Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-17
OPPOSES PLAYING
OF T|LDEN, HUNTER
Believes Younger Racketers
Should Be Allowed to
Gain Experience.
BY VINCENT RICHARDS,
Professional Tennis Champion Of the World.

Professional Tennis Champion of the World.
TOR the first time in the history OF
sstsrea 'sR Re ns 'S foaaa of 1 'ss
L Davis Cup play.
Bv defeating Great Britain
three matches to two, on the clay
courts of the Rote WieSs Club in Ber-
lin. Germany. tennis scaled it's great
est heights since the World War.
1t is true that the margin OF victory
over Great Britain was an extremely
close one, for, had not Bunny Austin
developed a cramp in his leg during
the final set against DR.. Prem, Ger
man national champion. the final re-
suit probably would have been reversed.
Young Austin has been playing
marvellous tennis during the past two
months. but 1 still say that until he
acquires more stamina he will never
reach the tennis heights.
Austin Lacks Stamina.
Against DR.. Prem, whom l have
played on several occasions in Euro
pean matches. and who l have often
said is one of the hardest players in
Europe to defeat on clay courts, young
Austin clearly demonstrated that he
has all the strokes and technique nee
essary to championship tennis. His
&IedlSSG IL q 1Id14
and until he is able to develop his
physical condition his rise in the game
will be linJNAd 10 a great extent.
It has been decided that the final
round of the European zone. between
Germany and the United States, will
be played in Berlin. on the same
courts that the German players gained
their victory against Great Britain.
The German tennis officials unqueS-
al will r
the final round against the United
States.
In spite of the fact that DR.. Prem
and Hans Moldenhauer are two greatly
improved players. still believe that
the net stars of the United States will
enter the final round against them as
topheavy favorites.
Would Use Youngsters.
It does not surprise me in the least
to learn that, Big Bill Tilden, Frank
Hunter, John Van Ryn and Wilmer AL
lison have been selected as the Davis
Cup team to play against Germany.
Although the schedule of play has
not been announced. presume that Til
den and Hunter will carry the burden
Of singles play, while Van Ryn and AL
lison will shoulder the doubles. These
two young players should account for
the doubles match without much trou
BILE. but Tilden and Hunter will have to
produce their best tennis to defeat Dr.
Prem and Hans Moldenhauer.
In my opinion the Davis Cup officials
are making mistake in picking Tilden
and Hunter to carry the burden of sin
giles play. 1t would be much better to
give the young players chance to gain
experience that is so necessary to in
ternational playing.
British Girl Popular.
The announcement that Miss Betty
Nuthall will be on the English women's
tennis team that is coming to play the
United States for the Wightman Cup
at the West Side Tennis Club at Forest
Hills early next month will be welcomed
by all tennis lovers in the East. There
is no more popular figure on the courts
than Miss Nuthall and also none who
makes more attractive appearance
than this fair-haired, smiling young
British girl
Those who saw Miss Nuthall play here
for the first time in 1927 will recall that
Miss Nuthall plays bang-up game of
tennis. She was good enough to reach
the final round Of our national cham
pionShip that year and to beat Miss
Helen Jacobs in the International team
match. She also put up great battle
against Miss Wills. closer than the
score showed, and if she had had bet
ter service she might have done even
better.
Miss Nuthall has been experimenting
with her service to change from her
underhand style of delivery. but does
not seem to have made any Roadway
in this department of her game. How
ever, she has strong ground strokes
and her forehand, which is made with
the racket held out wide to the side,
is a crackerjack Even Miss Wills had
her hands full at times to hold off the
crashing drives Of the young English
lass.
Sees American Victory.
The United States, however, should
not have any great difficulty in win
ming this coming match. Miss Wills
and Miss Jacobs, CALIFORNIA; two fair
Helens, look to be strong enough to
win the series almost single handed
after their play at Wimbledon, where
they were winner and runner-up
respectively.
England has won three out of the
six matches that have been played and
she has held her own largely because
she puts out such good doubles teams.
Last year her two victories in the
doubles decided the issue after the
United States had won three out of five
singles. Some day doubles play is going
to receive the attention in this country
1t gets abroad. Until it does, our
players are handicapped in team
matches since all the emphasis is placed
on singles. However, our tennis solons
are realizing more and more the neces-
sity of concentrating on doubles and I
look to see an improvement in the
standard Of play in the tandem
matches.
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