1914 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

1914 edition of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge August 2023 1914 International Lawn Tennis Challenge 250px 7 July – 15 August 1914 13th 7 Australasia 1913 1919 thumb|360px|1914 International Lawn Tennis Challenge (Davis Cup) finals match between Australasia and the United States played at the West Side Tennis Club in New York on 13–15 August. Players shown on the near side are Norman Brookes (left) and Anthony Wilding (right) for Australasia and on the far side Thomas Bundy (left) and Maurice McLoughlin (right) for the United States. thumb|The British 1914 Davis Cup team consisting of Herbert Roper Barrett (top left), Algernon Kingscote (top right), James Cecil Parke (bottom left) and Theodore Mavrogordato (bottom right). The 1914 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the 13th edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup. The bulk of the competition returned to the United States for the first time since 1903. The United States fell to Australasia in the final, which was played at the West Side Tennis Club in New York on 13–15 August.https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/world-group.aspx#/1914 1914 International Lawn Tennis Challenge daviscup.com Draw 7–25 July 11 July–1 August 6–8 August GER empire bye Lake Forest, IL, United States (grass) Australasia 5 CAN 1868 0 Folkestone, England (grass) GBR 5 BEL 0 bye FRA 1830 Pittsburgh, United States (grass) GER empire 0 Australasia 5 Wimbledon, England (grass) GBR 4 FRA 1830 1 Boston, United States (grass) Australasia 3 GBR 2 Quarterfinals Australasia vs. Canada Australasia Canada 1868 Onwentsia Club, Lake Forest, IL, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1914-WG-M-ANZ-CAN-01 Australasia v Canada daviscup.com 23–25 July 1914 Grass 5 0 Norman Brookes 6 6 6 Bernard Schwengers 2 3 2 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/07/24/100099126.pdf Tennis Victories for Australasia; Wilding Defeats Powell and Brookes Wins from Schwengers in Davis Cup Tie. The New York Times PDF 1914-07-25 2011-03-02 Anthony Wilding 6 6 6 Robert Powell 1 2 2 Norman Brookes Anthony Wilding 6 6 6 Robert Powell Bernard Schwengers 4 3 4 Norman Brookes 6 6 6 Robert Powell 0 1 3 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/07/26/100099537.pdf Australia's Clean Sweep.; Canada Defeated in Every Match in Davis Cup Tie. The New York Times PDF 1914-07-26 2011-03-02 Anthony Wilding 7 6 6 Bernard Schwengers 5 3 1 Great Britain vs. Belgium Great Britain Belgium Pleasure Gardens, Folkestone, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1914-WG-M-GBR-BEL-01 Great Britain v Belgium daviscup.com 7–9 July 1914 Grass 5 0 James Cecil Parke 6 6 6 Georges Watson 2 2 3 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/07/08/100096868.pdf Britons Win at Tennis.; Belgians Lose Two Singles Matches in Davis Cup Preliminaries. The New York Times PDF 1914-07-08 2011-03-02 Theodore Mavrogordato 6 6 8 Paul de Borman 1 3 6 Theodore Mavrogordato Herbert Roper Barrett 6 6 6 William du Vivier Georges Watson 1 2 2 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/07/09/100324431.pdf British Tennis Sweep.; Davis Cup Team Beats Belgians in Doubles -- Plays France Next. The New York Times PDF 1914-07-09 2011-03-02 James Cecil Parke 6 6 6 Paul de Borman 4 3 0 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=PBH19140710.2.36 Davis Cup Doubles. Poverty Bay Herald 1914-07-10 2011-03-02 Theodore Mavrogordato 6 6 6 Georges Watson 1 0 3 Semifinals Australasia vs. Germany Australasia Germany empire Allegheny County Club, Pittsburgh, PA, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1914-WG-M-ANZ-GER-01 Australasia v Germany daviscup.com 30 July–1 August 1914 Grass 5 0 Norman Brookes 10 6 6 Otto Froitzheim 8 1 2 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/07/31/106725823.pdf Australia Tennis Victory in Singles; Brookes and Wilding Defeat German Team in Davis Cup Preliminary Semi-Finals. The New York Times PDF 1914-07-30 2011-03-02 Anthony Wilding 6 6 6 Oscar Kreuzer 2 2 4 Norman Brookes Anthony Wilding 6 6 6 Otto Froitzheim Oscar Kreuzer 1 1 2 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/08/01/100325366.pdf Germans Put Out of Davis Cup Tennis; Australasians Will Be Opponents of Britons in Last Preliminary Match. The New York Times PDF 1914-07-31 2011-03-02 Norman Brookes 6 6 6 6 Oscar Kreuzer 4 2 8 2 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/08/02/105456461.pdf Clean Sweep for Australian Pair; Brookes and Wilding Again Defeat Germans in Davis Cup Tennis. The New York Times PDF 1914-08-01 2011-03-02 Anthony Wilding 6 6 6 Otto Froitzheim 3 4 2 Great Britain vs. France Great Britain France 1830 Worple Road, Wimbledon, London, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1914-WG-M-GBR-FRA-01 Great Britain v France daviscup.com 11–14 July 1914 Grass 4 1 Theodore Mavrogordato 4 7 9 6 Maurice Germot 6 5 7 2 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/07/12/100097197.pdf English Defeat French.; Had Difficulty in Winning Preliminary Cup Singles. The New York Times PDF 1914-07-11 2011-03-02 James Cecil Parke 6 4 3 6 6 Max Decugis 2 6 6 3 3 Theodore Mavrogordato Herbert Roper Barrett 3 7 5 4 Max Decugis Maurice Germot 6 5 7 6 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/07/14/101921224.pdf French Win Doubles.; English Tennis Team Loses FourSet Davis Cup Preliminary. The New York Times PDF 1914-07-13 2011-03-02 James Cecil Parke 7 6 6 Maurice Germot 5 1 3 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/07/15/101755713.pdf British Win Again at Nets.; French Lose Chance to Come to America to Play for Davis Cup. The New York Times PDF 1914-07-14 2011-03-02 Theodore Mavrogordato 6 7 7 Max Decugis 1 5 5 Final Great Britain vs. Australasia Australasia Great Britain Longwood Cricket Club, New York, NY, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1914-WG-M-ANZ-GBR-01 Australasia v Great Britain daviscup.com 6–8 August 1914 Grass 3 2 Norman Brookes 6 4 6 1 7 James Cecil Parke 2 6 3 6 5 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/08/07/100677261.pdf Australasia Leads for Tennis Trophy; Brookes Defeats Parke and Wilding Wins from Lowe in Davis Cup Final Round. Hard Fight at Longwood Britisher Within One Point of Taking Match from World's Champion;- Players Exhausted. The New York Times PDF 1914-08-07 2011-03-02 Anthony Wilding 6 6 16 Arthur Lowe 3 1 14 Norman Brookes Anthony Wilding 6 6 6 Theodore Mavrogordato James Cecil Parke 1 0 4 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/08/08/118950194.pdf Britons no Match for Australasians; Wilding and Brookes Defeat Parke and Mavrogordato in Doubles Contest. Will Now Play America Antipodeans Play Brilliant Tennis on Longwood Courts, Outclassing Their Opponents. The New York Times PDF 1914-08-07 2011-03-02 Norman Brookes Arthur Lowe 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2G0sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=38kEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4080,1915709 Australia Men Default Matches The Herald Journal PDF 1914-08-08 2011-03-02 Anthony Wilding James Cecil Parke 2 Challenge Round United States vs. Australasia United States 1912 Australasia West Side Tennis Club, New York, NY, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1914-WG-CHR-USA-ANZ-01 United States v Australasia daviscup.com 13–15 August 1914 Grass 2 3 Richard Norris Williams 5 2 3 Anthony Wilding 7 6 6 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5vwgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bHUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4954,4379611 Defenders Break Even In Cup Match. The Day PDF 1914-08-14 2011-03-02 Maurice McLoughlin 17 6 6 Norman Brookes 15 3 3 Thomas Bundy Maurice McLoughlin 3 6 7 Norman Brookes Anthony Wilding 6 8 9 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3pdRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IwoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6970,810426 Davis Cup. Seems About To Go On A Long Journey. Brookes And Wilding defeat Bundy and McLoughlin in doubles, 6–3, 8–6, 9–7. The Day PDF 1914-08-15 2011-03-02June 2026 InternetArchiveBot Richard Norris Williams 1 2 10 3 Norman Brookes 6 6 8 6 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/08/16/105457658.pdf Davis Cup Goes to Australasia; Brookes's Victory Over Williams Gives Challengers Famous Tennis Trophy. McLoughlin Beats Wilding Probably the Most Significant Match in American Champion's Career. Crowd Cheers Californian Great World's Championship Series Under Auspices of West Side Tennis Club Ends Gloriously. The Day PDF 1914-08-16 2011-03-02 E.G.B. Fitzhamon Maurice McLoughlin 6 6 2 6 Anthony Wilding 2 3 6 2 References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ October 18, 2010 Category:Davis Cups by year International Lawn Tennis Challenge International Lawn Tennis Challenge Category:1910s in Queens International Lawn Tennis Challenge International Lawn Tennis Challenge Category:Forest Hills, Queens Category:Sports competitions in Queens, New York Category:Tennis tournaments in New York City Category:Tennis tournaments in New York (state)