Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-27


- Davis Cup plum dropped
into the outstretched French
hat today when Henri
Cochet and Jacques Brugnon de-
feated Wilmer Allison and John
Van Ryn in four sets, 6~3, ID,
Ia, 90.
The victory made the score for
France two to one and II sent
further into the shadoWy distance
Americas hope that the big silver
bowl would cross the ocean THIS
year. ,, ,r,,,
must achieve the almost Impossible 10
beat Henri .Cochet tomorrow ana
George Lott must tame Jean Borotra;
American partisans were nopelui alId
doubtful in the same breath but a COCO
ma jority of the French tennis followers
began their celebration tonight.
Another squeezing, good natureo
crowd of 10000 packed the Roland
Garros Stadium to see match tnat
in most of the French minds mad oeen
virtually conceded to the American pan.
AS the French superiority became more
and more apparent the spirits OF tne
third set on the applause ana cneetne
was almost constant.
President Attends.
President Doumergue of France non.
ored the stadium with his presence and
in the reserved seat boxes were almost
ali the fashionable women OF Paris, DIS
appointed perhaps. because OF the hlnt
of rain they had worn their old gowns
and there was no rain.
America won some consolation ana
a great deal OF applause in the second
match of the day, an exhibition a1alr
between Berkeley Bell and Gregory Man
gin and the French pair, Rene Debut
zelet and Christian Boussus. the
| Americans. with no Davis Cup stake,
gave a better exhibition than Allison
and Van Ryn and won in five sets, As,
O-6. 6-3, e., Ga. Most OF the
crowd stayed for the second match and
enjoyed 1t.
The superiority of Cochet and Brug--
non in what probably was the vital
match of the 1880 Davis Cup tourney
| became apparent early in the FIRST set.
They ran out the first three games
easily. placing carefully and safely from
the net while both Allicon and Van Ryn
were misjudging distances, netting ana
over -driving in crucial moments.
COchet Has Lapse.
Allison broke through to win on his
own service in the fourth game. The
Americans took advantage OF CocnetS
errors to win the fifth, and the sixth
went to Van Ryn on his service, evening
! the set at three-all. Cochet'S momen-
tary lapse ended The next three games
and set went easily into the French
pocket.
the American attack and though he
wavered now and then his volley1ng
from close quarters at the net often
found the Americans unprepared Tor
serious returns.
Americas big chance came in the
second set and for time 1t seemed
| that Van Ryn and Allison had found
! their pace Games were fairly evenly
divided until the ninth when, with the
score four-all, Allison ran it to 4O-love
on two hard first services and place
ment and Van Ryn volleyed an I'M
reachable shot to win the game. In
the tenth and critical game the Ameri-
can squirt died. Van Ryns lobbying
! failed. The deadly French advance to
the net of Cochet and Brugnon had an
easy march to the end of the frame.
The Texas-Princeton pair had 1t
pretty much their own way in the set
hat followed, a set marked by Brugnons
only failure to win his own service.
Van Ryn and Allison both reached their
best form of the match, they killed long
drives savagely from the forecourt. vol
leyed to their opponents shoelaces,
forced the Frenchmen into positions
where only errors, or the easiest KIND OF
returns were possible.
Brugnon Receivers.
Brugnon seemed dead tired and
| Cochet, with all his uncanny ability.
counldn't cover everything. Van Ryn,
steadier than Allison, still could not get
his service over to do any great damage
and the Frenchmen won the only game
of the set off Van Ryn's offerings,
Cochet placing his returns accurately
| for the points.
The last set found the smiling and
rejuvenated Brugnon on the court do
ing miracles with the racket and ball,
revived by the 10-minute rest between
sets. 1t was a French Walkaway for
the first five games; then the Amer
leans stormed in in last-ditch effort
to wrest victory from defeat, and
nearly did it.
Allison took the sixth game at love.
He won the first point on Cochets fall
tering return of service, placed smash
sQuarely between his opponents for the
second point and aced Brugnon to
bring it to 40-love. Cochet outed Van
Ryn's singing shot to stop the French
advance. The seventh also went to the
invaders, largely on Cochet's errors ana
mis- one service dOuDIe 1aulJ OF the SET.
But that was the end.
Both Cochet and Brugnon found Van
Ryn's service easy in the final game,
and the American pair. their squirt
over, tried vainly for points. AS the
last ball went into the net from ALI
sons racket the crowd, that had been
on the verge of breakdown through
out the match. went crazy, and there.
was a great shout, "Brugnon, Cochet"
The players ended the day by climb
ing on stool up to the level of Presi-
dent Doumergue's box to shake the
presidential hand and listen to presi-
Dental congratulations and condo
lences.