The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-24

singles matches with the relatively
inexperienced Henkel, and Amer
lea was counted a sure winner in
doubles.
Allison Lost Q Pounds
Allison, despite his gruelling
five-set doubles match of yester-
day, which cost him nine pounds
and brought his weight down to
155 L., 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 always able to lift his game a
north or two and take points when
they were needed.
The first set was no match, and
lasted but fifteen minutes, as Hen
KEEL, highly nervous, was unable to
keep the ball out of the net.
In the second set, Allison, after
winning the first game, dropped
back to the baseline in an effort to
sensing this let-down, moved to the
attack and quickly took lead Of
Sc.
That ended his bid, however, for
Allison, deserving the baseline for
q blistering all-court attack, blazed
through the next five games for
the set.
American Very Tired
Allison, very weary, allowed the
German to take So lead in the
third set before he began fighting.
He made it AS with a glorious
cross-court backhand on the dead
run. and levelled at sail with a
beautiful net stand.
Allison did not take the lead I'M
til the thirteenth game of the set
when he pushed to rs. He dropped
the fourteenth, however, when he
purposely double-faulted after the
crowd had booed him for accepting
doubtful line decision from the
umpire.
Henkel forged ahead when he
won the fifteenth on service, but
the Texan, fighting now, levelled
at 6-all. Allison led 400 in the
seventeenth but lost it when the
German brought off a series of
beautiful winners at the net. The
Texan served an unbeatable eigh-
teenth game, and then broke
through in the nineteenth with two
perfect lobs and driving kiln The
final game was quick one as
Henkel outed four successive
points.
Definite Attack Plan
Allison used a definite attack
throughout the match. He concern
trated on the Germans weak back
hand and came to the net only
when deep forcing shot to his
opponents weak side had paved
the way for the advance.
The German was at his best only
when the American Rugged the
baseline and they snapped fore
hand drives from long range. It
was obvious that had Allison not
been so careful of his strength he
might well have won even more
decisively
Details of Contest
With London in the grip of a
heat wave, the Wimbledon stands
and courts were blistering hot, and
a crowd which only half-filled the
grandstand was on hand when AL
lison served the first game shortly
after $3.50 p. m, British summer
time (10.30- a. M, EDIT.
In his brief practice before the
beginning of the match, Allison.
who played singles on Tuesday and
ave terrific sets of doubles yester-
day, appeared sluggish and a bit
worn. He revealed that he
weighed but 1855 l.: pounds. hav-
ing dropped nine pounds yester-
day.
The first set lasted only Is min
ufes as Henkel, mighty nervous,
Was able to offer little or no oppo-
aftIon. Allison swept the first Ave
games In row with the loss of
but aine points.
Henkel couldn't keep even the
sImp1est shots out of the net. AL
I|son. seeing his man was below
par. was content to stay deep and
are away at the Germans falter-
ing hackhand. Allison seemed
headed for a love set when he ran
10 400 lead no Henkers service