The New York herald., 1922-07-18
WITHDRAWALBRINGS.
SPANISH Team HERE.
English Officials Cable Inabil-
ity to Send Representa-
tive Squad.
FINAL ON AUGUST 1919
Alfonso and De Gomar to Meet
the Winners of Australia
France Tie.
FINAL ON AUGUST 17-1s
BY SAMUEL J. BRooKMAN.

Great Britain has withdrawn from
the Davis cup tournament. The re-
grettable news was contained in a
cablegram received yesterday by the
United States Lawn Tennis Associa-
ton in which the English officials in
Innate that even in the event of VIC
tory over Spain in the semi-final round
they could not raise a representative
team to play in the United States.
According to an Associated Press dis
patch the British felt that inasmrch
as they could not hope to send their
strongest team to America It would
not be fair for them to deprive Spain
In the event of a British victory of an
opportunity the Spanish players sought
eagerly.
So Spain, which made its Davis cup
debut year ago. moves into the final
round of the International tournament
as the result of two defaults, one over
Great Britain and one over the Philip
pines. and victory over India. The
teams Of two other nations survive.
They are the Australians and the
French. who are to meet In a semi
final tie on the courts of the Longwood
IL and H. The winners of the latter
round will face the Spaniards at the
Germantown Cricket Club on August
II, IS and 10 for the privilege Of playing
the American cup holders in the chai-
lenge round two weeks later
! A week ago the British association
cabled the American officials stating
that A. r. +. Eingscote and Randolph
Lycett, who were the probable men,
bers of it's team, We're unable to get
leave for more than a month to make
the journey to the United States and
return. and requested that II possible
the date of the final round be post
poned week. The United States cahled
it's agreement to this change. provided
1t was acceptable TO Australia and
France. Apparently. however. the
British found finally that Kingscote
and Lycett could not make the trip.
First Spanish Team Here.
The appearance Of Manuel Alfonso and
Count de Gomar on American courts
is bound to add considerable interest
both to the Davis cup final end the
/ national championships. Every dash Of
international flavor makes tennis at
traction more tempting. Spain never
before has sent a tennis team to this
country. A good deal has been heard
of the prowess of Alfonso. who a year
ago was rated by British critics the
third to fourth best player In the world.
I and tennis fans will want to see him
and his teammate In action.
The Davis cup finaI probably will
see Australia as the opponent of Spain.
, At least that Is the conclusion to be
drawn from the results of the British
lawn tennis championship at Wimble-
don, where the Antipodeans showed to
far better advantage than the French.
The chances. too, are in favor of the
Australians triumphing over tho Span
ish players at Germantown, but Alfonso
and De Gomar are almost certain to
extend their opponents to the limit and
make the matches a decided attraction.
year ago Spain was eliminated in
the first round by Great Britain. and
the Englishmen in turn were defeated
by the Australians in the second round.
The tip comes from the West that
Mrs. May Sutton Bundy, national cham
pion of 1904, who returned to active COM
petition last season after a long abb
sence, must be regarded as a very
formidable championship contender this
summer, Her long campaign in the East
In 1921. II Is said. served to bring Mrs.
Bundy back into excellent physical con-
dition. She has been competing almost
continuously since then and Pacific
coast critics declare that right now she
is playing as well as ever in her career.
Title Holder rs Years Old.
Eighteen years Is a long time be-
tween championships, but Mrs. Bundy,
Il viii be remembered, reached the semi
final round of the title event at Forest
Hills a year ago, and made a great
fight of It against Mrs. Molia Blur
etedt Mallory. In California tourna-
Inents this season Mrs. Bundy on three
different occasions defeated Miss Mary
X. Browne, who was runner mp to Mrs
Mallory In the championship last August.
Incidentally Miss Mary Browne may
not come East as she originally in
tended. She has not been In the best of
health recently. and unless her condi-
ton shows decided Improvement she
may decide to stay in California. An
other prospective entrant in the Amer
lean women's championship, Miss Eliza
beth Ryan of California, who has been
resident of England for several years.
has sent word that she too may find II
Impossible to make the trip to the United
States this summer
Following his competition at Long
wood this week William Il. Tilden Ia
gcing to take a much needed rest. He
win not appear In the metropolitan grass
court championship which opens next
week at the Crescent Athletic Club. and
reither will II. Norris Williams I'd OF
Boston. Tilden may also stay out Of the
Seabright event to avoid any possibility
of reaching his top form too soon before
the Davis cup event.
II was learned definitely yesterday,
however. that both Williams and Will
lam M. Johnston OF California will play
Mt Seabright and that both the Austria
lan and French Davis cup players would
also compete through that tournament.
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