Whether England as the holders of the Davis Cup will be more satisfied to have as their challengers the United States of America rather than Germany may be open to question, Li is generally assumed that having to enter the Court without two of their winning team England's chances of retaining the trophy whether against America or Germany are not great. Yet it is quite conceivable that although Von Cramm and his colleagues were unable to defeat the Americans they might have been regarded as, if anything, more formidable opponents for the Englishmen to meet. H. W. Austin, unable to stand the strain of a long-drawn out tournament, may be able to muster up sufficient staying power in a match to give his brilliance an extra 15 in value, He may have a better chance of pulling that off against Donald Budge than against Gottfried von Cramm. Even then the odds are against England for C. E. Hughes's unexpected withdrawal on medical grounds from the Doubles is a severe blow, especially as Perry is no longer in the picture. This assumes that ihe lead gained by the United States of America in the final round was not thrown away by a double German victory in the remaining singles, In view of the form at Wimbledon it seems highly improbable that Budge has succumbed to Von Cramm, although Henkel's quality may be quite good enough to dispose of Bitsy Grant. The doubles produced a magnificent match, the Germans making great headway up to and including the third sel, Budge was put off in the early stages by the skill with which Henkel exploited the softer service. The closeness of the struggle is shown by the score and curiously enough, judging from the comment on the wireless, -the two "second strings," Henkel and Mako were the shining lights,
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