Show Americans Win First Matches With Germans Nottingham England Jul July 10 The The American players payers on won the their first two matches toda today against G Germany In the semifinal round of thc preliminary contests contests con con- tests for the selection of a a. team to the tho Davis international international inter inter- challenge England for fOl Dais national lawn tennis trophy troph and stand standmore standmore more than a good Rood chance of ot qualifying for tor tho the final round R. R R Norris Williams Wilam of Philadelphia and Harvard university after a 8 little trouble In the beginning of hi his match with wih Oscar Kroutzer Krouter and nd the loss lOBs match of oC tho the third sot not I pulled I out n o a winner 11 t. t In f what h H 11 e r mi au w wo a o IV nw u. u 1 German put little e fire into the game gune but made some pret pretty backhand strokes Williams on the other hand relied on volleys and long drives which nt at first o were ro not strong or well 01 placed marvelously The Thu but later late latel Improved Gorman German won on lila his set net b by keeping the tho American in Ir the back court where there was us no chance of or volleying ole ln Tho more exciting match was that between n Maurice i 1 li of or San Francisco the American champion and Otto Oto who is rated no as tho the best pl player cr in Germany Gorman The Tho contest con con- test teat for far a n time seemed to be nil all 01 the thc I Germans played brilliant t tennis although ho he was vas suffering from froma troma a sore hand M Mclaughlin did not show his form until later in tic the to game In the beginning the German Germun was able to set get et man many ba backhand khans strokes over wih with great gret t jre speed and also picked up tho the Americans American's service cool coolly MCLoughlin Mc- Mc Loughlin showed a streak of or brilliancy in the tho second set but not until the middle of ot the third set sot lid did his turn In Inthe Inthe inthe the game come From then on he went aVi ail I i 1 t 1 hl Ills lia S H and Mil finely placed placed drives wore his opponent nent neat down The Tho weather cleared cleared after match the thc first 4 |