Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-23
DAVIS TENNIS CUP
/. DEFENDERS NAMED
Mclaughlin, Bundy, Williams
and Behr Chosen as Uni
ted States Team.

NEW YORK, July 23.-Official an
nouncement was made last night that
M. E. Mclaughlin, r. Norris Will
Jams, I'd, T. C. Bundy and Karl H.
Behr would comprise the American
team to defend the Dwight F. Davis
international tennis trophy.
While the Davis Cup Committee Of
ficially made no announcement out
side of the bare mention of the
names, it is understood that Nc
Loughlin and Williams will form the
singles combination and McLoughlin
and Bundy will play in the doubles
Behr will be held as a reserve player
The announcement was made in or
der to comply with the rules gov
erning the competition for the trophy,
which stlpulates that the team shall
be named twenty-one daysfbefore the
date of the first match.
Maurice E. Mclaughlin, whose
home is in San Francisco, was twice
holder of the nationals singles cham
pionship and, with Bundy, also holds
the titles in doubles. He was a mem
Der Of the cup winning team of last
year and is twenty-three years of
age.
r. Norris williams. I'd. of Phila-
delphia, was second in the singles on
the international team last year He
also is twenty-Ihree years of age.
Karl H. Behr, New York, first held
a place on an international team in
1907. With Beals Wright as his
partner, he beat n. E. Brooxe and
A. F. Wilding, the Australians, at
Wimbledon in that year. Since that
time Behr has been considered one
Of the best players in this country.
He is twenty-nine years of age.
Thomas c. Bundy, Los Angeles,
played on the Davis cup team of 1911
as partner of r. D. Little. In 1910 he
rated No. to w. A Larned and he
is the joint holder with Mclaughlin
of the national doubles championship.
He is thirtv-four years OF age.
In announcing the team Wrenn
stated that the four men would re-
turn to this city for hard and con-
slant practise at the end of the Long
wood tournament at Boston. They
will work at ForC st Hills. Long ISL
and, until the International challenge
matches there On August IS, IA and
Is
The American team that recaptured
the cup last year was composed OF
Mclaughlin, williams, Harold H,
Hackett, captain, and W. F. Johnson.
They defeated the Australians-S. N
Doust, Fl. E. Rice and A. B. Jones'
in this country. Abroad the Amert-
cans defeated the Germans in the
semi-final of the preliminary series
and the Canadians in the final
In the challenge matches at VIM
bledon Mclaughlin beat c. P. Dixon
I in the singles and lost TO J. c. Parke
| Williams also beat Dixon and was de-
feated by Parke. The odd match OF
! the series was won in the doubles
when Mclaughlin and Hackett beat
/ c. P. Dixon and H. Roper Barrett.
In the estimation of the leading
players the men nominated this year
form as formidable a combination as
could be named ia this country.
| r. D. Wrenn announced yesterday
that the British team of Davis Cur
challengers was on the Baltic, and
would arrive in this city Saturday
He win meet the Britishers and they
will board a train for Boston. there Il
await the winner of the Australasia
Canada-Germany series and TO play
the final elimination round on Au-
gust 6, and 5.