Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-03


/ Beals Wright. another Davis CT
player of the bygone days, also "
be among the contestants. He W
have as his converter on the cour
Zenzo ShimidZu, Japanese premi !
racketer. and one of the leading sta !
OF the Davis cup competition of I'll
present time.
Other Stars Arc Listed.
in addition to this galaxy of satcl
lites of tennisdom, Seiichiro Kashil
reserve member of Japan's Davis Gu
team of last year; Craig Biddle. on
OF the veterans of the game who still
is a star: Leonard Beekman an
Hugh kelleher, both players of notd
have sent in their entries.
More names are being added I
the list each day and before it i
completed it is certainty tina
Washington followers of the ne
game will be afforded the opportunit
to see more tennis celebrities in ac
tion here than at any one time in tn
, history of the sport in the Capita
city.
Whitman. Ward and Wright wcr
national singles champions in tn
heydeys of their careers. Whitma
gained the honors for three success
sive years. in 1898, 1899 and 1900
Ward took the laurels in 1901, an
IN the next season Wright reache
the heights. Wright also shared tn
! doubles honors with Ward in l90i
| 1903 and 1906, leaving Whitman tn
only one of the veteran quartet VIII
did not gain the top rung in Thu
class.
America won all five clashes i
the first Davis cup match. Engla n
being the only other entrant tn.
year, However. the list has grow
steadily until fourteen nations ar
entered for 1922. In 1900 Davis fic
ured in three victories. winning boz
his singles and with Ward scorin
1 the doubles. Whitman also wo
] twice in the singles.
/ Davis and Whitman each defeatc
| A. w. Gore and Z. d. Black, IN
I! Davis with Ward won from Black an
to note that Barrett is the only a.,
! of the British trio who still is fac
tor in the game.
Ward in Many Classics.
! Ward probably figured in more Day.
cup contests than any other Amerira
! player, although Wright ran him ell,
second. Ward continued in the int
! national competition through the II
] matches. Wright. who did not er'r
| the classic flag until several years lai.
/ than Ward. played in the cup contcs,
for the last time in 1905. Whitna
/ played for the second time in 1902. the
being no matches in 1901, and then gay
up interna tional tennis.
| ShimidZu made his debut as a Day
| cup player last year. he and Ichiya 1T
! mage carrying the Japanese team 10 II
! challenge round, where they lost all fiy
matches to the Yankee players. In h
i first match. however. ShmdZu Wa
| within couple of points of beating II
| den in straight sets.
Pell. although never an internations
list, has been prominent in America
| tennis for years. HIS best rating Va
| in 1915. when he was No. on the la
| tional list. He was last ranked in ~
at No. 10. Biddle. Beekman and Kel!'
her never have been among the fir
| ten, but have knocked at the door.
still Retain Their Prowess.
Davis has shown in play here that !
has lost none of his wiZardry with Il
racket, although not as fast afoot as
his younger days. This is said TO
the case with the other veteran Intern
tionalists. While none of them can sci
tilate in singles as in the days IN;
have past, they are pretty nifty. :
good as ever when it comes to doubles
says one who ought to know.