Evening star., 1934-07-30
AMERICANS TAKE
DAVIS CUP MATCH
Lott and Stoefen Capture
Doubles to Give u. S.
FOrI0rn Hope.
Ry The Assnciafnd Press.

WIMBLEDON, England, July 30
George M. Lott, jr., and Lester Stoefen.
as expected. today defeated Harold
G. ~ Lee and George Patrick Hughes
in the doubles encounter Of the Davis
Cup challenge round, Is, 60. 4-6,
81, to give the United States a
fighting chance against Great Britain
In the ive-match series.
Their victory in the third encounter
sent the decision to the final two
singles matches tomorrow between
Sidney B. Wood. jr., and Henry VIII
fred Dummy Austin and Frank X.
Shields and Fred Perry.
Perry defeated Wood in bristling
five-set encounter Saturday in the
opening singles, and Austin humbled
Shields in straight sets.
Lott and Stoefen received unexpect-
ed opposition from the makeshift Eng
lish team, Lee having been substituted
for Perry at the last minute TO save
the latter for singles duty.
1t looked like the match was all
over as Lott overcame Stoefen's un;
certain play to win the first set, IS,
and the second at love, but the Britons
rallied there to play brilliant tennis.
the substitute Lee outdoing himself in
the torrid forecourt exchanges, and
the third at Ga.
With the pressure on, Stoefen raj
lied his resources to stand like a Rock
of Gibraltar against the British on
slaught and it was the veteran Lott
who erred at critical times to send
the match into deuce. He was of
little use in the last two vital games,
failing to return Hughes service no
less than four times, but the big
blond from California more than made
up for his partners lapses.
A crowd of 1000 saw the match
under sunny skies.
Lott opened the firing by taking his
service, but Lee and Hughes showed
unexpected strength as they broke
Stoefen's. service in the third game,
the big Californian contributing the
winning points with wild returns.
The American Immediately retail
ated by breaking Hughes service and
the games went to Sail as Lott and
Lee both held their service easily.
Stoefen appeared TO have trouble In
settling down to business as the game
vent to 4-an, almost losing his service.
He dropped the first two points then
served two aces to help pull the
game out of the fire.
Lee Plays Strongly.
Lee continued to play great tennis
as he and Hughes forced the set TO
deIce, but Lester held his next service
from is and he and Lott then allowed
the Britons only one point on Hughes
service to take the first set, Is.
II looked like the Britons had shot
their bolt as Lott easily ran through
the second set, 60.
Just when it looked like it was all
over, in the third set the Britons hit
a stubborn streak to break Stoefen and
pull up to Sail Both Lee and Hughes
were charging the net to volley bril-
liantly. The count went to A as
Lee served love game.
Whanging Stoefen's hardest serves
back with interest, Lee and Hughes
broke through Lester from 80 and
Hughes then held his service in a
long. deuced game to take the third
set, Ga
The American pair showed they in
tended to finish the job quickly as
they Jumped to a 20 lead, opening
the fourth set by breaking Lee, but
the Britons came right back to take
Stoefen's service for the third straight
time.
Lester and George retaliated by
breaking Hughes service, but George
then failed to hold his in a long,
deuced encounter and Lee braced 10
serve a love game to make the count
sail.
Americans Ragged.
Both Lott and Stoefen played rag
gedly at this stage.
The games went to 4-all but Lott
then proved his fighting qualities by
banging over a love service, including
two aces. They could not break Lee
through and the count ran to sail.
The crowd finally saw some real
doubles fireworks as all four players
started piling into the net for sensa-
tional volleying duels and the game
call went to call.
Lott failed to hold his service in
the thirteenth game for what looked
like the vital break, double-defaulting
on the last point, but he and Stoefen
then braced to break Lee from is and
again tie the count at TT.
Stoefen held his service then with
burst Of brilliant shot-making and
he and Lott fought their u,av IN fha
forecourt against Hughes to break up
a deuced game and take the set, 81,
and the match, 8 sets to l.
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