Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-13

.WdSHOuTn alternate leader.
The ~omen's olympic team is com
ley. Calf. national champion; Miss
Eleanor Goss of New York, Mrs.
Marion q. Jessup of Wilmington. Del,
and Mrs. Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
Of Boston, who will act as captain.
Must Conform 10 RuIes.
The Davis cup committee. explained
that it had considered the player
writer rule thoroughly and. while ad-
hitting it might bar both Tilden and
Richards, pointed out that in inviting
them TO join the team, il was stipu-
lated they must. if the invitation be
accepted. conform to such interprcta-
ton of the olympic committee tulo as
shall be made by the Davis cup COM
mittee.
To meet such emergencies as may
arise through this situation or with
drawals for any other reason, the
committee selected several alternates.
For the men these are Francis T.
Hunter. New York: Howard and Rob-
crt kinsey, San Francisco, and Carl
Fischer. Philadelphia: for the women
Miss Lillian Scharman, Brooklyn
Miss Leslie Bancroft and Miss Edith
Sigourney, Boston.
In addition to competing in the
Olympics, the wemen's team will play
a British wornan's team at London in
June for the Wightman trophy, which
vas won last year by the American
stars at Forest Hills. ". Y, in the
first competition for it The Olympic
tennis tournament is slated for
July Is to 90.
Tennis officials took their first step
toward preparing to defend the Davis
cup when the first fifteen American
ranking stars were named as eligtbles
for the international contest. This
was done at the suggestion of sew
sral former International stars, 1T
DIaSaTS
might know well in advance that
they were being considered, but also
20 give the committee a more prac-
deal basis on which to conduct its
selections.
The committee also urged that
these players form doubles teams
among themselves to play coctinu-
ously throughout the season. thus
developing u higher standard of
doubles play than has existed here
roforc. In recent years, doubles COM
Dinations have been the chief problem
of Davis cup selection committees.
Davis Cup Selections.
The Davis Cup squad is composed
Of Tilden, Williams. Fischer and Wal
ace johnson of Philadeishia; William
NJ Johnson, Robert and Howard Kin
sey and Clarence Griffin of San Fran
cisco; Richards. Hunter, Washburn
Dr. George King, Frank T. Anderson
ana Hugh NGIleneT OF view OTks anu
Harvey Snodgrass of Los Angeles. If
their play warrants, others may be
added to this list.
The schedule of dates for Davis
Cup play was completed as follows
American zone first round ties to be
completed not later than August 2;
second round ties. August .; third
round ties, August Is, interzone
match between American and Flu
ropean winners: September 4, > and 6,
tentatively awarded to the Longwood
Cricket Club, Boston, challenge round
between United States and Winner of
inter-zone final. September IL, IL and
10, Germantown Cricket Club, Phila-
Gelphia-
The complete control of the Davis
Cup play and its regulations remains
vested in the United states Lawn
Tennis Association it was disclosed in
the report of Henry w. Slocum, for
lner president of the association, on
the outcome of the recent intrna-
tional lawn tnnis federation meeting
in Paris. At the federatioh's sugges-
zion, however, a conference of Davis
Cup nations has been called in Lon
don for June, when suggested
changes in the present code OF inter
national play will be considered