Show NO DAVIS CUP FOR LOTT THIS SEASON PHILADELPHIA April 5 P Thc Th-Thc The press of personal affairs on a young oun Chicago business man mart ma may prove a severe blow to the United States inthis in inthis in inthis this years year's Davis cup competition If H probably will break up the LoUVan LoU LoU- Van Ryn combination which holds the Wimbledon doubles title fwd and won the Davis cup doubles against England England England Eng Eng- land last year The team had been counted on to annex the doubles forthe forthe for forthe the United States this year George M. M Lott LoU disclosed the SItuation situation situation sit SIt- yesterday in n a telegram to the sports editor o of a it Philadelphia 1 newspaper ne which said I am re retiring retiring re- re tiring Urine from Davis cup competition this year rear for business reasons The Thc telegram was sent from Houston Hous Hous- ton Texas where Lott is playing in inan inan inan an invitation tournament At Houston Houston Houston Hous Hous- ton he teamed with Ellsworth Vines to cop the doubles but bowed in the singles to a University of Texas youngster Karl Kamrath This may have been a factor in his decision to retire from Davis cup play With the ranking No 2 player unavailable unavailable unavailable un un- un- un available Wilmer Allison appears to tobe tobe tobe be the thc strongest candidate to support support support sup sup- port John Van Ryn in the doubles He recently won the Pan-American Pan championship and probably will be bein bein bein in the running for both singles and doubles berths The Davis cup selection committee is expected to lo announce late hate this week the names of the players who will represent this country on the challenging trail trait |