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played as though inspired and cut
through his opponents court with
beautiful placement drives and stirring
sallies at the net. With the energy OF
despair the veteran Victorian lunged
and leaned about his court and sue
ceeded in cutting off many of Will
iams's shots at the net
II seemed all over when Brookes
broke through the Americans service
in the fife. nth game and led at 81.
A sigh Of regret went up from the
stands, but then Williams showed his
fighting courage and took the six
teenth game by nicking the side lines
with brilliant drives that Brookes could
not stop.
For full five minutes men and
women stood on their seats and waved
and shouted, adding TO the din by
stamping their feet. Then surpris-
ing thing happened. Brookes dropped
his racquet 10 the ground and stood
silent and with head bowed, his hands
covering his ears.
Even the demonstration of delight
was insignificant, however, when Will
Jams took the last two games and the
set by series of wonderful cross
court shots that flew true TO the lines.
Some of the more enthusiastic IN the
crowd tried TO swarm over the railing
and on TO the court, but were re-
strained by the special police.
The mighty Brookes, at the end Of
his rope and demoralized, sat Imply
on the sand box for two or three min
utes, then arose and walked slowly
over 20 Robert u. Wrenn, the official
l l.. ho
tions of the crowd.
Mrs. Brookes was sitting close to the
/ grass Enclosure, watching her husband
/ intently. He walked over 10 where
/ she sat and made bitter comments about
| the unsportsmanlike ..ttitude OF the
people in the stands. Then he went into
| the clubhouse and changed his dripping
shirt for a dry one. lie also changed
/ his cap.
/ On his way back TO the court VIII
Jams, smiling and confident once more,
playfully caressed the great Davis bowl
/ on the little green able near the court.
/ Brookes, still grim and morose, was
surprised when greeted by generous
round Of cheering from the stands.
The spectators plainly felt that they
/ had overstepped the bounds and wished
| to make amends.
Williams, although he tried desper-
ately to keep in his winning stride
when the fourth set started, could not
offset the veterans skill and court
generalship, and in his anxiety to gain
control took the speed and sting out Of
| his strokes. Brookes knew then that It
was his last opportunity Of gaining the
cup he had fought so hard to regain
and KILLED" off his opponents returns
mercilessly.
Weaker and weaker grew Williams
resistance, and after winning the third,
/ fifth and seventh games he fsltered,
and the Australasian took III, last two
games, the match and the Davis cup
at 6-3.
/ A wan smile crept over Brookes's
/ lean face as he realized the cup was
once again TO travel overseas, and as
/ he left the court for the clubhouse he
/ gave il a twirl with his fingers that
set it spinning on the table.
Placing their trust in Mclaughlin,
nearly all the spectators remained in
/ their seats to zee their favorite meet
! Wilding and take the big New Zealand
| er's measure.
Mclaughlin wore a frown throughout
/ the entire match. II was plain TO see
ne had made up his mind TO avenge the
loss Of the cup and the defeat Of his