, 1935-07-28
The
Sports
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The BRITISH ISLES virtually
sewed up the Davis Cup Saturday
afternoon when Bunny Austin, the
weak" man OF English squad. beat
Wilmer Allison, the iron" man OF
The American team. No n expect
co Don Bulge. the Californian. TO
beat Fred Perry, ace OF the British
team and worlds singles champion,
anC Perry waltZed away with the
match 60, 6-8. 6l3, 81.
That makes the English two ND.
Monday the American doubles team
should defeat the British. and Tues
day Allison plays and Bulge takes
ON Austin. It's too much To expect
Allison and Bulge TO win these
matches. SO the United States Is
out Of luck again.
BUT BE THAT MS II will, the
Americans still have won the lions
share OF the horrors in this inter-
national competition which dates
back TO 1900.
The Americans have won the
Davis cup ten times and we're run
ners-up on thirteen other occasions.
The British Isles have won seven
times and were runners-up on SIX
occasions. Australia has won six
times. and placed second on five
occasions. France. IN a remarkable
string OF fire play from 1925 through
1888, won the coveted cup six times
and was runncr-up thrice. Japan
and Belgium were runnerS-up on
ore occasion each.
THE AMERICAN record IN the
historic matches, originated by
Dwight F. Davis. a member OF the
early American teams. is as follows:
1901. =. won from Great Brit
ain. The American players were
Malcolm ID. Whitman, Dwight r.
Davis and II. Ward.
1902-U. >. defeated Great Brit
ain. u. 8. players-William A.
Larned, Malcolm d. Whitman, II.
Ward and ID. +. Davis.
The Americans were runners-up
TO the British and Australians in
1903. 1905, 1905. 1908, 1909 and 1911.
1el3-U. s. defeated British. ~.
s. players-Maurice y. McLouRhlIn.
r Norris williams II. and H. H.
Hackett.
1S2l-U. 3. defeated Australia.
u. $. playerS-William +. T1lden.
William NJ. Johnston.
192l-U. s. defeated Japan. u. s.
rlaycrs-William Tlden. william
Johnston. r.. Norris williams End
Watson M. Washburn.
1922-U. 8. defeated Australia. U.
9 plavers-Bill Tflden. Bill Johns
ton and Vincent Richards.
i923-U. S. defeated Australia. u.
8 players-Bin Tflden. Bill Johnson
anc n. Norris williams.
1924-U. S. defeated Australia. u.
s. players-Bill Tilden. Vincent
Richards and Bill Johnston.
1925-U. S. defeated France. u.
S. players-Bil Tflden. Bill Johns
ton. Vincent Richards and r.. Nor
ris williams.
1926-U. s. defeated France. u.
s Players-Bill Tilden, Bill Johns
ton r.. Norris Williams and Vincent
Richards.
Since that time the Americans
were runners up in 1927. 1928. 1929.
1890. 1892. and 1884. That was dur
ing the period when France had
{. powerful teams made up Of Rene
IacoSte. Henri Cochet. Jean Boro-
ira Jacques Brugnon. and Andre
Merlin.
The British finally broke through
the French regime In 1888 when
Fred Perry got into his prime. The
English won again last year, meas
uring che Americans In the chal-
lenge round.
10 would appear that the British
viii have a strangle hold on the
old cup for several years TO come
unless someone finds a singles play
er who can beat Perry.
INCIDENTALLY. the Wightman
cup matches. the women's equivalent
OF the Davis matches. open In New
York next month. The American
girls have won eight times since the
international competition was orig
mated in 1923 as compared to only
four wins for the British
Helen Wills Moody announced re-
Gently that she will not play in these
matches for the II. s.. but the Amer
leans still stand an excellent chance
OF trouncing the British for the fifth
consecutive season.
The Americans have Sarah Pal
frev. Helen Jacobs. Carolin Babcork
and josephine Cruickshank avail
able for the matches. The English
win likely send over Dorothy Round.
Margaret Scrtven. Betty Nuthall.
Evelyn Dearman. Nancy Lyle. and
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