Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
AMERICANS PRAISED
FOR THEIR TENNIS
British Expert Says That
Larned Is Probably Best
Player in the World.

w A. Larned, the American champion
tennis player. is probably the best player
in the world for general mastery OF the
game, says A. E. Crawley in the Pail
Mall Gazette.
In commenting on the coming season on
the British courts Crawley also says that
the year promises to be phenomenal in
international interest. There will GER
tainly be a Davis cup competition. and
probably in England. In the early por-
ton several Australian players of note
will be going around our tournaments,
and at Wimbledon there will be an un-
paralleled attack upon the championship
This 1--WE have it on official authority) Is
the worlds championship.
Beals c. Wright of Boston, who came
SO near to it last year. will not be here.
But Americas champion. w. A. Larned.
and the three amazing young Californi-
ans, Bundy. Mclaughlin and Long, are
coming Their advent will be momentous.
Larned's ground play is English; his
game has no pecuiarities and no weak
ness Few men have had more expert
ence or possess finer record. and no one
is a better general If he gets through and
meets Wilding the result will be great.
Bundys rise last year was meteorlc IN
brilliancy. He beat Wright and nearly
beat Larned in the challenge round of
the L. s. A. championship; he ana the
two other men are new to England. Long
and Mclaughlin are to be classed with
Alexander for brilliance and severity.
This American contingent Is the strongest
that any other country has ever sent to
Wimbledon. 1t contains large proper
ton of that conQuering quality known
as genius.
Australasia. in her turn. sends R. w.
Heath, Dunlop and Doust. Dunlop has
done great things as Brookes' partner.
Heath is said to be brilliant Last year
Brookes was beaten by Wilding and Par
ker. Three years ago the most spectacu-
lar figure in the lawn tennis world. he is
still to be reckoned with. Unfortunately.
there seems no hope of his coming. Lat
est advices speak Of his making a golf
tour in the states. Doust is the quickest
and one Of the best volleyers, but he Is
not likely to reach the final stage.
lea play their Davis Cup tie in England,
the South Africans will doubtless take
part in the championships.
The appearance of the young Germans,
the brothers Kleinscroth, will be inter-
esting. One has defeated Froitzheim: they
are not unlike the Dohertys in style and
personality. Froitzheim will probably not
compete. OF late he has been a disap-
pointing player. F. w. Rahe ran Wild
ing, a few weeks ago, to five sets. He is
a fine player, and has improved, but
genius is not yet to be ascribed to his
game.
England will have to rely on her young
err players Gore, the embodiment of
British virile pluck. will compete, but he
is past his prime. Ritchie and Barrett
will have no chance against any of the
Americans or Brookes. OF the younger
men, c. p Dixon is the oldest and most
experienced, but. fine and reliable player
as he is. he is not quite up to cham
pionship form. He is slow against strong
men, and against weaker men is fond Of
losing q Set or two.
Last year the, brothers Lowe came
right to the front. But there is not much
character in their game. Crawley and
Parke possess this quality. but they are
not reliable as the Loves certainly are.
OF the others. Mavrogordato. Beamish
and X, Powell are the best. but class
below those already mentioned. Tim
norman is a young player OF extraordi-
nary promise. but he rarely plays. j. NJ.
Boucher, the equal of S. Fl. Smith, can
not be persuaded to compete, nor Will f.
r. Allen, who beat Gore. giving him
sixth, last year. ever be tempted to VIM
bledon.
our chances are slight, but we have
young PLAYERS Of great possibilities, ana
YOU never can tell. One OF them may
arrive"
Meanwhile. the holder Of the champion