THE DAVIS CUP

Evening Star, Issue 19658, 10 September 1927, Page 6

THE DAVIS CUP

FRANCE BEATEN IN DOUBLES Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. NEW YORK, September 9. (Received September 10, at 10.45 a.m.) In the Davis Cup doubles, Tildeu and Hunter (America) defeated '’Brugnon and Borotra (France), 3-6, 0-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0. in dhe match for the Davis Cup doubles at Philadelphia, Borotra served and won the first game for France. Tilden then served and won his game, but the Frenchmen pulled up to a 5-3 lead, when they broke through Hunter’s service in the eighth. 'Borotra’s forcing play, and his splendid volleying, and Tilden’s amazing service were the features of the match. Borotra served two aces in tho ninth, and won the set for France, G-3. The Americans made twenty-five errors for 8 earned points; France twenty-ono errors for I‘2 earned points. In the second set Tilden won the first game on his service, and Borotra the second on his service; but Brugnon lost on his service, giving the Americans a 3-1 lead, which they improved to 4-2 by Tilden’s dashing court covering play. Brugnon’s volleying at this stage was spectacular. The Americans took tho seventh to love, and while France won the eighth the Americans could not be denied victory, taking the ninth to love and tho set 6-3. The Americans made eleven errors for 12 earned points; France seventeen errors for 5 earned points. In the third set there was a tendency to have Hunter’s work overshadowed by Tilden’s grim charge for everything that came over the net, but tho former contributed effective crosscourt returns that piled up points. Both Borotra and Brugnon lost thenservice, giving the Americans a threelove lead. Hunter lost on service in the fourth, Brugnon making three effective passing shots, but the Americans, going to 5-1, wore clearly showing their superiority. The Frenchmen recovered, winning the seventh to love and the eighth, but the Americans ran out winners of the set, 6-3. The Americans made 12 errors for 8 earned points: France, 23 errors for 10 earned points. In the fourth set, although tho Americans won the first game, tho French quickly gained a 4-1 lead, Borotra’s amazing’ recoveries and Brugnon’s smashing service' proving most effective. The French increased their lead to 5-3, and the Americans then won the ninth to love on Tilden’s service, but the French took the tenth and the set, 6-4. The Americans made 21 errors for 6 earned points; France, 17 errors for 9 earned points. Ip the • fifth set Tilden served, and won the first game. Then the Americans ran" up to a thrce-love lead. The French led at forty-love in tho fourth game, and, dissatisfied with the linesman’s decision in giving them a point, Borotra deliberately double-faulted, and tho Americans won that game and the fifth, the deciding point being a volley to Borotra’s feet. The Americans made it a love set, winning the match, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0. America’s errors, 8: earned points, 7. France’s errors, 19; earned points,