The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-20
MENZEL, MAYER, LOOK KLIKECLASS
 OFNET TOURNEY
Spaniard and Czeck Won Easily at Chestnut
 Hill
By HENRY McLESFoRE United Press Stan Correspondent)


 Chestnut Hill, Mass. Aug. 2o.--- (UP)-The American doubles championship, . tennis title which hasn't left these shores since Nor- man Brookes and Gerald Patter- son took 1t down under" in 1919. may leave the country this year in the joint possession of big Spani- ard and bigger Czechoslovakian.
 The spaniard Is handsome Enri- que Maier whose game, after years of seasoning on half the courts of the world, Is finally nearing its peak. The Czech Is Roderich Mem gel, captain of his country's Davis cup team and, two years ago, the second most formidable singles player in the world. Maier and Mensel who are teaming together for the first time. were far and away the most impressive combi. nation to win in yesterdays first round play in the 54th annual dou- bles championship on the historic courts of the Longwood Cricket club.
 Maier and Menzel, working to. gether beautifully, lost but nine games in three sets in disposing of those talented youngsters, Wilbur Hess of Fort Worth, Texas, and Hal Surface of Kansas City, Go. The team of Hess, who is intercol. legiate champion, and surface, is no set-up. But 1t was helpless be- fore the foreigners yesterday. Maier and Menzel are perfectly balanced. The Spaniard packs the courtcraft, the Czech the power. Throughout the match Maier re- peatedly pulled the Americans out of position with his soft, delicate ly-placed shots, thus paving the way for Menzel to. drive home a winner.
 Today the Czech and the spani- ard play Bryan Grant and J. Gil. bert Hall, the seventh-seeded home team. They should win. Grant and Hall were none too impressive in taking four sets to eliminate pair of "unknowns" in the first round. One would risk a selection of Maier and Menzel in straight sets were 1t not for Menzers stamina. Or, more properly, lack of stamina. Six feet five, and weighing upwards of 240 pounds. Menzel tires easily. Especially In extreme heat. and Longwood right now Is blast furnace. Driven to five sets the Czech may collapse. Faier, too, is a large being. Enrique must stand three inches over six feet, and weigh better than 200, and 1t requires magnificent condi- ton to carry that sort of load over the full route in International com petition.
 The only other decent foreign geam besides Menzel and Maier, that of Jacques (Toto) Brusnon and Martin Legeay of France, probably won't be in the tourna. ment by nightfall. The F'rench- men play Berkeley Bel and Gra- gory Mangin and the Americans appear a little bit too tough. Bell still Is bit under the weather from his serious automobile acci- dent of several weeks ago, but he and Mangin looked mighty good in trimming the promising California youngsters, Robert Underwood and Lawrence Nelson, in straight sets in the opening round. Bellhas to favor his right leg quite a bit, but hopes 1t will be in shape when, and if, he reaches the closing rounds.
 Winner Alison and Johnny Van Ryn, the Davis cup duo who are top seeded, were red-hot in sweep ing three sets with but the loss of a game yesterday. They play Mar. tn Buxby and Ed Feibleman to- day, and should win in walk. Well In a slow trot. anyway. ea | No serious matches are sched- uled in the women's division. Only three matches were played among the gals yesterday, and they still have to eliminate the "Rabbits."