Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-07
How The Davis
Cup Was Won
BY v. L. STEVENSON.


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II will be seen fiom the account
printed below that tho American
representatives of tho Australian
tennis courts did much better In the
doubles than they did in the sin
giles.
This was to be expected, as mo-
body thought fora moment that
Norman Bro0kes or Wilding could
bc beaten by the caliber Of youth
Of Long and Mclaughlin. Brookcs
Is very powerful PLAYER and has
rasil. defeated all the mon he has
met during the past few years.
Wilhng. too. Is a remarkable play
Ct. aud has made good all over Eu-
rope and has been up against the
best everywhere.
In the doubles the play must have
been very exciting. and as the Aus
tralians won tweniy-seven games to
their opponents twenty. the match
was close enough to keep people
guessing as to the winner.
The first set must have been a
hummer. and the fact that II took
twenty-five games to decide II shows
what sort Of hight the Americans put
up before they were defeated.
| The second set was almost as
good. and II took sixteen games to
finish II In favor Of the KangarOos.
Thirty-eight games for two sets
must he somewhere near record.
and at that stage the Americans
had scored seventeen games to their
opponents twenty-one.
II will be interesting to read how
the sets were fought out. and as
the sporting writers down under
are very good at that kind Of work,
We will be able to see how the whole
match went almost as well as II we
had been present at the tournament.
Long and Mclaughlin must have
improved lot on the form they
showed here. for, although they
went to pieces In the last set
against Brookes and Wilding-los-
Ing. It to three gauca the hgh,
during the other two sets must have
been a beauty.
The trip to Australia will. ne
doubt. improve the two Californis
players lot, and they will do well
In the future for sure. Gee and
Roth will be up against the rea
thing early next month when the
two young players tackle them or
the local courts once more.
SYDNEY, n. 8. w, Nov. %. -
Play In the international tennis
Tournament for tn, Dwikht r. Davi
'nallenge Gun begun t'nlay with h
singles, In which the Americans
were defeated In straight sets.
Mclaughlin and Long OF Califor
MIA met respectively Brookes ant
Wilding. the Australians who wor
the trophy from Great Britain II
1907. McLoughlin's volleying wa
excellent. but he found Brookes
service practically unplayablt
wilding's ground shots were bril-
liant.
The weather was cool and the SIX!
overcast. The court was slow. Thu
attendance was good.
International STRAIGHTFORWARD Z
Brookes. Australia, beat Maurice 4
Mclaughlin. United States. SO. SO
Ga.
A. e. Wilding, Australia, bea
Melville II. Long. United States. 60
is. 81.
SYDNEY, N. 8. W.. Nov. as
The Australian defenders Of tn
Dwight F. Davis challenge cup de
feated the Americans In straigh
sets In the doubles In the interna
tional tennis tournament today.
The Australians showed the bel
ter judgment and won by magnif
cent volleying and prompt rallyin
at critical moments. Scpre:
International Doubles - Norma
e. Brookes, Victoria. and A. I
Wilding. New Zealand. defeate
Maurice Il. Mclaughlin and Me
VILE II. Long, United States, 1871
J-7, SO.
II The Californians made a splendi
fight. though McLOughlin was Ell
ratio. Longs service was masterl!
ii The weather was bright an
warm and the court fast. The a
tendance was good.
q = =
ii There may be a series OF baseba
games after all between the st.
Louis and J. A. c. mines. and all To-
ers Of the national game hope SO, 4
at present nobody knows for ce
tain which Is the champion team