Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-01

| a member of the U. S. As Davis
Cup tennis team, despite the severe
and unjust criticism, may be th'
means Of the Yankee players being
able TO hold the coveted trophy Il
this country Behr was chosen be.
cause of his expertness in tbs
doubles, our one weak spot. In the
singles. we have in Maurice Nc
Ioughlin and R. Norris williams
two of the greatest exponents of the
game in the world. But in the
doubles we are not so strong. We
have Thomas c. Bundy, of course,
as a very able partner for McLough-
lin, who plays we'll in either singles
or doubles. but there has been feel
ing all along that Bundy could be
improved upon. Thus the selection
of Behr, whose tennis in the doubles
this year has been exceptional
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Behr has made good even before the
big contests, and his work yesterday
in test matches justiies the COM
mittee in its selection of Behr as a
member of the Davis cup team. HIS
class was put right up to him. he
was paired with Theodore Pell
against Mclaughlin and Bundy, the
champions, and he made good, and
he turned right around and paired
up with Mclaughlin and made good
against Pell and Bundy. In doing so
he made his critics look sick. and the
committee which was responsible for
him must have felt happy. Robert
d. wrenn knows tennis too well TO
make any serious mistakes in snch
an important event, and 1t is hoped
that Behr will more than justify his
confidence If he is given an oppor-
tunity to show his worth in the Davis
cup doubles.
Champion Frank Kramer has been
unlucky in love so far, and he has
also been unlucky in team matches,
In such contests, Kramer has more
often than otherwise been beaten, and
he really isn't stuck on competing
in team races. However, Kra-
mer, like other mortals. is not always
his own boss, and when General Mac
Farland comes along and says, Big
Steve you will have to ride 100
mile race on Sunday" Large Ste
phen" simply says, "Aye-aye, sir"
So that's the reason why Kramer is in
a team match tomorrow and it is why
he will be in one of those delightful
unlimited pursuit races before the
season is over. At any rate, MacFar-
land says so, and MacFarland is the
big boss at the Velodrome, and will
be for a day or two.
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The team match, with Kramer as
a starter, is sure to be interesting.
He will have Frank Cavanagh as a
partner, and If Cavanagh's think
tank is in working order the fans
will not have to look any further for
the winner, although Walter Rutt
and Cesar Moretti will oppose the
TWO FRANKS, as Will AllISu 'OuiiCl
and Alfred Grenda, the dangerous
Australians. This race will be the
feature at the Velodrome tomorrow,
but the bike riders and the fans are
doing a lot of talking about the
three-cornered tandem-paced race, in
which Bob Spears, Jackie Clark and
Joe Fogler will be the contestants. 1t
is argued that Spears is showing
such rare speed that he will win the
race. If he does it will be the most
important victory in his career.
Clark. however, Is the favorite, and
he Is training hard for the race.
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ALT Goullet is still leading all other
cyclists In the number Of points
scored this season, and he is riding
so well there is small chance of catch
ing him. Grenda is second, and poor
old" Kramer is third. The point table
follows:
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