Salt Lake Herald | 1905-02-28 | Page 7 | After That Davis Cup

DAVIS CUP American Tennis Players Lay Plans to Invade Great Special Sporting Service London Feb In formation received hero this that the United States Lawn tien to send a team to London this summer has the in tennis des the holder of thO Davis cup She has an invasiOn from England and sOnly her inability to raise a represents tivo last year prevented her from being one of the challengers at Wimble fon the standing rule of the committee the international championship entries for do years must be V tie middle of March and it seems that as many as half halfa a dozen different countries will be In V eluded the lists aro V being made In Australia to send a pow powerful erful team to London France and Del gium who tried V last July are almost certain competItors whIle Austria has signified her Intention of joining the fry Should all these countries carry Out their present plans Wimbledon will only be the scene ot a great cosmopolItan gathering of players but the home an will have a difficult task before them Ia arranging the preliminary rounds The championships are definitely fixed to begin on June UI and to the international contest either much earlier or much later tills event would be impracticable hence the desire in some quarters to hold at least one of the preliminary rounds pa pathe the continent Whether the American contingent would consent to cross the channel to meet a continental team which they would certainly rout is a point likely to create some discussion And there Is also the question of courts to be considered those in Europe outside being almost exclusively of gravel earth or Whereas In previOus years it has always been a difficult matter to secure any competitors whatever for the Davis cup it V as if the entry wIll V be embarrassingly great in V VV VV V V