Sport: The Cup Recouped

In the sunlit horseshoe of the stadium at Forest Hills, Long Island, a roaring chorus of Waltzing Matilda rose from the north section of the stands. Some 300 Australians were cheering the return, after a brief eight-month stay in the U.S., of the Davis Cup to Australia. With some 12,500 Americans, the. Aussie visitors watched Harry Hopman's brilliant youngsters outshoot and outrun U.S. Tennists Vic Seixas and Tony Trabert in three straight matches. There were few surprises, but some magnificent tennis.

Sad Climax. The first day's singles matches revealed the Aussies' fast-growing power...

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