DAVIS CUP HELD.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 677, 30 November 1909, Page 7

DAVIS CUP HELD.

[■■:, ) HARa-FOUiGHT; DOUBLES;- •;' AMERICANS,SHOW IMPROVED PLAY. , /'; ';'->.EXPERIENCE AGAIN TELLS.. " V ■; (by Teleßroph.-Proaa AEsoclation.-OopTrlsht.) ■■"."■'":'■.■■■'.•'; (Rec. November 20, 8.45. p.m.) •" '':'■[• ■ '•'.■•.;. ~-'■■ -'..-■/■ Sydney, November 29. ■.;. Australasia (Brookes and ■ Wilding): teat America (M'Loughlin and Long)in the doubles contest of the Davis Cup, and thus secures Aβ •International , trophy: for a third term, having won.'■ threo : consecutivolyout of the five matches. "The sets resulted: 12—10, G—3; games, 27--20; ■•.-■-■"/■\.;:■,'■•'■. .■. :.rv ■-...■:■..■: ;■■-'■. ' ,; It was the finest doubles game ever witnessed ■■in Sydney. Tho first two sets were.tenaciously contested by the Americans, while the. third set Was 'sturdily fought,- although the Australasians; had of it. ■ ' ... The weather .was fine, the sun warm, andthe: court in splendid condition. -There were I about 4000 spectators.; ::.- ■/.■ ~ , !-v., : .■■_-':; Defenders.Not at Their Best; ;l 'Tlio'lilime team-won the toss, , , but.early in the game/it Vas seen .that'.the Americans were in; .better form;; than in the, singles' games on Saturday.. .Brookes and'-Wilding,', on the other hand,;did not appear to'bo,as fit as in their previous display./ '. ! '■. :. '.'■ : ' ■■'■'.' '■'■'■ '.. '■■ T ne ; 'New. Zealander's-Smashing was weak, .nnd hia driving had not its usual-sting. Tho Americans ...excelled.'.inV.smashes, especially MLoughlin. The home:plnyers won points by thoir experience rather than 'that they'excelled 'the Americans.in.brilliance: • ■■ >'-\ ■'; -..-■■';■■.;Protracted Set Won on a Fault. : Ti — , vls! ' ors ' double -play .was a rovelation. It:.took: 22 t games, to. decide .the -first set, the ■teams/winning alternately:, till they..were 10 ■ all. rThen'Anstrnlasia'captured the next'two games'amid great excitement.^;'-.v. f ; ;."■'. ;":. ; 'v.The .twenty-first, game was a love one to the home'.players off ■ Brookes'e' serviced. In the last ; game, the led-40-rls, bnt Australasia drew level, and'then j M'Loiighlin served a' double.'.fault.-:. The' set:(l2-10)..lasted' forty-two ■minutes;.■"•.■'•;■■■;;.■'•'■ .yd:''.:'■*. '.^■V-v-^-^-v^.'' ''■•-''•'■.'■'■ : : '. . .The second sot was. just- as.\vigorously contested,' and : each side ; won its service; till 'the 'scores.were.7>;all; : Then Wilding won.his 1 serve while'. MrLonghlin failed with his,' the set end-' in :thirty : eight' •;•>■ ..' :■-;-. .-.".•■.■'; C'-Zv^r^-^^Finei''Struggle,;W.: , : -«..;'" -yll ■-.=V In'j'-the->.;-thir3' set'"Anstralasja;'scored" threo game's .to';love. before , , the. Americans .got a . game'in. In. tho, fourth gamej.some.b'eautiful .rallies occurred;..ending in the Americans':fav--oUli-'.'•'■ 'H il i .'he' games d--i;'. , against America, , Xong..carried his scrve, : anil -added ahothor'gamo ■to. , the/visitors' , 'total. ■;Wilding, winning the 'neit,game' ; in his serve, imade it^s— 2. ..■,'■•:■ ;.

M'Loughlin iron again, and tho Americans fought hard in tho ninth game Brilliant play Has shown by APLoughlin, and Long seconded him ably, but tk£ homo players won gamo and eet (6-3), making the Davis Cup theirs for a further term.