New Britain herald., 1928-07-20

AA''e AohhAH6 PsoySa' NSOs~ t1AS S~NsN under overcast skies for the second singles match. Bill Tilden. deposed captain, looked on. Joseph w. Wear chairman of the Davis cup commit tee and now playing captain with 1tlden out. was with him on the sidelines.
 Hcnnesscy Plays We'll
 Hennessey put up a great battle as his match with De Morpurgo got under way and the American won the first set. 6-4.
 The powerfully built baron start ed impressively. Smashing with much assurance he took the first game at love. aided by a voliey placement and three Hennessey er- TOTS. The American braced on his own service and took the secohd game. The deciding point in his favor was on a sideline drive by the baron which appeared good to some of the onlookers. but was called out. Some Of the spectators shouted in protest. but De Morpurgo insisted on accepting the decision.
 Beautifully controlled baselineAex- changes marked the third game in this first set. It was a prolonged struggle. deuced four times before the baron scored forcing drive and sharply angled voliey acrosa court. Hennessey once was within point of winning the game. but finally lost 1t.
 Hennessey. steadying and whipping forehanders across like lightning ran De Morpurgo ragged in the fourth game. but the baron's re- markable recoveries helped prolong it and 1t was deuced twice before Hennessey could take it.
 Italian Takes lead
 The Italian then took the lead, winning the fifth game at love. H ,n- nessey lobbed persistcntly but the teasing strokes found the baron un- perturbed and he smashed them now and aFnin for furious kills.
 De Morpurgo. playing softly and applying power only when there were good openings, broke through service to win the sixth game. Hen- nessey played the baron's backhand without result and was trapped twice at the net for decisive points, also double faulting once.
 Hcnncssey Evcns Count
 Smiling John' rallied in the next game and renewing his forcing tac- tics had the baron making a series of errors and captured that seventh game amid applause. He then even ed the count at four games all by taking the eighth on his own deliv- cry. outseneralling the Italian and gauging the lines nicely. It was A tremendous uphill battle from be- hind. but Hcnnessey was making the grade.
 Hennessey's offensive carried him through the ninth game on another break and put him in the lead for the first time. The baron was pass ed twice at the net. The American then won his fourth successive game. taking the tenth and the set at 6-4. Hennessey's control was fine. He forced the baron into errors for the deciding two points after a net cord plus q fine cross court lacement had helped De Morpurgo prolong the set.
 Going strong. Hennessey took the first two games of the second set, breaking service for the third straight time in the first game after deuce had been called twice. The baron tried more speed but Hennes- sey thrived on it. flashing his fore handlers viciously in return.
 De MorpurGo steadied on his serv- ice. winning the third game. Hen nesscy came back to take the fourth after 1t had been deuced once and he was leading 3-1.
 The Italian narrowly averted an- other break in the fifth game win ming after 1t had gone to deuce five times.
 The baron's careless judgment of Hennessey's lobhlng returns was proving costly in this second get and twice in the fifth game the Ameri- cans teasers hit inside when his op- ponent thought they were going out.
 Staging a comeback in the sixth game. the baron evened the count. piercing Hennessey's service easily as the American's control lapsed. his shots sometimes missing the line by a foot or more.
 A fine overhead smash offseting the marvellous backhand recoverics of Hcnncssey gave De Morpurgo the deciding point In the seventh game and he was in the lead. The baron slipped and fell heavily in dashing after a sidcline shot but he declined to take time out. A close line decision against him and a failure at the net cost Hennessey the eighth game after a sensational ex- change.
 Hennesscy rallied and broke through service for the next game after the Italian had been without q point of the set. The Americans change of pace was effective and the baron's play somewhat streaky.
 In the tenth game of the desper- ately fought second set Hennessey finally won out on his own service thus bringing the set to deuce at five-all. The deciding point in the game was lost hy the Baron on close line decision.
 The crowd cheercd vociferously as the American broke through service in the eleventh game to lead, 6-6. the final exchange lasting fully two minutes and both making fine re- coveries.
 Hennessey was at set point three times in the twelfth and deciding game of the set before he finally pulled it out on the Baron's drive into the net. The Italians coura- gcous stand was unavailing against the Americans speed.
 Hennessey. still mixing the pace craftily and apparently in entire