Evening star., 1953-12-15
1alben Keeps Lineup
For Davis Cup Match
After Reply 10 Critics
BY The Assosiased Press

BRISBANE, Dec. 15.-Captain
Bill Talbert reaffirmed today
that Vic Seixas and Tony Ira
bert will play both singles and
doubles for the United States in
the Davis Cup interzone tennis
matches with Belgium.
The draw will be made at noon
tomorrow for Thursdays opening
singles at the Milton Tennis Club
courts.
Belgium also will depend on a
two-man team, Philippe Washer,
20. and Jacques Brichant, %.
Talbert made his lineup an
nouncement after growing sug-
gestion in the Australian press
the captain likely would use him
self instead Of Seixas in the
doubles.
SeixaS and Trabert Beaten.
These suggestions grew out Of
practice sessions in which Tai
bert. a top flight doubles player,
and young Ham Richardson
teamed up to lick the American
Davis Cup tandem. Talbert and
Richardson beat Seixas and
Trabert, Ga. in a serious set
yesterday and several days ago
the same combination won, 60,
mainly on the sparkling play of
Talbert.
1T will be Seixas and Trabert
in the doubles" Talbert said.
That's barring some unforeseen
event, such as Seixas having
knee trouble or a real hard
opening-day match"
In the past week, SeixaS, the
Wimbledon champion, has shown
no hint of the right knee ailment
which plagued him in the re-
cent Victorian championships.
Just to add weight to his
words, Talbert didn't play
doubles today but stood on the
SidelineS as SeixaS and Trabert
played Richardson and Bob
Perry, the younger members of
the team.
Story StirS Cp Americans.
Meanwhile, the Americans are
boiling over the report that they
are a champagne-guzzling bunch
OF party guys spending more
time in tuxedos than in sweat
suits.
The report was first published
in a Melbourne paper and has
got back to the home folks now.
Naturally we were stung by
such a report" Talbert said.
Then the report had a strange
reaction on the boys. Their at
titude has become one of grim
determination to win and prove
themselves"
The newspaper report said the
Americans need to pack away
their tuxedoes and put on their
sweat suits and forget their
gripes if they are to be a real
threat to Australia"
Wives Mentioned.
Referring to recent American
losses in Melbourne, the article
makes reference to the wives
Of SeixaS and Trabert accom-
panying them to Australia. Then
it says:
"They say they dine together
and have their gin rummy ses-
sions on the Kooyong veranda
together. And when the days
tennis is over they repair to a
Melbourne version of a plush
Sydney night club. after Seixas'
miserable defeat, final toasts
were drunk in champagne"
The article further said Seixas
was "blase" about his tennis and
that Trabert had failed to meas
ure up to his potential.
Talbert Explains q. S. Side.
"The only time we wore din
ner clothes was the consul's
Thanksgiving dinner and at the
reception for us at White City"
Talbert said. And that night
club simply was the city's lead
ing restaurant, where a table was
reserved for us each night"
Actually Melbourne has no
night clubs. Public drinking is
forbidden after 8 o'clock and
the American team had to go to
restaurant because the hotel
dining room closed early.
I'VE haven't seen a drink
stronger than orange juice"
commented Richardson.