Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-10


considered to have a grand chance of
capturing the Davis Cup matches
from the Australasians. This deci-
sion has been reached by vast num-
Der of the experts after careful re-
view Of the recent work of both
teams. AS a result of these opinions
the Yankees viii go into the matches
the favorites. and If they are beaten
they will have mighty small excuse
to offer.
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1t is said that the makeup of the
American team has been decided upon
and that Karl H. Behr is not to play
at all. It was expected that Behr
would team up with Maurice Nc
Loughlin in the doubles, but it seems
that Thomas C. Bundy has been Sc
lected. 'Tis all right if Bundy is the
better man, but we believe that Behr,
taking all his work as a criterion,
has displayed the better skill. How
ever, the committee knows it's own
business best, but it is believed that
the committee got cold feet under the
heat of criticism and has shifted from
Behr to Bundy.
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How the men will play has not been
decided upon, but the first matches
will probably be Brookes VS.. Nc
Loughlin and wilding VS.. williams.
and the second set will have Wilkes
and Brookes and wilding and Nc
Loughlin. The outcome of these
matches will surely bring about some
great tennis. Mclaughlin is believed
to be superior to Brookes. who is con-
sidered the best of the Australasians.
williams, too is favored over Wild
ing, but in the doubles 1t Is the talk
that the Antipodians will win hands
down.
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Frank Kramer and Alfred Goullet
are having a strenuous battle for
the American championship, and as
result of the last three title races,
the men are closer than ever. Kra-
mer has lost a point and Goullet has
gained a point, and now the men are
only one point apart, their scores !
being Kramer 80, Goullet "a. Thus,
the race for the championship has
reached a fighting stage and it is a
bitter battle at that
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with one fighting the other, |
things are likely to happen,
and the fans were treated to the sur
prise of seeing Kramer and Goullet |
shut out in their semi-final heat at
Brighton Beach on Saturday night.
It was a third of-a-mile affair, and
at the very start Kramer raced
Goullet into submission. AS result,
both Kramer and Goullet were I'M
able to qualify, Rutt and Lawson
beating them in the race for home.
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More surprises were occasioned at
the Velodrome yesterday, where two
were held. In the
half mile Goullet won, with Kramer
fourth, but in the fve-mile Kramer
won, with Goullet third. Thus, Goul-
let, out of three championship races,
Is one point nearer to Kramer than
he was last week. 1t is a hard fight
and bitter fight, and they tell me
that both men have engaged special
trains" to help them in their efforts.
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Joe Fogler is the engineer of the
Goullet train" and he is managing
affairs for the Australian. Kramer,
It is said, gets up his own train"
For Goullet all the Australians, with |
the exception of Clark, are working |
together. In his combination Sunday |
he had Grenda, Walker, Spears and |
Fogler. Kramer had Cavanagh, Law
son, John Bedell and Rutt. How |
big Steve" came to get Rutt to help |
him makes a pretty little story. 1t |
came about in this way: One of Goul-
let's captains went to Rutt and told |
him about the train" "Goullie" had !
in the f1ve-mile and asked Walter to
join in it. The big German" not
only refused, but said ut was
shame to murder Kramer that way"
Then he went over to Kramer and
told him that he could danend on him