Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-01

acting as coach at University School,
Cleveland. His coaching ability Is
further attested by the fact that
number Of his pupils have made all
American football and track teams
after entering eastern universities
from the Cleveland school. Person
ally Rush has the necessary charac-
! ter and temperament for successful
coaching. He is a thorough student
Of athletics, a leader and strategist
and combines with his other qualit-
cations the ability to inspire conf
dence and friendship His friends
and admirers are unanimous in pre-
dieting that he will succeed in put
ting Princeton football on the high
plane which has been the aim of IN
dergraduates and alumni for years.
Business of far more than usual i'm
portance will be discussed at the annual
meeting Of the National Lawn Tennis
Association in this city on Friday. The
question as to the advisability OF chal-
! longing Australasia for the Davis Cup
during 1915 and the awarding the nation
al championship tournament will oc-
cupy the attention of the delegates
for two or three days. The supporters OF
Newport and New York are waging
not campaign for the privilege of staging
the All-comers tourney With the selec-
ton Of a club for the annual title play
! the Davis Cup situation will be carefully
considered
4 Under ordinary conditions there would
be no question as 10 the probability OF
issuing a challenge for the worlds team
championship trophy won by Brooks
and WildinG, representing Australasia, al
| Forest Hills. l.. l.. last summer. The
European war, however. has complicat
ed matters and there is much doubt
among the officers Of the L. s. N l.. T.
A. regarding the rropriety Of requesting
international tennis contests at this time.
Similar challenges from the ~other ma
tons represented in the 1914 tournament
are out OF the question.
Advces from Australasia would appear
o indicate that the opinion prevails in
Australia and New Zealand that one or
more such challenges will be received.
IA apparently the Antipodean association
is not counting upon the racquets OF
| Wilding and Brooks for defense OF the
trophy since both these veteran players
arc serving with British regiments or
home guard corps. A new quartet of
experts is being drilled for the cup play
in the persons Of Arthur O'I9ara Wood,
Gerald Patterson. j. Q. Anderson and A.
B. Jones.
Wood recently won the singles champ
ionship Of Australasia and Patterson
with Ashley Campbell are the doubles
championships for 1914 Patterson
though beaten in the final singles con-
test by Wood has the distinction Of
having defeated Heath in the tournament
! in straight sets-a notable achievement
. for a youth still, considerably under
90 years Of age. Heath had twice been
iAustralasian champion in singles-in
I 1905 and 1el0-and with Wilding held
( doubles title in 1906 and with Lycett in
1911 Woods ground strokes on the fore
! hand are clearly modelled after those
Of Wilding and are full of force, and he
employs rising ball snots more frequent
| ~ than any other Australasian player
except Brookes. These latter enable
| hin to operate with success in that dan
gerous zone between the base and SER
| vice lines Patterson's strength al
( though ne is still a school BOY, lies in
his service which is one of the best IN
the world. The tennis experts Of Aus
tralasia are calling him a second Nc
1 Lcushlin His low volieying is capable
of considerable Improvement but plls
weakest point is his ground strokes.
4 Conflicting reports regarding the status
I Of the Olympic Games, scheduled for
Berlin in 1916 continue 10 reach the Ath-
/ letic authorities of this country. An
American who recently returned from
Berlin reports that the German olympic
! Committee has not abandoned the idea
! of holding the International meet and is
/ still working on the details and arrange
ments for the games The Swedish
! olympic Committee. on the other hand
I has begun distribution of a fund pre-
viously collected for this meet being. ap
! parently. of the belief that the games
i will not be held at Berlin or elsewhere
/ next year.