THE DAVIS CUP

Southland Times, Issue 23255, 19 July 1937, Page 11

THE DAVIS CUP

INTER-ZONE FINAL GERMANY AND AMERICA ONE MATCH EACH (Received July 18, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, July 17. Germany and the United States has each won a singles match in the interzone final of the Davis Cup contest, which began at Wimbledon today. Results: . G. von Cramm (Germany) defeated B. M. Grant (United States) 6—3, 6—2, D. Budge (United States) defeated H. Henkel (Germany) 6 —2, 6—l 6—3. Von Cramm and Grant made a dour beginning, each testing out the other. The German was more aggressive ana increased his severity in the second set; his only uncertainty was his backhand. The German’s relentlessness increased his mastery, and he outwitted Grant and swept to victory. _ Budge and Henkel opened with a long-range duel. Budge was the definite master of his strokes whereas foot-faulting unsteadied the German. Budge’s stroke supremacy was always manifest except against Henkel s occasional lightning aces. Henkel’s best patch was in the third set, but he lacked consistency in length. His smashing was an antidote to Budge’s tantalizing lobs. AUSTRALIAN SUPREMACY IN DOUBLES SINGLES LOST TO BRITISH PLACERS (Received July 18, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, July 17. In tennis matches between Britain and Australia the Australians won two doubles and lost two singles. Results: C. R. D. Tuckey (Britain) defeated J. Bromwich (Australia) 6—o, 6—2, 6—l. A. K. Quist and V. B. McGrath (Australia) defeated C. E. Hare and F. H. D. Wilde (Britain) 2—6, B—6, 4-6, 6—3, Quist and McGrath defeated Tuckey and Wilde 4-6, 6—o, 3—6, 6-3, 6-4. H. W. Austin (Britain) defeated J. H. Crawfori (Australia) 10—8, 6—4, STEDMAN WINS WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP (Received July 18, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, July 17. In the final of the Welsh tennis championships A. C. Stedman (New Zealand) defeated Godsell 2 —6, 6—4, 6—2. In the final of the doubles Stedman and C. E., Malfroy (New Zealand) defeated Godsell and Tuckett 6 —2, 6—2, 6—l. CYCLING M. HARRIS WINS AVON CUP A big gathering of supporters saw the start and finish of the final Avon Cup road race on Saturday. The 27mile course extended to Woodlands and returned through Rakauhauka and Roslyn Bush, 19 riders competing. On the outward journey at Kennington Blackburn, C. Orme and MeDougall were closing in on Watt, while the 3|min, 4|min and smin men formed a bunch of seven. At the Woodlands turn Milne was first round, being followed 15sec later by Watt, Orme, Blackburn and McDougall. Only 40sec elapsed before Reynolds, Broad, H. Jones and Harris passed making good pace and teaming well together. Targuse and Patton, who had been dropped, were next round, and were closely pursued by Summers, Young, France and Pickford. Some time passed before Frame, the only scratch man, took the turn. He had had a hard ride on his own against a strong wind. At Kennington the leading bunch consisted of Watt, Blackbum, McDougall, Orme, Broad and Harris and they were speeding along at a steady 27 miles an hour. Within a few hundred yards of the tape Harris made a jump and held a lead of 10 lengths at the winning post, while Watt, Broad and Orme in a desperate sprint finished in .that order with half a length between each. Another exciting sprint was staged between Summers, Young and France, who were expected to fight out time honours. They finished with inches to spare in the order mentioned. Details are as follows:— M. Harris (3 J min) 1 R. Watt (7min) 2 A. Broad (smin) 3 C. Orme (6min) 4 M. Harris (67min 30sec) registered fastest time.

The final points for the Avon Cup are as follows: M. Harris (7) 1; R. France (6) 2; E. Summers (4) 3.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY TRIAL MATCHES CONTINUED Women’s hockey trial games were continued at Queen’s Park on Saturday. Conditions were good, the. drying winds of the past week making the ground fit to play on—a big improvement on what it had been the previous week. Three of the teams were short and this did not help to improve the games. In the match between the C and D teams there was no positional play, but the game between the A and B teams was nearly up to representative standard, several bright incidents being provided in each half.