The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-23

When the last point was scored,
and the exhausted players came To
the net to shake hands, the crowd
OF 10000 stood and applauded,
And when Allison and Won Cramm,
walking side by side left the court,
the spectators rendered them q
thunderous salute. And they de-
served 1t, for more magnificent
doubles play than the tempestous
Texan and the noble German ex-
hibited today, has never been seen
at Wimbledon.
Germans Fought Back
It was a match that played on
all the emotions. The Germans,
definite underdogs at the start,
played inspired tennis to shatter
the Americans defense in the first
three sets. In the tenth game OF
the fourth set they twice held
match point, and twice they were
beaten back.
The fifth set saw the Americans
cheered by their reprieve in the
fourth, smash their way to a Al
lead, apparently headed for run
away. But the Germans were not
through. With the inspired Won
Cramm moving about the court like
o man possessed, the Germans
cracked through Van Ryn's and
Allison's service in the seventh and
4ighth games to level the score.
Americans Repeat Miracle
In the twelfth game the Ger
mans, on Van Cyn's service, gained
a 40-15 lead for two more match
points. There wasn't spectator In
the stands who believed the Amer
leans could repeat their miracle Of
the fourth set. But they did, and
the score was deuced. An out by
Van Ryn and the Germans again
weer at match point, their fifth OF
the day. But again Van Ryn and
Allison refused to crack.
In full cry again, the Americans
went to work on Won Cramm in
the thirteenth game and broke his
service, the winning shot being a
forehand drive from Allison which
bit into the dust at the Baron's
feet on the baseline.
Allison served the final game and
he was taking no chances. sum-
moning all his strength he laid into
his delivery, and the balls. while
not outright aces, forced the Ger
mans into error.
Germans Won
Wimbledon, England, July 2S--
(UP) B aron Gottfried Won Cramm
and Kay Lund of Germany today
won the opening set of their IN
terzone Davis cup doubles match
with Wilmer Allison of Texas and
John Van Ryn of Philadelphia, by
a score of 6-3.
The first set was more bitterly
fought than the score would indi-
cate with the services of Allison
and Won Cramm predominating. In
the early games Van Ryn was al
most impossible at the net.
The Americans Jagged toward
the close, however, and Allison
was guilty of much over-hitting,
particularly on important points.
Won Cramm was brilliant thro-
ughout, and more than once he
split the Americans defense with
STAINING forehand placements
Down the middle.
The first set followed service un-
til the eighth game when the Ger
mans broke through Van Ryn as
Allison netted terrific overhead
smash from up close. Won Cramm
then held his service for the set.
- The first set was featured by
sparkling net duels.. Often the four
men stood almost face to face in
the fierce exchange.
Second Almost Replica
The second set, which the Amer
leans won 6-3, was almost re-
plea of the first, with sharp ex-
changes at the net as the feature.
Van Ryn, none too steady in the
opening chapter, settled down to
the magnificent return of service
for which he is famed, and his