Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-26
Davis Cup Play
viii Be Resumed
During the Week
ny Associated rress

4 ~ Associated rress
NEW YORK ncc ss--The ursmier
tennis PLAYERS ~ the world Is rcnir
scented hv th, United States and Aus.
inHsin teams will meet ON the turf
courts 40 Auckland New Zealand
during ths ccniine week In the l-th
struggle Ter IN, Davis cup. The tro.
phy cmhlematic at The world, team
tennis championship. ocrupies tho
unique passion OF hcing the most frr.
Queuily competed for international
sport prize IN the history o. amateur
athletic contests. Donated in 1900 hy
Twishi y. Davis az that time Amer.
can doubles champion with Holcrmhn
Ward. N. trophy has b'.,n laitltd fof
fourteen tiries n tn ptst twenty
years. During this p.f.ud Ausimlsian
t"'ms have w0n u ~ tImcs british
Isles players five times and United
States combinations three times
In the coming matches. which viii
consist ~ four singles contcf;s ~
one doubles match. the Unlted States
win appear In the role % challenger
and the Aus,raaslans g. offenders
Four Americans composing the 1920
team arrived az Auckland. December
~. the party consisting " William
T. Tildsn of Philadelphia William VI.
jchnsiun OF saG Francisco. Watson ".
washhurn ~ New York and samuel
Handy Il Chicago. The defcndini:
quartet 81 far as Is known In this
country. will probably H. composed OF
Gerald Patterson. Norman Knockers.
r. Y. Thomas ard II O'Han WOOD
The actual alignment ~ players will
not h" announced until shortly befOru
the matches. II j. expected that Til.
den and Johnston viii bear the brunt
~ the American attack while pa;,er
son and Brookes win b. the Ausiraa.
sian aces"
Clos. followers ~ tennis are inclined
% h. optimistic regarding ih. out.
come Of the matches. believing That IN
Tiid"-. worlds series champion. AMI
Johnston. former American chamniun.
who IL rated just strike or twc 10.
how Tildcn AZ the present time. the
United States has an iryincihle nalf.
Watson IL 4 Formidable relief player
IN care either ~ the stars become in.
disnosed while Hardy. who in reality
Il captain and manager ~ the team
en- play n sgperlaiiye game II occa.
SION demands. Patterson r. the rover
N the Australian team nlaying =
game somewhat similar to th1t ~
Maurice Mclaughlin when the utter
as h. - l.
Eiookes. undoubtedly enc - the great.
80 players 81 all times. g. well ad.
sar~ed IN years from a playing stand
point and cannot h. expected e. carry
N, burden - two singles matches and
enc doubles match In three days. 7,
" pairs with Patterson In double "a
vii not appear In the singles II may
be. howeve,. that Rrookes and Pa,.sr.
son viii devote their efforts o. the IN.
giles end leave the doubles contest &c
TSolcas and Wood. who mpke lrast
formidable team.
A student ~ the vast amount 70
data whirh has accumulated IN cur.
neciion with - years 81 play for the
DnHis cup shows that not including
the preliminary rounds az the 1890
matches. IS players representing nine
nations have participated In the play
for the International tennis trophy. OF
this number the British Isles have us,d
"a and the United States H. Aus,fal.
asia u third with ten and France. Bet.
gium and South Africa follow with five
eaci.. Al told these players took part
IN 20 matches which went g. a de
elsion and one match Fesll,ed IN tie
The veteran Brookes holds the IN.
dividual hohors. having been a mem.
her ~ The Australian team In eight
different years. During this period ne
played ~ matches. o; which he won
%. The late Anthony Wiiding. a com.
pee ~ hrook-a who was killed dur
ing the World War. holds second hon
ofs. for during iho seven year. o. CON.
iFtiiion h. played . matches 81 which
he wen =. J. 9. parke. ~ English
veteran, ranks third. with = MATCHES
and l. victories. ". a Iarned and
II. 2. Mclaughlin. two outstanding
stars O; American tennis. are tied With
20 matches each. i.,rued has a slightly
, better winning aveAge. wiih 10 Vi
tories 10 MrLoughlius ie The In.
, ier's defeat - both wilding and
Brooke IN 1914. when the Ausirsi.
asisns were a. the height 81 Their
court career however. was undouit
/ ediy The greatest individual feat IN the
annals az International tennis.
J The complete record ~ indiv.duai
players who have taken part in five
or more matches up to IN. clos. o,
1873 and the results ~ the final round
IN each Davis cup match since IaOs
follow: