TENNIS DEBACLE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23590, 29 August 1938, Page 10

TENNIS DEBACLE

AMERICAN DOUBLES TITLE OVERWHELMING DEFEAT OF AUSTRALIANS BUDGE AND MAKO IN FORM (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) BOSTON. Aug. 27. (Received August 28 at 7 p.m.) Australia’s Davis Cup hopes received a set-back in the Doubles final, in which Bromwich and Quist played listlessly, never threatening the Americans and disappointing the crowd of 4000, drawn by the prospects of a close match. The Americans were devastating. Budge was at his invincible best, and Mako played one of the best games of his life. Bromwich was adequate but evidently ill at ease, suffering from nervous tension. Quist was far from his best, and erred frequently. Neither was able to cope with the Americans’ service. Budge and Mako’s ground strokes and smashing were terrific and their accuracy almost, mechanical. Monotonous Match Finding themselves unable to match stroke for stroke, the Australians resorted to lobbing, but the pace on the balls was so great that they were unable to control them. Perhaps, the fewer details of the ma:ch written the better, since it was just a monotonous notching ot American points. Budge and Mako took the offensive from the start and the Australians never held the lead. Their best positions were 2—3 m the rust set. 2—5 in the second, and I—4 m the third Long rallies were infrequent. The Australians did, however, show flashes of brilliance, but the episodes usually ended m their netting easy shots inglonously. _ The match shocked American sportsmen, who widely favoured Australia’s Davis Cup chances. George Lott told the Australian Associated Press that Quist seemed too anxious to guard his backhan , which Lott said was adequate to cope with Budge’s service. The women’s final was a s.irnng contest in which every point was hotly disputed. The sporting editor of the New York Times says the showing of tne Australians was so far below expectations that the suspicion arose in some quarters that they were holding back, like Patterson and Wood did in 1922, and will show, a complete transformation in the challenge round. Earlier batches

The Australians put on an exhibition game which delighted the crowd of 1800. All played crisply, and everybody was satisfied. The elimination of Miss Wynne and Miss Coyne in 30 minutes was rather inglorious. The pairs did not function as teams. It was just player versus player, with tactics thrown overboard. The stroking of Madame Mathieu and Mile Jedrzejowska proved superior, ■ , . ' The first three sets of the match between Budge and Mako and AIU" son and Van Ryn produced routine tennis, but the final set was a classic. The veterans seemed over-nervous, and treated the champions with the greatest respect. They played defensively and declined to go to the net together. These tactics suued Budge and Mako perfectly. The position was aggravated by van Ryn’s inaccurate long-court game. Volleying quietly and precisely, the champions seemed set for an easy win. They let up in the ehird set, which Allison and Van Ryn won. Down in the fourth set, Allison sprang into dynamic activity, volleying and driving with strength and superb accuracy. He complete y overshadowed Budge, repeatedly winning from balls down the sidelines, or between his opponents. In a hectic 20 minutes, Allison took the score to 5—5 and to B—B. Then he saved three match points. It was a most brilliant individual exhibition. Van Ryn throughout was the broken reed, otherwise the veterans might have won. Results: MEN’S DOUBLES Semi-finals Quist and Bromwich (Australia) defeated Hopman and Schwartz (Australia) 7—5, 4—6, 6—3, 6 —3. Budge and Mako (United States) beat Allison and van Ryn (United States), 6—l, 6—2, 3—6, 10—8. Final Budge and Mako beat Quist and Bromwich 6—3, 6 —2, 6—l. WOMEN’S DOUBLES Semi-finals Madame Mathieu (France) and Mile (Jedrzejowska (Poland), beat Misses Wynne and Coyne (Australia) 6—4, 6—2. Final Miss Marble and Mrs Fabyan defeated Madame Mathieu and Mile Jedrzejowska 6—B, 6—4, 6—3. MIXED DOUBLES Third Round Miss Marble and Budge defeated Miss Wolfenden and Kovacs 6 —4, 6—3. Mrs Hopman and Hopman defeated Miss Woi’kman and Wood 6—3, 7—5. Miss Coyne and Bromwich defeated Miss Van Ryn and Allison 6—2, 2—6, 6—4. Miss Coyne and Bromwich defeated Van Ryn and Mrs Allison 6—2, 2—6, B—6. Semi-finals Miss Coyne and Bromwich defeated Miss Wynne and Quist 7—5, 6—4. Mrs Marble and Budge defeated Hopman and Mrs Hopman 6—3. 6—3. Final Mrs Marble and Budge defeated Miss Coyne and Bromwich 6—l, 6—2. NO EXCUSES FOR DEFEAT STATEMENT BY AUSTRALIAN MANAGER BOSTON, Aug. 28. (Received Aug. 28, at 10 p.m.) Referring to Australia’s defeat at the hands of Budge and Mako in the Men’s Doubles, Hopman said he was terribly disappointed. “ There were no excuses,” he said. “ Bromwich and Quist were just off form. I do not regard their defeat as a Davis Cup criterion. I do not thing Budge and Mako can do it again.” The Australian team is going to Philadelphia to-day. The Australian women will play exhibition matches at Newport on Tuesday.