Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
CAPTURE DOUBLES
BY DAZZLING PLAY
Americans Must Annex Two
Matches Today to Win
Back Davis Cup.
BY ]. f.. ANGLY.
Associated Press stan Writer.

Associated Press Stat, writer.
~ ARTS. July 27.-France will have
to wait another day to pour
champagne into the Davis Cup,
4 the cleaning silver bowl that
symbolizes world supremacy In
tennis.
Hopeful Of winning three straight
matches, the French sent their best
doubles team of Henri Cochet and Jean
Borotra onto the court today against
the United States, but the singles con-
querors Of Big Bill Tilden and George
Lott were soundly and smartly beaten
by two American collegians, John Van
Ryn and Wilmer Allison, the one from
Princeton and the other from Texas.
two matches tomorrow, however. to
keep the Davis Cup another year.
America must win both to win back the
trophy.
10000 See Match.
Ten thousand spectators packed the
ROLAND Garros Stadium to see Allison
and Van Ryn triumph in double quick
time by scores Of 6-l, SIS, Ga.
Until today many a garrulous Gaul
would have argued through full hour
and several drinks on the proposition
that Cochet and Borotra together con-
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be put on tennis court. But not now.
Cochet and Borotra, the one capable
Of sterling shots from anywhere on the
court, the other nimble and audacious
artist at volleying, beat Bill Tilden and
Francis T. Hunter last year In the Davis
Cup finals, but they were scarcely a
match this afternoon for the dazzling
in woman's singles, have conquered all
opposition in Europe this Summer.
Gain Early Command.
From the FIRST ball Allison and Van
Ryn gained command at the net, q
precious advantage in doubles play, and
nothing that either Borotra or Cochet
attempted could drive them away from
it. Before the Frenchmen could do
anything at all to stop the fast rush of
the American team, Allison and Van
Ryn raced through the first set at 81
and were leading five games to one in
haps from his efforts in beating Lott
yesterday. was scarcely at his best and
was unable to handle drives or volleys
aimed low at his legs. He made error
after error. flicking the ball into the
net or failing 1t out Of bounds.
Cochet, sure and constant in his
stroking but weak on service, couldn't
stem the tide as the Americans con-
centrated their fire on the weaker Of
their opponents. The very speed Of
their attack tired the Americans or at
least one of them. Allison, who was
pufhng and blowing like q man far
more than his a. years after a, half
anything more brilliant than Van Ryn.
especially In the crisp finality OF his
placements from all angles.
Allison Lets Down.
Leading five to one in the second set,
Allison let down o little and at the
same time Borotra and Cochet made q
desperate fight to retrieve what they
had lost. In q few minutes OF merry,
flashing play In which there were few
rallies Of any length, the Frenchmen
tied the score.
6-4 on his service in the sixth game.
Needing only one point he clearly aced
Borotra on his service, but the line
Judge. none other than Count Ludwig
Salrn Won Hoogstratep, called foot
fault on him. He had to serve another
ball -..
long rally Of sparkling play in
which all four players participated AZ
the net followed, but finally ALLISON
fiipped one Of Borotra's soft little vol
leys into the net and 1t was deuce again.
Then Allison missed q. return OF service
ut his shoestrings and followed that by
driving the ball far out Of the court.
Third Set Brilliant.
This brought the Frenchmen level.
They went ahead on the next game,
leading SIS. In the twelfth game, the
Americans braced and took the next
two games to win the second set, S-6.
The third set was played with amaz.
ing speed. Games followed service until
the ninth, when q series OF fine shots
byAllison and Van Ryn upset Borotras
delivery and furnished the break that
led to victory. Allison played q game
that more than made up for his tempo
rary let-down in the second set, while
Van Ryn was as steady as rock.
In all of the third set the brilliant
Texan never once drove the ball on
the court and put the ball into the
net only three times. Van Ryn matched
the brilliancy Of his teammate with
consistency.
The three sets, comprising 81 games,
were ripped on In just 81 minutes.
The crowd Of 10000 was as smart q
gathering as Paris could muster in the
Summertime, when folk, who are pre-
sumably smart" socially are not sup
posed to be seen in the French capital.
The President Of the Republic could
not be present, as had been expected, for
the Poincare government picked today