The New York herald., 1922-07-02
EARLY SELECTION OF
DAVIS CUP PLAYERS
Defense Team to Be Named in
About a MOnth-Cam-
paigns Launched.
BY SAMUEL J. BRooKMAN.

In the general interest over the efforts
Of the Davis Cup challengers in their
preliminary ties and in the British
championships at Wimbledon. tennis
followers have lost sight of the
fact that only little over a month re-
mains before the team is named to de-
fend the international trophy for the
United States. Unofficially the COM
mittee Of the United States Lawn Ten
mis- Association has stated that the Sc
lections for the cup defense team In all
probability will be made Immediately
following the Seabright tournament, and
In July.
While the committee empowered to
name the players will not base It's opin-
ion entirely on the work of the current
season, the showing of the candidates
in the next month or so will carry con-
siderable weight. and for that reason
the leading contenders may be expected
to show unusual activity from now on.
II. Norris Williams I'd and Watson M.
Washburn, the Davis Cup doubles pair
of last summer. realizing that the time
for preparation on turf is comparatively
short, have launched their turf tennis
campaigns. Both are playing In the
invitation tournament at the Nassau
Country Club which opened on Friday.
William T. Tilden has been the most
active of all of the topnotchers and is
ready to desert the hard courts for the
ypa Inh r<
California. reported to be playing as
well as ever in his career. is coming
East very soon not alone to clinch a
place on the international team Of which
ne was a member last year and the
year before, but to make another bid
for a third leg on the national cham
pionship cup now held by Bill Tilden.
Stars Gather at Agawam.
Indications are that nearly all of the
country's tennis stars will be seen IN
action by July 10 when the Rhode Island
singles and New England sectiona
doubles start on the courts of tn.
Agawam Hunt Club of Providence. Thi.
tournament a year ago was second only
to the national championships in the
caliber of tennis play furnished and IL
tho number of the games leading stars
It attracted.
Every one of the first ten in national
rank with the exception of Ichiys
Kumagae. who Is now In japan. ant
Billy Johnston. who may delay his star
East another week, Is almost certain Il
compete at Agawam. and the list. 4
refresh the memory Of the tennis fol
lowers, includes William Tilden, vinsen
Richards, Wallace F. Johnson. Watson
M Washburn. r. Norris Williams. 8
Howard voshell, Lawrence B. Rico ant
Nathaniel w. Niles.
OF course the two Bills. Tilden snt
Johnston, are regarded as almost GER
tain selections. and an their work o
the last two seasons alone ought to b'
named. Who the other two will be
however. is very doubtful The tourna
ments that will help to decide are th'
Agawam Hunt event and the Longdoot
Cricket Club fixture the following week
July II. the Metropolitan grass cour
championship at the Crescent Athloti
Club OF Bay Ridge during the week o
July "a, and Seabright, which OPEN
July 81.
Following tho selection Of the team
the players will have one month OF In
tensive preparation for the cup def.ns
and will be included or excluded from
tournaments according to tho 1udgmen
Of the Davis Cup committee. The Unte'
States Lawn Tennis Association want
mono of the players selected to mako th'
mistake of reaching the peak OF hi
form too soon.