LAWN TENNIS
VINES DISSATISFIED.'. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). , i- .. NEWPORT, September 22. In a statement published to-day end given at Newport (Rhode Island) on the. understanding that it would be held until the end of his 1935 campaign, which followed bis defeat by Tit!ball at Los Angeles, EUsworth Vines declared ; “We were not good enough in Paris to beat the English Davis Cnp team, but there were several factors, in the preparation of . the team militating againsti its success. For one thing, we were .treated ifiko babies. After the first act : ci;ie night at a Parts theatre we were bundled out to our hotel during sizzling heat., and we were unable to sleep. ' The air of super-seriousnesS' that marked all our actions was e ‘ pressing. "Lott, AjlJison, Van Ryn and myself Tf'd been through cup play previously and did not have to be convinced of its seriousness. There were phases of our training that were not- in the -best interests of the team.
“The best plan for (be United States to follow in 1934 is to select a man with a youthful viewpoint and possessing an international background to direct the team.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1933, Page 6
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193LAWN TENNIS Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1933, Page 6
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