New Britain herald., 1927-09-03
FRENCHMEN PLAYED
 VERY POOR TENNIS
Bor0tra and LaCoste Both Were
 Far From Right in Match
By MARY K. BROWNE United Press Staff Correspondent

By MAXI h. BkOWNE NE
 United Press Staff Correspondent
 Copyright, 1927, United Press)
 Boston. Sept. (UP)-My sym pathy went out to the French con- bination. Jean Borotra and Rene Lacoste. when they went down 10 de- feat at the hands of Lucien Williams and John Hennessey, because the Frenchmen played miserable tennis. They were submerged in the slough of despond" over the soggy courts. Theirs was a tragedy of errors.
 It is not so tough when you are beaten by superior tennis as were the other French combination. Henri Cochet and Jacques Brugnon, but when you travel thousands of miles 10 compete and cannot call forth your best game, it is a little sad.
 Rene Lacoste is far from right. A week of good weather which will speed Up the courts may help La- coste get into his stride. He is at his best on the hard. fast surface of the indoor courts and his game goes down grade in relation to the rela- tive fastness of the playing surface. The Longwood courts are the slow est in captivity and Lacoste sutfeffr- ed accordingly.
 The young colts of the American Davis cup squad, John Doeg and George Lott are of the young gen. eration that command to be both seen and heard, They apparently do not need to be seasoned. Already they have the courage of lions, the fighting heart, confidence and poise of the older veterans. When the Frenchmen went into the lead in the fifth set 5-4. the wise one of tennis said, the Frenchmen will win now, when experience counts.'
 The youngsters never weakened for the fraction of moment, George Lott was like race horse waiting for the flag. He was tense and eager but not nervous. He played brilliant ly. mixing up his shots. combining speed and change of pace with all of the fitnesse of an artist. When the youngster went into the lead in games. George Lott drove home the advantage by speeding up his serv- ice. The Frenchmen uslIlly set the pace but they could not gain on Lott He matched them stroke for stroke and then went them one bet ter. Today George Lott played in spired tennis.
 Johnnie Doeg was superb on his service and overhead, but he was weak off the ground. particularly on return 'of service. Also in the ex- changes at the net he was caught too far back from the net. He was not quick to step into his volleys. The other three seemed to be think ing too fast for Johnnie. He is of the slow, powerful type.
 Henri Cochet is playing by far the best tennis of all the Frenchmen. He was as quick as a cat on the ball before it had scarcely risen from the ground. He stood inside of the back line to receive Doeg's pow erful service and he handled it won- derfully well. This playing in close takes very quick eye and short stroke and Cochet has both.
 They say of Henri Cochet that he does not do the usual thing in ten his. If the logical play is one thing Cochet is sure to do the other, that is why he is so hard to guess. He is the sort of a genius who senses the right time 10 do the wrong thing. If that is involved, then simply this, Cochet does the unexpected.
 Jacques Brugnon seemed in a highly nervous state and found a great deal of trouble in returning the ball low over the net from the very low bound of the ball off the soggy surface. He seemed to lift the ball Up into the eager and waiting rackets of Lott and Doee, who stormed the net and played close in.
 The Dick Williams and Bill John ston combination looked very good. They won their match in easy style. They will have their first real test when they meet Lott and Does in the semi-fnals. The Davis cup con- mittee one and all are hanging on every play of the WilliamsJ John- ston team and chuckled whenever Dick slipped over one of his foxy angles and cheered Johnston's mighty forward wallop. I surmise that the American committee would like mighty well to Use this combi- ! nation against the French next week at Philadelphia. But Williams and Johnston have to prove themselves a team for this is their first tour paired together,
 The Hunter-Tilden team loafed 1 their match and were not extended enough 10 guess at their power. i
 The defeat Of the Frenchmen in the doubles has dealt a heavy blow to their morale for they are count ing on the doubles in the cup matches if they can break even in the singles.
 Don't forget Eaphael's. The Big