THE DAVIS CUP.
ITS INTERNATION AL INFLUENCE. Received April 24, 5.5 p.m. NEW YORK, April 23. A dinner was given in honour of the American Davis Cup team, the members of which were presented with small replicas of the cup. President Harding sent a message regretting his inability to be present, but congratulating the team and pointing out that such friendly rivalries as international tennis really helped to promote a good understanding between peoples, because they afforded opportunity to apprec’ate and respect all those fundamental things which underlie a nation’s greatness. Sir Auckland Geddes (British Ambassador) /! a speech congratulated the Americans because their win had improved the standard of the game. He declared that Dwight Davis, the donor of the Cup, built better than he knew. The influences for good arising out of the competition for the cup far transcended just the tennis aspect, since they made for international good fellowship. ,
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18161, 25 April 1921, Page 5
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151THE DAVIS CUP. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18161, 25 April 1921, Page 5
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