DAVIS CUP Match Won by Australia

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 143, 2 June 1936, Page 7

DAVIS CUP Match Won by Australia

CRAWFORD ON TOP Budge Easily Wins Against Quist TWO FINAL MATCHES (By Tdcsraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Received 2, 10.30 a.m.) GERMANTOWN, June 1. Australia won the final or the American zone in the Davis Cup tennis contest against the United States, On Saturday the contestants each won a singles match, and on Sunday the Australians took the lead by winning the doubles. To-day each side wen a singles match, Crawford (Australia) defeating Allison (U.S.) 4/6, 6/3, 4/6, 6/2, 6/2, and Budge <U.S.) defeating Quist (Australia), 6/2, 6/2, 6/4. The Australians have now qualified to meet the winners of the European zone in the final for the Davis Cup. CRAWFORD v. ALLISON. First set: Crawford served and took the game handily with an allowance to Allison of only a single point. The American took the next to love and the games alternated until the score was 3—3, when Allison went ahead to lead 5—3. He was within two points of set when he lapsed, outing and netting, to allow Crawford the game. However the American clinched matters on his own service in the tenth game, winning the set 6 —4. Second set: Crawford quickly went Into a 2—o lead on a strategically managed break of the American’s service, but Allison returned to favour by accounting for Crawford’s service in the next with brilbant tennis. Eventually the Australian went into a 5—2 lead and finally finished off the set 6 —4. Third set: Crawford rescued his own service in the second game, in which he was leading 3 —o, but which the American deuced, and the score stood at I—l. The games were now alternated with the service until the eighth game, when the Australian, in a most amazing lapse, made three double faults, lost his service and allowed the American to take a commanding lead, 5— 3. However, Allison also doublefaulted in the next, the lead being decreased to 5—4. Then Crawford pulled up on points, but the American was too strong and ran out winner of the set, 6 — 4. Fourth set: The set began auspiciously for Crawford, who soon went into a 3—l lead, whieh he increased to 5—2. Ho had the American running about badly and won the set 6—2. Fifth set: Crawford again went into a 2 —o lead, but the American fought a gallant uphill battle to rescue his service in the third game, which he won. The next two games were won by the Australian, who was displaying amazing canniness and precision. Crawford was leading 4—l. Crawford also won the seventh on his own service, but tlw American, with some beautiful shots, pulled out his own service in the next game, the scores standing at 5—2 in the Australian’s favour. Crawford was not to be denied and won the set, 6—2.

BUDGE v. QUIST First set: Budge struggled ineffectively to save his service, and Quist went into a 2 —o lead. Then Quist dropped his service and the American began to consolidate his position, going into a 5 —2 lead. The Australian was unable to make his service effective and the American ran out winner of the set, 6—2. Second set: Quist’s shots simply would not come off and he dropped five games in a row before winning two games, the American, however, taking the set, 6—2. Third set: Budge opened with a Jove game and went on to take a 5—3 lead. Budge clinched his success in the tenth, which he took to love with the set score 6 —4.