New Britain herald., 1929-06-06
DAVIS CUP TEAM
 OFF FOR EUROPE
Combinations for Semi Finals
 and Finals to Be Chosen

New York, June REAmerica's s plans to bring back the Davis cup from France are being carried out on q large scale. at least so far as the number. of players who will en- gage in the attempt is concerned. and the largest part of the squad is on its way to Europe for the pre- limtnary preparations. Three players and the non-play- ling captain, Fitz- Eugene Dixon Of Philadelphia, sailed last night aboard the Berengaria. The playing delegation at sea consists of John Hennessey of Indianapolis, John Van Isyn of East Orange, N. J., and Well
 mer Allison of Fort Worth. Tex.
 The veterans of past years. Rig
 Bill Tilden and Frank Hunter. al- ready are in Europe. The sixth play
 ing member, George Lott, has been detained by his studies at the Uni-
 Versity of Chicago and will follow the team next week.
 Out of this wealth of material. all
 of it good. although several of the players had no Davis cup exper- fence before this year. the combina- tion. or combinations. which will op-
 pose the winner of the European
 zone competition in the interzone final July 19. 20 and 21. and France in the challenge round week later
 must be chosen. Few plans have been made so far and even Dixon
 seems not to know what his likely choices will be, but two things seem almost certain. One Is that Tilden
 will make last gallant effort by taking one of the singles posts. the other that the makeup of the rest
 of the team depends largely on the showing the men make in the Vim
 hledon championships and in a team
 match against Spain early in July.
 With his long stay in Europe to
 get him in top form, it seems sure
 that Big Bill will be able to equal
 last years singles showing when he
 scored the only victory for the
 United States. Without the strain of
 rlaying on three. successive days Til
 den may be able to better it. Hunter. figured at first as the other proba ble singles choice, now seems to be the
 outsider An exceptional showing at
 Wimbledon appears the only thing
 that will give the New Rochelle
 publisher the call over the younger
 players.
 Hennessey. Lott and Van Ryn are
 the three other possibilities with
 much depending on what pair is chosen for the doubles. Smiling Johnny from Indianapolis made a gallant attempt last year but lost to
 both of the men he would have to meet if chosen again. In the doubles
 he has been teaming with Lott while
 the younger members. Van Ryn and Allison have been working together | with much success.
 The mid western pair scored bril-
 liant victories last season in winning the national doubles title although l opinions have been expressed that they would be easy victims Of the French if they pitted their lobbine game agains: Cochet and Borotra. Van Ryn and Allisol have the great handicap of comparative inexper- fence.
 Hennessey. who did most of the talking for the team before its de- parture last night. was inclined to
 favor Lott as the second singles player.
 "When he is playing his best ga mo Lott is wonder" he said. I"He is much steadier than last year.
 His tennis has matured. I found that out when l played him in Detroit. So far as the interzone final IS concerned. few fears were expressed by members of the team or any of the tennis faithful who gathered for farewell dinner. Although eight nations are left in the running in the
 European zone. England and Italy are the only ones to get much con-
 sideration. HennesSv expressed the belief that Great Britain would be the successful competitor.
 "1 believe England will beat out Italy for the right to play us.' he
 said. "As I see it De Morpurgo will win both his singles matches but his Icomnanicn will lose both of his and <aLo tho douhloS '"