Show Europeans Concede Yanks Chance As British Net Hopefuls Falter PARIS June 4 The 4 The Davis cup is due to take lake a long long ride ride pe perhaps per per- haps as far as the United States- States European tennis writers predicted predict d to to- day Basing their opinions ons on the surprising cur sur pricing results of the French hard sur-I sur court championships hips the experts now regard the Davis cup race so wide open that America Australia and Japan arc are all conceded a chance of robbing Great Britain a of the prized trophy Esp Especially are the prognosticators prognosticates keeping their eyes on Frank rank Shields Fritz Frits Fels Ger ian Gem-ian expert who has hassen seen sen pIt pl lI t zone cup t teams ams in action this season says that S Sh cl produces e his best game the Americans have ha at least a dark t J- J horse chance of capturing the trophy He points out that America can count almost cert certainly linly on one point in doubles and thus needs to take only two of the four singles matches tp to win The collapse of the entire British team in the French championships is regarded as ominous Fred Perry was beaten by Giorgio de e Stefani H. H W W. Bunny Austin Auslin by Christian and Perry and G G. P. P Hughes In doubles by Roderick Menzel and L. L Hecht of or Czecho akia I The ankle injury Perry suffered in his match with Dc De Stet ni will trouble trouble trou trou- ble him in any set five set m match the experts believe The writers believe the United States will face lace Austral I in the finals t |