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Chronicle (Levin), 23 August 1948, Page 5

Received Hundav, 8.50 p.m. NEW YORK, August. 21. With oue match to be (lecided, Australia and Czechoslovakia are two-all m the Davis Cup inter-zone linal at Roston. Today Drobjiy bcat Quist 0 — 8. — (i, 18-r-l(5, 0 — 3, 7 — 5. When failiuglight stopped .play Sidwell was leadim, Cernik 7 — 5, 8 — 1 in ihe deeiding match. Drobny outlasted Quist physically •ind scored more thail twice as many -eiwicp . aees. 'Quists's strokes workeu widl' nl't'er a doubtful start but he wa.iiever fast enough on his f'eot and found Drobny's service progressi vely haruei to liandle. Quist niissed match iioint at 10 — 0 ih tlije third set. He was never offered .anotlver and when, the. sina.tc-h dragged to .-four and tlieu iive sefs, Quist *s chauees against the rugged, im perturbable, nnwearyiug DrObny, ste.ail ilv declined. Quist 's* game iacked hi.i l>rewar iire but a rel'usal even to c.has.v shots that lle juight ouce have returueo, showed nioiar than anythi'ng else Irow Itard it is to' come back at 35. Only 40 mimitfes remained for Sidwe!.; and Oe.rnik to play in the decidrn'k match beforfe (5.80 p.m., the agreed time to adjoum until Sunday. Both vVtre cautious and heavily conscious of tlie.i respomsibility. It proveil another batit. of services but with Sidwell more ag gressive all round and superior al volleying.