Evening star., 1933-07-14
AUSTRALIANS LOSE
WIMBLEDON MATCH
Britain Now Holds Lead in
European Zone Uavis
Cup Finals.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WIMBLEDON, England, July IA
Great Britain's doubles team OF George
Patrick Hughes and Fred Perry defeat
ed the Australians. Adrian Quist and
today to give the mother country a
lead of two matches to one in the
European zone Davis Cup finals.
The victory gave Great Britain COM
manding lead in the battle for the
right to face the United States in the
intelzone finals at Auteuil next week
end
The first pair of singles matches
were divided yesterday as Jack Craw-
ford, Australias S new Wimbledon singles
king. defeated Henry w. Bunny Aus
tin. and Fred Perry. Englands top
ranked player, beat Young Vivian Nc
Grath.
With the final pair Of singles sched-
uled for tomorrow. Crawford will have
to beat Perry and McGrath must de-
feat Austin if Australia is to gain the
interZone final.
The Australian pair for the doubles
today had been announced last night as
Quist and Crawford, an unexpected
combination inasmuch as Crawford and
young McGrath teamed well in the
recent Wimbledon tournament where
Crawford beat Ellsworth Vines for the
singles crown.
Turnbull and Quist played as the sec
ond Australian team at Wimbledon and
numbered among their victims Vines
and Keith Gledhill, American doubles
champions.
With 2to-1 advantage hanging for
either side on the outcome of the
crucial doubles encounter, the young
Australians forced the first set to deuce
before losing it.
Fight Scrappy Duel.
Quist and Perry. serving for their
respective sides, exchanged the first two
games in a fierce, scrappy tennis duel
and the score mounted to two all, then
three all on service.
The powerful Turnbull won the
seventh game for Australia at love on
his own service and the Australians
seemed to be teaming better, but Hughes
again levelled the score at A in
games after prolonged deuce battle
The score went to all before the
Britons broke through, took the lead
and won when Hughes held his own
service, despite two double faults, IS.
Somewhat shaken, Quist failed to
hold his service at the start of the
second set, and Perry. ranked as Eng
lands No. l. started streak of bril-
liant tennis to carry the set for Brit
ain.
The English team never relinquished
the lead. running from 81 in games
to 4-2, then 5-3. before Quist held
! them off momentarily by winning the
ninth game on his service. The Aus
trai!ans could not continue the rally.
however. and the British veterans
quickly ran out the set. Ga.
1t was Turnbulls turn in the third
set to match the brilliant display Perry
had put on for England in the second.
The big Australian opened the thru
set with love victory on his own s--,-
ice, and as Hughes started ma
rors. the Australians quickly ran tl?2
game count to 80.
English Rout Checked.
Perry stepped the British rout with
love game on his service, but Out
rallied to Turnbull's aid and the Aus
traiians sent the game count to Al.
! then So in their favor A love game
on Quist's service, backed By Turn
bulls terrific drives, finally carried the
set. 6-3.
After the rest period the English
men came back with a brilliant rally
that quickly decided the match
Hughes won his service to open the
set and then with Perry he set upon
Turnbull's delivery and broke through.
Perry increased the pace, served
love game and Great Britain led, to 0.
Quist, the young Australian, reused
himself and with Turnbull playing an
alright game at the net the Anzacs
took the fourth game. but Hughes and
Perry teamed perfectly from that point
on. Britain's lead went to So, then
5-3. and, with Hughes serving, the
! Englishmen raced through the last
game to win the final set, 6-3.