Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-01
DAVIS CUP SCORES
First Dayl

II
J. c. Parkc british, beat N. E..
Brookes (Aus.), SO, 81, SO; c. p
Dixon t6ritish, beat r. Heath
lAps.1 81, Ga ga. Pr ..-... !
(Seco, Day. ~
5rookes and 1uniop (Aus.),, beat
sParke and sean,ish terit;sh), Ga,
81, rs.
Third Day. . y!
N. z. Brooke (Aus.), beat C. p.
Dixon (8ritisl1l, 6-2, ga, 81; J, c.
Parke f6fltisk), beat n. Heath
(Auss1 6.3, ga, 8 A.
.sMEKBUDnNE,, Bec. 1.-THE Davis
Cup matches are over, and llonors are
with the British Isles. ), ....z:f /
?, On Saturday afternoon Australasia
lost the trophy that it won in Eng.
land in 1901, and has held ever since.
The result was what nine people out
of ten expected, after Brookes' SEN
satienal defeat by Parke in the open
ing tie. BY their victory. in the
dkubles on Friday the home side had
given themselves a chance, if for
lorn one. Brookes further improved
the position by defeating Dixon in
the opening match Saturday after
noon. Everything then depended on
Heath, and Heath was unequal to the
task 1t was no discredit to him. He
had the misfortune to strike a player
who is now at the top of his. magni-
ficent form, and who has tempera-
ment that can maintain that form in
the most trying crisis. J
The honors of the contest are un-
With Parke, who re-
turns to his native land covered with
glory, and who may hepceforth. if he
SO pleases, inscTfbe a Davis cup ar
gent. on the family coat of arms.
A Warm Afternoon.
The Albert ground was again the
scene of a splendid gathering. The
stands commanding J view Of the
court were: packed in every part. For
the first time in the history of lawn
tennis in Australia, money had to be
refused at the gate, owing to the &C
provided for 1000: peo-
pie being taxed before it was time
for play to start. The booked seats
accounted for G432. and the cash
taken at the gates totaied $50,
bringing the days receipts to GS07.
II is estimated that the total receipts
for the three Gays will be we'll over
$4,000. OF this amount, the Victorian
receives ~ per cent, for
the use ar. preparation OF the
ground, aftel '"ducting the cost Of
the stand GA33, and management
expenses, the net profits will be di-
vided between the two competing IA
lions. All the s9ets we're occupied.
and in the ha!fcroWn section. where
standing room triy was the rule, the
neople were packed like the prOverb-
ial sardincs. Tic numbers were es-
tinated 3 between 5000 and 1000. 1t
was a warn afternoon. with just the
Of wind, but the specta-
tors were too in'ereSted to bother
about the climatic conditions. Those
of them who stCoI in the sun showed
no sign Of !mpaticnCe. When the
last shot had been fired, ana the cup
was definitely los,. they cheered lust
ilv not quite with the fervOr7 that
would have been there had it been
Heath's victory, instead of his defeat,
but vet with abundant impartiality
and good will. They had come out
10 see some firSt-C ass tennis; they
had seen it; and 10 more than 30 per
cent that was tho main thing. Right
through the contest the element Of
has been cOnspicuOusly
and happily wanting. a fact that no
one realizes more fully than the Eng
lshmen themselves.
His EXcellency the Governor-Gen-
eral and Lady Denman and the State
Governor and Lady Fuller and their
staffs. were interested spectators of
the afternoons play.
Meeting Of 6rookes And Dixon. |