DAVIS CUP DOUBLES

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 July 1933, Page 7

DAVIS CUP DOUBLES

WIN FOR ENGLAND CRAWFORD TAKES A REST [BY CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] (Received July 15, 8 a.m.) LONDON, July 14. It was decided this morning, that in expectation of the strenuous game with Perry on Saturday, it would be advisable that Crawfoj'd should have a day’s rest, therefore Turnbull and Quist will play in. the doubles. The weather at noon was showery, with bright intervals. There are good prospects of play at the stipulated time. LATER. Perry and Hughes defeated Turnbull and Quist 7/5, 6/4, 3/6, 6/3. THE PLAY DESCRIBED. (Received July 15, Noon.) LONDON, July 14. The doubles match was played in the presence of four thousand, in dull weather and in a fresh breeze.

In the first set, the first four games went with service, after brisk exchanges. The play generally was of a high level, both sides being full of fight. The Englishmen splendidly saved the eighth game, in which they were 15/40 behind on Hughes’ service, but Australia led 5/4 on Quist’s fine serevice. He thus far was the best of the four. All four continued to win services to five all, and when Turnbull dropped his, and Hughes clinched the next game for the set.

England led 4/2 in the second set, both the Australians making bad errors, and Turnbull failing to toss deep enough. England had three set points at 5/3, but the Australians splendidly saved. Perry, however, won his service to fifteen next game, and England led by two sets to nil. Australia was 3/0 ahead in the third set, with the loss, of only three points, Hughes having dropped the first service for the Englishmen thus far in the match. The games continued to go with service, and Turnbull, after a long struggle, won the ninth game for the set.

The Australians began the fourth set tragically, their drives and smashes going astray, whilst the Englishmen, who broke Turnbull’s service, rushed into a 3/0 lead. The standard of play deteriorated slighty, due to the gusty wind. With all four players holding services thereafter, Perry ar<d Hughes ran out winners 6/3 for the match.

Services dominated the match throughout. Hughes only once, and Perry never failed flo, win service, whereas the Australians’ services broke at critical moments. Quist was patchy and Turnbull was never so good as against Vines and Gledhill. The winners’ team’work was naturally better. Their tossing improved after the early weakness. The Australians failed through errors off easy balls. QUALIFYING- COMPETITION PARIS, July 14. The French Lawn Tennis Federation has called a meeting on July 22, of participants in the Davis Cup to discuss the possibility of cancellation of the whole new qualifying system. In the event of the meeting deciding upon cancellation, all matches scheduled for July, August and September, with the object of elimination of the weakest nations in preparation for the 1934 competition, will not be played.