New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-08


Without being carried away by the en-
,hueiasn, Of patriotic feelings, 1t may De
aid however. that the American team is
rightly in the position of favorite. NOT
that the EnGlishmen, perhaps are less sh'i-
f,l as individuals and as horsemen, put
.ecause the weight Of evidence appears 10
ia. with the Americans in team work ana
IN ponies II happens that LORD WIFI
Dorne's challenSers are not the ones VINO
.,laved together all this spring in Spain
and later in England. Two of the players
II least Captain Cheape and captain
'.ockett. were persuaded TO JON the team
tie last minute. and to large extent
nc unfamiliar with the play OF thelr
mates end with the ponies. y man whose
..,., opinion must be respected told me
str- seeing the EnElishmen in pracuce at
N--aow Brook on Tu .sday that the inner
POINTS of team play were sadly lacking
and that everything else being equal TINS
alone would put them at decided dlsad-
vantage Team effort that counts can be
applied only after long work together ana
mis- the Englishm m have not had.
The Americans, on the contrary, nave
..d the ADVANTAGE of being together. not
only this spring. but three OF them, the
Waterbury brothers and Milburn, for
several years. As result they know
almost by intuition how 10 place their
ponies ard how to support and back up
zach other. II. p. Whitney may be
missed. not only because Of his skill, but
Rene La Montague. the fourth man on
the team. is we'll equipped 10 take the
former captains place, and if he fails 10
live up 10 the required standard II. Z.
Pripps. G. G.. Rumsey, or Malcolm
Stevenson can bo counted on 10 plug the
gap. Il seems, then, as If the abiding con-
Cdcrce in the American team TO hoId the
famous trophy was not misplaced. But.
,hie confidence must be tempered with
wholesome respect for d team which in
the face of an acknowledged handicap
nay rise TO the occasion, or which in any
case Will furnish d battle worth going far
20 see. Englands team Is not the FOR
Torn hope that some English critics would
cave US believe.
q
dic.ion that the Davis cup committee
made no mistake IN awarding the chal-
le0sc round for the blue ribbon fixture
OF The lawn tennis world 10 the West
side Tennis club in It's new home at
Forest Hills. Long Island. II was my
pleasure 10 attend an informal luncheon
at the club on Wednesday, the chief pur-
pose Of which was TO furnish an OF
portunity 10 newspaper men 10 inspect
the now turf or. rather. the old turf,
transferred with such skill last fall from
th, former home Of the clue. near Van
Cortlandt Park Even now. with the
matches two months away, the courts
are in even better condition than for ihe
preliminary tie matches between this
country and Australia last year. The
grass does not bleed after being stamped
on but each blade springs back in full
vigor This in itself insures perfect
playing surface by the time the matches
roll around next August.
The West SIDE Tennis club is in the
happy position OF being able to make
Forest Hills the lawn tennis centre Of
tic country. Il compares even now IN
accommodations, if not setting, with the
hest and most famous clubs in England.
y,..t. ,-,t, ,,,..t.I.c Will IN u1Heh