DAVIS CUP

Hokitika Guardian, 24 July 1933, Page 5

DAVIS CUP

BRITAIN BEATS U.S.A.

VINE COLLAPSES ON COURT.

United Press Association —By Ele 'tnc Telegraph—Copyright.)

(Received this day at 9.35 a.m.) PARIS, July 23

In the Davis Cup inter-zone final, Bri- , tain defeated America, winning the » right to meet France in the challenge round. Austin defeated Allison C/2, 7/9, 1 6/3, 6/4; Perry versus Vines 1/6, 6/0, l 4/6, 7/5, 7/6 (unfinished) with Perry L leading 7/6 and 40-15. » In the fifth set Vines collapsed on the court in a dead faint and was rushed to the hospital. Vines had a bad fall ; in the fourth set-,' hut resumed with apparent ill-effect. I In the tennis doubles, Lott and Van Ryu (United States) defeated Perry and Hughes (Britain) 8/6, 6/4,6/ 1. TOO MUCH DEMANDED OF VINES. (Received this day at 10.5 a.m.) PARIS, July 23. Vines is recovering. The doctors say that too much has been demanded of a boy of twenty-three. Though a record , hot day, the players agreed to dispense with ten minutes interval after the third set. i The match was abandoned and England wins the match by 1 four rubbers to one, BELGIUM DEFEATS HUNGARY. BRUSSELS, July 23. 1 Belgium eliminated Hungary in the 1934 Davis Cup preliminary. | VINES BELOW FORM. CRITICS COMMENT. PARIS, July 21. The critics agree that Vines played below form. He was obviously stale. Austin proved the better stroke player and a clever strategist generally! He handled Vines, service well . Perry and Allison were better matched, but the American could not compare with the Englishman’s agility and decisiveness at the net, or his exuberance overhead. ■ GREECE ELIMINATED. COPENHAGEN, July 21. Denmark eliminated Greece by four matches to one from the 1934 Davis Cup.