Evening star., 1946-12-30
Kramer and Mu|Ioy
Complete Rout Of
Australian Netmen
By GoyIe ToIbot
Asseeiotsei Press Sports Writer

MELBOURNE,S Dec. 80. - Jack
Kramer and Gardnar Mulloy COM
pleted the rout of Australia's Davis
Cup defenders today with smashing
victories in the two final singles
matches, thereby giving the United
States a clean sweep of the series
and establishing Americas su-
premacy in the postwar tennis
world.
Kramer, top-ranking member of
the American team, battered the vet
eran John Bromwich into sub
mission in straight sets, 8-6, 6@.
I6-4, while Mulloy bowled over Dinny
Pals, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4.
In the five matches comprising the
challenge round, which got under
way here last Thursday. the Amer
leans lost only two sets, giving q
demonstration of superlative play
and setting a mark that other ma
tions may find hard to match in
many years. 1t was the first time
since Great Britain blanked the
United States in 1885 that the chal-
lenge round had been decided by a
SO score.
Tribute Paid Americans.
Sir Norman Brookes, president of
the Australian Lawn Tennis Asso-
citation, who presented the historic
trophy to Walter Pate, nonplaying
American captain, paid high tribute
to the victors, who, he said. have
without doubt proved themselves the
champion Nation"
MY team has done a good job
better, perhaps, than I hoped for"
Pate smilingly replied.
Although the last singles matches
were little more than exhibitions
inasmuch as the United States had
clinched it's title to the cup last
week by winning the first three
matches, crowd of $4,000 crowded
into Kooyong Stadium for the finale
and gave the Americans a thoun-
dering ovation.
Bromwich started off as If he
might upset Kramer, running up an
early lead of four games to one.
The Californian, however, swept
through three games to knot the
count. Each won his service Fin the
next four games, but Kramer finally
broke through in the 18th game and
then went on to clinch the set.
Kramer Never Headed.
In the second set Kramer seized
the lead at the outset and never
was headed as he outdrove and out
played his ambidextrous opponent.
Bromwich rallied briefly in the third
set, breaking through service to 60
out in front, 2-1. Kramer quickly
squared matters at two-all and again
at four-al before breaking Brom-
wich'S service and running out the
set.
Although Pals displayed the same
brilliant service he showed in his
losing match against Kramer Thurs
day, he could not stroke with the
capable Mulloy. The Australian cap
tured the two opening games before
the American found his touch, but
Mulloy won six of the remaining
seven games and the set.
Pals service netted him two love
games in the second set. but he
trailed throughout as Mulloy kept
him on the defensive with accurate
drives to the far corners that gave
him the set by 6-3 score.
Start Home January 5.
Pate, Kramer, Schroeder and
Frank Parker will start home by
plane on January 5, taking with
them the cup which the United
States lost to Australia by a 50
score at the Merton Cricket Club at
Haverford, Pa, in 1899, there had
been no matches since then because
of the war.
Mulloy and William Talbert are
entered In the South AustsA1Ian
championships starting at Adelaide
January 4. Mulloy, Talbert and Tom
Brown will compete in the Aus
tralian championships opening at
Sydney, January II.