SPORTSMANSHIP!
NO ALIBIS FOR GEORGE LOTT
TENNIS STAR IN DEFEAT
The annals of every sport contains many instances of good sportsmanship, but followers of the game believe that lawn tennis is more conducive to good sportsmanship than any other game. George Lott’s first Davis Cup challenge round match was played under the most trying conditions; yet no one has ever heard George offer any alibi for his defeat by Jean Borotra at Paris last July. During the week previous to this match, Georg© pulled a stomach muscle while engaged in practice. As he was dressing for his match against the Frenchman, I noticed a lump on his side as large as an egg, says an American writer.
During the match he was unable to serve hard or to smash decisively, because of his injury; yet the match was an extremely close one.
1 In the fourth set, with Borotra lead--1 ing at two sets to one, George reached j 5—4 with his own service to follow, j Had lie been able to serve hard and ; win that game, there is little doubt 1 that he could have won the fifth set from a very tired Borotra.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 985, 30 May 1930, Page 9
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