Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-01-25 | Page 10 | Lack of Funds May Reduce Net Play

lACK OF FUNDS H MAY AY REDUCE NET PLAY I Wightman Cup 1 tion May Be Passed Up This Summer By HENRY L L. L FARRELL U U. U P. P Staff Correspondent NEW YORK YORI Jan Tan 24 International competition in tennis may be reduced this year because of the pre preeminence of oC American players and for the lack of cash in several foreign countries countries- The Wightman cup matches and the challenge round for the Davis cup were the time two most important international classics scheduled forthe for tor forthe the summer The Davis cup feature Is certain to be played but there is some doubt that England will send senda a team of women stars here to t de defend defend defend de- de fend the Wightman VIg cuP cup I I I I t The Wightman trophy similar to the Walker golf cup was placed in Ithe competition two years ears ago for t team arn matches between British and American American American Amer Amer- ican women stars with the provision that the matches be played in in the he two countries on alternating years The he Americans won the first match n at t Forest Hills and the British team lifted the cup last summer at Wim Vim It was generally believed then that the tho British team would come over here this summer to de defend defend defend de- de fend the cup It Is that the British association Is feeling the same Same SameI financial pressure that caused BritIsh British Brit Brit- ish golfers to pass up annual competition competition com corn petition for the Walker Valler cup and that n no team wil wll be sent over this i yea year Up to the hc the present challenges for forthe I tho the Davis cup have been received i ionly only from Ireland and Switzerland I but as the entries do not close until March l 15 there is no justification for the belief that many for foreign ign nations are tired of spending a lot lotof lotof lotof of money to find out that Bill BiH Til- Til den Bill Bui Johnston Johnst n and Vinnie Richards Richards Rich Rich- ards cannot be beaten in cup competition comI com coni- petition i Some suggestions have been made that the Davis cup matches be I played ever every two years instead of annually but the United States is not in sympathy with such a a. a change No imposing invasion of Wimbledon Wimble Wimble- don such as was staged last year will be made by American players But Bill Tilden and Bill Em Johnston are are too busy with private affairs to pursue glory they have experienced in the past Miss Helen Wills vms cant can't take the time from her studies atI atthe at atthe the University of California and I Vinnie Richards has told friends that he is going to devote the early I I season to intensive practice with the I hope that he may be able to win the national championship