New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-09
AMERICA TO DEFEND
TROPHY THIS WEEK
Mclaughlin, Williams, Behr and
Buudy to Take Courts at
West Side Tennis Club.
By FRED HAWTHORNE.

thirteen times since then.
The United States successfully de-
Tended 1t in 1900 and 1902, but lost II
90 The challenging team from the Brit
ish ICES in the following year on the
class. curts OF LongwooG. Then fol
lowed long period during which the
immense silver bowl found resting
place IN England. The best the rest
cf the world could produce in the way
of lawn tennis players battled unsue-
ccssfully for the trophy in 1904, 1905
and 1906, but always the British
knights Of the court sent the chslleng-
ors back empty handed.
About this time the stars Of Norman
gverard Brookes, OF Australia, and
Anthony F. Wnding, of New Zealand,
began to rise, and in 1907 they won the
howl and took il back with them TO the
Antipodes. In Australia the DAVIS Cup
remained. although the United Sts.es
challenged for il twice, until l9lI'
when the great team composed OF j.
Cecil Park, {. y. Dixon, A. r. Beamish
and +. c. Lowe went to Melbourne
ard defeated the holders by score OF
three matches TO two. The cup was
AGAIN At Wimbledon.
Seven Nations Compete for Cup.
Seven countries competed Tor the
Gun i'm 1913. and after the preliminary
matches had been completed the team
from the United States Maurice
h. Mclaughlin, r. Norris Williams, ID
Harold II. Hackett and Wallace +.
Jobnson) went to Wimbledon as the
challepgers and defeated their English
rivals by a score of three matches 10
two.
After years Of world wsnderings the
Davis Cup was once more IN the lano
of its inception. Upon its sides are
tbe names Of the worlds greatest lawn
tennis players, past and present hesi-
maid f. Doherty and Hugh Lawrence
Dohertv, the famous English brothers'
have their names inscribed thereon
Parke. Dixon, PIN. Beamish, Lowe
Brookes. Wiidins, Mclaughlin, VIII
Jams. Hackett, Johnson, these ana
score of other names known wherever
the game is played are lndehbly en-
raven on the sides Of the silver boWl'
And now the time has arrived when
he limited States, as the defending
nation. must once again take up the
hattie TO retain the cup on this side oil
Inc Atlantic. Next Thursday afternoon
Tho first ball will be served IN the
cbsllen0e round of 1914 on the courts
~ the West Side Tennis Club, at FOR
est Hills. Long.Island. Perhaps by FRI
~ evening II will be known whether
Ms country is TO hold the cup or is TO
zee Il take vet another trip across the
ocean. Perhaps the final issue VIII re-
main in doubt until Saturday, when the
two final singles matches VIII DC
Played g.. pIavors
The entire country has been literally
come over with fine tooth comb py
~. international committee OF man
ogement in a hunt for the hnest play,
ors This country could produce. Koper'
IN Wrenn. George T. Adee and henry
w elocur. men skilled in the lntflea
c;ss If the game and able to recognize
eSilitv where ability lay, were selected
for this important task, and careIuiiS
aid they 20 about their work
All the ranking players oil the couh
try we're invited to take part IN Wy
regular fixtures in the last Calilorhi'
a sent brilliant galaxy OF stars, heade'
nv the great Mclaughlin, and the las
ofFered r. Norris Williams, I'd, and
host Of others.
Then began the work of elimination
of sitting, Of weighing and testing
Soon the name of Robert Llndley MUIR
,av. of Leland Stanford University
California. began to be spoken abroad
Murray. with Herbert l.. Hahn, his col
leoe mate, started on a campaign
among the leading universities OF th'
country. Everywhere the two Western
bows we're successful; the stars OF th'
East fell before the proves of the IN
vaders. who made clean sweep OF al
he colleges.
Then Murray and Hahn paid theil
first visit TO New York. The ranking
lawn tennis players of the country haS
heen invited to take part in the tour
nament Of the Sleepy Hollow Countr!
Club. at Tarrytown, with a view L
finding possible Davis Cup material
The Leland Stanford boys were invited
and accepted.
The Progress of Murray.
Hah- room dropped by the wayside
bat MufrtY Kept on IN an unoeatei
nath 10 victory. Finally, on the las
dav of the tournament, he created
sensation by defeating Karl ii. Behr
Frederick B. Alexander and waite
Merrill Hall in consecutive order
and all in the same afternoon. IL wa
an impressive showing, and the com
mittee of management began TO take
lively interest in young Mr.. Murray.
Next came the New England eham
pionship, held by Alrick H. Man, Jr, o
ysle. Murray entered the champion
hin fought his way through the ma
1onnd and challenged the holder oil I'M
cup. Victory went 10 MIN IN stfais"
sets. - -,
Immediately thereafter came the an
,paI metropolitan championship win
the strongest players Of the East rep
,esented and in overwhelming mum
hers. Again Murray, youth Just ou
~ his teens, sent in his entry ane
when the big field of eighty-odd play
ers had been weeded down TO twc
Frederick B Alexander was one ahc
r. Lindley Murray the other:
Rriefiy, Murray defeated his more
experienced opponent again ana wo.
the metropolitan championship IN hve
hard.played sets. Then Mr.. Mrenn
took an active interest in the blond
young giant from the Coast and began
grooming him for the DAVIS CUP
matches. When sailing along TO wha'
Leaked like certain victory over X. NOT
ris Williams in the semi-hnal round ~
The Seabright, n. j., tournament Muir
ysv suffered \ sunstroke and collapsed
forfeiting the match.
His next appearance was made IN