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AUSTRALIA REGAINS
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OPPORTUNITY IN DAVIS CUP: DOUBLES WIN
Germantown, Philadelphia,
To-day.
In the third set, the Australians treated Budge's cannonballs scorn- fully and twice broke through both Australia caused a sensation in his and Mako's service for the set
the Davis Cup Challenge Round, and match.--Reuter.
Full results were:
here yesterday when, after being led by two matches to nil, the United States having won both singles encounters on Saturday,
2
FIRST DAY
Singles
Bobby Riggs (U.S.A.) beat Adrian
Adrian Quist and John Bromwich Quist (Australia) 4-6, 6-0, 86,
8-6.
gave a superlative display to beat 6-1
Donald Budge (U.S.A.) beat John Donald Budge and Gene Mako in Bromwich (Australia) 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, the Doubles encounter and have again given Australia a chance, although they are a match in
arrears.
On Saturday, Bobby Riggs, new comer to the American team, gave the United States the lead when he four sets beat Adrian Quist in after losing the first, while in the the second match, Donald Budge, world champion, beat John Brom- which, also in four sets..
BROMWICH HEŇO
Bromwich was the hero of yes- terday's doubles encounter and was superb in every department of the
favoured He is
to beat game. Riggs in their singles clash to-day, though Budge is an overwhelming favourite to beat Quiat, and so re-
.
SECOND DAY
Doubles
John Bromwich and Adrian Quist and (Australia) beat Donald Budge Gene Mako (U.S.A.) 0——6; 6–3, 6–4, 6—2.
THIRD DAY (TO-DAY)
Singles To Play
John Bromwich (Australia) v. Bobby Riggs (U:S.A.).
Adrian Quist (Australia) v. Donald Budge (U.S.A.).
ALL RECORDS
GOING BY THE
tain the Davis Cup trophy for the BOARD
United States.
The American pair romped home in the first set yesterday routing.
Every
Paris, To-day.
the Australians in 17 minutes, but program Vent in the second day's
the latter rallied
brilliantly and broke through Mako's service 'to win the second set.
NEW WORLD SWIM RECORD
Copenhagen, To-day.
in the European Athle- |tic Championships, which were held at the Colombes Stadium here yes- terday, produced a new Champion- ship, European or World record, some wonderful performances be- ing recorded.
There were 25,000 spectators pre- sent in sunny weather throughout yesterday's programme, results for which are as follows:
200 Metres: B. Osendarp (Holland), Scheuring (Germany), A. Pennington (Gt. Britain). Time: 21 2-10 (Championship record). Jenkins (Gt. Britain) was sixth.
seca.
A new world; record in the 1,000 yards crawl swimming was estab-
400. Metres: A. G. K. Brown (Gt. lished here yesterday by the cele Britain), Baumbarton (Holland), Linn- brated Danish World record-hoff (Germany). Time: 47,4-10 secs. holder, Miss Ragnhild Hveger, (Championship record).
800 Metres: R. Harbig (Germany), who covered the distance in 12
Leveque (France), Lanzi (Italy). minutes 36 seconds, thus lowering Time: 1 min. 50.6-10 secs. (Champion- the record held by the Belgian ship record). swimmer, Miss Fernande Cargen, 5,000 Metres: Maeki (Finland), Jons- who only a fortnight ago, swam son (Sweden), Pekuri (Finland). Time: [14 mins. 28 8-10 secs. (Championship the distance in 13 minutes 3.2-10
record). seconds.
Miss Ragnhild Hveger is now in possession of 11 world records, an achievement that up till now has never yet been attained by any body. Trans-Ocean.
OLYMPIC GAMES
Brussels, To-day.
110 Metres High Hurdles: D. O. Fin- lay (Gt. Britain), Linmann (Sweden), Brasser (Holland), D. L. Thornton (Gt. Britain). Time: 14 8-10 secs.: (Cham- pionship and European record).
400
Metres Low Hurdles: Joye (France), Kovacs (Hungary), Areskong (Sweden) Time: 58 1-10 secs. (Cham- pionship record).
Throwing The Hammer: Hein (Ger many), Distance 192 ft. 9%ins. (Cham- pionship, European and World record). Hop-Step-and Jump: Rajasaari (Fin- land) Distance 50 ft. 8 ins. (Champion- ship record).
Putting-the-Weight: Kreek (Estho- nia). Distance 51 ft 11 inb (Champion- ship record), ge
A meeting of the International
Marathon: Muinonen (Finland). Olympic Committee was held here yesterday when they officially award- Time: 2 hrs. 87 min 28 seca,, (Cham- plonship record), Yarrow (Gt. Britain). ed the 1940 Summer Olympics to Time: 2 hrs. 39 mins. 8 secs. (Also Finland. It was decided, subject to beat previous Championship record), 18 final confirmation, to hold the 1940 Palme (Sweden) 2 hrs. 43 ming.
8-10 secs. Winter Olympics
50 Kilometres Walk: H. H. Whitlock meeting held in (GBritain) 4 hrs. 41 mina” 60 secs.
Ger Cairo, last March, there will be no (Championship: record), akling events apart from military mandled hrs. 48 mins. 64, secur munn
48 decided at the Stormitz, but]
races-Reuter.