Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-01
DavisCup Win
Caps Fraser's
Six-Year Wait
Aussie Star Ready
For Pro Bid After
3-Mutch Sweep
FoREsT HILLs. N. 81. Ser

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Il (AP)-Neale Fraser, we'll
to-do son Of O prominent Mel
bourne judge. waited patiently
six years for his chance to play
in a Davis Cup challenge
round.
When 1t came he made the
most Of 1t. Just as Alex Oh
medo practically single-hand-
eddy won the coveted cup
symbolic of world amateur
tennis supremacy - for the
United States last year. Fraser
snatched 1t back virtually all
by himself this year.
The handsome lefthander
completed a 30 Australian tri-
umph yesterday when he
whipped Barry MacKay Of
Dayton. Ohio. 8-6, 3-6, 60,
ia. The first two sets were
played Sunday but darkness
interviewed and the rest Of the
match had to be put OF until
yesterday.
Fraser thus won both his
singles matches-against Olme-
do and MacKay-and teamed
with Roy Emerson to capture
the doubles from Olmedo and
Earl Buckholz Of st. Louis.
Olmedo and MacKay both
beat Rod LAYER for the two
United States points.
Solid Aussie Victory
It was q solid Australian VIC
tory and Harry Hopman's
charges deserved to win. They
whipped Americas ace-in-the-
hole, Olmedo. Even Hopman
was inclined to concede two
singles to Olmedo and place
his hopes on the doubles and
beating MacKay twice.
So no matter who the United
States sends Down Under l6
months, from now to try to re-
gain the cup. the Aussies will
be favored. Fraser will be
around-he hasn't had any pro
offers-and so will Rod LAYER,
the young lefty who has been
improving by leaps and bounds.
Fraser's rise in the past five
weeks has been meteoric.
I'D certainly consider pro-
fessional Offer" he said today.
But so far I haven't had one.
I'd better win some tourna-
ments first. / know ! can't go
on like this forever, Just play
ing tennis around the world"
MacKay Crestfallen
Fraser has been playing in
ternational tennis for six years
and has been on the Australian
Cup team since the dayc of Lew
Hoad and Ken Rosewall. But
this is the first time he's ever
played a challenge round.
Il didn't mind oeing a Sec
ond = stringer. though" he
laughed. Those other guys
were too good for me, anyhow.
But I sure have been getting
ready for this; since last De-
cember. in fact. Now I'm really
let down. I hope I get an easy
draw in the Nationals opening
Friday. The way / feel now,
anyone could beat me-"
I've never seen Fraser play
better" Hopman observed. I'm
my opinion. either he or Oh
medo could turn out to be the
best amateur in the world. The
one who wins the nationals will
get my vote"
MacKay was crestfallen, but
he observed that the better man
won.
Il guess maybe I was rush.
ing too much and not throwing
the ball high enough on my
service"
DOuble-Faults Costly
Barry tried to bowl over
Fraser with his cannonball
delivery. but he couldn't get it
in. He double-faulted 10 times
in the last two sets and that
spelled his undoing.
Fraser. on the other hand,
double-faulted nine times in
the first two sets, but only once
in the last two. That was the
difference between the two
players.
MacKay had only two chances
to get in the match. In the
third game Of the third set, he
mao Neale down, 1910, on the
Aussie's service. But Fraser
pulled it out. In the fifth game
Of the fourth set, Fraser was
down, 30-40. on his service, but
again he pulled 1t out after it
went to deuce twice. Other
wise, Fraser was clearly the
boss. His ground strokes and
his tricky, spin service kept
MacKay bottled up.