Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-06
BY STANLEY N. DouST.
"a member Of Australasia's Davis ter
nis cup ehaIlencers.)

nis cup ehaIlengers.)
AS predicted. as soon as the Bfit-
ish Isles team had beaten Australasia
for the Davis lawn tennis trophy last
November in Melbourne. there was a
by other nations There are no fewer
than seven nations challenging this
year-namely. America, Australasia,
France, Germany. Belgium. South
Africa and Canada BY the luck OF
the draw, the first four nations are in
one-half. and on paper one OF these
four should be In the challenge round.
In saying this hope 1t will not be
thought that am Understanding the
strength Of the remaining three ma
tons, but their players are not so well
known and have not lad the same
match experience. and therefore can
not be expected to come through TO
the challenge round.
America plays Australasia In Amer
lea. This is, so far, the only match
where the venue Is definitely settled.
France, believe, Is to riay Germany
In Paris. As regards the American
match, on paper 1t looks as II the
home team would win. but as one OF
the Australasian team have sort OF
sneaking feeling that surprise may
be effected. l do not say this In the
spirit OF boastfulness, but because
honestly believe we have sporting
chance. Our team includes Horace
Rice, A. B. Jones and myself. We are
all seasoned match players, and there
fore will not be troubled with nery-
business or anxiety. Then the Ameri-
can services and the brilliant volley-
ink will not present the same amount
of terrors to US as 1t would to the I'M
initiated.
Rice IL Veteran.
Rice Is .eft-handed player. who has
represented New South Wales against
Victoria no fewer than twenty-four
times. He is a better singles player
than doubles, and is mostly found
playing from the base line. His back
hand drives are his speciality, and ne
is capable to passing any volleyer with
these strokes either Size. He played
Dixon. the English captain, three times
last season, and won two out OF the
three. A. B. Jones has been represent.
ed as q player with very similar
style to that of H. L. Doherty He II
today perhaps the best allaround
PLAYER in Australasia. In singles, OF
course. he Is not up to the standard OF
Norman Prookes. hut IN mems dou-
bles he Is equal to that famous pseyer:
and decidedly hts superior In mixed
double. He des-eRds more upon MS
vbIleying than his ground shots. al
though he ID quite good Oft the ground
but his extraordinary quickness OF eye
and his subtle wrist make him very
hard man to beat when ne gets to the
net. F. q. Lowe found this the case
when they met in Australia. His STAN
ina il rather against him In long flve
set match, but he has lately gone In
for physical culture. which has I'M
proved him greatly in this respect.
It is too early to say who shall play
In the singles and who In the doubles.
II may be not because Jones beats
Rice that Jones will be in the SINGLES,
or because beat Jones that VIII pc
In What will have to be considered
Il who will have the best chances
against the style and game OF our op-
moments. We will have plenty OF OPP
portunities of watching them play
Australasia Has Chance.
Now the. American singles men are
r N Williams and Mclaughlin. Aus
tralasia should have a fair chance, be-
cause although they may have much
better and much more severe strokes
vet they lack our experience. NC
Loughlin. on his day. Is capable OF
beating any one in the world he Is
whirIwind, and while ne Is on MS
game he metaphorically blows one
rirht of the court He has very &C
centuated American style. His serV-
fee IL most severe, but to make II ne
has to comfort his body so much that
he wonder is that he does not in1uTe
himself. Anyhow. it is very difncuIt
service to control, because he gets so
ru,,ch work" on to it that the break
takes you out Of the court, unless one
is gifted with the same quick eye as
Brookes. who STANDS well inside tne
base line and takes the ball as II
rises.
Williams only returned to America
last year, having been saved from the
illfated Titanic He was beaten py
Mclaughlin after fine set match IN
the American national championship.
Germany Should Win.
France and Germany will proDaoly
have to play their match on hard
courts. If one can Judge by last year
hard court championship in Paris,
when the Germans carried all before
them, then Germany should win. The
hard court play is their specially
Frenchmen play their best on covered
courts, where one gets firmer foot
hold.
The Germans do not Il refer to sin
giles play attack from the net. but
generally from the base line. On haId
courts this is a great asset to them,
especially when they meet the French
players, who come charging in on their
service the same way as they do on
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