Show Allison Confuses Moguls With Brilliant Tennis Comeback Much luch Underrated Texan Proved Himself Best Amateur Amateur Ama Ama- Amateur in U. U S. S Despite Davis Cup Choices I By DAN PARKER N New w York Mirror Sports Writer When Wilmer Vilmer Allison of ot Austin Texas netted the ball In the fourteenth fourteenth four- four game of the fifth set of ot his final round match with Fred Perry for or the United States mens men's tennis championship at Forest Hills recently re recently re- re re- re deciding in Perrys Perry's favor r a fiercely contested duel several pompous pompous' looking gentlemen c men were observed to slink silently into the shadows under the he grandstand and make themselves I scarcer career than bonuses in Wall street They were the members o of the Davis cup selection committee which had ad ignored Allison i in picking this ye years year's ears ear's rs r's ill fated team And Mr Allison had ad just proved to their all too all too complete com com- lete satisfaction that though he WASa was a few points short of being the U. U S. S champion he was var without the shadow hadow of ot a doubt the best American amateur now V in the game Allison's brilliant stand against Perry amazed the cro crowd d of which turned out for the match de de- despite spite pile a a. a heavy shower that started a half haIt hour before play was scheduled to o get under way and lasted for a z aalf half alf hour Injuring his ankle during one of ot the ic late winter tournaments Allison had lad been on the shelf for tor several months Then resuming play just before be- be tore fore ore the Davis cup team had bad been selected elected he had quickly returned to form lorm orm Yet the Davis cup committee ignored him as completely as if he were a tennis writer when picking the team Over in England the boys couldn't get going and George Lott sent back word to the committee that it would be a good idea if Allison were sent over He was But while he was on the high seas seas Lester whom he was to supplant nt in hi the doubles s regained his form with the result that Allison was Informed he wasn't needed when he arrived Much put putout putout putout out about it he took the next boat back In the tournament Allison eked a sweet measure of ot revenge first by ousting the blond lanky and then eliminating Sidney Wood the Davis cup teams team's ace in straight sets Despite this no one seriously considered considered con con- the possibility of Allison ext extending ex ex- t tending tending- the polished Briton in the championship round And wh when whan n Continued on Following rue Page Allison Upsets Tennis Moguls Continued from Preceding Pace Page Perry quickly ran through the first two wo sets 6 4 6 3 the possibility beame became became be- be came ame as remote as Uranus itself Then something happened to Allison Maybe he saw a couple of ot members of f the Davis cup selection committee leering at him from the marquee But whatever the cause before you could recite The Shooting of Dan McGrew Allison had won two sets and nd squared th the match Suddenly it dawned on the assembled assembled assem assem- bled multitude that the imperturbable ble able Mr Perry was in Imminent dangel daner donger dan don gel ger er of or having the U. U S. S crown knocked off oU his sleek black thatch Until this point even when Perry Per was losing osing sets It looked as if he was employing possum tactics just to lo give the customers a run for their chips The fact of the matter maUer thou though h was that Allison had his smash working almost perfectly and was piling up point after point with it it Too he had learned earned that Perrys Perry's backhand vs as weak as his right ankle which it should be explained in justice to the champion he injured d in irl Tuesdays Tuesday's match and which was heavily taped Perry was netting the ball lik like the star foul shooter on a basketball team Fine sportsman that he is Perry had d told the tennis writers before going on on the court for the final round match that if he lost he would not blame it on his ankle as it would not handicap his play Despite his modest and sportsmanlike sportsman sportsman- like announcement however he was unquestionably slowed up by the Injured injured in In- ankle though there was no sign of or limp as he moved about |