A STRONG TEAM
Australian Davis Cup Representatives MEXICO "CITY, April 26, His physician surprised McGrath by ordering him to resume practice to see how his thumb felt after playing. It felt all right and he believes the abscess 'will disappear without lancing. The Australian team practised for an hour and a half during which rain fell for flve miixutes but the practise was not suspended. In the doubles Quist and McGrath beat Crawford and Brom fwich 6—4; McGrath and Bromwieh beat Crawford and Quist 8—6. In the Bingles Crawford beat McGrath 6 — 2 and McGrath beat Quist 6 — 3 after many deuces. In an interview Butlin, the Mexican champion, who is 28 years old and among" the daily spectators, said it was the strongest team of any nationality that had been here, even stronger than Tilden's team of 13 years ago.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 86, 28 April 1937, Page 12
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