DAVIS CUP

Hokitika Guardian, 20 June 1933, Page 2

DAVIS CUP

AUSTALIA ELIMINATES' JAPAN. SIDELIGHTS ON THE PLAY. (United Press Aaaojiatioa—By Electric Telegraph—-Copyright.) PARIS, June 18. In the Davis Cup doubles, Crawford and Quigt defeated Satoh and Nunoi, and Japan is thus eliminated.' . The Australian Press Association special message says: The experiment of playing Quist with Crawford, placing the latter at the left of the court, succeeded beyond expectations. Quigt rose to the occasion superbly and sup; plied the hostility which was lacking in the Orawford-McGrath combination. Quist, indeed deserved the bulk of the credit fOr the victory. The crowd, about three' thousand, was the best the Australians Lave yet enjoyed.. The spectators were again keen and goodhumoured, but anxious to participate in the umpiring, - which caused the newspaper “Lauto” to reproach the authorities for . allowing themselves yesterday to be heckled into changing the linesman. Crawford had to appeal to the crowd to -cease a demonstration in his favour when a linesman gave a critical point in the fourth game against Australia, Rain began a* the players arrived on'the courts. Quist serving, won the lV'st game. The ptlayers were then forced to retire for half an hour. Despite the rain, the drenched spectators 6amande<d r ‘Continue*, Continue*." The Australians started badly, Quist repeatedly netting volleys, but the pair recovered from I—4 behind to lead ’ 5—4 due largely to Quist, who captured the ninth game from o—4o. Rain caused a further delay in the second set, when the Australians led 3—o but the tennis thereafter was uninterrupted. The Japanese, partieu-' larly Nunoi, were now in better form, and .tenaciously levelled at -4—4. When leading 6 —5, the Australians held two set points, the loss of which must afterward, have given them nervous moments.

Howhyerf with* Crawford ' driving sribtlyj |.pnd'-,placing with ’ great, accuracy, £tid! Quist Serving admirably and smashing tigerishly, they,- .took the third : undue trouble. The J a.pancshy .whose doggedness and pluck were fai feature of > all the matches, captured theV fourth, which was remarkable, inasmuch as the only serr vice .los(,therein tv'iis Crawford’s, in the seventh game. A ~‘'j t?-i l

. For” sustained excitement, fierce hitting and wonderful recoveries, especially by,.;''hCuhoi-,-Athis ■get 'was the psak point of; tliCCmatch. The standard dropped considerably in the fifth, Satoh 1 partfciilai’ly. failing' to repeat forlL'-olteh-erring in taking high balls, whici|s'Quist vns. able -to kill with greater certainty.- • The Japanese fought splendidly at the finish', staving off defeat when, the -Australians wwe ahead 5—2, 40—0. Then -Quist clinched theLYilbber p.n hi? jservi.ee, the strength of' which -was shown 'by the fact that

he ..lost only two of seventeen service games throughout., The road' is now clear for the final in' the European pone, presumably against Britain ait Wimbledon. AUSTRALIANS tOSE SINGLES. - PARIS, June 19. Nunoi defeated McGrath 6—4, 6—4, 6—B. 7—5. - Satoh defeated Crawford ,3—6, 6—3, 6—l. I—6, 6—2. PERRY AND HUGHES WIN. • - r • • ..... Xm, . LONDON, June 19. Retry, and Hughey defeated .Menzel and Marsalek 6—3, 6—4, 6—4.