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AUSTRALIA SEEMS CERTAIN TO KEEP DAVIS CUP(By Dunlop Sports Writer)The Davie Cup, symbolic of International tennis championship, is l‘he moat important dote in the Australian sports calendar this year.The challenge round will be played in Adelaide (S.A.) on December 29, 30 and 31, •*Everything points to Australia, the present holders, and United States again clashing, with Australia favorite to retain the coveted trophy for anotheryear.The Davis Cup has become :he outstanding iporting event in the world, and only the Olympic Games, held •very four years, attracs such sustained world wide iriteiest.Ntver in :he history of the ;ome has AuMralla such talent co choose from. In Ftnak Scdg-•nan. holder of many single:* and doubles titles. Ken McGregor. Mervyn Rose, Ken Rosewall and-Lewis Hond. wo have th-* best players In the world, and It ieems certain that the Davis Cup win remain here for at leah*. tnother three or four yeara.Every member natln.i ot the fnteniatlonnl Tennis Feici ntlon .s eligible to challenge for the '.rophy. presented by the late Dwight Davis in 1900 for annual competition.In the course of history hs many as -10 nations havr played 'or It but only four have won iUAustralia has won the cup nine limes, and has challenged every year since 1020, except in 1020 and 1931. As a partner In Australia, she did not miss i; competition from lHO-i onwards. Two unusual features of Davis Cup competition are:• Only tho. United States. Australia, including Australasia, France and Great Britain, Including the British' Isles, have won the cup.• Russia has never compet-Bubbo AssociatesDubbo Associates on Tuesdaycd. but present day -Iron Curtain’' countries which have ur:? Poland. Czechosolovnkin • and Yugoslavia.' First WinAustralia competed with New Zealand a.s Australasia until 1923.Australia won the cup for the first time in 1907 by defeating the British Isles at Wimbledon, und retained it in Melbourne in 190S and in Sydney in 3909. on each occasion against the United States.In 1010 there were no challengers. but Australasia won again In Christchurch lt;NZ) !n 1911 when the Americans made a strong challenge.The British Isles won the cup in 1912. and the United States in 1913.Un the eve of war in 101-1, Australasia again won the cup, retained It hi Sydney In lQn», but lost it to‘United states in Auckland «n 1920.From 192a onwards, Australia and New Zcalund challenged separately. Australia has won the cup since in 19:*.9, 1950 and 19--il — on each occasion against United States.One of Australia's greatesir feats was in winning the I rophy in 1939, after having lost the first two matches of th? five.£Mo other nation has ever won from such an almost impossible position.This will be the :t3rd year In which Australia- htw competed and for a nation with a comparatively small population. It holds a remarkable record with its nine victories.No other challenge trophy Pns trained in prestige so steadily throughout the years, and the reaFon is not hard to find.It Is that tennis is a truly International name, and in country has been able to maintain c^ntlnuo’** .superiority in thermmiint iflnn
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Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate
Dubbo, New South Wales, AU
Thu, Oct 09, 1952
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