AUSTRALIA WINS

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19902, 3 June 1936, Page 7

AUSTRALIA WINS

DAVIS CUP CONTEST. CRAWFORD DEFEATS ALLISON. BUDGE VICTORIOUS OVER QUIST United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. GERMANTOWN, June 1. J. H. Crawford (Australia) defeated W. L. Allison (United States) In the Davis Cup singles, 4 6, 6—3, 4 6, 6—2, 6—2. Budge (America) beat A. K. Quist (Australia), 6—2, 6—2, 6 — 4. By winning the doubles and two singles matches, Australia has won the Eastern zone contest, and will next meet the winners of the contest for the European zone. In the first set Crawford served and took the game handily with an allowance to Allison of only a single point. The American took the next to love. The American faltered badly in the sixth game, his forehand showing up particularly weak, but he pulled his service out after the game had been deuced three times, with the score 33. A break came in the next game, when Crawford dro'pped his service, giving the American a 4—3 lead. Allison had now' reached great heights, to the delirious shouts of the spectators, assuming a 5 —3 lead with a love game with an ace and placements. lie was covering the court, demonstrating his old certainty. He was withjn two points of the set when he lapsed again, and outing and netting permitted Crawford to pull out the ninth game, but the American clinched matters on his own service with an allowance to his opponent of but one point, winning 6—4. Crawford seemed slow in getting started. Time, 22 minutes. Crawford Quickly In Lead. In the second set Crawford quickly went into a 2—o lead on a strategi-cally-managed break of the American’s service, but Allison returned the favour, accounting for Crawford’s service in a deuced game, characterised by the American’s sparkling recoveries and angled shots. Allison was unable to hold his own service in the next game, Crawford's passing shots and deep drives making him run wildly. The Australian led 3—l, which he was within a point of improving to 41, only to drop his own service. The score was now 3—2 in the Australian’s favour. The service was apparently no asset to either player thus far, for Allison now dropped his own, winning only a single point and permitting the Australian to lead 4 —2, which the latter quickly improved to 5 2 in a love game. The Australian was thrice set point, only to have the American clamber out of danger. It was refreshing to hove the judge call “ Foot-fault ” to Allison in this game at a crucial point. Crawford finished off the set, G—4, with a love game on his own service. Time, IS minutes. Australian’s Amazing Lapse. In the third set Crawford rescued his own service in the second game, in which he was leading 3—o, but which the American deuced, and the score stood at i —l. The games now alternated with the service, the American taking the fifth to love, until the eighth game, when the Australian in a most amazing lapse made three double faults, lost the service, and allowed the American to take a commanding 5 —3 lead. The Australian was not alone in the capacity to lose ■control, suddenly, for in the next game the American played nondescript tennis, double-faulted, and lost his service, bis lead being decreased to 5—4. He was within two points of the set. In the next game Crawford pulled up on points, but an out by Crawford and his own final brilliant placement gave the American the set, G—4. Time. 23 minutes. The fourth set. began auspiciously for Crawford, for he accounted for the American’s service in a backcourt duel and took his own for a 2—o lead. This he improved to 3—l. Although he was within two points of losing the fourth and his own service games, he now held with the service until the seventh, when Allison, under the Increasing steadiness of the Australian, lost complete control and dropped his own service at love. Craw-ford’s lead was now- outstanding at 5—2. He harl the American running about badly, and won 6—2. Time, 16 minutes. Allison’s Heroic Uphill Battle. In Ihe fTfth set Crawford duplicated his feat of the previous set by opening with 2—o lead. Allison fought an heroic uphill battle to rescue his service in the third game. The Australian's precision and his canniness in selecting I lie pace and force behind his shots were gruelling to the American, who was within a point of losing the game, but some extraordinary recoveries saved him. The gallery was uncontrollable, o’espite the umpire’s caution. Crawford continued the pressure. His magnificent flat backhand returns and 11is powerful sweeping forehand | that paralleled the court lines were ■. unbeatable. He disposed of the I American’s service in a love game, and j lead 4—l, which plainly presaged vic- | tory. • Allison’s Rolling Somersault. Allison made a rolling somersault In an attempt to recover the ungetlablc ball, and for a moment it appeared that he might he badly hurt, but he I spun to his feet uninjured. He lost the sixth game, and the end was nowin sight. Allison was within two points of losing the match, only to rescue the service with some beautiful shots and remain in the running with the score 5—2 against him. Again he was two points from defeat. Allison led In the next game but Crawford took it to deuce and won. The Australian was dominating the play and won G—2. Time, 23 minutes. Stroke Analysis. Stroke Analysis—Crawford: Aces 2, placements 23, outs 35, nets 40, double faults 7. Allison: 11, 3G, GO, 52.