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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 16, 1937.

GREAT DISPLAY BY AMERICANS

BUDGE AND MAKO

STAGE RECOVERY AGAINST GERMANS

DAVIS CUP DOUBLES

Saturday's Bowls.

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HENKEL'S SERVICE WEAKNESS Henkel did many fine things and earned many precious points, but the truthful historian has to record that the loss of his service in the 58 ninth game of the second set (after 63 the

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Von Cramm's service to love and had then broken through Budge's ser- vice from 15 to lead 5-3) was a fatal concession.

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quiet composure. and Mako could gauge the lob with

MAKO THE PUNISHERS It exercised a deadly effect The

FTER a tense two-hours struggle of four sets, in three of which D. Budge and G. Mako came from behind, America wrested the doubles from German server came up so fast to Germany at Wimbledon yesterday and begin the join his partner that the heavens last day's play this afternoon with every prospect were clear for an serial raid and of challenging Great Britain for the Davis Cup.

If Henkel could have summoned a couple of aces from his supplies in this game what a difference!

Of the German set balls in the

third set, these came in the tenth

game, after Von Cramm had saved

his service from 15.40 down and since the Americans received few Budge had netted two service re- counter lobs in return they could turns to allow Henkel to hold the themselves advance with COM

ninth game.

And the Mako smash was uni-

BUDGE AND MAKO, NOW THE CHAMPIONS OF TWO fidence. HEMISPHERES, DEFEATED BARON VON CRAMM AND HEN- NER HENKEL, 4—6, 7—3,' &–6, 6–4, BUT THOSE FIGURES, formly punitive, and the virture of first set ball a difficult low volley ALTHOUGH THEY SUGGEST A CLOSE FIGHT, GIVE LITTLE the Budge smash is known. INDICATION OF EITHER THE NARROW ESCAPE WHICH THE AMERICANS EXPERIENCED OR THE DRAMATIC PHASES OF A PARTICULARLY EXCITING FOURSOME.

MATTER OF INCHES Mako was serving, and at the

Yet before sound generalship ex-the net. To save the second set ball from Henkel just failed to clear tricated the champions from their Mako, probably taking the life of losing positions the Germans had his side in his hands, made a gor The afternoon was hot and thundery-Forest Hills weather, in

played some great tennis.

geous backhand volley that faded Von Cramm was not returning away in the forehand corner. It was fact, though there was less humidity but not a bad day for good the service on his forehand with only a matter of inches. tennis, since the sun was veiled and the ceiling made for smash quite his customary precision, but ing. The huge amphitheatre was only half full Monday is al- he made some beautiful drive-vol-val, Mako lost his service to love In the fourth set, after the inter- ways a bad day for London spectacle in mid-July; the week-enders leys and some of his forward lunges for the Germans to lead 4-1. have not returned.

to take a dropping ball were de They had not lost a stroke in lightful to watch.

three games. Visions of a great

But those who stayed away missed a thrilling encounter in which the issue wavered almost from game to game and was not finally decided until Budge's arm rose to deliver service thunder- bolts which had been singularly absent until the last game.

BUDGE'S SHOULDER STRAIN

but the lead- traces

the cham-

the trick by sound eaking ac-

But it was Henkel who scored fighting more outright winners and whom 1ers had never see play and lose without thinking that his strokes deserve a pionships better fortune.

defence and hear Many times, with a turn of the curacy. They won five games in wrist at the last second, he guided sequence for the match, and Budge his backhand return of service past hurried the end by serving two aces the long reach of the incoming in the tenth game.

LEAGUE TABLES TO DATE

I learnt afterwards that during had to be content, after all their the week-end perhaps as a brilliant efforts, with a somewhat sequel to his great service and luckily gathered first set, I think smashing display of Saturday: the same reflection applies to this the champion had contracted a match as to the pre-war challenge slight shoulder strain.

round in which two Englishmen, Not enough to cause his captain Roper Barrett and C. P. Dixon, any serious anxiety, but sufficient broke up the storming attack of H. to impose on his strokes less Kleinschroth (the German captain CLUB de RECREIO venom than usual. We saw a less of yesterday) and F. W. Rahe. dominating, more subdued Budge It was the timely lob that de

feated the Germans yesterday.

în both

With his partner missing shots matches. he usually negotiates, and playing] nearly all his ground strokes on a

softer key, a momentous strain was thrown on Gene Mako, and right worthily did he play his part.

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THE LOB'S GREAT VIRTUE Looking back on each of the vital periods in yesterday's strug- FOOTBALL CLUB gle, when the barometer looked set fair for the Germans. I recall that both Budge and Mako hoisted lobs of rare distinction.

to yield a

In the crisis of the second, third and fourth sets, in all of which the Americans were ominously behind,

Some of these lobs were floating; and when a slip might have cost they sailed just out of reach, but his side the match, so threatening were not high enou was the German attack at these recovery bound. stages, Mako was the brilliant au-

These slow-moving, deceptive thor of salving shots. His was the balls were sometimes made off the shield that may ultimately prove to service and with very timely re- have protected the American cause sults. In manufacturing them the

LUCK AGAINST GERMANY Americans were aided by the rela As for the Germans, models in tive failure of the German first ser- their bearing and in their fighting vice. Neither von Cramm nor Hen- zeal all through the match, I think kel was "cannon-balling" yester- all but fanatical partisans felt day. that chance served them many cruel blows.

But though Fortune took away their riches it left them their

courage.

AMERICANS LUCKY

It was about the only note of ag- gression they could not strike at any rate, with damaging results- and here the Americans were lucky. If one is to explain why, with a Thus, given a comparatively un- 3 in the second set, provocative second ball, especially lead of 5- with two set balls in the long third from Henkel (who was probably set, and with a lead of 4-1 in the afraid to risk a heartier delivery fourth set, the Germans did not because of the foot-fault judge, who harvest any of these fruits, and penalised him many times). Budge

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