MATCH FOR DAVIS CUP

Southland Times, Issue 23816, 13 May 1939, Page 7

MATCH FOR DAVIS CUP

C. M. MALFROY BEATS R. A. SHAYES NEW ZEALAND LOSES OTHER SINGLES (Received May 12, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, May 11. The first matches of the Davis Cup contest between England and New Zealand, resulted: C. M. Malfroy (New Zealand) beat R. A. Shayes (England) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3. C. E. Hare (England) beat A. D. Brown (New Zealand) 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. Keen volleying gave Shayes the first s . and he was helped by a doubtful decision at a vital stage, after which Malfroy, finding his length with slow cut shots to the comers, forced Shayes into errors. Both were ragged, but Malfroy was steadier and surer with his ground shots. Shayes fought back, driving and volleying well, and, after trailing 2-4, won the fourth set. Malfroy broke through at 3-3 in the fifth set and raced away to victory. Hare monopolized the first set. Brown was shaky, concentrating on his opponent’s backhand, but he did not have sufficient pace. Hare was superior in service and driving exchanges, in which he outmanoeuvred the New Zealander. Brown evened in the second set to 3-3, with shrewd short angled shots, but failed to maintain the pressure. He came in to the net in the third set, but the more confident Hare, doing likewise, was more successful.