DAVIS CUP CONTEST.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1611, 30 November 1912, Page 5

DAVIS CUP CONTEST.

WIN FOR AUSTRALASIA.

BROOKES AND DUNLOP BEAT ENGLISHMEN. _j | BRILLIANT VOLLEYING. By Toleeranh—Prcsß Association—CoDyrisht (Heo. November 29, 9.35 p.m.) Melbourne, November 29. Gcoond day's piny in the Davis Cup contest resulted in Norman Brookes and A. W. Dunlop (Australasia) defeating J. C. Parke and A. E. Beamish (England). The match was witnessed by an attendance numbering GOOO, which included the Governor-General, Lord Denman, and the State Governor, Sir John Fuller. Parko started serving, and won the game after love—4o had been called against him. Brookes took the next service, and won, the Englishmen scoring 30 in the game. Beamish lost his service, scoring only one ace. Dunlop won on his service to the Englishmen's thirty. Parke then got in somo splendid serves and volleying, and won on his service to love. Brookes again took his service, but only after deuce had been called. Beamish won hiß second service. Dunlop won his service to love; he was playing superbly, and was the best of the four. Paike again won his service to love, making the, gainee 5—4, with Brookes leading. Brookes won the next game after deuce had been called, and the 6et, G—4. In the second set Beamish began, winning his service: Dunlop followed, and won his service to thirty. The Australasians then took Parke's service to love. Dunlop did some magnificent work in the air. Brookes won his seryice to fifteen, and tho next three games, with the loss of only five points—taking the set, G—l— lasted ten minutes.

In the third set Brookes won his service to fifteen. Beamish won his service after a long game with some good rallies. Dunlop here dropped on his service, making the score 2—l, with Parke leading. The Australasians evened matters by winning off Parke's service, each side geting two advantages. Brookes again won his service, and Beamish did likewise, 3—3. Dunlop lost his service, for which Brookes was mainly responsible by getting out of position twice and leaving the Britishers an easy shot into an unguarded court. Britain was thus leading I—3. The first aco of Parke's next service produced probably the best rally ever seen, in Melbourne. The four players engaged in short, sharp volleying at the net, the rally lasting a dozen strokes, Parke finally winning. Beamish, by a beautiful shot at the net, beat Brookes, but Dunlop took the game, Brookes then won his service to thirty, 5—4, Australasia leading. Beamish won his service to thirty, notwithstanding Brookes's excellence at the net. Dunlop won on liis service with the loss'of two aces. Parke's service Tan. into several vantages, but Was woh .by Australasia, who took the set, 7—5, and the match.

The contest was distinctly in advance of the final for the Victorian championship last Saturday, when Brookes and Dunlop beat Parke and Beamish, G—4, 6—2, 6—l, It was a brilliant exhibition of doubles play throughout. Dunlop was the best of the four, and his fine volleying and overhead work and heady services, were responsible for many winning shots.' Brookes has not shown his usual snaji, and did not, as ordinarily, dominate the court. Parlce was distinctly the better of the two British representatives. Beamish was better than last Saturday, but did not as a doubles player seem in the class of the other three. His still arm . volleys, made with practically the same action as his drives, put him 'at a disadvantage in close interchanges. ' Dunlop was cheered enthusiastically at the close of the match, and the others were also applauded. Subsequently in an exhibition game, A. B. Jones beat Lowe, 6—l, 6—3. The Scores to Date. The scores to date in the Cup contest aTe as follow:— Singles. ■ Parke 8 6 5 6 Brookes 6 3 7 2 . Dixon 5 6 6 6 Heath 1 i i I

Doubles. Brookes and Dunlop... S 6 7 Parke and Beamish ... 4 1 5 Summary. Britain. Australia. Matches 2 • 1 . Seta 6 5 Games . 50 55 M'LOUGHLIN AND BUNDY BEATEN. Br TelecraDh—Press Association—CoDrrfeht (Rec. November 29, 10.35 p.m'.) Now York, November 29. At the Los Angeles lawn tennis tournament Natt Browne and Claude Wayne beat Bundy and M'Loughlin after a sensational game, winning the doubles ohampionship. . .