The evening world. Newspaper, August 11, 1922, Page 15

THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, AUGUST il, 1922, M E 11 “Trogir mae History, 1 WILLIAM T. TILDEN, 2™4 ‘ Amevican National Tennis Chartpion. — nantnn So Played For Sixteen Times, Won Five Times by United States—Fifieen Nations In Competition This Year To Be Finally Settled at Forest Hills on Labor Day. Copyright, 1922 (New York Fvening World) fourth and final rounds, the o ° ‘ 5 by Press Publishing Compal which gains the eight to Theat ine Bess 3 ' MADRICE E-MSLOUGHLIN + ax HE eyes of the civilized United States, holder of the cup and 4 3 The Match betweer. BROOKES world will be turned mpion of the world. Eugland won Brookes and MtLoughlin toward Boston; ‘Phila- EGiia Ht lay Spain, but defautted, ° in 1913 was the reeosé spectacular Hills, L. L., during the in Boston between nee and Aus- hast dente. wateh tala thls anal round will be 1 Penhiake @ Played in Philade!phia Aur. 17, 18 anc aa the progress of th 19, and the winner will meet is porting event of modern United States at Forest Hille Sept! 1 times—the play for the Dwight F. 2 and 4 (Labor Day) : Pavis International Tennis Cup. Con- The United States has won the phia. test for the Davis Cup dwarfs every cup five times, but has held it for other form of competition between nations, for hould have been in practice to ac mate themselves. The result, na Iming vi who in ally, was an overwl ol the American play is, donor of the cup. t once challenged fc yer but could ne other and withdrew t! ay those now competes for the Davis Cup ex- x wav should know, feat who- cept after a most carefulyselection of al- ever does reach the challerge round, its representatives and a most ade ars, as England withdrew one ¢ e Davis Cup is the most lenge, leaving a year in which no one and the Davis Cup remain here for quate preparation for the great event, challer They tried again in 1 coveted trophy on earth, sought to lift the trophy Austral at least one more year. The only and perhaps this more than any- only to tose, but ma » lift th The Davis Cup .s a large silver asia retained the cup one year in a other nation, thus fur, to have won thing else reveals the esteem in which cup for the first tim und it howl, delicately decorated, resting = similar manner. Ausyiwasia has the cup is England, which bas five the cup is hele remained for four years in the Bri upon a silver platter. It is worth, at won the six times has held victories to her eredit. When the first British team came ish Isles, Then. Australa whi inost, $1,500 in actual mor yet it it seven years, not cothting the in- romance of the Davis ¢ to the United States in 1900 to con- fh contesting: ¢ is the ambition of fifteen nations, far- terval of the war, when competition would fill a book. To tell the story test for the Davis Cup the English ne, won the ¢ flung across the surface of the gtobe, was out of the ques \ sia of the glorious contests that | men thoug so little of American South Seas, where itr to possess this cup. Yearly thousands also bids fair to be © challenge been fought over the tennis courts of prowess on the courts that they went five years, until Gre of dol hours of time, cesperate cound this year iy think it the world and to detail the journey- sig and revelled in the aptured it in 2912 determination and heart-breaking ef- doubtful that Fra be able to ings of the trophy across the ara Palla and the odors of 1918 the cup came +home aga’ tort are invested in the hdpe of win- win at Boston, or s t Philadel- Seas would fill volum No na n Chicago when they gely due to brilliant play by ning it, and of hi ing inscribed upon it the imperishable record of this Se eal ®:. 0 Zo ISS 'Y SS J ; court, like thos f the Dohert William =A. Larned, Norman oS Brookes, Anthony fF, — Wilding, ee ZA Maurice EK, } ‘Loughlin, William M \ Jolnsto William T Tilden and yet df Y Z many others are engraved ypon it yy xe \ “oy S) ty fi f, BA , " { all 1 to conjure with in. the F realms: tenal Indeed,. it ts be c so many names have heen en n it that the addition c became necessary tracts the competition of as Rations as does that Cup. not even james, These nd the interr I t attention when they are played, the world js mildly interestec effort t Olympie tional polo matches a E, McLoughlin, who the fotlow bg year was to make tennis history ad been away ten rs and 1 with delight ica's Cup When our Hutchisons 1 was hal seven nations competed ithe con is through which the Unif@d States Pie oe ancratecn cra had to fight fts way to the right to ae challenge the British Isles alia, AV ¢ eliminated by the United in BB Acne a LHeLs \ : “ h j 1418, was not to be denied in 1914 Bt nothing that with the Fi : ' nd won the cup just before the out NGI beet MOUEL break of the World War, Incidently eek tay oe the German team was on its way Dwight F. Davis, A met = ome from America when hostilities Derren tieawar Con pOrae \ un and wo interned in Gibralt ARE ASUDe EP BUC ab ae Ba ntsteel 1 roughout the war, which probably legiate and international tennis a \1|] sa very fortunate and a very pion (and no trifling player, even Ht | althy thing for the players, How), gave the cup in 1900 in the | { There will be many matehes in t hope that it would inspire interna- Wi | unending procession of Davis C tonal competition and broaden interest WTI contests yet to be played that stretel in tennis builded better than es Ze fi | Wt 1 || whead inte the future and fine stories knew. and since has sad that if he | | oN) Bhs et ye) in, . ; Wa] HI | golden in will sift through the had dreamed the trophy would attain | Wi chaff of play with little to make tt such a pinnucie in the world of sport | i} a 1] 1} . tinctive, but it ts ‘ to predict Re would have donated a cup of 1 t | Wi \| Wid as long as the DavissCup retains When Davis gave the cup interna HH] | || Watt 1 veutige of ita st ts long as rac- tional competition meant, largely WW WH] juets slash and balla sing across th contests between Great Britain and tl | \\| | WU | | net, the story of the McLoughlin- United States ere were players of WHAT Wt Brookes duel of 1914 will lead all the promise in Australia and New Zea waaay HT | cat. In thelr singles match the two land, players who in a few short \| HLH extraordinary lever and rarnarkal years made Australasia formidable | |i Be fi, ers went a € oT 5 be- competitor and many times winner of 1| Hd] ore McLoughiin succeeded in winning fhe cup, and tennis had large follow- \| \ Wt it ings on the Continent, wut no players VI | Wild unexpectedly had defeated to rank with the stars England and || Norris Williams 2d, sa with one the United ates, ince then, and | atch against his team et SGU IND largely bo © of the allure of the | \ ent into the contest to do or die trophy, nation after nation has quali . } CUT Succinetly described In the 1911 edt fed for the right to challenge for the tion of Americun Lawn Tennis, this ¢tip, until this year fifteen nations, d s = fs % | + what happened the greatest number yet to participate “A titante battle ensued, from have striven to reach the chal Oo 2 4 ih; Wy) CZECHO vhich the Californian emerged victor round. ? Mr a Sa 5 LOVAKIA A RstEe pete crithe dasa eed ielueet Three rounds of the five rounds ne A ps in the hist of the game i} flr set will go thundering down iges as the greatest exhibition or seen, McLoughlin captured it at 17-15, and with it ent all hope of vokes winning. Only the poss ee’sary in the cup compet'tion this year have been p'ayed. Fiarce, Aus trriasia and Spain remot for the “se fag lant vitality and pre nt skill enabled the Caltfornian nose out ahead, ‘The set lasted for rand as it pro- of the WINNERS OF THE DAVIS TENNIS CUP. ited States defeated B ish Isten| 1009 Australasia defeated United States in02 United States defeated British Isles] L9L1 Australasia defeated United Staten 1901 British "sles defeated United Sta ted 5 de Australasia 1912 British 194 Ieitish Isles defeated Beigium 113 United States defeated British Istes {005 Iritivh Isles defeated United States] 1914 Australasia defeated United States 10H British Isles defeated United States| 1919 Australasia defeated British Estes 1907 Australasia defeated Eritish Istes | 1920 United States defoated Austratasia 1008 Australasia defeated United States] 1921 United States difrated dup ARS JOHNSTON Who will, forree the \ bulwarke o the carta {ihe immense gallery sat spel bound and amazed, It did not seen possible that two men. could mjpke sach shots and deliver such service they did for a term long endoug) for three ordinary sets; and the aij pense as to gwhich would “cragk first became so intense that many o the spectators were at the end lit t had wrung out ans to dry When McLoughlin at last” brak: irough Brookes's service and wor quickiy annexed the other game Because of the war thé cup fe- mained in the possession of Austra lasia until 1920. France, Belgiwn. the British Isles and South Africé challenged in 1919, but Australpel: turned back the British attack afte the English had fought their way through finals with France, Saut! \fricn and Belgium having been early eliminated. In 1920 the United States In brought the cup home and . ssfully defended it in 1921 agaibst the Japanese team, which eltminater the Australians in the finals, This year nada, France, Pe a, Hawaii, Czeého the Philippi Roumania, India, Italy, Japan, Dyp mark and the British Isles all cht lenged. Canada was forced fault. to France, which Denmark, 4-1, and Belg eliminated by Australasia, match unplayed. I ulted to Czecho-Slovakia, whic? Was eliminated by Australasia, 5:0. 8 won from the Philippines.by default and put India out of the ryp ning, 4-1, after India had eliminated Roumania, 5-0, Italy won from Ja pan by default, but lost to the British Isles, 4-1, and* Spain came to the fourth round when the British Lsies \uited. Thus matters stands Whoever wing between France ang Australasia (Aug, 10, UL and 42)¢ Boston will meet Spain in Philaget phia, as has been suid ws in one thing the Davis Cup eb: tents are unique, and that is im thy simplicity of regulations which’ gov? srn the play. ‘The champion nafise § the responsibility of arran the competition, Challenges reach the champion nation by Mate 15. Within three days’ thereafter must make the ‘blind’? draw, name of each nation ts written oné ¢. separate slip of paper, these df shuffled, placed in a box, drawn random and bracketed, exactly % ntrees would be in an orditary td mplonship. Then the chanypgge nation studies the draw, dé where the matches can, best played for all ,countries concern and the dates by which. the .rounde must be completed in order to con clude the contest in the current year, and each nation is notified by cab! of the draw, with the re¢ommenda,, tion for the date and place of matehe und uw request that it arramge with tor the details. Eaeh ma! tion pays the expenses of ita teauy from the funds of its tennis apsocie + ion, Gate receipts are charged _{¢ the matches and the profits’ are “al vided equally among the comfpetité#® in any given mateh to reimbume' ts com them for their outlay of travebie expenses And that Is about all the: s to the Davis Cup regulations. As m their eminence in the ai als of sports, the Davis Cup contest? ‘ her aspect of tremenddu¥ hey do more ‘to pre. will and understanding be* ‘ween peoples than any one other ain Glance at the fifteen na ns in competition this year. nything be more ¢ presented? Customs may 1 muy not "be" the jayers may not understan? as they are sung out it , but the rules of ten-* ar the world over, ‘TH ve 80 or deuce may bi eird-sounding words ‘t who know only English, but the is the same and the spirit o: national brotherhood meetsaeros taut tennis nets after each ¢ontest hen vietor meets vanquished an congratulate eat nt Spirlt displayed i Davis said at the sanquet for team that brough ick the troph 1920 tsmanabip knows no nationys nS nines 2 ne ee ee ee