Evening star., 1946-12-27
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OF Talent; Yankee
Duo Wins Easily
By GoyIe ToIbot
A,soeioted Press Sports Writer


MELBOURNE, Dec. 27. - Tee
Schroeder and Jack Kramer wor
the Davis Cup, symbol of world ten
mis- supremacy for the United States
today, breezing through Australia's
/ doubles team in straight sets.
John Bromwich and Adrian Quist
whose brilliant play won the cup fol
Australia in the last internationa
matches in 1899, never had chance
today, as the two Californian
teamed to complete the whirlwinc
victory launched SO magnificiently
yesterday with Schroeder's stunning
upset win over Bromwich in the
singles.
II anything, the Americans gave
the stricken crowd at KOoyOnG
courts an even more convincing ex-
hibition of their supremacy thar
they did yesterday, blasting ou1
their doubles triumph, 60, 7-5
Ga, in just II minutes.
They ran off the frst four games
of the first set easily and from that
moment on there never was much
doubt about the outcome. The
magnificent services of the two
Americans gave BromWich and
Quist little opportunity to break
through and so sizzling was Kram-
er,s service that he won eight games
without a break.
Bromwich Quits Series.
Bromwich withdrew from the
final singles and the United States
team captain Immediately substi-
tuted Gardnar Mulloy for Jack
Kramer, who had been slated to
meet Bromwich.
As result the final singles
matches-which will be played only
for exercise since the Americans
have already clinched the cup-win
pit Mulloy against Dinny Pals and
Schroeder against Quist, the sub for
Bromwich.
There was no official explanation
as to why Bromwich withdrew, but
it was assumed he had simply had
enough tennis. The revised pair
ings were not expected to be too
happily received by ticketholders,
who had earnestly hoped to see
Bromwich whip Kramer.
The Americans will take posses
sion of the Davis Cup at ceremonies
tomorrow and hope to take it home
by plane. The big mug never has
been in the air.
From the appearances yesterday
and today it looked as though tennis
Down Under is going into eclipse in
ternationally until whole new crop
of players can be developed. Brom-
wich and Quist never, except for
brief flashes. showed the quality OF
play they did before the war, and
Pals, who lost to Kramer yesterday
is not yet in the brilliant class OF
prewar Australian tennis.
Today's doubles victory was an
other demonstration that history
does repeat, for 26 years ago big
Bill Tilden and Little Bill" john
ston wrested the Davis Cup from
the australians in exactly the same
way-with three straight wins.
Pate Is Gratified.
Walter Pate, nonplaying Ameri-
can team captain, was as proud as
a mother hen over the victory and
commented:
1--WE always said Kramer and
Schroeder at their peak are the
best doubles team in the world.
They very nearly reached that peak
today"
From the moment at the start
when they broke Bromwich's Serv-
ice, to the match point, with which
Kramer cracked the net cord, the
Americans dominated the play, pill
Ing up to the net like two 4-year-
olds heading for candy store.
Twice in the first set the towering
Schroeder caught Bromwich in the
stomach with hard smasheS. One
of them caused the two-hand-
swinging Aussie to double up with
pain for several moments before he
could continue.
The Australians led only once in
the match. That was in the second
set when they broke through
Schroeder to take a Al advantage
but the Americans came right back
to break Quist and square it at 4.
all and repeated four games later
to sew up that set.
In the deciding set, the Califor-
mans broke through Bromwich's
normally tight service in the crucial
ninth game to put the Davis Cur
back in American hands for the