Everyone agreed that Jack Crawford could be counted on to win his two singles matches for Australia, that Lott & Stoefen would win the doubles for the U. S. That left the issue of the Davis Cup interzone finals squarely up to Australia's Vivian McGrath (pronounced McGraw), the extraordinary 18-year-old who hits backhand shots with both hands and has, at one time or other, beaten most of the world's best players. If McGrath could win one of his two singles, against Sidney Wood or Frank Shields, Australia was almost certain of playing...
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