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INTERNATIONAL TENNIS.
DAVIS CUP.
No fewer thnn eercn nations— Australasia, America,
Canada, Belgium, Fmnrc, Germany and South Africa
—have challenged British Isles. This is the greatest
number that has competed for the Davis Cup in
ono year. In the preliminary ties Australasia mcrU
America aud. Germany plays France, vhilo South
Africa and CnTfida, tlie two new aspirants for the
international championship, arc drawn .against mob
other In tho first round, the winner to play Be'guiin,
which 'ban t)m bye. The luck of tlio draw lias given
Australasia the toughest of tlm six other challenging
nations. Tlie Awcricau .iKsociatton has signified its
Intention of sending four picked plnyera— including
the national champion— to England three weeks be
fore the date of the first preliminary tie. The tifl'n
comprises the national chcmplon, M. K. M'lzaugh-
lin— who extended Nmmnn Urockcft in the 19U chal
lenge match nt Chrlstcliurch— M.' Williams, tlm run
ner up for the championship last year; t. C. Bundy,
holder of tho doubles championship, and W, J, .
Olothisr, who was the national champion in 1906,
Australasia will not have the services) of any of the
members of last- yenr'a Davis Cup team— Norman
Brookes, A. W. Dunlop or U. W. Heath. A cabled
mcrcngc bas been rcctutml from S. N. Doust. who
held tiic championship of Victoria in 1910, nnd who
h now in England, notifvlng his willingness ' to
rrjTroFent 'Austjalasia if selected. A. F. Wilding,
who won the Monte Carlo clinmpionphip agnlnst tlis
French cracks last week, will also be available, and
this pair could bo supported by the intcr-Statc
champion E. L. Jonc«. w)m leaves Rydncy for Eng
land this month. A win against America still leaves
tlio winner of tlie Germany v. France to be over
come before qualifying for tho challenge match
against the Britfc'li Isles. Franco baa two playera
in A. H. Gnhcrt and Max Dccucin who hare tho
distinction of being the only foreign rs to win the
world's doubles championship nt Wimbledon, v.hlle
Germany has ft second "Gus Keamev" in FroRz
helm and two champions in F. H. Rnlic nnd Klriu-
rcbroth.
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