New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-08
AuStralaStanS Are Victorious
in the Davis Cup Finals
Retention. of Trophy by
the u. S. Depends Chief
ly on Mclaughlin.
EXPECTED - WIN
2 SINGLES 5lATCHES
Williams May Defeat WildiHg,
but Doubles Is VirtaalIy Con-
ceded TO Foreigners.

"Mavro" ran far out I'm their frantic
cndcavors 90 retrieve the ball.
Playing so smoothly that it was
difficult 10 gauge the true worth Of
their work. Brookcs and Wilding piled
up the games with uncanny speed,
giving their opponents only the sixth
game a. love, with Mayrogordato
serving, before they had run out the
first set at 6-1.
Although George Adce was acting
as foot fault judge, he had little TO
do, all the foreigners being extremely
careful in this regard. Only Brookes
was judged guilty Of bringing his back
foot over the line, and he only once, in
the last set.
Broobes Extra Careful.
This was rather surprising, in view
Of the fact that the Australasian cap
tain has been generally credited with
breaking this rule too frequently in
the matches he has already played in
this country. Perhaps the presence Of
Adee at the base line caused him TO be
extra careful to-day.
Wilding has his own method of
avoiding the trouble. The tall New
Zealander simply stood two feet back
of the base line when serving, thus
allowing himself plenty of room to
swing his rear foot forward as he
started for the net.
Parke and "Mavro," with the prevail
ing British cXactness, played their feet
with eXactitude and never trans
crossed the rule that places a penalty
on service.
BY perfect team work and a marvel
lous manner Of nipping of shots that
never had a fair chance Of showing
where they were bound the Austral-
asians ran away with the first three
games Of the second set. Parke and
"Mavro" could gather in only three
points during that session. II was like
facing a stone wall, with Brookes and
Wilding looming up ominously in the
other court. But there was this diff
ference, that I'm batting q ball against
a wall one may usually anticipate about
where it is going TO return.
Neither Parke nor little "Mavro"
ever knew just where the flashing
racquet welded by Brookes was going
to place the next shot. Parke was
away off form all through the match.
netting almost as many balls as the
other three men combined, and it was
upon the diminutive Mavrogordato that
the major share Of the work fell, and
nobly did he uphold his end. Despite
his lack of stature, the little Greek
smashed with speed and certainty and
scuttled about the court with the swift
ness Of a jack rabbit.
Putting forth their mightiest efforts,
the Englishmen managed to fight the
fourth game out until deuce had been
called six times; then Wilding, closing
at the net, brought off the winning
shot by smashing squarely between
Parke and his partner The Austral-
asian pair also took the next two games
and the set at Go, through the errors
they forced the other side to make.
BY this time the great crowd had
warmed to the work of the antipodeans
and the stands were shaken again and
again by waves of applause. The magic
Of the great Brookes held the onlookers
enthralled, and although Wilding at
times showed traces of approaching