Evening star., 1933-05-26
DAVIS CUP FINALS
NEAR COMPLETION
u S. Team Faces One Hurdle
Today in Series With
y Argentines.

Only otYe more hurdle remained to
be cleared today by the United States
Davis Cup tennis team In its march
toward the goal of a match with the
winner of the European zone final and
its ultimate 2mbition-another chal-
lenge match against France with the
premier tennis trophy of the world
hanging in the balance.
Two up in its scheduled f1ve-game
series against Argentina. victors In the
South American zone. the United
States team, winners in the North
American none. placed veteran
doubles combination on the courts at
the Chevy Chase Club today in an at
tempt to bring to . Quick termination
the American zone final. George M
Lott, fiery Chicagoan, and John Van
Ryn, smooth stroking Princetonian,
were to take the courts rs the UNIFIED
States doubles combination In the third
match Of the series against Argentina.
U. S. Team Faverfte.
With their backs to the wall. forced
to take all three of the remaining
matches, the Argertines threw their
crack doubles duo Of Adriano Zappa
and. Adehnar r. Eccheyerria into the
lists in an effort to stop the onrush OF
the North Americans. Regardless OF
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day-and the United States team are
Overwhelming favorites to win-the
twin singles contests listed for tomor-
row viii be played II the United
States wins in the match. which Is to
start at o'clock this afternoon, 1t viii
have won the American zone final.
StrokinG the ball smoothly and with
definite fnality. Ellsworth Vines. lanky
California national singles title holder.
and Wilmer Allison, veteran interna-
tionalist from Texas swept the United
States into q two-match lead IN the
series yesterday. with Vines playing
we'll within himself to down the cat-nk
Zsppa at Ga, e3. 6-4, and Allison
eonquering America H. Cattaruzza,
hard-workinS Argentine, at 6-2, Ga,
Ga Vines encountered little opposi-
tion from Kappa. although the mus
tached dentist from South America
strove valiantly against the smoothest
stroking piece of amateur tennis ma
chinery in the world today. Vines
simply wore Zappa down BY the accuf-
acy and depth Of his placements and
his booming fiat drives which repeatedly
swept across the net to nick the tape
in the corners Of zappa's court.
Diplomats Attend.
Allison found sterner opposition In
the rugged CAttaruzza. The valiant
Argentine, plainly the inferior. OF the
Texan, worked like . Trojan rs the
tide Of battle surged against him, but
could avail himself nothing against the
srnoethness Of Allison'S au-around play.
Only once, in the third and final set,
did Cattaruzza look like possible win
ner. Throwing caution to the winds,
the Argentine bombarded Allison's court
with q series Of placements and hat
drives that had the Texan on the run.
But he quickly got himself in hand, and
ran out the set at "a. A capacity GAL
lery which included the Ambassadors
from France and the Argentine. and
Robert Woods Bliss, lately United
States Ambassador to Argentina,
watched and 1mpartially applauded the
play, especially the spectacular last-set
stand Of CattaruzzaL
The doubles match in the Davis Cup
series today was to be followed by an
exhibition match late this afternoon
with Vines and Keith G1edhfll, nation
al doubles champions, opposing ALISON
and probably Van Ryn.