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AUSTRALIA'S DAVIS CUP LESSONS

SAN ROMANTS PRINCETON

MILE TRIUMPH

Second Fastest

On Record

WOODRUFF WILL

PUSH HIM

Boston, July 24.

Last Saturday afternoon saw two of the great track and field meets of the year taking place with some 300 miles separating them. On

giate Athletic Association was

its annual invitation meet.

one-mile run was not broken in the

JACK CRAWFORD MUST BE CONSIDERED A BACK NUMBER

GILCHRIST SHOULD BE

PREPARED

(By DR. G. H. MCELHONE”)

Sydney, July 20.

ford failed dismally against Ger many. In 1986 his services were not required until Quist hurt An ankle while playing G. von Cramm in the inter-zone final, when Mc-. Grath, at a moment's notice, was paired with Crawford in the doubles, and was the best player on the court. On the concluding day he placed the issue beyond doubt by defeating H. Henkel

GILCHRIST'S PROSPECTS Until it is proved that Joha

lenge is issued next year. The

At present, the logical one seems

the Pacific coast the National Colle AUSTRALIA should challenge in the Davis Cup

competition next year, and the challenge should Bromwich's unorthodox methods will holding its annual championship be made in the American zone The United States not prevail against the world's best, meet, while at Princeton, N. L. the Orange and Black was sponsoring Won the Davis Cup this year because of the wonder-the must also be included if a chal- ful play of Donald Budge in the singles, and the fourth player should be one of the While the world record for the ability of Budge and C. G. Mako in the doubles, younger school, taken for experience. invitation meet at Princeton, it though, judging from the scores, their play in to be J. Gilchrist. This youth has.. is to be noted that the winner ran doubles in England was not quite of the same an excellent service, is splendid the second fastest mile in history standard as they showed against Australia in the overhead, and has an outstanding forehand drive. His forehand vol- three finishers covered a mile in final of the American zone.

ley, too, is good. His backhand volley is sliced and needs correc- IT IS UNNECESSARY TO TOUCH ON THE MISFORTUNES

Ition His temperament is ideal. Lash finished so close together that WHICH BESET THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM THIS YEAR, YET His weakness is on his backhand, they were given the same time, al- ONE MUST EMPHASISE AGAIN THAT A MISTAKE WAS MADE which must be altered if he to suc though Romani was declared the IN CHALLENGING IN THE AMERICAN ZONE. THE RESULTS ceed in international tennis winner; while Glenn Cunningham, OF B. M. GRANT'S MATCHES AGAINST THE AUSTRALIANS Gilchrist would be well advised if

and that never before had the first

such fast time.

Archie San Romani and Don

holder of the present world's re-

cord, was only six feet behind Lash. The time was 4m. 7.2s., only half

second over the world's mark.

AT FOREST HILLS AND OF HIS MATCHES IN THE ALL-ENG- LAND CHAMPIONSHIPS AND IN THE INTER-ZONE FINAL AGAINST GERMANY PROVE CONCLUSIVELY THE DIFFER- a ENCE IN PLAYING ON A PLAYER'S OWN COURTS AND ON |lad,

he took a leaf out of Budge's note- book Budge, while still a young altered his forehand grip from the eastern American to the THOSE ABROAD. THE CHIEF DIFFERENCES ARE IN PACE AND THE RISE OF THE BALL, MAKE OF BALL, AND western American; but a few years CLIMATIC CONDITIONS. IT IS TO BE HOPED THAT THISjago he realised that a change was Following the meet between the LESSON WILL BE REMEMBERED BY AUSTRALIAN TENNIS essential, and, acting on the advice of H. E Vizes, he went back to ADMINISTRATORS: end,

the eastern American grip. “Gil-

WILL RETIRE -

this two conferences

week when Lash is expected to compete

+

the

for Indiana University, he will re- Australia must now plan for the future, and one may assume christ will be coached next month tire from the track for a time: but from the results J. Crawford has achieved with V. B. McGrath in by Pat O'Hara Wood, one of it is expected that next year will}] doubles that he may be regarded as a spent force in Davis Cuplgreatest stylists Australia has pro- find these three runners coming to matches. This is regrettable, as Crawford has been outstanding)duced. It is to be hoped that Gil- gether in more than one indoor and now for a number of years, and it is a little sad to think that his christ will be guided by what efforts have not met with the reward of Davis Cup success. O'Harz Wood tells him, and that he will make the change even, if he The doubles match has proved match for match with Jack Craw-must forgo tournament play There is only one other runner the deciding issue in Davis Cup ford. In 1935 both he and Craw-several months. in the country who appears to have contests. Budge and Mako have

outdoor meet, and when they do the record will be in jeopardy.

a chance to push them to faster paired for some time, and are time, and that is John Woodruff of reaping the fruits of combination. ехроп-

Pittsburgh, the Olympic 800-metre The leading Australian WHEN LIFE LOOKS GRIM

champion. It is to be hoped that ents, on the other hand, are con- some day he will seriously train tinually changing. J. Crawford for the mile, and when he does and V. B. McGrath paired fre- am willing to go on record as saying quently in the New South Wales that he will set up a new mark for and Australian championships; the distance and come pretty close yet when it came to a Davis Cup to being the first of those four match, Crawford and A. K minute milers we are

Quist were the usual pair. The all looking

governing authorities should use for

their utmost influence to get Quist and McGrath to play to gether continuously, as they seem the logical Australian Davis Cup pair.

SPRINGBOK GOLFERS FOR ·

AUSTRALIA

NOT CONSISTENT

The proposal to invite South

Up to the present, McGrath's African amateur golf team to oversea performances this year have Australia for the 150th anniversary not been in keeping with expecta- celebrations is excellent, for the tions, but he cannot be placed on players would surely include A. D.the scrap heap as a singles player, (Bobby) Locke, whose fame is as his Davis Cup results have al- world wide. The proposal was ways been better than the results originated by the Springbok foot he has achieved in oversea tourna- baller, F. Bergh, who is a keen ments. For example, it was his golfer. Bergh has been instructed wonderful win against the late Jiro by a South African sporting an-Satoh in the Davis Cup tie against thority to make contact with offi-Japan in 1939 that made Australia's cials here in an endeavour to ar pathway to the next round an range a visit. With such fime players as A. G. Olander and H.

He failed, it is true, to win Agg to support Locke, there is no doubt that the tour would be suc-rubber against Great Britain in cessful. Olander has a better re-the European zone final that year; cord in South Africa than Locke, but he had done everything that and Agg has been runner-up in one could ask from him on his first numerous competitions to Locke. trip overseas. In 1934 he won

sured fact.

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