DAVIS CUP CONTEST.
BRITAIN BEATS AMERICA. FRENCH TEAM ' SELECTED. PARIS. July 13. Britain defeated America in the interWne .final of the Davis Cup contest today. Britain won three matches to two, and will now meet France, the holder of the cop. In the singles to-dny Austin (Britain) beat Shields, B—6, '6-3, 7—5, and Perry (Britain) beat Wood, 6 —3, B—lo,8 —10, M, 6—3. .Tile been excitement culminated in intense delight at the victory. Perry outmanoeuvred Wood. His play sparkled fcitb good strokes and hard cross-court *%es. In the third set Wood completely J°st form, and Perry went all out.
Austin and Shields displayed fine tenB ' s - The Englishman confidently met his "Pponent's fireworks, attaining his toptoost form and winning with '-a blaze of wil f liant strokes amid a terrific din of apPlatise.
The French team in the final will be V°chet, Bontra, Brugnon, with Boussus l! emergency. Cochet and Borotra will Probably play in the singles, and Cochet Brugnon in the doubles.
w tho final for the Davis Cup last J«r France hoat America. The French g® 1 consisted of Cochet, Brugnon and - Britain last won the cup in 2s i she beat Australia and New island at Melbourne, and was last in '•• w® 1 na l in 1919 at Sydney, when fihe )J|j be aten by Australia and New ZeaBfiia' r ' Ca ' las won the cup 10 times, jj', 1 n Rye times, Australia and New j_>and si x times, and Franco in the "*4 four years.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20930, 21 July 1931, Page 9
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