Wolfld seem wise To-
play Bundy with Mclaughlin, though
the committee in charge will be gov
erned by the showing of the different
aspirants before making a decision
Parke, within the past twelve
months in competition, has defeated
Wilding, Br6okes and Mclaughlin =.
all three-but the advantage would
probably be with Mclaughlin, should
meet here. Either Mclaughlin, Will
Jams or Murray should be able to peat
any other member OF the Englsh
team.
Hard Task Is Faced. ...-.
On the other hand, should Austria
liza be the challenger winning from
England at Longwood, Mclaughlin
would have his great chance to wipe
out the decisive defeat he suffered
at Wilding's hands in the challenge
round for the championship OF Eng
land last summer. .......
And at the same time, we may add
he will have task that VIII call
and call loudly, for everything he is
carrying in tennis power that partl-
cular afternoon. But because Wild
ing beat Mclaughlin three straight
sets, let us not forget two OF them
were long deuce affairs with NC
Loughlin just missing both by close
point, when to have won either would
have changed the entire aspect OF the
contest
And it must also be remembered
that Wilding was able to direct MIS-
charge increasingly anu
at McLoughlin's weak
ness-a ground stroke on his BACK
hand. It is neither likely that Wild |
ing could do the same SO continuous
ly again, nor that Mclaughlin mas
failed to eradicate some of this weak |
ness in preparation for the contests
this summer. The fact is, our very |
best chance for retaining the cup iies
in the experience which McLougnlln
gained in his English campaign lasI
summer, coupled with the natural
ability he has to play the game as
we'll as any of his opponents.
Great Tennis Expected. ,,.I
Brookes, when right, is very httle
If any below Wilding and unless NC
Loughlin beats Wilding we Will nave
plenty of trouble the rest of the way.
Inst now the report is that Brookes
Is not playing to form, but Dy Tue
time the matches are played, ne Will
be out there giving whoever tries 10
master him, mighty battle.
OF the other players on the Eng
ish and Australian teams not much
IS definitely known, so FAR as thelI
relative chances to win TINS year
are concerned, though surprises may :
AXE place and the cups future de-
mend upon one or more of the less
famous players. Especially II the oou'
oles matches are the determining 1ac-
or.
Taken altogether, whoever plays US
and what the result there Will De
wonderful tennis to watch with the
outcome just about as doubtful as
IAN be imagined. America may not
win. though we hope she Will
lens. In view of the hot spell the
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