AUSTRALIANS WIN

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 244, 28 July 1936, Page 6

AUSTRALIANS WIN

W THE DAVIS CUP DOUBLES. BRILLIANT TENNIS PLAYED. SUPERIOR COMBINATION TELLS. (United Press Association—Copyxig’ht.) (Received, This Day, 10.50 mm.) LONDON, July 27. Australia. won the doubles in the Davis 'Cup challenge round against Britain (holder of the trophy), J. H. Crawford and A. K. Quiet defeated G. :P. Hughes and C. R. D. Tuckey, 6-4, ‘2-6, 7—5, 10-8. The weather was fine and the centre court at Wimbledon half full.

Fine overhead work by the Australians gave them an ear-1y lead of 3—l in the first set, all four serving splendidly. The games went with the SGT(I22e, the Australians taking the set

Much sparkling overhead. play was also a feature of the second set. Games were level at 2—2, then Tuckey, with brilliant interceptions and terrific smashes, enabled England to win four games in a. row for the set. Games went with the service to 5-5 in the third set. This was due: to good service by all four, resulting in the re~ ceivers being forced to. resort to tosses, which were dispato'hed for winners. Hughes, however, dropped the service, giving the Australians a, 6—5 lead, and Quist won on his service after two dances.

The Englishmen were leadimg 5-2 in the fourth set. Then the Australians found a. hole in the British defence, Quist and Crawford scoring with passing sideline shots. The Australians were now driving strongly and mixing play cleverly. Thy took the next four games to lead 66. Quiet then lost the service, chiefly through netting soft returns. Britain led 7-6 and 8-7, but the Australians equalised each time with love games on their service. Tuckey was foot-faulted in the seventeenth game, which he lost and after dropping one set point in the next game Quist smashed a, winner to give the Australians the match. The Australians owed their victory to superior steadiness, also better positional play, due to greater experience together, which the Englishmen lacked. Crawford was the brains of the Australians and was chiefly effective in getting the Englishmen out of position. ‘

As Britain won both singles on Saturday, Australia: has to win the twp remaining singles to gain the trophy.

PRESENTATION TO THE DONOR. WORLD-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS. (Received This Day, 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, July ‘27. Sir Samuel Home, presiding at a. meeting of the Lawn Tennis Association, presented Mr Dwight Davis with a gold u'epenter from the tennis nations of the world, Mr Davis said the gift was unique as it was the only thing on which some 50 nations had agreed.