AUSTRALIA BEATS FRANCE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20132, 12 June 1935, Page 9

AUSTRALIA BEATS FRANCE

DAVIS CUP ZONE CONTEST OUTSTANDING PLAY BY CRAWFORD United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received June 11, 8.30 p.m.) PARIS, June 10. Australia eliminated France in the Davis Cup (European zone) series today, when J. H. Crawford (Australia) beat C. Boussus, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 9-7. A. Merlin (France) later beat V. B. McGrath, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4. Australia will now meet Germany. Play in Singles. Boussus began in inspired fashion, hitting audacious winners, sharply angled, with both forehand and backhand. He soon led 5-1 and, returning Crawford's best shots, took the set. The crowd was greatly excited. Crawford was down 2-4 in the second set; then he won four games in a row and took the set. In the third set Crawford, playing with normal consistency, went to a 5-3 lead and, advancing to the net, forced his opponent into errors. Boussus in the fourth set played with J the same brilliance as in the first, making placements to all parts of the court. The Australian led 3-0, 4-1 and 5-3 in the final set, but Boussus, attacking Crawford’s backhand and advancing to the net for angled volley winners, j evened at 5-5, with the spectatois i cheering madly. Crawford captured his opponent’s | sendee for a 6-5 lead, hut Boussus retaliated by taking Crawford’s service. Crawford concentrated on keeping the ball in play and waiting for Boussus j to make mistakes. Crawford had three match points before he finally won, after a most ex- , citing rally. The match lasted 25 hours. With the tie won the Merlin-Mc-Grath match was more in the nature of an exhibition. McGrath had insufficient pace to maintain the attack and his form was poor. The Frenchman was superior after the second set, in which McGrath recovered from 1-5. Earlier Matches. The earlier matches resulted: — Singles. J. H. Crawford (Australia) beat A. Merlin (France), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. C. Boussus (France) beat V. B. McGrath (Australia), 6-4, 2-6, 8-6, 6-1. Doubles. J. H. Crawford and A. K. Quist (Australia) beat J. Borotra and C. Bernard (France), 6-3, 4-6, 10-8, 6-4. PLAY IN OTHER SECTIONS GERMANS BEAT ITALIANS United Press Association—By Electric Tel egraph —Copyrl gh t (Received June 11, 7.30 p.m.) BERLIN, June 10. In the Davis Cup series H. Henkel (Germany) beat S. Mangold (Italy), 6-1, 6-8, 6-4, 6-3, and G. von Cramm (Germany) beat G. de Stefani (Italy), 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1. PERRY WINS BELGIAN TITLE United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright (Received June 11, 7,30 p.m.) BRUSSELS, June 10. In the final of the men’s singles at the Belgian tennis championships F. J. Perry (England) beat H. R. von Aliens (Austria), 6-3, 9-7, 6-3.