"TREATED LIKE BABIES”
AMERICAN TENNIS PLAYERS.
STATEMENT FROM H. E. VINES.
By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.
Newport (Rhode Island), Sept. 22., In a statement published on Friday, given here on the understanding that it was held until the end of his 1933 campaign, which followed his defeat by Tidball at Los Angeles, H. E. Vines, former American champion, 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 success. For one thing, we were treated like babies. After the first act one night at a Paris theatre we were bundled out to our hotel during the sizzling heat and were unable to sleep. “The air of superseriousness 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 was not in the best interests of the team. The best plan for the United States to folio in 3934 is to select a man with a youthful viewpoint, possessing an international background to direct the team.”
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Taranaki Daily News, 26 September 1933, Page 7
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