Vines And Allison Lose As British Take First Two Cup Matches
England wins the opening two singles in the Davis Cup interzone finals as H W Bunny Austin defeats Ellsworth Vines 6 1 6 1 6 4 and Fred Perry beats Wilmer Allison 6 1 7 5 6 4. Americans face a daunting task to reach the challenge round with France next week.
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Uteuil
France
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Wilmer Allison
H. W
Bunny” Austin
Fred Perry
Perry
Austin
Jack Crawford
Australia
Speraw's Cedar Rapids Managerial Career And Other Sports Notes
The column reviews Paul Speraw's rise as Cedar Rapids Bunnies manager starting in 1930 with a pennant, his 1931 second place finish, and 1932 injuries. It covers Speraw's move to Peoria, release, and Cedar Rapids franchise questions. It notes tennis star Ellsworth Vines as world No. 1 after recent wins, Babe Herman's Cubs benching and big comeback, golf hopeful Glen Darrow as a young talent.
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Philadelphia
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Merle Stimson
America
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Ellis Park
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Moody predicts France doomed in Davis Cup challenge
New York AP report quotes Helen Wills Moody saying France will likely lose the Davis Cup as the United States or England prepare for the interzone finals and a possible Borotra singles appearance. She notes strong play from Fred Perry and mixed form from Henri Cochet and others. Moody's own season includes the Wightman Cup in August and the national championships later in July.
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Auteull
Helen ‘Wills Moody
France
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Ellsworth Vines
Wilmer Allison
Jean Borotra
Henri Cochet
Moody
East Hampton
Center Point to Meet Local Athletics Sunday
Center Point Merchants to host Cedar Rapids Athletics this Sunday in a rematch after a previous one run win by Center Point. Batteries listed include Ford and Buckner for the Athletics and Tanks and Krueger for the Merchants.
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Krueger
Watkins Club To Meet Cities Service Sunday
The Watkins ball team will host the Cities Service team of Cedar Rapids here Sunday afternoon.
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Cities Service
Gazette - Watkins
Watkins
Cedar Rapids
Twilight Kittenball Loop Formed In Dysart
Twilight kittenball league formed at Dysart drawing about fifty men to sign up for the new local sport group in the town.
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