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Show surface which favors tremendously their "speed of drive and service. The United States has, I believe, the best chance of winning after, England. I would put their chances at, say twenty-five out of a hundred. Australia I wall give fewer chances, fifteen out of a hundred. I favor the United States to win because of its strength in " doubles. France and Japan cannot, with comparatively new teams, be given more than five chances out of a hundred." However, the chief purpose of the game of tennis is not to win, says Borotra, who has played the "grand old game" before audiences on almost every continent. "Were that so every game would be fruitless and barren for, one player or one team. No, the main purpose of sport is enjoyment for the competitors and alfco the growth of respect and understanding understand-ing for the players of other nationalities and other lands." Veteran Frenchman Picks Britons To Retain Davis Cup Jean Borotra, veteran French tennis star, favors England, present pres-ent holder of the Davis Cup, to win the international matches at Wimbledon late this month. "My opinion," says Borotra in an interview with John Tunis in the Rotarian Magazine, "England has the best chance' because she is the .holding nation - and not obliged to play through the qualifying quali-fying rounds of competition. Her team will come to the challenge round in a fresher, keener state than the challenger. Let us, therefore, give England fifty out of a hundred chances to win the Davis Cup this month. "But the United States has fine crop of young players," he continues; "Shoefen, Shields, Wood are all dangerous on grass to which they are accustomed and a |