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Show I CALIFORNI ANS TO COMPETE FOR CUP Maurice E McFoughMn and Thom- j , as C, Bundy, the California lawn i j tennis players, holders of national j singles and doubles titles, have been I asked to prepare for the next Dav Is iciifi single and double matches These contests probably w ill be ' held during; .lulv in England, as that , country now holds possession of the trophv. McLoughlin probabh will !: abie to make the trip, but Bundy is II not so sure about his ability to spare;! the time required In cae thev com- I pete thev will meer the most famous I players In the world. Fnland will be able to put in the field a team stronger than the one with which they captured the trophy. France will have DeCuJls. l-aurcnfs and Gober. who figure amoni: the ten strongest plavers of the world snd. Germany will snd Fritz Helm and Rahe. who are In the same class with the French playen Australia will he able to make a great bid for the honors once more, BS Prooks already has arranged to take In all tbe leading English tournaments tour-naments this year and Willing I-' on the ground now Poth McLoughlin and Bundy are I ranked anion the ten strongest in- I trnat onal players bv the 1 ' ti- I llsh tennis critics, who recent! have I been trvlnr to figure out the men cn-'J titled to plnces in thit list Outside, the champions In singles and doubles, the other players ranked are a strong set of representatives. In singles Melville Long ranks as No. 2 and when at his best Is prob-ably prob-ably the equal of any player in the, country. Ixng won the first clay court chsmpionshlp of the Unite i States at Omaha In 1910, and the I eastern experts vv ho took part in that i event declared that on that occasion I lie would have b"at'n any tennis : player in the world. Johnston and Dawson, respectively j N'os. .1 and 4. are the youngsters of i the district. Each has gained the championship of his section through open tournament play and each fig- I ures to Improve atll! more with cx- pcrlence. In ihe doubles ranking are reams I which gave Bundy and BicLoughlln harder contests than thev met during t'..elr eastern tour in which they captured cap-tured the national championship. |