Salt Lake Herald | 1907-07-14 | Page 20 | Wright and Behr Are Both Beaten

WRIGHT AND BEHR ARE BOTH BATEN Americas Chances to Regain t Davis Trophy Are Ex Exceedingly Exceedingly Slim London LoDdon July UThe first contest In Inthe inthe the preliminary rounds for the purpose n I Id d determining who shall challenge the hoT era Inc for the possession on of the Davis ct 1 emblem or of the tennis championship wai wa decided at Wimbledon this afternoon Norman E Brookes of Australia winn of he champlon championship hip a WH weeL Rio detested Reals Beals C Wright right ot of Amen Amenea ea Ca In three straight games When and Brookes Brookee were last lut here 31 If r 1906 1 th the American twit i a beat the Australian but the latter was In much better trim and seemed t have bave command of the game at all Stages The failed to produce the hf he exhibited In 1 and the large row crow 1 present was disappointed in not Int ing the close clOe fIght ex expected ted The round of the singles between Karl H 11 Behr American and A G 0 Wilding K Nw w Zealand furnished by tar far the J 1 more exciting tennis tenni nv five sets Laut 1131 D to be played of which Wilding tok tri to Bohrs Behrs two to The powerful b Behr secured him the first set but t i ti t second set the better play of the Zealander gradually told and the st set w t I tto Ito to him Debr Bohr won the third by bv t JIa play but he was tired out by the st sf d 1108 of Wilding who was thus erak 1 t to take the two final sets set and the m mt t The defeat of both Wright right and I Ee r makes the prospects of America the cup very remote for to do s 5 t must mut win the doubles July Iii 15 and th tb O glee JUly Hi 16