LAWN TENNIS
DAVIS CUP CONTEST
GERMANY v. UNITED STATES
LONDON, July 22. Von Cramm (Germany) beat Allison (United States) B—6, 6—3, 6—4. It was a terrific fight in the first set, The American led 3—l, 4—2, and appeared to have the set in hand ; when the) German the pressure of his service and drives and won the set after every point had been fought out by long rallies. The second set was a tamer affair, von Cramm being definitely superior all round. He outdrove and outmanoeuvred Allison. The latter struggled desperately in the third set, but a tendency to overdrive and double fault at critical stages lost him his chances. Allison’s occasional brilliance waif no match for the German, who was the steadier and more resourceful.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22631, 24 July 1935, Page 9
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126LAWN TENNIS DAVIS CUP CONTEST Otago Daily Times, Issue 22631, 24 July 1935, Page 9
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