Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-10
LAC0STE WINS, 81,
FROM BILL T|LDEN
French Ace Beats Americas
"Grand Old Man" for
Davis Cup.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GERMANTOWN CRICKET CLUB,
Philadelphia, September 10 R.-Big
Bill Tilden fell before the machine
like attack of Rene Lacoste today and
American hopes of defending the
Davis Cup dwindled as France evened
the score at two-all. Lacoste ham,
mered out his second triumph of the
series by the decisive score of 6-3,
As, 6-3, 60.
LacOste Serves First.
Lacoste served first and appeared a
bit nervous, double-faulting on the
first point, but he steadied and won
American missed an easy volley that
would have deuced the game. As Til.
den brought his own rifle-fire service
to bear, there was a wild outburst.
1t was as powerful as on either previ-
Gus day. He won it at love, finishing
with two successive aces.
Four straight outs by big Bill''
gave Lacoste the third game. None
of them missed the lines by much.
Tilden came to the next behind his
own delivery to lead, 30-15, but lapsed
in control and lost it. Lacoste, return
ing everything, profited by these mis-
takes and led, 81, as result of the
break.
Tilden led, 1910, on Lacoste's
service in the fifth game, but found
the net on several crucial shots, the
Frenchman pulling it out. Big Bills
service was under control again and
he won the sixth game, again putting
over two aces. The score went to So
in Lacoste's favor on his own delivery
Ill Il
his returns.
LacOste Wins First Set.
Tilden's service. backed by good
work at the net, gave him the eighth
game. He was fighting furiously for
points and in the ninth game gained
30-love lead on Lacostes delivery,
only to put three successive balls into
the net. A slashing placement deuced
the game, but two more errors, an
out and net, gave the Frenchman
the set at 6-3.
Point score first set:
Tilden. ...... 2 4 0 2 3 0 4 3-22-S
Lacoste. 4 0 4 6-29-6
Tilden jumped into q lead of 90
in the second set by piercing Lacoste's
delivery in the second game after
making his own delivery good. The
American made it three games in a
row with another marvellous display,
scoring four placements on drives or
volleys far out of the Frenchman' 5
reach.
After a vain chase for one shot,
Tilden let down and permitted Lacoste
to take the fourth game with little re-
sistance, at love. But 1t was a diff
ferent story in the next game when
Tilden captured his own service,
again inserting brace of placements
for the final two points.
Employing the same tactics he did
in the fourth game, Tilden refused to
exert himself in the sixth. Big Bill
seemed to be intent on conserving his
strength for long battle, relying on
his own service to keep his lead. But
he almost had the tables turned on
him in the seventh game, pulling out
the game only after trailing at
love-40.
Lacoste was getting everything, but
finally was forced into errors that
gave Tilden the game and lead at
So.
Second Goes to Tilden.
Lacoste was forced twice to deuce
before winning the eighth game on his
service Tilden's service also went to
uSuce Wnen ne missed an easy NOlley.
A close line decision cost Tilden the
point, and the American
lost his service by netting another
return. The gallery voiced a protest
on the Americans behalf. but he ST.
fenced it by raising his racquet. 1t
was a critical turn against Big Bill,
but he rose to the emergency by TAX
ing the tenth game on another break
Lacoste's service. The French
man, trailing, $40, brought the
count to deuce by his fine control, but
then netted return to lose advantage
point. Tilden's overhead smash for
a placement settled the game and set
at Cd.
Point score, second set:
Tilden -. 4 0 4 OF 4 3 5-35-6
Lacoste -. 2 2 4 / 4 5 6 5 3-33-4