The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-25
TALKING
IT OVER
WITH JOE WILLIAMS
New York. July 25.

New York, July 25.
THE American tennis team meets
i the French this week for the
Davis cup and I note by the daily
bugles that some Of the writing boys
seem TO think your old Uncle Sam
uel has real good chance to bring
the championship back. There have
been changes in the American team
Youth has replaced age. Only Tilden
Of the old guard remains. Lott. Van
Ryn and Allison still find shaving
once a week a novelty The latter
two have been made over into an
effective doubles combination, with
the Wimbledon title already to their
credit.
These facts plus the loss of la Coste
10 the French team and the inevitable
consequence that Coohet will have to carry
the brunt of the Troolor attack have
given rise 10 high hopes over here among
the better class eye shades and white
trousers.
AT THAT THE TASK OF RECOVERING
THE BOWL DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE
IMPOSSIBLE. ALL THE AMERICANS
HAVE TO DO IS WIN THREE OF THE
FIVE MATCHES. YES. THAT'S ALL OF
COURSE FOUR WOULD MAKE IT MORE
IMPRESSIVE. BUT THEY CAN GET
ALONG VERY WE'LL WITH THREE TO
SPEAK OF WINNING FIVE IS VULGAR.
WELL, let's see how it can be
w done. Old Man Tilden ought
to be able to win one of the singles
matches anyway. He's got no busi-
ness in there against COchet, who
has repeatedly proved he is the Phil
adelphian's master; but against
Borotra, Big Bill might win.
Lott Is strictly gamble. Tossing him
In against Cochet is hardly favor There
are a lot more pleasant ways to spend an
afternoon at tennis. And yet the Chicago
oolIegian is probably better bet than
TiIden At least there is a chance that he
nav 20 wild and rush the French star of
his feet. With TiIden even this possibility
doesn't exist. He has politically conceded
Coehet's superiority, and there was nothing
10 indicate he fooling.
LOTT IS CAPABLE OF SPORADIC OUT
BURSTS OF DAZZLING BRILLIANCY AND
THERE ARE TINES WHEN HE IS A
MATCH FOR ANY PLAYER IN THE
WORLD. THERE ARE OTHER TIMES
MANY OF THEM. TO BE TRUTHFUL -
WHEN HE IS JUST A CALLOW YOUTH
WITH A FAIR OF AMBITIOUS BICEPs
AND A MAYNARD RACKET. WHICH IS
TO SAY THAT WHEN HE IS GOOD HE
IS THE BERRIES AND WHEN He is BAD /
HE IS NO BARGAIN AT ANY PRICE.
TTINCENT RICHARDS, a former
v campaigner in these wars and
now the proprietor of a f1ourishing
tennis school in the Madison Square
Garden building, was not inclined to
be optimistic today concerning the
American teams prospect.
"The boys have an outside chance, said
Richards, land a very outside one at that.
I think they will do well to win two
matches. TiIden might get by Borotra
and Van Ryn and Allison have been play
ing we'll enough together as a team to
score in the doubles. I think it is ask
inR too much OF Lott or any other Of the
American players To beat Cochet- The
Frenohman is undoubtedly the greatest
player in the game today. l don't see
how he can be beaten.
RICHARDS SAID he THOUGHT THE
ODDS AGAINST THE AMERICAN TEAM
WAS TO 8. OR s TO l. AS COMMON
USAGE PUTS IT. IN SPITE OF THE
INCARCERATION OF La COSTE.
~Our team is still two years away"
said Richards. With the youngsters
in there we will begin to get better
swiftly now, but its futile to figure
we are strong enough now to win
from a team whose superiority has
been established