Britain retained the" Davis Cup] to-day when, in the third singles, EJ. Perry" conquered Francis Shields atler a royal battle on which the fate of the coverted trophy depended. The outcome of the fourth ud last singles, in which H. W. Austin will play" Sidney 'B. Wood, Will be immaterial, as Perry's suc cess gave Great Britain the neces sary three matches for victory.
Perry gained his victory by three setts {0 One, of which the last was one of the grimmest fights ever seen Wimbledon. Twenty-eight games had to be played before Perry emer ed triumphant, the score being 15/13.
"A mighty cheer was Faised by the dense crowd who packed the stands of the famous centre court when Perry scored his last point. Dropping his acker, the British player jumped over the met and shook hands with Shields, who congratulated him on his suc" ces First blood went to Perry, who took the initial selt by 6-4. Shields bal= Janced the account by gaining the same margin of victory in the second felt, but in the third his opponent took the' lead, winning by 6-2.
'With Perry leading by two matches to one, what undoubtedly wil as one of the classic. encoun-{ers in he annals of. Wimbledon Dewan, Tt was a ding-dong tussle, in which every' time one of the two men seemed assured of taking the sett the other erept up.
Atter. 26 games had been played, the score was 18-13. It was a lucky number for Perry and equally unueky for his opponent. 'The British player made the score 14-13 and took the mext to win the sett and match and give Britain the Davis Cup for another year, "The scores' were:-6/4, 4/0, 6/2, London, July 31 Britain won the Davis Cup fr the fonvinelng fash Being four mateness'
Perry's great, match with Shields, stint Wood. tok the centre court andthe British player won by three acts to one, at 6,
vantage. "He was outplayed and out-Woot was never see trea 84 Tnunanuvred' by" Austin, with" where fceurate. driving to the, comers. the 'American simply. could not cope, Eomparea. "with" the previous Bud Setween Perry and Shela this arch nearly go tholing" but Austin Ive a wonderful exhiotion of that Hilish and' effective tennis of which tain Loses in Doubles London, July 20.
George Lott and Lester Stoefen wed the United States from a straight, defeat in the Challenge Round of the Davis Cup at Wimbledon to-day.
Playing against G. P. Hughes and N. G. H. Lee, the Americans won by three setts to one, and thus brought the score to two matches to one in favour of Great Britain, Scores: 75, 640, 4-6, 9~7.—Reuter, Tallinn, Aug. 3.
Poland to-day won the first two singles from Esthonia in the second, qualifying round of the 1935 Davis Cup "competition. Tlocaynski (Poland) defeated Pukk in straight setts, the score being 6/4, 6/4, 6/8, while Tarlowski vanquished Lash (Esthonia) by 6/2, 6/4. 4/6, 6/4.—Reuter.
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of, 8778/1, of, a. Gabrovite (Hungary) 'w ing Haanes (Norway) 6/2, 6/4, 9/11 when play was postponed on account of darkness.—Reuter.
The Hague, Aug. 3.
Holland to-day defeated' Monaco in the opening two singles in the second qualifying round of the 1935 Davis! Cup competition. Timmer (Holland) defeated Gallepe by 5/2, 6/2, 6/3. 6/4, while Knottenbelt. (Holland) beat Landau by 2/6, 0/2, 8/1, 8/6, 1/6—
London, Aug. 4.
Poland to-day defeated Esthonia in the second qualifying round of the 1935 Davis Cup competition at Tal-inn, Poland, by winning the doubles, Poland won the opening two singles yesterday and to-day Tloczynsky and Wittmann (Pland) defeated Taagn and Pukk by 6/8, 6/8, 6/4, 1/8, Hungary took the lead to-day against Norway in their second round competition at Budapest. Yesterday, Straub (Hungary) defeat ed Smith in one of the singles, while Blay in the other singles, between Gabrovitz (Hungary) and Haanes, was postponed when the Hungarian was leading by two setts to one, 6/2, 6/4, 9/11. Play was resumed to-day and Gabrovitz won the deciding sett by 0/8, Norway, however, won the doubles, Haanes and Smith defeating Ferenezy and Zichy by 3/6, 6/4, 416, 6/4, 6/3.
After losing the frst two singles to Holland yesterday, in their sec and round play at The Hague,
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