Evening star., 1933-07-24
PERRY AND AUSTIN
POISON TO YANKS
Repeat Triumph Of 81, but
Put More Drama in It.
Vines CoIIapses.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
UTEUH, France, July a.
n For the second time in
~ three years, England's twin
tennis aces, Fred Perry and
H. w. Bunny Austin, have halted
Americas bid to regain the Davis
Cup in the interzone finals.
Just as they did in 1881, but under
circumstances even more dramatic,
victories in both of the final singles
matches before a record crowd in Ro-
land Garros Stadium yesterday, gaining
one by default through the collapse of
the American champion, Ellsworth
Vines, won the series four matches to
one and gained the right to battle
France in the challenge round Friday,
Saturday and Sunday.
To Austin went the honor Of clinch-
ing the series and ending for another
year Americas hopes Of recapturing the
-four musketeers," Rene Lacoste. Henri
Cochet, Jean Borotra and Jacques
Brugnon, won 1t at Germantown IN
1927.
A Meaningless Drama.
A KEETNG Wilmer Allison In the
VI first match of the day, with
Great Britain holding . I'll
lead, Austin polished Oh the Texan in
four sets, 81, 79, e3, 60, but all
the drama, oddly enough, was concen-
trated in the second duel between
Perry and Vines, meaningless though
It was after Austin's clinching triumph.
Fighting to regain the prestige he
lost through the terrific beating he
took from Austin in the opening singles
match Friday, Vines fought Perry
point for point until he suddenly
tainted from nervous exhaustion and
the pain of an injured ankle with Perry
at set point in the fourteenth game Of
the fifth set.
The lanky American fell fiat on his
face, his long arms stretched full
length in the red dust. Ofhcials hur-
riedly applied wet towels to his face.
then carried him to the club house
where he quickly was revived
Perry was awarded the victory, ID,
60, 4E6, IS, 7-6 default.
Allison Beats Himself.
iVI1NEs put up . great battle ... against iIt
until his ankle, injured on Fri
day, gave way in the sixth game of
the fourth set when the American was
leading 80. Perry won that game at
love and Vines depended entirely upon
his fast service thereafter to keep him
in the match. It was not until the
twelfth game that Perry could break
through to win the set.
In the final set. games followed serv-
ice to the seventh where Vines broke
through. but the Briton captured the
next two to lead 5-4. The Californian
braced again to take . 6-5 advantage,
but Perry responded by grabbing two
more for 7-6 lead and Vines weaken
ing fast, was losing his service, 1910,
when he collapsed.
Allison likewise gave Austin q hard
fight, but the slender Briton again
played waiting game, letting the
Texan beat himself on errors. Bunny
won the match point in the fourth set,
as matter of fact, when Allison netted.
Americas only victory Of the series
came In the doubles, where George Lott
and John Van Ryn whipped Perry and
George Patrick Hughes in straight sets
on Saturday. In the opening singles
matches Friday, Austin had beaten
Vines and Perry had conquered Allison
in straight sets.
France Changes Plans.
1.-TWO years ago the United States
held 2-1 lead after two days of
play. but Austin beat Frank
Shields and Perry defeated Sidney B.
Wood on the final day to sexs6 England
into the challenge round
England's chances of lifting the trophy
this year look bright in view of Henri
Cochet's disappointing play, but tennis
experts are wary of outright predictions
Of q French defeat.
Lacoste, non-playfng captain Of the
French team, has altered his battle
plans in view of England's upset victory.
He plans now to concentrate on the
doubles, believing that Cochet will be
able to win both his singles assignments.
When 1t appeared the United States
would be the challenger, French au-
thorities sought to persuade Borotra to
reconsider his decision not to play sin
giles, believing the fighting Basque was
the only French player with a chance to
beat the Americans at that division of
play Now they probably will prefer to
have Borotra conf1ne his attention ex-
clusively to doubles duty with Brugnon.
Marcel Bernard or Christian Boussus
probably will handle the other singles