DAVIS CUP.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14232, 1 December 1909, Page 7

DAVIS CUP.

THE FINAL COMPETITIONS.

AUSTRALASIA WINS ALL FIVE.

By Telegraph.—Prcas Association.—Copy

(Received November 30. 9 p.m.)

Sydney, November 30. Though robbed of interest by the fact that Australasia had already won the rubber the final matches in connection with the Davis cup competition were largely attended this afternoon. The weather was warm, and the court in splendid condition.

Wilding and McLaughlin were the first pair to play. The American won the first set, Wilding not showing form till the third set. McLaughlin played himself to a finish in the first two sets, giving a display of beautiful tennis. Wilding then asserted himself, and won the remaining sets easily, the scores being : 3—6, B—6, 6—2, 6—3.

In the contest between Brookes and Long, the latter had the Victorian going hard all through, but Brookes always had something left when the American tired. He started the first set with a lead of a couple of games, and kept going strong, till they were four all. Then Brookes won the next two games. In the next set the American won the first three games, and with five all, the Victorian added the next two games. In the concluding sets, Long played up splendidly and the score stood six all before Brookes got away, the sets resulting : 64, 7— 8-6.

AUSTRALASIA'S PREVIOUS WINS.

The Australasian pair had retained the Davis cup after winning the doubles and the first two singles, thus securing the required three matches out of five, so that there was really no need for the final singles competitions yesterday. Wilding and Brookes have now won the cup on three successive occasions, but they have never had so easy a victory as this year. The full scores in the three competitions in which Australasia has been successful are as follow:-—

1907. — Played at Wimbledon against England (holders) : Singles ßrookes (A.) beat A. W. Gore (E.), 7-5, 6-1, 7-5, and beat H. Roper Barrett (E.), —2, 6—o, 6—3. A. F. Wilding beat H. Roper Barrett (E.), I—6, 6—4, 6— 7—5, and Gore (E.) beat Wilding, 3—6, 6-3, 7-5, 6—2. Doubles—A. W. Gore and H. Roper Barrett (E.) beat Brookes and Wilding, 3_6, .4—6, 7—5, 6—2, 13—11. Won by Australia by 3 to 2. 1908.—Played at Melbourne between America (challengers) and Australasia (holders) : Singles — Brookes beat F. M. Alexander (America), 5—7, 9- -7, 6—2, 4 — 6—3. Beals Wright (America) beat Wilding, 3—6, 7-5, 6—3, 6—l. Wright (America) beat Brookes, 06, —6, 7—5, 6—•, 12— 10. Wilding beat Alexander, —3, 6—3, 6—l. Doubles—Brookes and Wilding beat Wright and Alexander, 6— 6—2, 5—7, 2—6, 6—4. Australasia won by 3 to 2. 1909. Played at Sydney between America (challengers) nnd Australasia .(holders) : Singlesßrookes beat McLaughlin, 6 —2, 6— 6— and beat Long, 64, 7—5, B—6. Wilding beat Long, 6—2, 75, —1, and beat McLaughlin, 3 —6, —6, 6—2, —3. Doubles : Brookes and Wilding beat McLaughlin and Long, 12—10, 9-7-7, 6—3. Australasia won by 5 to nil. ,