The Archive · 1941

Focus of Attention

Attention here will be focussed on the Monarch Beer team of Chicago, which won last year's tournament with a 3,047 score. In the 40-year history of the tournament, the championship never has been successfully defended. Spectators also will watch for 300 scores. At Detroit two men rolled perfect scores, the seventh and eight in A.B.C. history.

The defending singles champion will be R. Brown, Terre Haute, Ind., who bowled a 742 total las F.

Fischer, Buffalo, N.Y., holds the all-events crown with a 2,001. Doubles champions with a 1,348 total are H. Freitag, and J. Sinke—United Press. pions.

Hitherto a young player showing any promise was immediately taken in hand by the United States Lawn Tennis Association and afforded every facility to help him or her to become a champion, Now, the United States L.T.A, has widened its scope and is planning "mass production" of champions, Thousands of boys and girls in every State will reap the benefits of lawn tennis under the latest scheme Promising youngsters in 30 key cities [have been formed into junior Davis [Cup squads, each in the care of [local committee, and are coached in strokes and tactics and encouraged to duct themselves as good spor both on and off the courts "Instead of concentrating on the development of one or two players and helping them to become such out-fanding players that they will dominate all tournaments in which they compete", said Mr, Holeombe Ward, President of the United States L.T.A, "the U.S, L-T.A, has been trying to help several hundred boys on junter Davis Cup squads to be creditable n presentatives of the game,

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