1937-10-04 — Page 21

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 4, 1937.

BUDGE AND MAKO BEATEN IN

U.S. DOUBLES FINAL

VON CRAMM AND HENKEL'S

TRIUMPH IN THREE SETS

BRILLIANT DISPLAY BY GERMAN PAIR

(By A. WALLIS MYERS)

Brookline, Mass, Monday.

age 21

PROFITS FROM AUSTRALIA

CRICKET TESE

The

Melbourne, August 31 huge gates drawn by the visit of the M.C.C. team last season, enabled the Melbourne

Club to make a profit of $2,000. Receipts from the two test ma ches, and the admission of a large number of new members, sent re- ceipts up from £26,409 to £44,324. The M.CC received more than £4,000, as its share of the record Test gates

one almost looked for

Miss Marble and Mrs. Fabyan

"DONALD don't Budge," was one telegraphic message the Wimbledon the turf

champion found in his fanmail to-day when he arrived at Longwood equine mounts. to defend the U. S. doubles championship with Mako against the chal- lenge of Von Cramm and Henkel. Every spectator in and around the won, 7-5, 6-4 They had nothing stadium must have received a similar injunction for, inspite of the broiling ing sun, none would yield vantage positions taken up hours before play started.

There has never been such a crowded gallery or such eagerness since the halcyon days of Tilden and Johnston. Boston had its first Davis Cup match 37 years ago; here was the first German-American final ever played in America. It was the third meeting of these national pairs this year.

The first had resulted in America winning the doubles championship at Wimbledon, and the second, on the same court, had determined, as it proved, the fate of the Davis Cup. Thou- sands of American ears had listened to broadcasts of those historic struggles, but few American eyes had seen them in progress. Here were the four protagonists actually on view.

The match ended in a great triumph for Von Cramm and [ Henkel who gave the Wimble- don champions the surprise of their lives and, by a display of super tennis, won in three sets. The score was 6-4, 7-5, 6-4.

to spare and every game was wave

Miss Marble was the least relia- able of the four, except overhead. One wondered why she always drove straight at two dependable volleyers when returning the ser- vice instead of using a dipping, obli-

que shot.

· MRS. VAN RYN SHINES Mrs. Van Ryn was the better of

the losers until the end of the see- ond set, when the heat caught her and she came up a foot too short. conducted with such extraordinary Otherwise she was sound in gen- composure and without any of the feralship and execution. Miss Bab- verbal explosions that attend many cock worked heroically, but none of big matches.

the four had Mrs. Fabyan's com- It was a classic exhibition, and plete faculty for the doubles game. every American feels that Germany not only deserve this triumph but are the logical challengers for the Davis Cup next year.

The British Empire won its soli- tary title when Robert Watt and In just over an hour the Ameri- cans were mastered but it was the second set, and in the tenth

his son. Laird, who was in England last year, won the father and son an hour of glorious tennis-the game, with Germany leading 5-4.

As a curtain raises came the final national doubles. beating William Wimbledon doubles final over Henkelmade his first serious errors of the women's doubles with three Clothier and his soa 6-4, 7-5, again except that the Ger-He opened with a double fault and

Californians and one Bostonian en- mans, instead of faltering in the lost this vital game to love, show-

gaged. Mrs. Van Ryn and Miss Bab- third set, rose to the greatesting, one thought, signs of nervous cock, who had deprived Miss Jacobs heights in their career.

iness. But the young German made

and Mrs. Fabyan of the champion- noble amends and his service re-ship last year, were defending the turns again floored Mako in the eleventh game, which the Germans carried from 30..

CHAMPIONSHIP FLOOR

CANNON-BALLS

lourful combination.

REES HOLES IN ONE:

title against Mrs. Fabyan and Miss London, August 25.-D. J. Rees Marble, a new and singularly co-had a splendid practice round of 66 yesterday, which included a hole JOCKEY CAP AFFAIR

in one, at the fourth, which mea Then Von Cramm produced can- It' was a jockey cap affair, each sures 164 yards. This is Rees's third non balls and great drive-volleys couple providing its unit with blond hole in one, but the first during the and Germany was two sets up with curls and its contrast of black, and last four years. He had previously the massed stands torn between ad-since these four figures in shorts holed in one at the second and 18th miration and dismay.-

all travelled at express speed over holes on the Aberdare course.

They were, no doubt, inspired by the changed surface. To-day, thanks to the hot sun, the water had entirely drained of the second court in the Stadium, and a new court was groomed and then was used for this final. Nobody wore steel-pointed shoes; there were no loose chips of turf lying on the court to deflect the bound; a cham-

I expected reaction to come in pionship floor produced champion-the third set-the Germans have ship play.

declined before after a superlative.

A break through Mako's service exhibition and sure enough the in the fifth game gave the Germans slump came, the Americans winning the first set. Henkel's fadeaway ser-the first three games in five min- vice returns, trapping Mako as he utes. But the fet-down proved only came in. were beautifully timed. temporary, and when the Germans Von Cramm was not quite as irre-attacked again it was with panther- proachable as his partner in the like springs. opening stage, but he was serving BUDGE'S SERVICE CAPTURED

First Von Cramm won his service splendidly and two aces took his side out in the tenth game.

to love to signal the beginning of Then Budge lost his service at the the reprisal. Then Budge's service. opening of the second set. The was captured after the Germans champion appeared a little shaken had sacrificed a point unluckily by by a ruthless attack in the first set Henkel touching the net after Von and his deliveries lacked their Wim-Cramm's magnificent intercepting bledon steam. Yet play was fast and volley had won a glorious rally. furious and there were no bad rallies.

VON CRAMM LOSES SERVICE

Henkel squared the set gallantly by taking his service to love. Mako, double-faulting, was broken

a

The Germans gave a hostage to through again, and though the

Americans were twice within fortune when Von Cramm lost his service in the long fourth game, but point of winning the long eighth they quickly discounted the reverse game, Von Cramm achieved two by breaking through Mako to reglorious smashes for a 5-3 lead. sume the lead.

The Germans could afford to let Budge win his service to love. They In this game Henkel was superb. had Henkel's service game to yield He picked holes through the Ameri-victory. The stalwart champion of can defences by peerless driving Germany and France did not fail. and, pressing forward the whole He forced Mako to net and then time, made lightning volleying served a gorgeous ace to carry the thrusts. The Germans used every game from 30 shot on the board and, by mixing SUSTAINED BRILLIANCE the slow ball with the fast, they Old players and young are prais- had the Americans puzzled and in ing the Germang" display and doubt the mood to make fatal slips. whether Longwood has ever seen a But the invaders had not yet won display of such sustained brilliancy

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