BRITAIN WINS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 172, 24 July 1933, Page 7

BRITAIN WINS.

DAVIS CUP VICTORY.

NOW MEETS FRANCE.

Perry Has Match Point When

Vines Collapses.

AUSTIN TOO GOOD FOR ALLISON

(United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright)

(Received 11 a.m.)

PARIS, July 23,

Great Britain, although losing the doubles on Saturday, in the Davis Cup inter-zone final, Avon the last two singles against United States to-day, and will meet France in the challenge round at Auteuil on July 28, 29 and 30. Results:— Doubles. G. M. Lott. and J. van Rvn (United States) beat F. J. Perry and (!. P. Hughes (Britain), 8—•(>, o—4, G —l. Singles. 11. W. Austin (Britain) beat W. Allison (United States), o—2,0 —2, 7 —9, o—3. o—4. F. J. Perry (Britain) beat 11. 10. Vines (United States), I—(i,1 —(i, o—o,0 —0, 4—(i, 7 —5, 7 —l> (Vines retired). With Perry leading 7 —o and 40—15, in the fifth set, Vines collapsed on the court in a dead faint, and was rushed to hospital. Vines had had a bad fall in the fourth set, but resumed without any apparent ill-effect. The American champion is recovering. Tho doctors say that too much was demanded of a boy of 22. Although Sunday was a record hot i day the players agreed to dispense with the 10 minutes interval -after the third set. With the match abandoned, Britain was left winner of the contest by four rubbers to* one. The Deciding Rubber. In the Austin-Allison rubber the games followed the service until Austin, leading 2 —l, began returning Allison's fast services with perfect drives. Eventually the Englishman, playing coolly, broke through Allison's hard hitting to win the set. In the second set Austin forced his opponent into errors, but the American's game improved till he levelled the scores at o—o,0 —0, and after a hard fight won the set. The third set furnished the best tennis of the inter-zone final. Austin constantly changed the speed and range of his drives, lobbed perfectly, made splendid recoveries, and forged ahead "> —2 amid cheers. Forcing Allison into errors, the Britisher took the set. In the fourth set the score were level at 2 —2 when Austin was the victim of questionable decisions, the crowd yelling "Change the umpire." Austin then penetrated Alliton's service, and compelled j him to do all the running, scoring admirable cross-court placements and mid-court volleys, which Allison netted. Austin led 4—2, but the American, by splendid smashes and passing shots, evened 4—4. Austin was conquered by a temporary loss of accuracy, but recovered to win the next two games, enabling Britain to challenge France for the cup. The Perry-Vines match was uninteresting, the players showing very little determina'on, while brilliant strokes were rare. Vines accumulated errors in the second set, after winning the first comfortably. The third set was more even. Vines' services were terrific, tiring Perry. The Englishman won the fourth set after a hard struggle, and had the match within grasp when Vines collapsed.

U.S.A. Takes Doubles Straight. The doubles were played in sweltering heat on Saturday. Hughes began the service. There were many spectacular volleying duels in the early games, Britain generally being superior, and in spite of van Ryn's fine driving recoveries they led 5—3. Hughes dropped his service and lost a set point. The Americans then came with a run, and by smashing powerfully and combining perfectly, they levelled the scores, 5 —5. Then they won eight points in succession and captured Perry's service. Britain levelled the score. After that van Ryn, the best man on the court, was chiefly responsible for the Americans taking the set. Britain started the second set hesitatingly, overwhelmed by the Americans' superiority overhead. Perry had five deuces before winning his service, evening the score, 2 —2. The Americans led 5—3 and 40—30 on Perry's service. Hughes with a terrific smash reached deuce, then the linesman miscalled a ball out, giving the Americans the advantage. The British took the decision laughingly, but the crowd demonstrated. Lott threw away the next point and Britain took the game, but Lott with magnificent services, which were a prominent feature of the match, clinched the set. In the third set the Americans consistently found holes in the British defence, assisted by van Ryn's volleying and Lott's devastating services and greater strength in all departments. It was a comparatively easy final set, although the Britons fought gamely. In the 1932 Davis Cup contest the Germans beat the Britishers in the semifinal of the European zone, Prenn beating Perry in the deciding rubber after the latter had been within a point of victory at 5 —2 in the fifth set. After U.S.A. narrowly won a sensational match against Germany in the inter-zone final, the Frenchmen beat the challengers by three rubbers to two. Scores: Borotra beat Vines, 6—4, 6 —2, 3 —6, 6 —4, and beat Allison, I—6, 3—6, 6-4, 6-2, 7—5; Cochet beat Allison, 5 —7, 7 —5, 7 —5, 6—2, and lost to Vines, 6—i, 6—o, 5—7, 6—B, I 2—6; Cochet and Brugnon lost to Allison j and van Ryn, 3—6, 13—11, s—l, 6—l, ] 4-6.

In 1931 Britain beat United States in the inter-zone final (three rubbers to two). Austin won both his singles, Perry was beaten by Shields (runner-up to his team mate in the Wimbledon championship that year, to whom he defaulted in the final), while Hughes and Perry lost the double to the identical pair which beat them yesterday, when France beat the Britishers 3—2 in the challenge round. The scores were: — Singles.—Cocliet beat Austin, 3—C, 11 —9, 6 —2, 6—4; beat Perry, G—4, I—6, 9 —7, 6 —3; Borotra lost to Perry, 6—4, B—lo, o—6, 6 —4, 4 —6; lost to Austin, 5 —7. 3 —6. 6 —3. o—i. Doubles.—Cocliet and Brugnon beat Xingsley and Hughes, 6 —l, 5 —7, G —u, B—6.