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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 England...
Odds promptly changed to 6-to-1 in favor of Australia. In the locker room a spectator called to George Lott: "It's up to you to get in there and win!" Said Lott: "Yes, but what's the use?" True to form, Lott and towering Lester Stoefen two days later smashed through Crawford and Adrian Quist, 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. The fact that Crawford played poorly gave the U. S. team a glimmer of hope that they might still reach the challenge round against England this week...
Doubles winners at Wimbledon last week were: George Lott and Lester Stoefen, Elizabeth Ryan and Mme René Mathieu; mixed doubles winners: Dorothy Round and Ryuki Miki...
When the U. S. indoor tennis championships started last week in Manhattan, several players looked good enough to win. First to fall was Jean Borotra of France. Declared the four-time winner: "I am getting too old. It looks like ping-pong next for me." George Lott, who limped with a sore toe, and Andre Merlin, French indoor titlist, went out in the quarterfinals. Frank Shields, No. 1 ranking U. S. player, and Sidney Wood, No. 6, were dropped in the semifinals...
...George M. Lott Jr. of Chicago,No. 10 ranking U. S. amateur tennist: the Miami-Biltmore championship from Bryan M. ("Bitsy") Grant Jr. of Atlanta, 9-7, 6-4, 11-9; at Coral Gables. Fla. In the semi-finals Grant eliminated Francis X. Shields, No. 1 amateur, and Lott beat Cliff Sutter who ranks...