The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-26
BRITISH TEAM HERE:
EYES ON DAVIS CUP
Parke, Mavrogordato, KingscOte
and Lowe Go Straight to
Boston to Practise.
STRONG AS WE EVER WERE
Leader Criticises BrOOkes for
OverwOrking Himself
and Wilding.
STRONG AS I'VE EVER WERE

Not cocky but confident. the English
lawn tennis team. which hopes to be the
quartet that will lift the Dwight F.. Davis
international trophy from the American
team next month at Forest Hills, l.. L..
arrived yesterday on the White Star
liner Baltic. James Parke. the hero of
the return of tho Davis cup tn the
British Isles in 1912. said that while
his teammates. Arthur II. Lowe. T. NJ
Mavrogordato and Lieut. Agernon r.
+. Kingscote. had little practice on board
they were all at the top of their game.
The Br,tons left yesterday morning for
Boston, where they will meet the winner
of the German Australasian match
with all due respect for the propris-
Ties began parke when asked what he
thought of his chances, at is my opinion
that England has sent over quite az
strong a team as ever visited this ooun-
try in an effort 10 lift cup. We are
here strictly on business--the business
of taking that priceless silver cup back
with us-and that accounts for our hur-
rled departure for Boston We will work
hard every day on the courts of the
Longwood Cricket Club until we nee,
either Germany or Australasia, whichever
may win next week at pittsburg.
When told that Brookes had decided
to play Wilding and himself in all the
matches Parke expressed surprise "IIe
Is foolish l think" said the Brlton.
1T is n bit of task to do this in
America, and the heat and weather that
did so much to wreck your Murray may
work TO change Brookes's determination.
He has been going well and his victory
has heartened him bit. However.
the American ball and tho trips about
the country may result in Dunlop getting
into the teams play before the challenge
matches are completed"
The Australasians will not md the
Germans as easy to overcome as they did
the Canadians" continued the doughty
1rishman of ten years service. otto
Freitzhe.m beat me three sets to one
after I had been within a stroke of max
ing Il two sets to one when we met ut
helm enthusiastic about coming 10
America. ! am looking forward with
great interest to see what F'retzheim and
Kreutzer do to Wilding and Brookes when
they meet next week at Pittsburg. Freitz-
helm was the only player to extend
Brookes To Ave sets ut Wimbledon
Parke. who is 80 years Of age. Is maxi
ing his third trip to this country as a
member of a Davis cup team. Lowe
played here in 1911. II is still an open
question whether he or Lieut. Kngscote
will play in the doubles. Parke ie certain
TO play in one of the singles and in the
doubles.
Lieut.. Kingscote received a grant OF a
special leave from HRS station in Inda for
the cup matches lie is regarded MS n
genius of the game. Lowe will not play
in the doubles. according to Parke.
The conquerors of Belgium and France
were met at the pier by Julian s. Myrick.
president of the West side Tennis Club,
on whose courts the finals will he played,
C. Frederick Watson. Jr,, as representa-
tive of Robert ID. Wrenn, escorted the
players to the Vanderbilt Hotel They
left for Boston at 10 O'Clock.