Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-30
DAWSCUP RETAINED
BY FRANCE; COCHET
vANQU|SHES T|LDEN
French Star Wears Down
American Opponent, 81,
8-6, Ga.
YANKEE SHOWS EFFECT
OF GRUELING DOUBLES
Lacoste Defeats Hennessey in Fifth
and Last Tilt, As, 6-1,
rs, 6-3.

BY the Associated Press
ROLAND CARROS STADIUM, AU-
TEUIL, France. July 30,r-America's
campaign to recapture the Davis Cup
from the French failed today when
Henri Cochet defeated William T.
Tilden In the deciding match of the
series in straight sets by scores Of 81,
SIS. Ga.
This gave the French three of the
four matches played.
One more match of the challenge
round series remained. pitting Rene
Lacoste against John Hennessey. but
it was nothing more than an exhibition.
as everything hung upon the outcome
of the Tilden- -Cochet match.
Lacoste defeated Hennessey by scores
of 4--6. 6--1, 7-5. 6--3. thus making
the final score of the series four matches
for France to one for the United
States.
Tilden's victory over Lacoste on the
first day of the play was the only
match which the Americans won.
The teams defeat was the most one
sided an American Davis Cup aggre-
CATION has suffered since the clean
sweep of the Australian team over Nc
Loughlin. Larned and Wright in 1911.
When the French took the cup last
year they won by three matches to
two.
Cochet Is Hero.
The French kept the cup as result
of singles victories for Cocllet over both
HenneSsey and Tilden and q doubles
triumph for Cochet and Jean Borotra
over Tilden and Frank Hunter. Cochet
thus was the hero of the challenge
round with perfect record of three
victories.
Cochet was at his whirlwind best
today and gave Big Bill the worst beat
ing he ever received In Davis Cup play.
Never before had Tilden been trimmed
In straight sets In challenge round for
the trophy.
Realizing that his best chance lay In
wearing down the American, the canny
young player from Lyon kept him on
the run constantly. deucing the sets and
stretching them out interminably. TIL
den made a brave attempt to win the
second set and seven times needed only
one point to gain it and square the
match. but each time failed as Cochet
steadily overhauled him. The third set
saw Tilden again battling fiercely, this
time in the hope of forcing the match
TO four sets, which would have given
him the intermission at the end of the
third set in which to rest. Cochet had
other plans, however and finished him
of before the American could gain the
coveted breathing space.
Stands Give Ovation.
There was a tremendous ovation from
the thousands in the stands as Cochet
won the final point for France. The
victory was all the sweeter for the
athletes of the tri-color. as it was won
over the best team the Americans could
put in the court, Tilden having been
allowed to play at their request despite
charges of violation of the amateur
player writer rule pending against him.
Even in the face OF his decisive de-
feat at Cochet's hands Tilden stood out
as a heroic figure. BY beating LacoSte
Friday. he had an even break In singles
duels with his great French rivals, and
yesterday covered three quarters OF the
court In gallant attempt to capture
the doubles. France was leading, 2 to
/, when Cochet and Tilden started play.
and II looked like hopeless task that
the American was undertaking TO every
one but Tilden. who maintained his
never-say-die spirit until the end.
Beautiful tennis weather prevailed
when Tilden and Cochet appeared on
the courts. The match began at 2:06
pm, Cochet serving.
There was rather high cross-court
wind, but otherwise conditions for ex-
cellent tennis were favorable The
largest weekday crowd that ever attend
ed a match on the historic courts was
present, although 1t was short of yes
terday's record gathering. Cochet won
his own service To start the match on
two errors by Tilden and his own
placements.
In the second game Tilden appeared
worried and made a double fault OH his
first service Then he served carefully,
reducing his initial shots to much
slower speed than his usual cannon
ball service. Deuce was called three
times, but Tilden finally lost the game
on an easy stroke, which he sent out
This made the score Cochet, 2,
Tiiden, 0.
The courts had been bit too heavily
sprinkled and both players were cautious
on the FhLtleF biIUptIy loOtiUk. 1akltik
time to study every shot. Tilden broke
through Cochet's service after deuce
was called, but the Frenchman applied
pressure on the next game and cap
tured Bits service. This made the
count; cochet. 3. Tilden. l.
Tilden returned the compliment with
three successive placements off his
backhand, which helped him TO win the
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