Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-08-15 | Page 13 | Tennis Champion on way to Enlist

TENNIS CHAMPION ON WAY TO ENLIST Special Cabin to The Tribune. MELBOURNE, Australia, AuS. 14. R. W. Heath, an Australasian Davis cup lawn tennis player wno neat V. A. Learned, the American champion, several years aifo has Just sailed for England to follow In the steps of the l:ite Anthony An-thony F. Wilding of New Zealand, and offer his services to the war office. He proposes to ko into training Immediately on his arrival to qualify as a lieutenant In a flyinis corps, but If the preparation prepara-tion Involves a lonK course of Instruction 1 he will endeavor to be accepted by the Roval artillery. Heath, better known as "Rod" He;itb. Is a Victorian and one of the best tennis players the commonwealth common-wealth has produced. His enlistment In the Rrl'l'h forces will be the third from the A'.'Htralanlan Dnvls cup plavers. Captain Cap-tain Wlldin? and Stanley N. Doust hav-tnk hav-tnk volunteered early In the war.