The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-29
Doubles Win
ClincheS Cup
for England
British Duo Scores Stunning
Upset Over Van Ryn and
Weary Allison.

WIMBLEDON, Eng, July %
England today completed a second
successful defense of the Davis Cup,
emblematic of world supremacy in
amateur tennis, when its doubles
team of Pat Hughes and c. R. D.
Tuckey scored a surprising 60, Is,
6-8, 6-3, 6-3 victory over the Amer
lean team of Wilmer Allison and
Johnny Van Ryn.
The doubles victory, coupled with
the clean sweep of Saturdays two
opening singles matches, gave Eng
land the three points necessary for
retention of the famed trophy and
reduced tomorroW'S two concluding
singles engagements, in which AL
lison will play Fred Perry and
Donald Bulge of California will en-
gage Bunny Austin, to the status
of exhibitions.
Upset Excites Crowd
The victory of Tuckey and Hughes
was a stunning surprise and sent
the crowd of 5000 wild with excite
ment. Hughes, a veteran we'll past
his prime. and Tuckey, a youngster
making his debut in cup play, were
not expected ever to carry the
Americans into extra sets. For the
Americans. several times All-Eng-
land and American champions, took
the court with a reputation as n
of the greatest doubles combination
of all-time, and were 1O-to-l
favorites to throw the issue on to-
morrow's singles play
But the Americans were only able
to occasionally display the superb
team work and brilliant strategy
which has marked their play in the
past, Allison, worn from his Cruel
ling play in the singles on Saturday,
tired badly in the fourth and fifth
sets. and with his strength went his
touch. And Van Ryn, known for
his steadiness, was begged down IN
errors almost throughout the match.
Allison "AII Tuckered Out"
In the closing sets Allison was so
weary that he could make only the
feeblest of attempts to retrieve
shots that were not within reach,
and when he did manage to get up
to the ball his returns lacked
power.
In the first set, the Americans
were highly erratic and repeatedly
allowed the English team to take
the net from them.
The second set saw the Americans
more like their usual selves. Both
served with beautiful Savagery, and
they consistently beat their rivals
to the net, where doubles matches
are won. In running up a SO lead
the Americans held complete charge
of the %forecourt, beating the Eng
fish pair to the baseline the keep
ing them there.
The third set saw the Americans
switch from hot to cold, and before
they could gather their forces the
English had run up a So lead.
Tuckey, who held a conference with
the British non-playing captain
after the second set, was particu-
larly effective in this set as he Spat-
tered the sidelines with scorching
drives, and hammered the vulner-
able territory between the Amer
leans with whip-lash SmaShes. With
the set apparently lost, the Amer
leans Surged again, and with both
men hitting magaificently from all
points, they pulled it out.
But this surge cost Allison dearly
in strength and with the score 3-3
in the fourth set the English lifted
their games and stormed on to take
three in a row and level the match.
AllisOn's Service Breaks
Allison looked woefully weak as
the British cracked his service to
win the first game of the fifth set.
The Texans delivery, normally one
of the severest in tennis, was little
stronger than that of a woman, and
the English treated it with utmost
diSrespect.
Tuckey, playing superbly for one
50 inexperienced, served brutally to
take the second set, whipping across
two aces. Van Ryn rallied to hold
his own service in the third, but
Hughes held his to give the English
a strong lead of 81. Allison re-
vived to hold his delivery in the
fourth but Tuckey held his to send
his side 4-2.
Van Ryn, fighting gamely, pulled
out the seventh with a series of
beautiful shots to Hughes shoetops,
but the Americans bid ended there.
Hughes held to make it So and
then Allison was broken for game,
set, match and cup. The Texan
served q d~OUh1p-faUlt tn make the