The New York herald., 1922-03-07
DENMARK Is LATEST
TENNIS CHALLENGER
Official Bid From Danes
Swells Davis Cup List to
Eight Nations.
BY SAMUEL ). BRooKMAN.


And now comes Denmark to swell tn
list Of Davis Cup chaiiengers. With The
receipt OF O communication yesterday
from the Danish Lawn Tennis Associa-
ton telling OF its wish to be included
In the International tournament this
year. the United States officials are now
IN possession of seven official bids for
the famous trophy. Another. that Of
Rumania, as told IN a special cable
from THE NEW YORK IIEsALD's London
Office last week, Is On the way. The
Australia. Canada, France, Czecho-
Slovakia, italy. Denmark END RumRnia.
Denmark. II will be remembered. sent
team here last summer that advanced
to the sef1i-final round with the assis-
tance OF bye ana a default over
Argentina. Although beaten the Danish
players gave a good account OF them
selves against the Australians, Erik
Tegner and Van Ingerslev In particular
impressfng critics with their possibilities
Paul Henricksen, the third member OF
the team, did not get into any OF the
matches. Both Tegner and Van Inger-
slew competed In tho worlds covered
court championship at St Morftz re-
Gently.
The other nations expected to Join
the field OF challengers before tho
closing OF entries on March 15 are
Japan. Belgium. Spain and Argentina.
South Africa IS said TO be definitely out
of 1t. and It Is not unlikely that B. !. c.
Norton. who had figured to represent
South Africa in the international event,
will play for England in the tournament.
The British Lawn Tennis Association
has rule which permits q player OF
one Of its dependencies, who has been
a resident OF England continuously for
two years, to qualify for the British
team. Norton, 81 Is understood. has
resided there for practically that length
for a place on the team II eligible.
Norton, be II remembered. is the
youthful tennis star who was twice with
In q point Of winning the British lawn
tennis championship from our William
T. Tilden at Wimbledon last summer.
His presence on 2 British tennis team
with A. r. r. Kingscote will make that
squad decidedly formidable.
The United States Lawn Tennis As
sociation ia making every effort TO get
the consent of both the American and
British veterans concerned to the pro-
posed renewal Of the Davis cup chai-
lenge round OF 1900. It is understood
that two OF the three Americans engaged
In that famous international event al
ready have expressed their willingness
and from a. communication mailed by II.
Roper Barrett OF England II is apparent
that the situation is the same there.
Correspondence Is now going on be-
tween the two associations regarding the
site for tho match. In his original den
to the American internationaiists OF 1900
Barrett wrote that he wanted the event
held at Wimbledon, but the Americans
are anxious TO have the British veterans
como here instead and have advanced
the argument that with many OF the
1929 Davis cup ties scheduled to be de-
cided in this country. the United States
will be the real tennis center thiA year.
With the British players anxious to
prove that they have retained more OF
their tennis efficiency than their rivals or
twenty-five years ago. 1t IS almost GER
tain that an agreement will be reached
The only tournament that remains for
Abe indoor tennis season is the annual
national championship for men, which
opens March 27 at the Seventh Regiment
Arrnorv. Most OF the New York players
sojournlng in Bermuda, Palm Beach and
Pinehurst will be back in town by that
time and the entry is expected 10 be
large. Frank T. Anderson is TO defend
his title. The women's national cham
pionsfip is scheduled TO start az Long
wood Cricket Club. Boston, On March 20.