Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-07-25 | Page 9 | France Favored to Retain Davis Cup as Cochet Regains Old Form

c f 4 i RANCE A NCE FAVORED TO RETAIN DAVIS CUP AS COCHET CaCHET REGAINS OLD FORM BRITONS NEED BOTH SINGLES TO ANNEX CUP French Win Doubles to Lead in Net Classic AUTEUIL France July 25 iF- iF With Henry Cochet back in top form Prance France loomed today an almost certain ocr ocr- tain 1 winner of the Davis cup challenge round mat matches c h c s with Great Britain's X hard fighting tennis ten ten- nis youngsters rs Great Britain which has sur surprised the e experts by eliminating the United Sta States s in inthe the fi finals finials fi- fi 1 nals nials ga gave ve them 3 another Jolt yes yes-J by holding holdings France to an even even- y 5 split In the first 1 two sin single g I e si w v-w w ml matches hes but only Cochet the more ardent British supporters were anticipating anything but eventual eventual even even- defeat To clinch the series England is faced laced with the necessity of winning both of the final two singles matches tomorrow France today took a So lead of two ma matches hes to one as Henry Cochet and Jacques Brugnon defeated the Eng Eng- Ush lish youngsters George Hughes and Charles Kingsley in the doubles three sets to one The scores were 6 1 7 5 6 3 8 6 With Cochet playing In superb form well backed up by Brugnon the French ran through the last four games to win the first set set 6 Hughes and Kingsley both were making mak mak- ing lug errors s and leaving wide openings through which the Frenchmen drove sizzling placements ENGLISHMEN COP SECOND SET Hughes and Kingsley won the second see sec ond set 7 5 to square the match Games followed service to four all with Brugnon c continuing to carry the burden for the French In the ninth game the Englishmen broke his service for the first time in the ma match h to take a lead of 5 54 I With the set apparently in their grasp and Hughes serving sen-ing the Englishmen Eng Eng- quickly ran up to set point but Cochet and Brugnon stiffened and finally won when Hughes sent a fast return into the net t to make the game score 5 The Englishmen broke through Cochet's service to tomake tomake make it 6 5 and then ran out the set seton seton seton on Kingsleys Kingsley's service ice the last point being scored on a sensational volley of oft off his by the latter Cochet and Brugnon came back to take the third set set 6 3 and lead two sets to one The clouds were thickening over over- head threatening a downpour as the third set opened but the cool weather was a relief relic from yesterdays yesterday's burning burn burn- ing heat l Cochet Cachet continued his 1115 fine play Kingsley st staved ved of off defeat for a ament moment moment mo mo- ment as he volleyed superbly to win but the Frenchman ran out the ninth 1 game at love lo to take the set 6 63 The crowd cheered Cochet for several reveral n minutes TAKE MATCH THREE TO ONE Cochet and Brugnon Brugnoni won the fourth set set 8 6 and the match three sets to one After the umpire had announced a ten-minute ten rest period and part of the crowd had left the stands the players decided to continue The Englishmen quickly ran into a lead of 4 Cochet and Brugnon seemed rattled as the youngsters from across the channel smashed out the commanding commanding com corn manding lead but they soon roan strengthened for victory y The two countries divided honors yesterday when Henri Henr Cochet dis- dis the same genius which won him the title of the worlds world's great greatest st tennis player defeated H. H Wilfred ilfred Bunny Austin of England 6 3 3 11 6 2 6 4 and Frederick J. J Perry of ot England won from Jean Borotra Frances France's Bounding Basque 4 6 8 10 6 10 46 6 6