DAVIS CUP TENNIS

Hawera Star, Volume L, 28 July 1930, Page 9

DAVIS CUP TENNIS

FRANCE WINS DOUBDES

.'Unite,! Press Association—By .Electric H'elcgraph Copyright). PARIS, Juiiy 26. To-day tile Davis Cun stood on a edestal in front of the Presidential tribune when the French and American players filed on to the courts. Presi-. dealt Doimie.ige shook hands with the players. ~ _ . Codiet and Brugnon took the; lust three games. ■Goohet playing like a, machine, white* AllisonA** ionn ” most a.s bad as against* Italy. H© appea red nervous. After this Oocthet s lapses enabled the Americans to pull J up to 3 —3, but Cochet became lnmself again and his uncannily-placed. drives caused the Frenchmen to draw ahead to d —3. They ran away on the last game on Codiet’s service. Van Ryu and! Brugnon both played a line, steady, su.jipoiitiiHr game. Allison improved in the second ret, •but tire- American's realised that Cachet wais unbeatable and eon,ceil fcilated against Brugnon. They led 4—3. and again 5—4. but Codiet’s brilliant serving and net play gave- France the' set. Allison found his* form in the third set, and the Americans, playing a> faultless game, led! 4—l. Cochet lost Ins service, and the Americans., on Van R.yn’s service, amid intense excitement, won an ealsy set 6 —l. ... The fourth set. opened l with, a net dud 1 , in which the French excelled. With all four players at the net spectacular volleying .rallies were seen, hut Coidiet and Brugnon were proving far superior at dose range and led s—o. Thu Americans raided and took the next two games. The- Frenchmen then drew awav on service and ran out comparatively easy winners. The deciding singles? will he played tonrcrrdw. Both must, he won by America in order to wrest the cup from France. CANADTAN DOUBEES TITLE. TORONTO. July 26.

Littleton and Rogers (Dublin) non the Canadian lawn tennis doubles chanirvionsbip to-dav defeating Gilbert; and Nunns (Toronto), fi —1. B—6. o—6. 3—7.