Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-30
MEET ARGENT|NES
.! IN FINAL SINGLES
Shields and Wood May Get
Call to Garry Burden
of Play Abroad.
BY r.. ID. THOMAS,

T INCLE SANS young Davis
Cup racketers went afte- =
~ clean sweep today at Chsa9
Chase in the Western Hem
isphere final with Argentina
which they clinched by winning
the doubles yesterday, and a week
from today two of them will Dc
headed for Europe with high lfape
of a world triumph.
Due to their brilliant performs lces
against Argentina, frankie Shields and
Sid Wood will be recommended by their
non-playing captain. Bernon Prentice,
to represent the United States in singles
matches with the European winners.
and If successful in these. to carry on
against France in the challenge round.
Situation Changed.
The play Of the striplings in thu last
two days has been a revelation t. ten
mis- folk. In announcing his imitation
to recommend them for the overseas
singles, Capt. Prentice gave his urNlual-
flied opinion that Shields and Wood
were stronger individual players than
George Lott and John Van Ryn, who
have been in Europe for some time and
upon whom the Davis Cup Committee
had expected to place the burden OF the
struggle abroad.
The showing here of Shields and
Wood, having their first years expert
ence in Davis Cup play, and the de-
feats Of Van Ryn and Lott by players
Of moderate fame in the French cham
pionships in the last several days have
given the committee food for Thought.
This afternoon at 2:30 o'clock Shields
was to meet Ronaldo Boyd, No. l Ar
gehtine, and Clifford Suffer. smother
youngster. was to take on Gullermo
Robson, the visitors No. 2 player. Boyd
has been unable to show at his best be-
cause Of recent illness.
Kappa a Hot Shot.
Had the big red-head been In top
trim, in the belief of Edwin French
captain OF the Argentines, Boyd and
Kappa would have won the doubles. AS
1t was. Kappa and Lucille del Castillo
made a brilliant fight of it. The score
was GIL, 8-6. 2-6, GO.
Wood and Shields played the same
hard driving and terrific smashing
game that carried them through the
two opening matches, but the South
Americans almost matched it with speed
and cunning. Little Kappa. bouncing
into every part of the court, played
smash for smash with the Yankees,
outstripping both in scoring 81 place
merts. Dashing for the net at every
opportunity, he frequently outgeneraled
the young New Workers in the close
range exchanges.
Service is Weak.
Del Castillo's service, the point score
showed. was the vulnerable spot in the
Argentinc's game through which Shields
and Wood advanced to victory. In the
crucial set, which the South Americans
deuced three times, Del Castillo lost
three Of his service games and in the
last set his service was broken twice.
The match was punctuated with
rallies that held the gallery spellbound
the ball being exchanged at close range
with such rapidity as to resemble the
rat-tat-tat of a drum.
After today's contests the United
States team will move toward New York
playing a week in New Jersey. Wood
and Shields then will sail for Europe
to join Van Ryn and Lott. The Ar
gentines will go to Canada and thence
to England, Holland, France and Ger
many before returning to the homeland.