The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-24
American Davis Cup
Team Beat Germany
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/ in the sixth game, but then Allison
struck an erratic streak in which
he was guilty of over-hitting and
allowed his man to pull out.
Henkel braced in the seventh
game and scored two sparkling
placements but lost the game when
Allison tempted him to the net and
then passed him down the side and
with lobs.
The stands were comfortably
filled when the players changed
courts for the second set, and, as
if inspired by the new arrivals, AL
lison and Henkel, particularly the
latter, began playing at a faster
pice.
game, hit a blazing streak and won
the next four games with the loss
of but six points, to take a COM
manding lead of four. He broke
the Texans service in the second
and fourth games.
Allison braced to take the 9Th
game, but dropped the seventh on
Henkeps service to trail 2-5. The
Texan, with the set almost gone
rallied beautifully and ran out the
next four for set, breaking Hen
kels delivery in the ninth and
18th games.
Henkel took the second game by
outsteadying the Texan from the
baseline, and then picked up the
third with a pair of forehand
placements down the line and a
service ace. Allison made the
German a present of the fifth by
cutting two easy shots by feet. The
Texan looked appealingly toward
the umpire when a doubtful base.
line shot by Henkel was called II
to give the German the fifth game
Allison broke through Henkel's
service at love in the ninth with g
beautiful cross-court volley fol.
lowed by terrific smash from the
deepcourt. He gained game point
when he returned one Of Henkel'!
cannonball services. The German
was so surprised at having hi.
Sunday best" returned that h,
didn't even run for the reurn.
Henkel went to set point in thu
tenth game but Allison beat abel
the challenge with a laundering
smash from up close, and Henke
finally Melted to make the score
sail. The Texan took the It'll
with a barrage of sharply-anglet
cutoff volleys and a double-faul
at gamepoint by the German. Tht
18th game saw Allison polish Of
the German with a pair of un'
tcuchable cannonball services.
Allison opened the third set By
taking the first game at love. H,
was aided by a lucky netcord sho
at gamepoint which. as It tricklet
along the webbing, caused Henke
to look despairing toward the
stands.
Henkel passed Allison at the ne
to take the second game, and ther
the third to lead 81. as Allison
rested leisurely on the baseline.
Allison, still hugging the deer
court, dropped the fourth gam,
but came to life in the fifth t.
out-drive the German. Allison
missed a pair of easy kills in thu
sixth, but won It when Henke
muffed a brace of easy chops. Tht
German served a love game in tbs
seventh to lead 4-3.
Allison appeared weary as hi
outed weakly to lose theh eight
and give Henkel a 6-3 lead. Tht
Texan still had something left
however, for he moved to the at
tack in the ninth and took i
with a magnificent cross-cour
backhand. The Texan flannel
again in the tenth, charging into
the net where Henkel found hin
impossible, and the score was tie:
at SIS.
They divided the eleventh and
twelfth and then Allison took tn,
thirteenth to lead for the frs
time.
Henkel took the next game I,
level the set at Tall.
The German won on his owI
service in the fifteenth game Il
lead SCI.
Undaunted. Allison squared It q
s-ail.
Henkei won the next to ieas
o.s.
The American, fighting to wiz
II In straight sets, levellcd a