The New York herald., 1922-04-16
Financial Burden Of Most
Davis Cup Nations Light
ened by Move.
ANTIPODEANS NAME TEAM
Patterson, Anderson and
O'Hara Wood Chosen, Says
Cable Dispatch.
ny SAMUEL J. BRoOKMAN.


Australasia has helped tie interna-
tlonal tennis situation wonderfully by
deciding to send its Davis Cup team to
Europe for it's early ties. A few weeks
ago the Antipodeans sent word that they
preferred to play their matches in this
country, and requested The United
States Lawn Tennis Association to use
its influence to have the European ma
tions do likewise.y
Apparently, however, after making a
close study of the draw the Austral-
esians came to the conclusion that 1t
would serve the best interests OF all
concerned to make the journey by way
or Europe, for cablegram was received
a. tennis headquarters yesterday from
Thomas Fl. Hicks, secretary of the Aus
tralasian Lawn Tennis Association. nam
derson and Pat O'Hara Wood as the
team chosen to represent n, country,
and stating that the team was leaving
Immediately via England.
The message has an important bear
ing on the venue of all the matches in
the upper half of the draw, for 1t will
be possible now for the Australasians to
play all the way to the final round or
even to the challenge round before quit
ting the European continent. This will
mean a great saving in time and money
for the European nations. many OF
which might otherwise have been COM
pclled to default.
The Present Situation.
AS the situation stands now Austral-
asia will meet Belgium in the first
round. and il successful, as it's team un-
doubtedly will be, meet the winner of
the Hawaii i-Czecho-Slovakia match in
the second round. In the same half of
the draw 1t will be necessary for Canada
to send its team to France for its first
round tie. The winner of that match
would then be bracketed with Denmark,
which drew bye. and then Australasia
would meet the survivor to advance into
the final round.
Undoubtedly the arrangement will not
be to the liking Of the Canadian Asso-
citation, which is very anxious to stage
its matches with France in the Domin-
ion. SO, too, Hawaii does not favor
sending its team all the way to Prague
to meet the ho-Slovakians. How
= ever. with the matter of exchange so
seriously against the European nations
and the expense of their travelling con-
sequently high it is likely that the United
States Association would uphold the ar
gumcnt of the European nations should
any of them request a decision of their
proposals to schedule matches in Europe.
And let 1t be known that unoficially
many of the tennis associations of the
European countries have objected quite
seriously of late to the financial burden
of sending teams to this country this
season. Europe has supplied eight of
the fourteen challengers and her tennis
officials feel that they ought to be
favored for that reason too in the matter
OF venue.
The status of the lower half of the
draw i'm which Spain is drawn against
the Philippines. Rumania against India.
Italy against Japan, with British Isles
the only bye, is not SO well established
and strangely enough, decision is being
delayed by one man quite innocently.
He is Ichiya Kumagae, the Japanese
star. who IS still on his way to his home
country. Kumagae sailed from Mar
settles late in February and probably
NiIl not reach Toxic until this week
Depends ON Kumagne's Plans.
In the meantime an exchange of cable
grams shows that the schedule for the
lower half OF the draw depends upon
what japan is able to do, which in turn
depends upon what Kumagae can do. II
. Ie can leave Japan in time to get to
Europe to play first round match
against Italy, the event probably will be
staged in England, for Italy is willing
10 have his team play there. Should he
decide that he cannot come to England
but can reach the United States in time,
some different arrangement will have to
be made.
II is not unlikely. however. that Ku-
magae will be unable to play at all this
wear. in which case Japan's representa-
tives might possibly be willing to go to
England. Kumagaes associates in this
country have cabled the Japanese Lawn
Tennis Association asking for informa-
tion regarding his plans at the earliest
possible moment.
So important are the problems anent
the Davis Cup tournament this year that
Julian S. Myrick. president OF the
United States Lawn Tennis Association.
has called a meeting of the Davis Cup
committee to be held Monday evening.
April "a. At that time any questions
that have been referred to the United
states, as the champion nation, for de-
cision. will be considered and settled as
tho committee thinks best. At that meet
ing also the American officials may
formulate the policy that will be fol-
lowed during the season for the selection
and training Of the cup defenders.
The British Lawn Tennis Association.
which recently deplored the fact that
neither William T. Tildcn nor any OF
the Australasian tennis stars would be on
hand for the British championship this
year, will profit by the decision of the
Austraiasian association. Indications
now are that not only Australasia's te'.-
mis- stars but those of India and Japan
will be IN Europe when the British
championships begin at Wimbledon on
June 20. and that the tournament will
have an entry of notable excellence TO
mark the opening OF the new grounds at
NEin1hIedon