THE DAVIS CUP.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1771, 9 June 1913, Page 5

THE DAVIS CUP.

PRELIMINARY SINGLES.

AMERICANS IN HIGH FORM.

JONES BRILLIANT. By Telegraph—Press Association— Oopyrichl New York, Juno 6. There were 5000 spectators present at tho Davis Cup tourney to-day. Tho weather was line, except for a puffy south .wincl. .Tho first singles in the preliminary tieAustralasia v. America—were won by tho .Americans by smashing play. M'Loughlin Beats Ricc. M'Loughlin (America) defeated Rico (Australasian), G—l, G—3, G—3. Standing at tho not, M'Loughlin drovo the ball wherover Tie pleased. It was only at intervals that Rice was able to employ the playing tactics on which ho was expected to rely, but M'Loughlin. frequently broke through his servico. M'Loughlin won three sets end eighteen games, scoring 97 points; Rice, no sets, seven games, 61 points. The time ocoupied by, the game .was fifty minutes. Williams Beats Doust. Williams (Amerioa) beat Doust (Australasia) by tlireo sets to ono—G—4, G—l, 1-G, 7—5. Williams took three sets, twenty games, and scored 131 points; Doust, one set, niueteen games, and 131 points. ■Doust sent a low, puzzling ball, and kept the American dancing at the back of tho court. Williams was perfectly at home there, but at times showed fatigue and loss' of nerve, the balls going- wild. Ho rallied, however, and turned the tide. THE FRANCO-GERMAN TIE. win tor Germany; London, June 6. At Wiesbaden, in the Davis Cup preliminary tie contest between France and Germany, Kleinschrqth and Rahe defeated Decugis and Germot, 7—5, 6—l, lr—6, o—7. The game wa3 splendidly contested, the Germans' superior endurance pulling . them through. Rahe defeated Gobert, G--1, 6—l, 6—l, Germany thus winning the whole contest. ' AUSTRALIA V/INS THE DOUBLES. BY THREE SETS TO TWO. (Rcc. June 8, 5.5 p.m.) Now York, June 7. The Australians have won the Doubles ft>y three sets to two. SENSATIONAL TENWS. JONES'S BRILLIANT PLAY. (Rec. June 9, 0.35' a.m.) Mew York, June 7. With a score of 2—6, G—2, .5—7, 6—2, 9—7—the most sensational: tennis ever peon, in America—Jones, notwithstanding • his receilt illness, was easily the "star" of the occasion. His Bwiftness and accuracy 1 in placing M'Loughlin's cannon-ball smashes, moreover, were a source of much trouble. The match, was interrupted by a thunderstorm, after which the damp court and wet rackits rendered play on, both sides at times erratic. Over five thousand spectators witnessed tho match. ' Doust protested against the crowd at tho back of the court, which was then cleared, with an improvement in the visitors' play. Neither,M7x>ughlm nor: Hacketfc appeared to understand the technique of "doubles" play. Tho : latter's cross-lobs seldom, went beyond the middle of his opponents' court, whence it was returned '6mashinglyV' '"-'"iw.'-ini'i t'nnru-»i i ■'■u ' M'Loughlin exhausted himself' playing piiigle-hunded, but Doust, on the contrary, did excellent team work. : Tho points are:— Americans 168 , Australians ,;. 16S Of the winners of the singles—M'Loughlin and Williams—"Austral," of the Sydney "Referee," has this to say:— , . ; "M'Loughlin's chief fault is wildness and inaccuracy in' his ground strokes. His service has always been aptly described as diabolical. It is an 'American' of 'Immense pace and break, and he follows it in,like a comet, ond once at the not the play of his racquet is like a rapier—swift, sure, and telling. Overhead ho is terrific in his severity, but a shade too daring. In receiving servico he relies on his anticipation and catlike quickness of foot to take everything on. his forehand. In the doubles in Christchurch last January twelvemonth I do not recall him playing one servico on his backhand, in spite of Brookes' accurate "Williams believes in for the shot almost always. He takes big chances in doing so, but it is this very fact that makes his game bo dangerous to tho adversary. Yet ho is not foolhardy,- and does not disdain to make an easy shot by a wide margin. Ho is simply determined to win tho points decisively, and he has confidence he can do so. He uses «. second service (American), nsfnst as his first, and it generally pays Win, and ho makes usually fow doubles. Ho is good both back and forehand, and is'a sound baseline player, but takes great risks to get to the net early, and always on his servico. His volloying is always severe."