AUSTRALIA TO PLAY U.S. IN DAVIS CUP FINAL

Chronicle (Levin), 18 August 1947, Page 2

AUSTRALIA TO PLAY U.S. IN DAVIS CUP FINAL

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Received bunuay, b.o p»m. MONTREAL, August 16. With a great comebaek' by Bromwicb who subdued ' the 'uaiially jiery Dmbiiy bv his science, Austi'alia today reacheo. the challenge round in the Davis Cup. Feiv expected- hira, to. be able to e'rusli Ihe h'ard-hitting and .fnst-mpvirig Oz'eeh in straight sets and he caine back from a partial eclipse to make the Davis Cup chances a littie better. v Pails, however-, was given a. frig'ht by Cernik whopushe-d hira to five sets. Pails played so erraticallv that ai though the raatch had only limited signiticanc^ it was not a eheering portent for Forest Hills a foftnight hence. Brorawich beaf .Drobny 6 — 2, 7- 5, 6 — 4; Pails beat Cernik. 6 — 3, 4 — 6, 3 — 6, 6 — 2, 6 — 3. Brorawich was the master of Drobn.i in taetics and placing but not in over head strokes. Drobny 's service, his eliief weapon, never intiniidated Brorawich whora. he aced only four times. Drobny 's conimand depends so much on his service that when'. Brorawich handled.it easily, the Czech could not often gain the initiatiye and was forced to do mcst of the running- Drobny began badlv and was prbne to •errors even when he held such opportunities as 3- — 2 and 5 — 4 in the second set an.l 3 — 2 and 4 — 3 in the third. Broniwich never lost his service throughout and altliough serviug' only one ace his placings always prevented Drobny taking liljerties. : Drobny >s drop sh.ot, so successful against Pails, rarely troubled Brora wich who often used it ell'ectivelv on Drobny. Mostly, however, Brorawich 's gaiue was to keep Drobny back and ir. this he succeeded. Drobny was expected to pusli Broniwich hard or eveo det'eat hira. Brorawich 's clear-cut win was, therefore. his raost notable perfonnauce abroad this .year,. Chernik, who perforraed so feeblv on Thursd'av and Friday when the pressure was on, had shed his stage friglit and inferiority coraplex by the tirae he raet Pails in the tinui rubber which di;l not affect the outcome of the raatch. Cernik against Pails todav stroked stylishly and with growing conlideuce wiiich corafortably gave hira th.e second set. He repeatedlv passed Pails dowu the sidelines and proiitcd^fnun Pails 's

volleying weakness and frequent iuability to put his smashes away. Therc was general surprise when Cernik sustained the attack and won the third set in which Pails played erraticallv Cernik was driving the fine length hc ,-howed in practice and often deceived Pails by fleet-footed recoveries. " Even after these reverses and being by no raeans willing to concedd any'thing to the Czech second string, Pails worked hard in the fourth set. lle established a 3 — 1 lead despite being several times beaten by Cernik 's passing shots when he carae indiscreetly te the net on sliallow drives, and thec outshone the Czech to take the set un troubled. Pails made the pace stik hotter in the fifth set but at first tlier? were many errors both on volleys anc ground strokes along with his brillian. patches and he was pressed to hold th fourth game against Cernik 's- service and reach 2—2. .Cernik retrievec' gamely and volieved well when Pai). 'irHottecl' hinP-tcP'i'eabh theriie,t]°Butt bhce overtaken he did not again seriousb, threaten Pails whose potent service pui hira on the defensive.