AMERICA WINS FIRST TWO MATCHES

Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5287, 27 December 1946, Page 5

AMERICA WINS FIRST TWO MATCHES

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DAVIS CUP OHALUENGE BROMWJCH AND PAILS LOSE. HARD GAMES

—Rec. 9.30 p.m.)

MELBOURNE, Dec. 26. America scored two victories in the first day's play of the Davis Cup Challenge at Kooyong Court, Milbourne, to-day, when F. E. Schroeder defeated J. Bromwich, and D. W. Pails wa-v? beaten by J. A. Kramer. Prior to the st$rt of the BromwichSehroeder game, the gallery, which appi oximated 13,500, stood silently for one minute to commemorate the death of Dwight Davis, the founder of the contest. Iu the first set Bromwieh held his ow-i and played his serviee to lead tw*> iove, the Ameriean levelliiig at tno-all. He wai tremendously poweriul overhead and, intercepting net atta.-ks, put away sevenal clean winnei A beautiful left hand passing sho! s>ave Bromwieh a 4 — 2 lead after six .leuees in the sixth game. Sehroeder toreed the paee with a hard i'oreliai;d, whereas the Australian relied on consistent persuasive methods, wamng patiently for his opponent to make errors. Brdmwieh won the first set — 3. T: e Australian dropped his serviee and allowed the Ameriean to lead two

ive in the second set. Schroeder took '11 advantage of Bromwich's bad ati'h and went to four love. * The honours were everywhere with chiMfder, who took the set six one ith smashing shots. Bromwieh made inie >illy errors and Schroeder took ie iu xt set, six two. The defender soon revived and lowed some of his old form to le.-vi iur love* Ile won the set, six love, ith Schroeder making all ihe errors. toiiiwich won the next set six love. roinwieh dropped his serviee in the j-a! iast set, and netted an easy reRrn, Schroeder taking the set, six, pee and the mateh. ^ Kramer Proves Superiority Despite Kramer's apparent superNty in their first set, Pails held him [ three-all, -and led 4-3 on a serviee Iiieh was terrific, The Ameriean inaking* many errors. Pails three ae.- aced his opponent to reaeh 5- 1 Stl terrific applause. Kramer wa-" so h'dding serviee eonvincingly ar i pke Pails' serviee to lead 7-6, and p his own to vvin the set, 8-6. Ihe second set was one-sidod, jffiu-r leading 4-0 in a display sich cave him absolnte mastery. ITe |i ihe set, (5-2 after Pails liad peii on more aees, but his serviee | liot enough. Pails, so in'ferior in ground strokes, |k Kramer's serviee in the ihii.l set lead 2-1. A brilliant servinc game led a (5-5 lead. Kramer broke his lonent's serviee at the 15th game, I beginning serviee with an aee, fc the set, 9-7. . iihe following is the list of winners *300, Americq; 1901, America; I, America; 1903, 1904, 1995, 1903 Rain; 1907, 1908, 1909. 1910, |l Australasia; 1912, Great BritI; 1913, America; 1914, Austral1; 1915-18, no -eompetition; 1919, Itralasia; 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, America; 1927, 1928, I 1930, 1931, 1932. France; 1933, |l, 1935, 1936, Great Britain; I', 1938, America; 1939, Australia; 1'45. no eompetition.