The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-10
I ennis Expert
Laments Lack of
Good Playing
IN LITTER FROM PARIS TO
DAVIS CUP COMMITTEE
WRITER DESCRIBES NEED.

New York. July 9.--Tho Davis Cup
committee, which will select an
American tennis team to defend the
trophy against the challenFers. Au-
gust ] 3, Ia and IL. at the West Side
Tennis club. has received a letter from
A tennis expert, now In Paris. which
has caused much comment.
The writer. whose name IS with
held. but who r. d. Wrenn asserts
knows whereof he speaks. has been
witnessing the play Of come OF the
principal contenders and he points
out the need Of 81 player OF Maurice
AicIoughlius type 10 represent the
United States His ideas of the neces-
stiles for the American player seem n
veritable description Of T. I4ndley
Murray the young Californian. who
has made n phenomenal showing in
the east this season.
Although tina members Of the com
mittee made no mention OF Murray.
it is said they. too, recognized n the
Stanford student player possessing
the requisites which they are warned
In the letter viii be necessary this
side of the Atlantic next month
The letter In part Is as follows
Il have been following Brookes'
and Nilding's play on the Riviera. as
we'll as Dunlap's. and expect 10 see
them here shortly l am inclined 70
agree with You that Drookas is not
fast what he used TO be; ] am sure
Wild.nF IL better Even SO. tho Two
Il them are good enough. and with
Air Dunlop as doubles player. It
IS a strong combination
In my opiu4ng XnG VIII lose the
Davis cup, unless two things happen.
~ +3sFr44 tc sgs Is r.f4Npr ~ No
LouEhiiu's aggressive ability 20 play
with b'n IL tho doubles. who IL as
good or nearly So II - all right for
Mclaughlin 10 say he has improved
his ground strokes and in that way
improved his game. but IN my opin-
ion the number of ground strokes that
VIII come OF in that doubles Will be
as few as white b,ackbirGs, If ynu
had seen that doubles at Wimbledon
last year you would have realized
what NcLoug him at his best meant
winning shots from all over the Wourt
In the most marked contrast 10 what
he did IN his singles with Parke-
The difference between McI.ourh-
lin Ia the doubles ana IN the singles
with Parke was the difference he
tween two NcI>oughiiBs. and what
that differences was I guess Bob
Wvenn understands MS well as any,
body else. and VIII tell you IT you ask
him Mclaughlin has got to he not
only in good condition, hut has got
to be In super good condition.
Therefore, Won have got to have a
man with him who Is lust as good and
inst as aggressive. and whose condi-
ton In absolutely perfect, SO that he
wili not only last five sets If neces-
sary bat be playing with aggressive
ness. vim and abandon IN the fif7h
set r called upon 20 do SO. This is
Wlldiug's asset He can bang a ball
just as hard In the NTH set as In the
first
The second thing you will have 10
have Will be somebody better than
Willlars hut dent know who Ii Ia.
Williams, in my opinion. has got the
prettiest orthodox semi-brilliant ten
mis- of anybody ! know, but as yet has
not got enough winning shots to en-
title one to say that he will beat either
Wilding or Brookes In exchange Of
ground strokes from the back line
with W'ilding, he wsll undoubtedly
lose, and In his game with Brookes
there won't be any exchange Of
ground strokes from the back line,
because Brookes still has enough skin
10 play himself into winning posi-
ton without wasting his strength :"