DAVIS CUP

Evening Star, Issue 21786, 31 July 1934, Page 9

DAVIS CUP

CHALLENGE ROUND AMERICA WINS THE DOUBLES Frew Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, July 30. (Received July 31, at 9.30 a.m.) The doubles resulted:— Lott and Stoefen (America) defeated Lee and Hughes (Britain), 7-5, 6-0, 4-6, 9-7. The first set rather disproved the assumption that the inclusion of Leo to give Perry a rest made the doubles a gift to the Americans. After a shaky start with the weakest lobbing the British pair found that Stoefen lacked control of his drives and smashes, and they concentrated on him. Lott, however, took control and broke through the twelfth game. Stoefen’s unsteadiness then abated, and the Americans simply massacred their opponents in the second set, notwithstanding Lee’s brilliance in half-volleying and m standing up to Stoefen’s severest thrusts.

Hughes was in great form iu the third set, when Stoefen was again faulty. The raggedness of the Americans persisted in the fourth set, iu which the British pair rose to great heights, but Lott proved America’s sheet anchor, Stoefen occasionally producing an unplayable shot to help to win a hardrpressed match.