THE DAVIS CUP CONTEST.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 81, 30 November 1912, Page 5

THE DAVIS CUP CONTEST.

THE DOUBLES TO AUSTRALIA. The inernational match for the Davis Cup between Britain (challengers) _ and Australasians (holders) was continued to-day. There was an attendance of GOOD, including the Gover-i nor-General and State Governor.

Parke started serving, and won his game after love—lo had- been called against him. Brookes took the serve to 30. Beamish lost his serve, scoring only one ace. Dunlop won hisserve to thirty. _ Parke, by splend d| serves and volleying, won his service! to love. Brookes against took his ser-| vice, but only after deuce had been! called. Beamish won his second service. Dunlop won his service to love Dunlop playing superbly, and the best of the four.

Parke again won his serve to love, making the game s—l. Brookes won the next game after deuce, and tin set. G—4.

In the second set Beamish began bj winning his service. Dunlop won his to thirty. The Australasian took Parke’s serve to love, Dunlop doing some magnificent work -in the air. Brookes won his service to fifteen, and the next three games with the loss of only live points, taking the set to 6—l. Tlw set lasted but ten minutes.

In the third set Brookes won the service to fifteen. Beamish won his after a long game, which was characterised by some good rallies. Dunlop here dropped his service, and the score stood at 2—l, Parke leading. The Australasians evened tin’s by winning off Parke’s service. Each side than had two advantages. Brookes again won his service, and Beamish likewise, 3—3. Dunlop lost his serve to Brookes, the loss being ma : n!y responsible by bis getting -out of position twice, leaving the Britishers an easy shot into the unguarded court, Britain leading with 4—3. The first ace of Parke’s next service produced pro bablv the best rally ever seen in

Melbourne, the four being engaged in abort, sharp volleying at the net, the rally lasting a dozen Strokes, Parke finally winning. Beamish got in some beautiful shots at the net. Brookcr and Dunlop took the game to 4—4. Brookes then won his service to thirty 5—4, Australasia leading. Beamish took his service to thirty. Notwithstanding Brookes’ excellence at the net, Dunlop won his service with the loss of two aces. Parke’s serve ran into several vantages, but was won by Australasia, which took the set at 7—5 and the match. The contest was a distinct advance on the final in the Victorian champion ship. It was a brilliant exhibition of doubles throughout. Dunlop was the best of the four, his fine volleying and overhead work and heady services being responsible for many winning shots. Brookes did not show his usual snap, and did not as ordinarily dominate the court. Parke was distinctly the better of the Britishers. Beamish was in better form than Inst Saturday, but did not as a doubles player seem in the class of the other three. His stiff-arm volley, made with practically the same action as Mis drives, put him at a disadvantage in close interchanges. Dunlop was cheered enthusiastically and the others were also applauded. Subsequently, in an exhibition game. A. B. Jones beat Lowe, G—4, 6—3.

SCORES. Brookes and Dunlop (Australasia) beat Parke and Beamish (England), 6_4, 6—l, 7—5. POSITION OF TEAMS. Britishers.— Two matches, six sets 59 games. Australasia.—One match, five sets, 55 games. The Davis Cup will be concluded today, when two rubbers of singles will be played, Brookes meeting Dixon, and Parke playing Heath. The Cup goes to the players winning the best of five rubbers—four singles and a doubles. The score stands at present with the British claiming two 'rubbers and the Australians one. The probabilities'are that Brookes will defeat Dixon in the singles to-day. and the match will then centre round the contest between Heath and Parke. A SENSATIONAL GAME. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) New York, November 29. Nat Browne and Claude Wayne beat i Bundy and McLqughln in a sensational game, winning the Los Angeles tournament.

ENGLISH TEAM’S VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND. The secretary of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association, Mr A. J. Petherick, has received particulars ol the proposed tour of the English Davis Cup team in the Dominion. The members of the team, Messrs C. P. Dixon (captain), A. E. .Beamish, J. C. Parke and F. Lowe, have booked their passages to Auckland by tlu Marama, sailing from Sydney on Monday, December 16th, and arriving at Auckland on the following Friday. The New Zealand representatives for the first match, Messrs Geoffrey Ollivier, J. C. Peacock, F. M. B. Fisher, and R. N. K. Swanston, will meet the English team on the Eden and Epson courts, at Auckland, on Saturday and Monday, December 21st and 23rd. The visitors will then journey tr Hastings, via Rotorua and Taupo, arriving in time to compete in the Australian championships to bo held there, commencing on Monday, De cember 30th. After that the tean will proceed south to Christchurch, where a second representative mate) is to be played on January Jth anc. 6th. From the southern town tin team will come straight back to Wellington, and there play the third anc final representative match of the tom on Tuesday and Wednesday, Januan 7th and Bth. On the following Triday the visitors take the.r departure from Wellington for Sydney. _ New Zealand’s representatives t; take part in the second and third re presentatfve matches at Christchurch and Wellington respectively will bt selected at a later date.