DAVIS CUP TEAM.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20690, 9 October 1930, Page 17

DAVIS CUP TEAM.

RETURN OF AUSTRALIANS. J. Willard. playing manager of Australia's Duvis Cup team, who returned to Sydney last week, snid that the estimate of a loss of £7OO on the Davis C'up iour was approximate only, seeing that the accounts hod not yet buen completed. A loss might, ho thought, have been avoided if tho Davis Cup tic between Great Britain and Australia bad been played at Wimbledon. Discussing possible international visits. Willard said that the great French champion. 11. Cocliet. had expressed a wish to visit Australia next year and a visit from a Japanese team was possible then also. All japan's leading players aro in their own country now for the first time for some years. A visit, from a South African team this season seemed assured, as the. Australian Association has decided to join with the New Zealand body iu arranging for the Referring to the match against Italy. Willard said that the spectators' enthusiastic bursts of applause during tho progress of the rallies proved a little disconcerting to the Australians, who were unused to these conditions. Asked how Australia's representatives compared with French and American champions. "Willard considered that the difference in skill was not great. The members of tho Australian team had, he said, far too much strenuous piny before they left Australia, but they regained form rapidly in the keen and bracing air in Switzerland, wligHc their first match was played.