Ireland V. Switzerland Aka The Davis Cup (1936)

Full title reads: “The Davis Cup - Ireland v. Switzerland in Dublin“. Eire (Republic of Ireland, Southern Ireland). Third round Davis Cup Tie tennis tournament - Ireland play Switzerland. M/S of two tennis players posing in front of net; the tall man is Littleton Rogers of Ireland, the smaller is Marnef, his opponent from Switzerland. Various shots of open air tennis match between Marnef and Rogers. Rogers wins by 3 sets to 2. Brief C/U of two more tennis players by net; MacVee (MacVie?) of Ireland (right) and Fischer (Fisher?) of Switzerland. Spacing from 01:07:28 to 01:07:47. Various shots of match between MacVie (trousers) and Fischer (shorts). Fischer wins the match. We see them shake hands over the net. Note: there is a gap in the print from 01:07:28 for 19 seconds, sound track continues. Note: spelling of tennis players’ names may be incorrect as they are taken from sound track. Any information about these players’ full names gratefully received. AH 2001. FILM ID: A
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