Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-24
GERMAN ACE
BOWS BEFORE
CALIFORNIAN
Yankee Youngster Gets Off To
Bad Start But Receivers And
Plays Great Game
BY HARRY l.. PERCY
United Press Staff Correspondent


WIMBLEDON, Eng, July "a. -
Americas Davis cup team today
earned the right to challenge Eng
yland for the historic tennis trophy
when Wilmer Allison of Austin,
Texas, defeated Heinrich Henkel,
6-1, Us, 11-9, in the deciding match
of the European zone Ilnal with
Germany.
Allison's victory comprised the
necessary third win in the five
match series with Germany. In the
fifth match, which was reduced to
an exhibition status, Donald Bulge
of Oakland, Calf, defeated Baron
Gottfried Won Cramm, 0-6, 81, 8-6,
6-3.
Americas other two points were
gained in Budge's singles victory
over Henkel on Saturday, and in
the doubles yesterday, won by AL
lison and John Van Ryn over Won
Cramm and Kay Lund.
The results of play followed best
expert prediction, for Bulge and
Allison were expected to win their
singles matches with the relatively
= inexperienced Henkel and America
was counted a sure winner in the
doubles. 81 81
Allison, despite his gruelling five
set doubles match of yesterday,
which cost him nine pounds and
brought his weight down to 1861,
defeated the inexperienced Henkel
easily. True, Henkel was at set
point in the tenth game of the
second set, and led most of the way
in the third, but the Texan was al
ways able to lift his game a notch
or two and take points when they
were needed.
Won Cramm Wins First
Won Cramm won the first set
from Bulge 60, with the loss of
only IA points.
Bulge started shakily against
Won Cramm, and was completely
outcIassed. The Germans high cut
service bothered him, and he had
trouble controlling his own shots.
The few points Bulge made were
on powerful backhand drives. The
Californian kept shooting for the
base-line, but was unable to get
the range and repeatedly outed at
, critical moments.
? Bulge rallied to win the second
set, 81.
The California red-head got
away to a flying start in the Sec
ond set when he won Won Cramms
service in the first game, and then
took his own at love for a 20 lead.
Bulge won his own service in the
fourth, sixth and eighth games for
a 5-3 lead. But at this point Won
Cramm rallied and won the next
three games to forge ahead 6-5.
Bulge lost his service in the
tenth game when he netted a
couple of weak shots.
Bulge made it &c, by taking the
twelfth on service, and then went
ahead 7-6, when he broke the Ger
mans service in the thirteenth
game by brilliant volleying.
Won Cramm evened it, TT, when
he won Budge's service in the four
teenth. The Californian played in
tough luck in this game when four
sizzling drives went out by inches
and he lost the game at love.
The fifteenth and sixteenth
games both went to deuce but
Bulge captured them and the set
Bulge was twice at set point be-
fore Won Cramm finally drove be-
yond the baseline to give. the set
to the American.
Won Cramm piled up 80 lead
in the third set when Bulge re-
peatedly netted. After trailing 0-3,
Ia and 2-5, Bulge started an up
hill battle which enabled him to
pull the set out of the fire.
In the tenth game Won Cramm
was twice at set point but the Cali
fornian made him run and event.
ually the German netted an easy
smash which gave Bulge the game.
With the score tied, 6-6, Bulge
broke the Germans service with a
love game and then won his own
J service in the fourteenth game for
4 the set. Won Cramm defaulted
fand netted three of his services in
the thirteenth game, breaking his
racquet on one of them. In the
deciding game, Bulge was awarded