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RECREATION 



top of English players. The difference in his 

 game then and now is well understood. Clar- 

 ence Hobart did fairly well with the English 

 player H. A. Nisbet (who visited America in 

 1907, it will be remembered) for a partner in 

 '98 and '99, in doubles, but the first really 

 good showing abroad was that made by Davis 

 and Ward. 



Their efforts were crowned with repeated 

 successes against every English pair prior to 

 the championships with the exception of one 

 practice match with the Dohertys. In the 

 championships they easily defeated all comers 

 and won the right to challenge. The meet- 

 ing with the Dohertys was a memorable one. 

 On the first day a draw battle was waged 

 until play was interrupted by rain and on the 

 play-off next day they were only beaten after 

 a close and exciting contest by three sets to 

 one. 



THE TROPHY. 



The Davis trophy was offered in 1900 and 

 won by America against A. W. Gore, and E. 

 D. Black, and H. R. Barrett in three matches, 

 10 sets to i". Black won one set from Dwight 

 Davis. Davis and Whitman represented 

 America in the singles and Ward and Davis 

 in the doubles. 



In 1901 there was no challenger; but in 1902 

 Dr. Pirn and the Doherty brothers came to 

 America and contested at Bay Ridge. Whit- 

 man and Larned represented the United 

 States in singles and Davis and Ward in the 

 doubles again. Whitman beat both Dr. Pim 

 and R. F. Doherty, the latter in straight sets, 

 the former 3 to 1. Larned beat Dr. Pim in 

 straight sets, but was defeated by R. F. 

 Doherty in a memorable five set match. After 

 losing the first set to the American pair the 

 Dohertys won three sets and the match. 



In 1903 the cup was lifted after well re- 

 membered contest, while last year in Eng- 

 land there were three challengers, Austria de- 

 faulting and Belgium winning from France 

 the right to meet the holders. The Dohertys 

 had no difficulty in retaining the trophv. 



The addition of America and Australia to 

 the list of challengers this year gives an even 

 greater interest to the event. 



En passant, let us quote what our English 

 cousins say of F. B. Alexander, who has 

 just returned from Europe after having won 

 the championship at Nice : 



"Mr. Alexander has notably developed an 

 American 'screw service' which none have 

 been able to return effectively. In turn he 

 met and defeated E. R. Allen, C. G. Allen, and 

 Ritchie. Mr. Alexander's service is delivered 

 with a very puzzling screw and it is diffi- 

 cult to tell which way it will break. It is 

 very fast and has good length. He follows 

 it with lightning-like rapidity to the net and 

 pounces on a weak return, smothering this 

 promptly. He is a telling volleyer and is first 

 class overhead. His game is thoroughly 



sound and of a high order. It is to be regret- 

 ted that he was unable to stay on for the 

 Monte Carlo Meeting, when he would have 

 the opportunity of measuring himself against 

 our finest players." 



FIXTURES FOR 1905. 



Schedule of Tournaments Under the 

 Auspices of the U.. S. N. L. T. A. 



MAY. 



6. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard Inter- 

 scholastic Championship. 



6. New Haven, Conn., Yale Interscholas- 

 tic Championship. 



6. New York City, Columbia Jnterschol- 

 astic Championship. 



13. Princeton, N. J., Princeton Inter- 

 scholastic Championship. 



19. Brunswick, Maine, Bowdoin Inter- 

 scholastic Championship. 



27. New York L. T. C, New York City, 

 Manhattan Doubles, Open Singles. 



29. Invitation Tournament at Philadel- 

 phia. 



29. New Orleans L. T. C, Gulf States 

 Championship. 



29. Longwood, Boston, Mass., New Eng- 

 land Intercollegiate. 



29. Bachelors' L. T. C, Washington, 

 D. C, Southern Championship. 



31. Brae-Burn Country Club, West New- 

 ton, Massachusetts, State Championship. 

 Doubles. 



JUNE. 



3. Tuxedo T. & R. C, Invitation Tour 

 nament. 



5. Crescent A. C, Brooklyn, N. Y., In- 

 vitation Tournament. 



5. Merion C. C, Philadelphia, Pa., Penn- 

 sylvania State Championship for Women. 



5. Norfolk C. C, Norfolk, Va.; Virginia 

 State Championship. 



12. West Side T. C, New York City, 

 Metropolitan Championship. 



12. Catonsville C. C, Baltimore, Md., 

 Maryland State Championship. 



12. Merion C. C, Philadelphia, Pa., Penn- 

 sylvania State Championship for Men. 



13. Hartford G. C, Hartford, Conn., 

 Championship of New England. 



17. Longwood C. C, Boston, Massachu- 

 setts State Championship, Singles. 



19. Baltimore C. C, Invitation Tourna 

 ment. 



19. Morris County G. C, Morristown, 

 N. J., Invitation Tournament. 



20. New Haven L. C, New Haven, Conn., 

 Open Tournament, Challenge Cup. 



20. Philadelphia C. C, Wissahickon 

 Heights, Philadelphia, National Champion- 

 ships for Women, Singles, Doubles and 

 Mixed Doubles. 



24. Woodlawn T. C, Chicago, 111., Open 

 Tournament. 



