AMERICA WINS

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 211, 6 September 1922, Page 5

AMERICA WINS

DAVIS CUP FINAL FOUR MATCHES TO ONE. LAST TWO SINGLES. PATTERSON OUTCLASSED. ANDERSON'S GAME FIGHT, i ; (By Cable.—i*resß AsetK-iauon.—Copyrtgbti (Received 11.30 a.m.) IfEW YORK, September 5. America retained the Davis Cup as the resuit of to-day'a piny in the challenge round for the trophy at Forest Hius, New \ ork, both smg.es being won, Aid erica thus taking the tropliv by four matches to one. W. H. Johnston (America) beat G. L. Patterson (Australia), 6—2, 6—2, 6—l. W. T. Tilden (America) beat J. O. Anderson (Australia), 6—4, 5—7, 3 —6, 6—i, 6—2. In the first set Johnston, serving, won the first game to 15 on Patterson's errors. Patterson won the second game to 30 on Johnston's nets. Johnston won the third to 30 on placements, and the fourth on Patterson's services, which were erratic. Johnston won the fifth to love, and Patterson the sixth after deuce. Johnston won the seventh to 30 on Patterson's errors, and the eighth at the same score, taking the set at 6 —2. In the second set Johnston won the first game to 15 and Patterson the second after deuce five times. Johnston won the third to 15, playing to Patterson's backhand and keeping him on the defensive. Johnston won the fourth and fifth to 15 on placements. Johnston ■won the sixth game after deuce twice on Patterson's nets. Johnston was at the top of his form while Patterson was erratic. Patterson won the seventh j game to 30 on Johnston's service, but j Johnston won the eighth to 30, taking ; the set at 6—2. i In th e third set Johnston won the first ' game to love on Patterson's nets, and the second to 15 on Patterson's service. ; Patterson did not seem to be able to j collect himself, Johnston driving through at will. Johnston won the third game to love and the fourth after deuce on placements. Patterson won the fifth to 15, while Johnston won the sixth to love and the seventh to 30, taking the set and the match, and clinching the retention of the cup. Johnson did not have the leaat difficulty during the match; he was superlatively better than Patterson to-day. A HARD FOUGHT MATCH. In the second match Anderson served to Tilden, who won the first two games to love on Anderson's outs. Anderson won the third to love on four service aces, and Tilden won the fourth to 30. Anderson persisted in driving out of the court,! and l'ilden won the fifth to 30. Anderson ' won the sixth to 15, and the seventh after deuce. Tilden won the eighth to J5, and Anderson the ninth game to 30 on Tilden's nets. Tilden won the tenth after deuce twice, taking the set at 6—4.1 In tjfte second set Tilden won the first j game after douce and the second to love. '• Anderson won the third to love, the fourth Lo 15, and the fifth to 30. Tilden won the sixth to 15 and the seventh to 30. Anderson won the eighth to 15 and the ninth after deuce. Tilden won the: tenth after deuce on placements, but Anderson, by winning the eleventh to love and the twelfth to 15, took the set at 7—5. In the third set Anderson won the first game at 15, Tilden won the second to 15. and Anderson thp third after deuce twice. Tilden won the sixth at 15 through Anderson's errors. Anderson won the seventh to 15 on his service, the eighth to 15 on Tilden's errors, and the ninth to 15, taking the lead with two sets to one. For the fourth set both men returned from tlieir rest much refreshed. Anderson played to perfection in the second and third sets, performing with the skill with which he defeated Tilden last year. Tilden won the first in the fourth se , after deuce and Anderson won the second and third to 15 on Tilden's error. Tilden .won the fourth to IS .the fifth after douce twice, ar ' the sixth to 30 on Anderson's poor net work. Anderson won the seventh to 30, the eighth to 15, on placements, but Tilden won the ninth to 30 and the tenth after deuce twice, taking thp set at o—4 and evening the score. In the fifth set T'lden won th" first game to 15 and Anderson the second to | fifteen. Tilden's stamina now began to I Fhow, and he won the third to lovr, th p I fourth to TO. and the fifth to 15. -An-ler-Bnn wnn the sixth aft<r douce, but T'lden ■won the sovrn'h to 30 and the tr> 15. t'ikinT thp mate , ).—A. and "V.Z. Following is the analysis of the play in both matches: —

FIRST SET. I •Tnhnptnn ... Tnttprson .. Tilrien Anderson .. Johnston ... Pnttprson .. TiMpn Anderson .. Place- Double Acps. ments. Onts. X<?b!. Faults. 0 13 6 T 1 ! 1 R 11 5 3 j 2 2 7 R 2 3 5 13 13 8 SECONW SET. . 0 15 8 14 1 1 4 5 12 2 I 1 4 12 70 5 . 1 10 8 13 S ! Johnston ... Patterson .. Tilrten TiriRn set. 0 4 .T 3 0 0 7 7 10 2 . l B in r, 2 0 16 12 6 3 TiMon FOURTH SET. ! 2 8 ir» 9 t> 1 5 16 11 1 TiMpn Anderson . . FIFTTT SET. 0 S 3 3 1 2 7 9 10 1