TENNIS IN AMERICA

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 109, 10 May 1932, Page 7

TENNIS IN AMERICA

AUSTRALIANS FAIL

EFFECTS OF TRAVEL

(Eeeeived 10th May, 10.10 a.m.)

NEW YOEK, Bth May.

A message from New Orleans states that the long railway journey from the west unsettled the Australian Davis Cup team, and that they were off form for the greater part of their matches with local stars. 3?. Parker's defeat of C. Sproule was directly attributable to the effects of travel, while the other players showed an obvious need for practice.

J. Crawford's brilliance stood him in good, stead against C. Sutter, who is ranked sixth player in' America. Crawford forced the play throughout, his powerful forehand and sharply angled shots troubling his opponent, but he tired under the hot sun. The American who, though steady from the baseline, had much trouble handling his opponent's speedy volleys when the latter rushed the net, evened the score on three different occasions, but finally weakened, before a barrage of 'placements.' :' ~' ,",'. .'_

H. O. Hopman. and J. Crawford fell before the steadiness of C. S. Sutter and Murray, the former Southern States champions, in a closely contested match featured by stinging overhead smashes by Crawford and clever soft volleys by Butter.: • . .-. ;- ■ . : •

In the other doubles a blistering pace was set by J. Clemenger, who won the first set for the Australians without loss of a game.

P. Parker is the boy singles champion of the United States. Clifford S. Sutter was ranted as sixth, player in 1931 and fifth in 1930, his first appearance on the national ranking list. George M. Lott beat Sutter only at 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1, in the final at Southampton, Long-Island, last year.