DAVIS CUP

Grey River Argus, 1 August 1934, Page 6

DAVIS CUP

Doubes Won by U.S.A. LONDON, July 30. Tn the Davis Cup doubles, Lott and Stoefen de.eated Lee and Hughes 7/5. 6/0. 4/6. 9/7. The first set rather disproved the assumption that the inclusion of Lee g ,V( ‘ Perry a rest made the doubles a gift Io lhe Americans. After a shaky start, with the weakest lobbing, th( i British pair found that Stoofen lacked c’ontroi of his drives ami smashes, and they concentrated on him. Loti, however, took control and broke through the twelfth game. Stoefen ’.s unsteadiness abated, and the Americans simply massacred their opponents in lhe second* set. notwithstanding Lee’s brilliance in half-vol-leying and in standing up to Stoefen ’s severest thrusts. Hughes was in great form in the third set, when Stoefen was again faulty. The raggedness of the Americans persisted in the fourth set. in which the British pair rose to a great height, but Lott proved the sheetanchoty Stoefen occasionally producing an unplayable shot to help towin the hard-pressed match. (Received July 31 at 10 p.m.) LONDON, July 31. At a meeting, the International Lawn Tennis Federation decided against the .institution of open tournaments in which amateurs may compete with professionals.