For the fourth time in succession Great Britain has won the Davis Cup} after w year of tennis triumphs which has revealed the renaissance of British' tennis in its fullest glory. By de feating Crawford, of Austraito, in the! deciding singles game, Perry added emphasis to the justification placed the strength of the British team and proved the unchallenged prowess of the new young schoo! of players who have rescued British tennis from the obscurity in which it sank in the successful reigns of the French snd American players, Incidentally, he Davis Cup was retained at Wimbledon {in practically the same circumstances as it was regained from France: in 1939. Holders for six years, France stood two all against the ' British] team at Auteuil with Perry and 'Ande Merlin' meeting in the Anal and deciding game. Merlin, a dashing player with @ game modelled on the JEochet style, went vigorously into} sation, winning the first set against Perry' and coming dangerously ear winning the second. It was then that} Perry demonstrated the mastery of the game which has since brought him the highest honours in the tennis world. Drawing on his greater experience, he took the next set and proceeded to win the game though Merlin put up a stout f At Wimbledon on July 28, Perry was not greatly extended ' against Crawiord, winning fairly easily, but this will not detract from the cot gratulations to Perry, with his com-Panlons, Austin, Hughes and Tuckey, on retaining Wie trophy.
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