THE DAVIS CUP.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1327, 3 January 1912, Page 7

THE DAVIS CUP.

AMERICA'S MEM GO DOWN IN THE DOUBLES. FOUR MEMORABLE SETS. THE CUP RETAINED BY AUSTRALASIA. SUMMARY OF RESULTS. Monday.—ln the Singles Brookes (Australasia) beat Beals Wright (America), 6-4, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3. Heath (Australasia) beat Larned (America), 2-6, 6-1,7-5,6-2. Tuesday.—ln the Doubles Brookes and Dunlop (Australasia) beat Beals Wright . and M'Loughlin (America), 6-4, 5—7, 7-5, 6-4,

(By Tcleerapli.—Special Correspondent.)

Christchurch, January 2. The famous- Lamed, the fighting Beals Wright, and the smashing- M'Loughlin, ■who have come across a continent and over many leagues of ocean to lift the Davis Cup from Australasia, have failed in their mission, and the trophy still remains in the Southern Hemisphere. Though there are-still two matches to he played, tho issue is already: settled by the result of to-day's doubles match, in which the Australians won "handsomely after, tery brilliant tennis.' : .

There were amongst' the large crowd of onlookers many win had come far ,-to eee the contest, these- being mostly Australians. One man came all the way from I?ort Darwin, and considered himself "amply rewarded for his , -'lons and expensive* journey^

■ To T day's match was certainly one" such a3 $ ew Zcslanders are likely'to see only once in a lifetime, and it roused the crowd to .enthusiasm. ■•■.-..■'■■

•The day opened with rain, which cleared off after sunrise, bat,just before noon, it caraa on again with thunder,, but the court had been covered with tarpaulins, and, did not suffer. When the match started it wa3 again fine, with a fairish breeze blowing diagonally across the court from the south-west end. The court was drier than had been thq case for yesterday's matches.

.At 25 minutes to 3 the- players camo oii the ground, and were greeted with a refund of hearty.-.applaiso..■ ..' ' .." . Beals "Wright, who has" made'himself Tery j crowd, and the young Californian M'Lpughlin, looked a ■tnrdy pair. The latter, who is a hard hitter, and is wont-to break rackets, came on the ground.with,no. fewer .than .four of. them. Brookes' appeared wearing the usual tweed cap, but all the others were bare-headed.