The Washington times., 1931-05-29
S Southern California Pick for Intercollegiate Track Meet
ARGENTN|ANS
TEAM IN
DOUBT
By GINO SINH

over Argentina, the United states
is sending Frank x. Shields and
Sidney Wood, jr. back to the fir
ing lines in the doubles OF the
American inter-Zone Davis Cup
tennis series at the Chevy Chase
Country Club today at 1880.
Both Wood and Shields scored
impressively over the South Amer
leans in the two opening singles.
This put Uncle Sam two up on the
invaders.
Only one more victory is needed
out of the three remaining trays
for the U. S. netr1en to gain a
European trip at the expense OF
the U. S. L. T. A.
Adriano Zappa and Lucilo del
Castillo, Argentina's doubles
champions, appear likely to face
the North Americans today but
Captain French may decide on a
last-minute shift.
In Early Twenties
The two South Americans, both
in their early twenties, are
veteran doubles performers.
They are ideally mated in
Temperament and style of play
ing and years of constant asSO-
citation on the courts has made
their game mechanically perfect.
]. Prescott Gatly, press rela-
ton man for the Chevy Chase
Club, is greatly impressed by
Zappa's play. He considers him
extraordinarily well equipped for
the two-men game.
"In play, Zappa brings his
racquet down from overhead
instead of from the side, as
leading singles players do"
, said GatIy, land this makes
him marvelously suited for
doubles play. His style is
; reminiscent of r. Norris viii
liams. He is quick ON his feet
and has beautiful form and
much natural talent"
r. Norris Williams, several
times United States singles cham
pion and Davis Cup player, was
one of the greatest doubles play
erS in the annals Of tennis.
Strangely enough, in yesterdays
opening singles matches it was
the underdogs who Shone with
dazzling splendor. OF the four
men who played. the work OF
Sidney Wood was by far the
most outstanding.
Wood started in Immediately to
man who had been widely pub
licized as the ace of the Argen-
tinianS, thoroughly seasoned by
many years of competition against
the best in the world; and, on
top Of it all, a fiery-haired,
Scotch -Irish-Argentinian giant.
Certainly a formidable combina-
tion.
The Slight, flaxen-haired Ameri-
can youth. undaunted by these
high-Sounding qualifications, went
about cutting Boyd down to his
size in workman-like fashion.
E., Boyd Had Steam
While Boyd's drives had plenty
of steam and were well placed,
he was inclined to play a con-
servative game. which was just
so much meat for the agile. crisp
hitting, faSt-thinking American.
Wood started in Immediately
upset the husky South American
with cleverly placed points
down the Sidelines and by catch
ing him off guard with snappy
recOverieS. The U. S. youth ran
out match on him i'm straight
sets, 6-4, 61, 60. Boyd had
only two placements.
Guillermo Robson, the No. 2
Argentinian, gave Frank Shields
a warm argument before sue
cumbing. 3-6. 60. So. 60.
The Argentinian started off
with well-mixed, calm, heady
game and had the gangling Ameri.
can puzzled. but with the second
set Shields found his eye and
started to pound out point after
point to run out three sets in
quick succession.
The Argentinians' tendency to
play a waiting game, and unwill-
ingneSS to exert themselves,
counted heavily against them.
A long, racquet-to-racquet, fore
court duel was the bright spot of
the Robson-Shields match, while
Woods leaps and overhead
smaShes and brilliant recoveries
brought many rounds of applause
from the spectators.