"LIKE BABIES"
(Press Assn.-
VINES CRITICISES HANDLING OF U.S. DAVIS CUP TEAM INCIDENT IN PARIS
— By Telegraph — Copyright).
(Rec. Sept. 23.) Newport, S-ept. 22. In a statement published on Friday ,and given here on the understanding that it would be held until the end of his 1933 campaign (which followed his defeat by Tidball at Los Angeles) Vines declared: — "We were not good enough in Paris, to beat the English Davis Cup team, but there were several factors in the preparation of the team militating against our success. "For one thing w& were treated like fbabies. After the first act one night at the Paris theatre we were bundled •out to our hotel. It was during the sizzling heat and we were unahle to sleep. "The ai xf of super-seriousness that marked all our actions was depressing. Lott, Allison, Van Ryn and myself had been through. cup play previously, and did not have to be convinced of its seriousness. "There were phases of the training! that were not in the besti interests of the team. "The best plan for the United States to follovjj in 1934 is to select a man as manager with a youthful viewpoint and possessing an international hackground, to direct the team."
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 645, 25 September 1933, Page 5
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