Show A I WAL REGRETTED REGi IN HaveA Have Always Been Strong Davis Cup Competitors Tennis Lovers of U S SAre Are Disappointed at Recent Decision BY fly ART J CJ CHICAGO C May 4 recent decision dedsion not to enter the Davis tennIs cup competition this thie season 1 Is to bo be b Much ot o the Iho lh lustre lu surrounding the blue Mue blu ribbon classic oC of wIll be lost b by the th absence of ot th the Down Vown through the tho lh years year Aus Aus- Australia hu h i turned out a 8 great galaxy of ot racquet boys boye boy And with very few exceptions has I ha alays Blood 1 out AS ns Americas America's most dan dan- dangerous dan Kerous competitor for tor tho thc historic trophy emblematic ot of the worlds world's tItle Since the h Davis ls cup contests Were Inaugurated In HOD 1900 players from the far away Isles Isle have Coped the honors on seven lIe oc- oc occasions occasions oc occasions once one leading leadin th the procession procession sion slon rive five times limes In II a a row That as during the tho period Australia's last triumph was vas put over over In UI after aner the th annual jamboree had been discontinued for or four Cour our years owing to the world war wor SIno Since then America has his won every ery championship beating a sensational French team last year Incidentally It was the th first time In several sc seasons Australia failed to get K t In the challenge round Australia's greatest combination was as made up of Norman Brookes anti and Anthony Wilding and were two of the best ever er developed anywhere As Aa a team they thoy th y were ere virtually In- In Invincible invincible In Invincible Brookes and end came to AmerIca In III HH 1914 14 In of the Davis trophy As you may have ha surmised they returned with It and nd Wilding simply out out- outclassed out outclassed classed chiMed Americas America's team that sear And this d despite the tho fact lct this country was represented by the famous Maurice Mauric af- af affectionately af ar affectionately called the tho the California Com t Dick Williams and Torn Tom nUn When the proverbial pro smoke had cleared away Australia had hatt trim trim- trimmed med mell the foe toe 3 2 The Tho sensational work of ot blin alone alon saved the Americans from complete an- an annihilation annihilation an annihilation In case you dont don't know th the 1914 1114 classic was vas one oneo ot of the most thrilling ever staged In tennis history Moreover It marked the tho final fino appearance of ot and Wild Wild- Wild ing as R a team In the th United States The rumblings of the war then being heard beard around the world Upon their return to their native land Brookes and both entered the service ser Wilding not long niter alter was killed came through safely sa re I nut Cut the thO ther r ned combine had been up forever In the last few years ears the th An- An An have sent sint over O such reco stars as DS pat OHara O'Hara Wood Gerald Patterson Jimmy Anderson and others also took o u whirl at th merIcan volleys But he h was tar far from fron the of ot old With ith Australia out of ot the Ibe he 1926 toRether together ret to It ether France Franc looms DS as DSA A merica's foremost challenger challener rh The sterling duo Jean Borotra and anti Rene Itene Ladle It will willbe willbe b be r calr d gave rave Tilden and company plenty of worth while worth opposition last summer Tildon Tilden twice barely pulling through Outside of ot France Japan stands as the tho only other entry apt to cause any trouble And the Nip Nip- Nip Nip pons pons are far from possessing as formidable an array orray as the So It looks like a repetition ot of the 1925 all air with France out outto outto outto to up upset t Americas America's long string sIring ot of successes but with only a gam gam- gambier's gambler's biers bler's chance chanc of the tho th trick |