Davis Cup Doubles

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 172, 24 July 1939, Page 8

Davis Cup Doubles

QUIST AND CRAWFORD MAY BE AUSTRALIA’S PAIR United Press Association.—Ey Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. BOSTON, July 21. Considerable interest was expressed in tennis circles when it became known that Quist and Crawford intend to play in the doubles at the Seabright tournament next week, although Quist may not play in the singles. Mako and Parker and Mulloy and Doeg, who are competing in the doubles at the present tournament here, are considered “experimental teams” which the American Davis Cup committee is testing out. These combinations are also expected to compete at Seabright as well as Cooke and Riggs. It is felt that the fact that Mr Hopman, the manager of the Australian team, is sending Quist and Crawford into various eastern matches as doubles against combinations from which the American doubles team will be chosen, show's that he is fairly definitely determined to name Quist and Crawford as the doubles pair for the impending most important Davis Cup contests, despite the fact that he used Quist and Bromwich earlier in the North American season. It is felt that only a bad showing by Quist and Crawford here and at Seab r ight will make Mr Hopman revert to the QuistBromwich combination.

AUSTRALIAN VICTORIES AT BOSTON BOSTON, July 21. In the quarter-final men’s doubles at the Boston tennis tourney, Crawford and Quist (Australia) defeated Norman Nickel and Frank Froehling (Chicago), B—6,8 —6, 6—4. In the mixed doubles quarter-final, Bickel and Miss Eunice Dean (Texas) defeated Crawford and Mrs Virginia Rice-Johnson, 6 —2, 6 —4. In the men’s doubles Mako- and Parker defeated Doeg and Mulloy, 6 —3. 6—3. These four are regarded as experimental pairs for the Davis Cup. Quist defeated Low in the singles. 6—o, 6—3,6 —3. and now enters the finals. Quist never gave the American a chance.