Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-28 | Page 14 | Young Squad Selected to Defend Cup

Young Squad Selected to to- to i I Defend Cup By Dr LEWIS lS BURTON International News Sports Sport Writer NEW YORK Aug 28 The 28 The United United Unit Unit- ed States has all but decided to take Its Us Davis cup doubles chances on the ability of Jack Kramer year old Mont Montebello Mon Mon- t e b e 11 0 C Cal Cain a J. J youth to team with Joe Hunt I w second year student student stu stu- dent at Annap Annap- oIls olis Czar Walter L. L Pates Pate's announcement announcement announce announce- ment yesterday t k at Haverford Pa of his fourS fourman four- four S man mn defense 4 team with an t L- L average age of 2 m years left the tennis realm slightly dumfounded because Kramer Kramer Kra Kra- mer a a. hitherto slightly regarded youngster was picked over Gene Mako Make a year old Davis cup veteran Bob Bobby y Riggs Frank Parker Kramer and Hunt make up the man four-man combination Selection of Kramer who was the outstanding ing ng man in practice the last two days at Merlon Merion Pa is being variously variously vari van Interpreted It Is likely that Pate will go all an the way with Kramer a rangy socking hard youngster who has no place in the national ranking and is only sixth Jn n the junior lists and employ him in the doubles as Indicated Little Chance of Victory It is equally likely that Pate has decided there is slim chance of any American team winning the doubles but seeing in Kramer a future Don Budge or Ellsworth Vines has decided to give him his first taste of international l ence That might serve the United United United Unit Unit- ed States in good stead in the even Australla wins the cup this year and new blood is needed for fora a 1941 challenge Down Under Riggs and Parker evidently have havethe havethe havethe the singles assignments clinched However no official announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment was made and changes may be made before the drawing Friday Friday Fri Fri- day morning Praise for Mako It HIt is with great regret that we are able to find no place on the squad for Mako who paired with Budge in the doubles last year ear The captain cap cap- tam tain added I 1 feel that if it were not for tor him the United States would never have won the cup in 1937 He for years has been an ait outstanding player The Australians were expected to arrive at the Merion Cricket club some time today to start tice They won easily from Jugo Jugo- slavia when John Bromwich and Adrian Quist beat Drago Mitic and Franjo in straight sets