If William T. Tilden and Francis T. Hunter are a representative U. S. tennis team, then the U. S. was defeated by France in a five-match series at St. Cloud, France, last week. Tilden seemed to have regained his ancient power. He won both of his singles matches, humbling Rene Lacoste and high-bounding Jean Borotra in straight sets. Borotra laughed off his defeat with: "I lost to a superior player, but I was out until four in the morning welcoming Lindbergh. It was worth it."
Hunter lost two matches.
After Tilden and Hunter had been...
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