Show y YANKEES LEAD I ANZAC NETTERS e Shields Defeats Hopman of Australia Vines Holds Margin on Crawford By HENRY United Press Plc Correspondent PHILADELPHIA May 28 The 28 The United St States te was a fairly sure ure bet to clinch its it Dav Davis s cup series with wih Australia Australia Aus on the courts court o of the Philadel Philadelphia phia Country club here today as it ii already leads lead one and one half match to nothing Americas America's odd lead was established L yesterday when Frank Shields Shield of ol Ne New Ne York defeated Harry Hopman 6 4 6 4 and Ellsworth Vines national I 6 1 6 2 Ellworth champion from California won on two out of three sets set from Jack Crawford L before a rainstorm ended the match This Ti postponed affair was to be run runoff I off oU today ahead of at the doubles enga engage engagement engagement e ement ment between Wilmer Wimer Allison Allion and Johnn Johnny Van Ryn and the thc team tem of Hopman Hop man and Crawford Vines was wa le lead leid leading d. d lag ing ml 6 2 62 6 64 6 2 all 3 when the storm hit nt and pin play will wi be resumed just where it was vas wa left lef off oU The Te rain of yesterday was a most unfortunate thing for Australia's chances CRA CRAWFORD RALLIES RALLES Crawford whipped to a frazzle in inthe inthe inthe the first two sets set had rallied to take the third and was wa going like a house afire aCre in the fourth Always a slow sloW starter the Australian had just reached the pe peak lk of his game Jame when chased to t the clubhouse Many swear the Australian would have pulled the match out of the fire Certainly the blond Australian baa hafl I our national champion on the run run Vines started the fourth set bravely enough taking the first frt three games gaines gaes But his game went to pieces at this point and Crawford making all an sorts jf of shots shot all over the court streaked through the last three to lo tie te things up When the rain started Vines Vines' Vine forehand foreland fore fore- hand land and backhand shots shot were missing miss ing lag the baseline and sidelines by feet and he was wa faulting double all al over the he lot To make matters worse the theall tall all tal Californian was wa arm and leg lee weary VINES FA FAVORED Vines Ines should have little trouble in runn running nJ out the match today The Californian probably will wi blast of oU oC three games today before belore Jack gets gew warmed waned up Allison Alion and V Van ln Ryn the te sweetest doubles double team in the business busine are arc calculated cal cal- easily to t defeat the Anzac tandem |