1935-08-17 — Page 11

BRITAIN'S TRIUMPH IN

DAVIS CUP

Hughes And Tuckey Defeat U.S. Pair In Doubles

the time, and Allison was in rare term, "on the root" and in re- turning service.

(Special Alt Mail Service) London, July 29." As our American friends, the "enemy" of yesterday at Wimble- don, would say, the Davis Cup "stays put" in England for another. year, writes a correspondent

By a brilliant victory In

the roubles, when G. P. Hughes and C. R. D. Tuckey beat W. A. Allison and J. Van Rya, 6-2 1-8, 6-8 6-3, 6-3, the British holders won the third and decisive point. To day's play cannot affect the cus- tody of the Cup.

This is the first time since 1926 when the Americans gained their last success over the French, that the Davis Cup has been won in "straight matches."

It is also the first time for 28

years when only Hughes of the

British

team to-day was born--- that Great Britain, has won the doubles in the challenge round. The British captain of yesterday Mr. Roper way." a large share to that success

of 1907,

Barrett, had, by the

Congratulations may be freely distributed-to the partners t yesterday. Who had the satisfac- tion of clinching the Cup in their first match together, each helping to gain the nonour and sharing It in equity; and to the selectors of the LTA., who, after a vain search for many years, have dis- covered a match-winning pair.

Victory appeared to be possible and even pribable" when Hughes and Tuckey. after each side had captured a set, led 5-2 in thei third set. This great advantage was sacrifed and the prospects of success began to fade.

But th interval restored both confidence and skill The match was triumphantly squared in the fourth set, and the final set was captured against two tiring oppo- nents by u close-quarter attack of devastating power.

NOT THE CHAMPIONS. OF 1930

seen Allison and Van I have

The third set, as I have said, brought what looked to be, at the time, a tragic sacrifice by England of ground gallantly tolled for and

won.

Its pair had opened by captur ing Allison's service; had held their Own

stubbornly-Hughes anashing with disconcerting spin --and were leading three-love.

They increased the gap to five- two.

when Tuckey, given new balls, found his favourite spot with two shattering: "aces.

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TENTH GAME MUDDLED The set looked ripe for plucking at 64. Alas, the tenth garae was muddled away. Hughes called for @ smash and missed it Over Tuckey's head the Americans

the index game was gone. snatched another lucky point, and

In fult cry, after this stroke of good fortune, the Americans now played some of the best tennis of the day. Out of seven games they won six and were out at B6. holding a two-set-to-one lead at the interval,

The last game in the third set was quite the strangest of the day. In spite of four double faults by Allison the Americans held 1, sind

the weirdest feature of all double-faults, was mainly respon was that the man who served the

sible for the brilliant winners that

captured it.) 1

OMINOUS SIGNALS Yet Lose double-faults were ominous signals which must have heartened the British pair when they returned to the fight

They spoke of physical reaction under strain; they indicated that Allison might be the weak link in the chain later on.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1935

ROTARY CUP ENCOUNTER

China And Portugal Level At One Each

Shanghai, Aug. 12:

The opening match for the Rotary Cup tennis trophy took place yesterday at the Shanghai Tennis Club's courts on Rue Conty where E. Collace won one point for Portugal by defeating 3. Sudo in one of the grimmest tennis battles to have been witnessed this season, while in the second string singles match, H. Ohno was able to subdue, with ease, bais Portuguese opponent B. E. Pintos thus leaving matters in

the balance until this afternoon when the doubles match between Portu- gal and Japan will be played.

H, and S. "Collaco have been seletted

to represent Portugal while 8. Sudo and S. Suzuki will carry the colours of Japan. The match will commence at 4,30 p.m. at the Shanghai Tennis Club and judging by the form displayed yesterday,

the battle for the honours should be an interesting one.

CLOSE FIRST SET Collaco opened up the battle against Sudo by taking the first game, but Sudo, playing with conndence. retallated by capturing the second point. Collaco again took the lead with the third game while Sudo again equalized with the fourth, the score standing a 2/2. Fighting every inch of the ground, Collaco seemed to be, sum... raing up his Japanese rival, and the two soon fell to back Kine play driving hard swift forehand shots

where necessary with almost Der- to the corners. returning balls fect back hand drives, fighting grimly for each point.

It was not until the eleventh game that Sudo with the points standing at Ave all, was able to farge ahead and capture the following two set points, the score, being 7/5" favour of Japan.

The second set saw Sudo win the Arst game, which was to be his only point in this set. Collaco playing at the top of his form fought magnifcently, eking point

So it proved. As Hughes and Tuckey, moving their base forward after the rest period, and looking by point from

enemy's territory | dogged rival. down on the

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Ryn in happler vein-Van Ryn from commanding positions pear more consistent in his service the net, began to quicken both the returns and finding more holes pace and the pressure, the Ameri- through his ground strokes, Allf-cans' counter charges were seen to son less llable to surrender the slacken." initiative at the critical stage, and

Then, too, at the

end of the never so prone to present as many fourth set, the British pair got points by double-faulting. The fucky rub of the court, when Van challengers of yesterday were not Pyn was toot-faulted at game quite the champions of Ave year point in the eighth game.

ago.

But in comparing their form with that of their victory-years it must not be forgotter. that in their matches of that period they could gauge the strength of, and rehearse their tactics against, the opposing team.

It was a disturbing penalty at little friendly conversation with so vital a stage. Van Ryn had a the foot-fault Judge before the next set began, and did not make the technical Infringement again.

FINE FOREHAND DRIVES

The very freshness of Tuckey The Afth set opened auspiciously and Hughes, the latent talent enough for the home pair. They that they developed, the element broke through Allison's service. of surprise in their "both-well-up": Eughes drawing warm applause formation in the final phases, with two splendid forehand drives. were factors calculated to lower

This fracture governed the set; both sides sensed its moral value. All served well up to nve-three, and both Hughes and Tuckey, selecting just the right moment

the standard of their opponents reslitance to create the faltering that follows the experience of bit

ter disillusion.

A FIGHTING START Now for a few annotations on

for a raid across the court, brought off some capital poaches.

Finally Allison served

for the the maten as it progressed, The last time. His heroic efforts had

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taken their physical toll

only

-a double-fault.

The

one

A grudging and

GRUELLING TASK With the conclusion of this set both realized that the victory could not be easily won. Collaco and Sudo settled down to a game with but one object in mind, and that was to wear the weaker man down. It was a gruelling task and both players resorted to onslaughts from the back line, driving each ball low over the net with

grim purposefulness that held the doggedness under which lürked a

mere handful of spectators in constant suspense.

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The opening game of the third set went to Portugal, but Japan equalized with the second game

a lead in the taking

following game the score standing at 2/1 in favour of Sudo. This advantage was not to be held for long for Collaco, swift and graceful on his feet was able to drive well placed balls over the net and defeat his val for the equalising point, 2./2.

Sudo then rallied and captured

HOME CRICKET

Yorkshire Agam!

London, Aug. 15. Yorkshire is well on her way to regaining the County Cricket championship which she lost last season to Labenstilre when she suffered seriously from the absence whose services were required for of many of her leading players, England against the Australians.

Northern county this season have The demands made upon the been equally heavy but Yorkshire. has managed to win her matches by convincing margins neverthe- less. In many instances only two

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19

days have been taken to subdue NOTE—Figures in parentheses indicate number of letters in "tbo

opposition.

In the last match in which the County has been engaged York- and severely trounced Derbyshire, shire, continued in winning” vein

her nearest rivals, by no less a margin than ten wickets at Scar- borough.

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A kind of cheese (7). and yet be less heavy! (7);

11-We find much instruction

There was no outstanding per- formances by any one particular 10 player but each did his share and when

Yorkshire went to the wickets a total of 304 was reached. Then the bowlers came to the aid of the County by dismissing Derby- shire for 133 runs to enable the follow-on to be enforced. In her second innings Derbyshire made 174,

Yorkshire then went to the wic keta to score five runs without loss. Yorkshire has five more matches to play before the close of the sea- son, but she has now established such a commanding lead that there seems little doubt of her ultimate success.

کرم

On Saturday she meets Middle sex at Leeds and her remaining matches are against Worcester- Shire at Worcester. Surrey at the Oval, Sussex at Hove and Hamp- shire at Portsmouth.-

Rester.

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SHIPPING MOVEMENTS

The steam ship **Sirdhana left singapore for this port on the 15th instant, and is due here on the 20th insta

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his third and last game of this The Blue Funnel steam ship set, while Collaco was able to take "Teucer" will arrive from sinka- the following four games. Sudo pore on 20th August,” 1935. persevered with the characteristic dogged of his race, but his Fortu guest rival was able to take the honours largely as a result of the latter's superior physical condi-

tion.

BRIEF LOLL

The RMS "Empress of Russia" (from Manila) is due here at 7.00 am on the 21st August. (Wednes day), and will berth at Kowloon

Wharf.

A brief lull in the match not The RMS. "Empress of Russia" only afforded the players with a will leave here for Victoria and rest, but gave the onlookers, a Vancouver, BC, la Shanghai, chance to speculate on the ulti-Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama at mate result of the game.

6 am. on the 23rd August (Friday), The third set saw Sudo weaken-

Americans won the toss and the service, and Allison emphasised Americans collected the luck by serving out a love game. This did not matter,

point, and the match ended, not with a knock-out blow, but with a Tuckey had plenty of retaliatory stroke just as useful to the British cannon balls, and at once began to discharge them on to Allison's backhand line. There was a mar- vided good measure for the specta- As a spectacle the match pro- tial at about these deliveries very pleasing to observe,

tors money. It went the full course, and the verdict was held Then England's first wound was in suspense until the last game, inflicted-Van Ryn's service was although the trained eye saw that broken through It was not the Americans were losing ground deep wound, because Hughes serva-way through the final bout. ing and obviously feeling tha ing a double fault after 40-15, obliged the enemy by losing the thanks for supplying

All the players deserve our effects" of the tiring and mono-

such a tonous play to which both he and conscious that if this set were lost next game.

Yet it showed that the British gallarit dght. If home supporters Collaco had subjected each other. by him the honours would go to are delighted not only that the The match, from a spectator's Portugal. This fact must have service returns were as provocative Davis Cup is safe in its moorings view point would have been boring unsteadied sudo to a great ex- as the American, and very soon.

for another year, but that i had the two players not been of tent, for he was serving repeated when

Allison and Van Ryn for victorious doubles pair has at last the first order. Their drives, both doubles and driving wild. In the feited their deliveries in turn, been found, they will testify with forehand and backhand, were third game he pulled himself giving their adversaries the open- one voice to the posting charac masterpieces of accuracy and together and went forward to win ing set from two, their sharp inclter of the challenging team. caretul placing. The battle up to the next two points to equalise, slon was also advertised...

One incident to illustrate their this point had been one of eras- 2/2 The play at times seemed to So far the British pair had chivalry may be mentioned. In perating. thoroughness in play and indicate that Sudo was capable of scarcely hit a loose ball or failed the third set, at an important technique. Both players seemed to capturing the games, but any to form a single opening; they stage, there was a feverish volley know exactly what the other had hopes momentarily raised, were created, a wave and rested on its ing rally, with all four players at in mind to do with the bal and soon to be shattered as Sudo, at- placed himself in an advantageous though not giving way to any The umpire probably had not position to return the shot. serious extent, lost control of his noticed that Allison had struck Scoring was to the greater extent finer play, and lost the succeeding the ball twice in the rapid ex- - not; taken on outplacing each four games by narrow margins to AMERICANS ON THEIE TOES changes. He immediately gave the other but by balls being driven Collaco, (The second set was a retort in signal that the point must go to either out of court or into the The reduits were: Coffico (Portu- kind. The holders began to miss his opponents. That little epllöde net. A their connections and to arrive will live when others that loom late at the appointed place The motes largely now may be for Americans were on their toesult; potten.

top That the Americans would now bring out their reserves, unid attempt to push them off it was to

be expected.

the net.

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GUN PRACTICE Military Headquarters advice us that ammunition will be fired from the artillery defences at Hong- Kong between the hours of 12 zioen

and 12 midnight on Tuesday, the 8--Life's but a little span, and yet 20th instant.

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