New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-11

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critical stage Of the match.
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he knows just where he wishes to place
the ball and how to get it there. and
also, fully as important. anticipates
with unerring judgment the spot HIS
opponent has selected in which TO
make his stroke.
Against this formidable array Nc
Loughlin will pit his matchless speed.
That is the sum and substance of his
success on the courts. for he is not by
any means the finished artist hat
Brookes is. The American relies on
the power and whirlwind style of his
attack to beat down the opposing mans
defence, paying little attention to the
more intricate delicacies of the game.
That Is why he and Brookes will fur
nlsh thrills every moment they are on
the court, and there is nobody daring
enough to hazard a guess as to which
method VIII prevail when they are put
TO the supreme test.
After their workout Brookes and
Wilding and Mrs. Brookes sat on the
clubhouse veranda and watched Karl
Behr the fourth member of the Davis
Cup team, play several games against
Dean Mathey. of Princeton. In the
middle OF this practice Behr recOg-
nized Wilding and ran forward with
extended hand. The New Zealander
offered his with great cordiality and
they shook heartily and exchanged
some testing remarks.
Later Brookes and Wrenn had
whispered conference that evidently re-
lated 10 the approaching matches, and
then the Australians departed for
Long Beach, where they are stopping
during their stay in New York
Doust and Dunlop also enjoyed a lit
tie practice on an outside court, and
then everybody had "tea" in the club
house, and the prospects of lifting"
the cup were freely discussed, and
with optimism, be it said.
Committee Is Criticised.
The buzz Of comment and criticism
about the evident intention of the COM
mittee TO place their reliance on Bundy
instead of Behr as McLoughlin's part
ner in the doubles was heard on all
sides.
Experts who have closely followed
the work of both men throughout the
season pointed out that Bundy is pal
pably slower than he was two or three
years ago, and that his game has suf-
fered a severe relapse all around. J
Never the brilliant player that Behr
is, he has lost much of the speed he
formerly was possessed of and none of
his strokes are brought off with any
considerable power.
One Of the most prominent members /
OF the committee of arrangements OF
the international matches, which has
had the final selection of the defending
team in charge, remarked two weeks
ago that Behr's unequalled brilliancy
and his Greatness" on the court was
the very factor that should prove the
undoing of Brookes and Wilding in the
doubles, if any factor could bring about
such a result.
Yet in the face of this mans openly
expressed comment the committee has
favored Bundy in the practice matches
with Mclaughlin. The Californian
knows MACS" game more intimately
than any other player in this country,
hence it matters little to him whether
he pairs with Mclaughlin j. the prac-
tise matches or not
Behr Better Than Bundy in Practice.
Behr, on the contrary, is not ac-
quainted with the California youths
NpAAh AdNbASo anu tNtIg opportunity lOT
playing as his partner should be sc-
corded him if he is to play in the in
tcrnational matches. Even in spite of
this handicap, Behr has consistently
shown to better advantage in the few
times he and Mclaughlin have been
paired than his Bundy.
What is the reason for this apparent
favoring of the latter player? Nobody
has come forward with an answer to
the question, but strong pressure must
have been brought to bear on the COM
mittee if Bundy shall finally be chosen
over the fastener.
Those who are most keenly inter
ested in seeing the Davis Cup kept IN
this country another year feel that all
partissnship and feelings of friendship
should be cast aside in the effort to put
forward the best possible team to ward
eff the formidable attack of the Aus
tralasians, and they are not quite GER
tain that this has been done.
Should Mclaughlin and Bundy be
successful against the foreigners and
the United States win the series of
matches, much will be forgiven and
forgotten, but in case of defeat, and
it is not unlikely, storm of criticism
is sure to fall upon the heads Of those
responsible.