The New York herald., 1921-02-16
INDIA CHALLENGES
FOR TENNIS TROPHY
Enters Field of Davis Cup
Contestants for First
Time:
ny SAMUEL ). BRooKmAN.


India is the fourth country to join
the list Of Davis cup challengers. For
NAL announcement of its intention to
bid for the International tennis trophy
Jams. field secretary of the United States
Lawn Tennis Association. 1t arrived in
a letter from S. A. Jacob, who took a
leading part in the formation Of the ALL
India Lawn Tennis Association last fall
and who mailed the challenge from
London following the receipt of cable
Instructions from A. C. Gupta of Delhi.
secretary Of the India association. The
letter follows:
II have received p letter to-day from
Mr.. Gupta. the honorary secretary of
the All-India Lawn Tennis Association,
instructing me to send challenge for
the Davis cup for 1921.
IT had q considerable share in form
ing the All-India Lawn Tennis Associ-
alton, which includes nearly all the pre-
mier clubs and players in India, both
English and Indian. and since / have
been in England / have arranged for
It's afflliation with the English Lawn
Tennis Associat ton, and have. / believe,
their support to the acceptance Of In
dias status as separate nation under
Davis cup regulations.
There is no need to recall that under
the rules as originally framed India
was separate nation. and I trust.
therefore, that no difficulty will be found
in accepting the challenge
'I have written Mr. Gupta to confirm
the challenge direct to you, but acting
on the advice of his cable I now for
-. lla, hal ~
the All-India Lawn Tennis Association
for the Davis cup for 1891"
AS a result of the affiliation with the
English association the probability is
that the Indian players will appear in
the British championships at Wimbledon
before taking part in the Davis cup pro-
liminary matches either here or abroad,
depending on the luck OF the draw.
While there has been no word from In
dia as to the possible personnel of its in
ternational tennis representatives the
chances are that II will be mixed COM
bination, made up of English resident
and native players.
Spain, England. Australasia and In
dia now have filed challenges in the or
der named. Others are expected, soon.
the United States Lawn Tennis Associa-
ton looking forward to official word
lIOili FTdntc, Nsdiddhs IlOAittAtus oCibA Ilii
Japan and South Africa
Tennis clubs within 81 radius of thirty
five miles OF New York city have been
asked to send representatives TO the Of
flee OF the United States Lawn Tennis
Association next Saturday to consider
the formation OF n New York sectional
association. The call has been issued by
the committee Of the Metropolitan Ten
mis- Association. whose plan Is to widen
the scope of the present metropolitan
organization and to relieve the national
association of much Of the detail work
it Is now called upon to perform In the
local section. Such an association would
draw up its own schedules of tennis fx-
lures annually and select its own tennis
rankings.
II the plan Is approved the clubs in
the section will cease to be individual
members of the United States Lawn Ten
mis- Association. but as a group will re-
tain their present voting power. On all
questions affecting the national organi-.
zation the section would cast its vote as
the majority of the clubs direct. The
national association up to the present
time has granted sectional charters 70
the Western. Northwestern. Californian
and Missouri Valley associations.