Show U. U S. S Needs One Win Vin to Clinch American Zone Tennis Bunting Yankees Hold 2 0 Match Advantage Over Cuba Triumph Will Send Team to Europe By PAUL R R. R Associated Press Sports Writer DETROIT May SI 31 AP VIc AP Vic Victory tory Vic for the United Staten State Davis cup team in the American zone tennIs ennis finals was a recognized certaInty certainty certainty toda today Leading two matches to nothing after their first skirmish with the Cubans Uncle Sams Sam's net stars re required required re- re but one victory In t three ree re remaining remaining remaining re- re matches That clincher they hey they sought today by by matching their strongest and most consistent doubles team Johnny Van Ryn and Allison against the Cuban combination of or Captain Ricardo Morales and Herman IIerman WOULD CHALLENGE FRANCE A triumph for Van Ryn and Allison Allison Alli Alli- son today would send the United States team tean to Europe to meet the wInner of tho European final inal for or the tho right to challenge France ranee possessor of ot the prized David cup emblematic of ot Intentional International Intent ional tennis supremacy was It It was Johnny Hennessey and Van Yan Ryn Rn who pushed the tho United States to Us Its strangle hold ad van van- ago In the first two singles matches match's yesterday esterday Hennessey started the procession by defeating Captain nIcardo IU- IU cardo Morales 6 0 6 3 6 4 and Van Ryn R n made It a rout by overwhelming over over- whelmIng helming year old Gustavo Gustave 6 0 6 1 6 CUBANS PLAY GAMELY Tho Cubans were game to theIst thelast the tho last ast but hopelessly outclassed by bythe ho tho careful yet easy casy play of or their northern rivals Taking no chances of or being upset as Mexico was by bythe bytho the tho ho Cubans l Hennessey an and and- Van lyn took the opening s sets ts at love lovend and nd then kept on driving until they drain they would have no difficulties Then they breezed out principally because of ot their opponents opponents' op- op opponents opponents' opponents opponents' op op- tension and consequent errors A livelier ball ban and a much harder court they than than they were accustomed to worked a hardship on Morales and Vollmer but even under any condItions conditions conditions con con- It Jt Is doubtful whether they could have successfully repelled the United States attack They and their mates admitted they were In Inferior inferior In- In i yesterday and praised Van Ryn and Hennessey but announced their determination to force the zon zone finals Into at least four games before a decision could be reached I A After ter today's doubles two singles matches will remain They are scheduled for tor tomorrow afternoon and will be played as a formality regardless ss of or the doubles outcome Eugene Fitz-Eugene Dixon captain of ot the tiro United States team said he would put In two lesser lights In fn the last two matches in event of a a. doubles victory sending Van Ryn and Hennessey home borne to prepare pre for tor the teams team's certain trip trIpI to Europe Juno June 5 5 I |