FINALS OF DAVIS CUP.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 678, 1 December 1909, Page 7

FINALS OF DAVIS CUP.

,>-'-;:.vr • ' : -- •V, ■■ -BMGHT vPLAY <MS ;Jj ;..(By. .Telegraph,— Fresa Associatlon'.-OopyrietiU '/.■ ,;'■' . ■ (ileo. November-.30, .'.8.20 pirn.)/s :' : ■ .''.:-,/ : ■•'":■■ - ■.'.:■''"■■:■ Sydney/ November 30. . ■ The remaining : two of the' five I matches in. the .Davis Cup 'contest wero: won to-day ,by: Australasia, A.vl' , ; .Wilding (Now Zealand) beating JJ,. H'Loiighlin (America), β-e, 8-6, Ct-2,' C-3; and N.,; B. Brookes. (Victoria) .beating M..H. Long (America), ; G^4,\7—s,: 8-0. ; Though,the play ''to-day was, robbed of; much of its interest -through the fact that Australasia had/already iioii. the rubbor, thero was a largo attendance;. The;weather was warm. :•' .: M'Loughlin won the first set (tho - only .set lost by.' Australasia;'; throughout -tho . contest) from Wilding, who-did not show form till the third.set; was reached. .The American ployed himself ..to a finish in , the first two sets, giving a'display of beautjful tennis.: Wilding .then , asserted, himself,.and the rest ;was 'easy.. '■ :'. In the match, Brookes v, Long, the latter had the Victorian: going hard all- throngh, but Brookes always-hail, something left when i the American, tired. , Long.'starteil in the first, Set with, a couple of games lead,; and kept going strong till'the games were four all. ; Then Brookes, won .the ilext two and set/ 6— i: '■■ . ; !■. In.;the second set.the' American won the first fhree'games,.and,. withfiroall/'theiVictorian added the. next twpj .winning '.i-~SJ:. V ■'■/. ;••-:/■' ■In the?concluding set Long played ..tip splendidly, and the score Btood:six.allb>fpre Brookes settled matters by! taking; tVo'succcssivo games, S-β.) \-V.-:':i,' '■.'■.•'"''y.''. , '-' l -''.''■';'■.' -■'.'-. ■'■■■'-. ■-. ■■y : .-y-