The New York herald., 1921-03-04
LIST OF DAVIS CUP
CHALLENGES GROWS
Canada and Denmark Swell
y. international Tennis
Entry to Nine.
THREE MORE EXPECTED
Indications That Most Of Com
peting Teams VIII Contest
Preliminaries Here.
ny SAMUEL j. BRooKMAN.

Two additional challenges for the
Davis cup, one from Canada and the
other from Denmark, have swelled the
list of entries to nine. They arrived by
mail YESTERDAY at the office OF the
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Denmark's being the first in the history
of tennis In that country. With eleven
days sill left before the closing OF en-
tries, the number OF challenges already
Is so per cent. ahead Of the best previous
record set in 1914, the year the world
war began. Belgium, South Africa and
japan are expected 10 join the chal-
lengers
Because the gathering OF challengers
in one country win mean a saving of
time I'D expense 10 all concerned the
United States Lawn Tennis Association
has reason to expect the majority OF the
competing teams to consent to play their
preliminary rounds in this country. II
this happens 1921 will set a record for
international play IN this country. Ae-
companying the official letter from Den
mark was an invitation to American
tennis players. William T. Tilden in par
ticular, to participate in the world 8
covered court championship tournament
at Copenhagen April to 10. The
United States association will have to
send It's regrets, as It will be impossible
for Tilden or any other tennis start to
make the trip to the Continent in April
Although Denmark has shown little
tennis strength In the past the game has
made rapid strides there since the close
OF the war, judging from the remarkable
increase In tennis clubs and tennis mem
berships. That international tennis Is
arousing great interest among the Danes
may be gathered from the letter written
by Svend Olsen. secretary of the Dansk
Lawn Tennis Forbund. as follows:
I'VE have the pleasure in informing
YOU herewith that at meeting of our
association a few days ago IL was de-
cided that Denmark should enter as a
challenging nation for the Davis cup
ouently thank you to arrange that this
challenge Is taken due enotice Of.
1--WE make use Of the opportunity to
mention that we are going to arrange the
worlds championships on covered courts
for 1921 here in Copenhagen early in
the month Of April q to 10). We should
of course be very glad to see some of the
American players partaking in this
tournament and fighting for the titles,
SO We shall thank you to put before the
international match committee the ques-
tion Of nominating two or three of your
leading players.
The writer has just learned that Mr..
Tilden will arrive in Europe within a
short time. and of course the success of
the tournament would already now be
granted II YOU could induce him to visit
Copenhagen on the above named occa-
sion"
The Canadian challenge was mailed
by Il. II. SENT OF Toronto; secretary Of
the Canadian Lawn Tennis Association
who tells of widespread interest through
out the dominion in the coming interna-
tional event. II is understood that at a
! recent meeting OF the Canadian asso-
citation the decision TO enter a team was
made unanimous. A year ago Canada
entered the international event, but
withdrew later owing TO the inability
OF the Canadian association to muster a
capable team for a trip to England.