New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-17
BY F. G. VOSsBURGH

ASSOCIATED Press Sports Writer)
New York, Aug. II P-A trio Of
French tennis youngsters who may
grow up to become the "Three Mus
keteers' of the tri-color when the
great triumvirate Of Cochet, Lacoste
and Borotra eventually begins to
fade will be seen in action in this
country during the next few weeks.
Accompanied by the seasoned
campaigners. Cochet, Borotra and
Brugnon, these youthful stars are
invading the United States for eX-
perience in such American court fix
lures as our national championships
in line with a definite French policy
of building for the future no matter
how strong the present grip on
world supremacy may be.
The names of the youthful new
comers-Christian Bossus, Pierre
Landry and Rene De Buzelet-now
are little known, but SO We're those
OF Lacoste and Cochet a few sea-
sons ago.
Somewhere around 1922 or 1928"
one Of his numerous writings which
appeared in American Lawn Ten
MIS- France sent US the Davis Cup
baby-a mere boy of II, an unheard
of and unknown youngster, Rene
Lacoste.
I'VE all met this quiet, sports
manlike, retiring, modest kid and
liked his game. We liked his spirit.
He was II. child in Davis Cup
annals.
"roday Rene I.acoste stands out
champion of the world hailed, and
rightly so, as the greatest player
of all time"
Whether France has another La
coste or Cochet in Boussus, Landry
or De Buzelet only time will tell.
Their play hereabouts will give
American tennis fans a good chance
to judge for themselves.
In this country it is the fashion
to hail as future greats those who
achieve the rare feat Of beating
Tilden or one of the French Mus.
keteers. At least two of the three
young Frenchmen have passed such
a test. Boussus having taken the
measure of Cochet at Marseilles in
1927, while Landry beat both b.
rotra and Brugnon at Paris the
year before.
Landry and Boussus We're ranked
fifth and sixth respectively among
French players last year, trailing
only the four Davis Cup players,
De Buzelet ranked only twentieth,
but has been coming fast.
All three have been getting in
valuable experience in international
play, Boussus last winter making a
tour OF South America the United
States, Australia and South Africa
This has been followed this summer
by credible play in European tour
naments, including the Wimbledon
cham ionships.
incidentally the French plan of
sending some Of their crack players
abroad for International play with
their leading youngsters in tow is
also being followed by Australia and
England, not to mention the United
States, which managed to give
Junior Coen as well as George Lott
and John Hennessey some valuable
big time experience this season.
Australia has Jack Crawford and
w. Q. Hopman. Youngsters. teamed
with John B. Hawkes. and Gerald
Patterson on the current Z. 8. in
vasion, while England's contingent
includes H. W. Austin, the Cam
bridge crack. and I. G. Collins, as
well as the veterans, Edward Higgs
and ]. G. Gregory.
Travelling with Cochet, Borotra
and Brugnon, the young French
men will have a chance to learn a
lot, an advantage that the present
triumyirate, blazing the trail. did
not have.
Cochet especially provides . fine
pattern for the boys to follow. In
view of his recent straight-s Davis
Cup victory over Tilden shortly
after the American had beaten his
old foe, Lacoste, Cochct is consid-
cred just about at his peak. Some
observers say he has shown more
since last year than
any other French player. If he
plays here as he did abroad he may
be able to make American followers
of the game forget that Lacoste will
not appear in America this year.
The United States Lawn Tennis As