The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-12

Great Britain regained the DAVIS
cup, emblematic of the worlds ten
mis- supremacy by the very narrow
margin of one rubber, one set one
game and fourteen aces. How re-
markably close was this battle for the
famous trophy 10 shown by the grand
totals OF the analysis of strokes.
which reads as follows: British Isles
8 rubbers. 9 sets, Sc games, $40 aces.
Australasia--~2 rubbers, s sets, SO
games, 5sI aces. These interesting
figures are contained In the last de-
tailed reports of the matches, which
have Just reached Boston, aud which
show by what an extremely narrow
margin the series was won by the
British challengers.
The series was one of the closest
and most interesting in the history OF
the Davis cup. being see-saw
throughout While Great Britain
started with lead of two matches,
through the first days victories of
Parke and Dixon over Brookes and
Heath. respectively, these were both
stubbornly contested. both going to
four sets Great Britain won only
eleven more games than their rivals
and only thirty-one more points. Fol-
lowing this came the victory of
Brookes and Dunlop in the doubles In
straight sets. Then the first event
OF the final day brought the score
all even by Brookes defeat or Dixon.
The deciding match brought victory to
England by Parke's defeat of Heath.
Tennis enthusiasts can follow the
progress of the matches through the
medium of the analysis OF strokes
which are here presented:
PARKE (B. IL VS.. BROOKES (AUS-
TRALASIA1.
First Set
Parke II 02s 344436 1 4 4 S-46--s
Brookes .44445120 "a S-42--6
s@cond set.
Parke 80 ....254ss7f : 4--45--s
Brookes 80. ...433&55 2-S7--3
Third Set.
Parks e.. ...444445sa 232 4-4o-s
Brookes -. 2126ls44 / 5 6--A2-T
Fourth Set.
Parke 90. ......5 ~ q & 6--44-e
Brookes 60. ...3 ii 3 4 0 4--32--2
First Set
Dixon 80. ..s443144426i 2--43--6
Heath ..6 62541124 4--47--f
Second Set.
Dixon 49,. 1913 414 4 A--3S--8
Heath -. ....414260 s4 / 0-30-4
Third Set.
Dixon -. ...,1 43 8 2 0 4 s 4--ST--e
Heath go. .11644416 4 2-32-4
Fourth Set.
Dixon 80. ....s430 4440 5-S5-6
Heath e.. ..,4164 2 9--S2--4
Totals.
British isles matches, sets. 4s
games. 325 aces.
Australasia--0 matches. 3 sets, 81
BROOKES AND DUNLOP (AUs.)
VS.. PARKE AND BEAMTSH (B, -
First Set
Aus, zee. .,...54 44o514 0 s-so--6
B. I, ...... ...5 q 0 5-~2S--4
Second Set.
Aus. ........,.....94 4 4-2T--s
3. L go. ...,......52o1 2--tS--f
Third Set.
Aus. ... ..,4226 5~-44--T
q. L ...... fg44sB4334zs-39-5
Totals
Aus ruoer, sets, 10 games, 1oI
aces.
3. Tt rubber. sets, 10 games, so
BRooKBs (AUs.) VS.. DIXON (B. ~
First Set,
Brookes ....-...5 "a 4~-23--6
Dixon ... -. 3441 02 D 0-f4-2
Second Set,
Brookes .. ..44742 0 3 4 4-3T--6
Dixon So. ..12514 S45 1--s2-4
Third Set
Brookes 80. ..5254s2S1e 4-2s-S
Dixon ... ID OF 4 II 2-41-4
I.PARKB IL. ~ VS.. HEATH (Aus).
First Set.
Parfss g.. ....,4424443 IS 4-sf--6
Heath &C.. ..,...11412 0-20-3
Second Set.
Parks ..314652ss 4 A--sS--H
Heath s4l4 g&6A O 1-~S1-4
Third Set.
Parke 60. ....24 a A 3 / 4-SS--6
Heath ... .....4ot oo&4 2-22--&
Totals
n. TT rubber. sets. "a games, 1879
aces.
Aus rubber. sets, 90 games. fs6
aces.
Totals for the Match,
r. Is ruSbers, sets, IS games,
SOS aces.
Aus rubbera, Heta, SIS games,