LAWN TENNIS. A.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16540, 4 June 1919, Page 8

LAWN TENNIS. A.

• THE DAVIS CUP. (By Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright.) (Australian and iS'.Z. Cable Assocuuooj SYDNEY, Juno 3. Tho Tennis Association has decided to adopt tho attitudo of tho British, French, And Belgian Associations in regard to enemy players being prohibited from taking pait in tho Davis Cup tournament, THE QUEEN'S CLUB MEETING. (FilOtt OUU OWN CORRESPONDENT.) London, April is. F. 21. B. Fishor was deieatod iu both tho Singles and tho Doubles in the lawn tea nib championships at Queen's Club at tho end of last week. In tho fourth round of _ tlio Singles ho came up agoin3t a hurricano Australian player, (x. L. Patterson. Patterson was too fast altogether for everybody he met, and he beat Fishor by 7-5, 7-2, 6-3. On tho sumo day, playing with Major A. 11. Lowe, ho defeated K. V. Thomas and H. L. Patterson — 3-6, 3-6, 7-5, 7-5, 11-9. Tho "Telegraph's" remarks that although Pattoreon beat Fishor eeveroly enough, the New Zealander learned a useful tip or two for tho subsequent double. It was very thrilling and full of vicissitudes. Temperament apparently had a good <V: to do with the match, for the Australian wero woll tho winners on tho first tlu< j sets. In tho third set Patterson lost the service by foot-faulting and Thomas also w*nt off shortly afterwards. The "Tolegraph" says:—"Although Fisher did the spectacular share of the seizure, tho cool corid-binding of Lowe kept tho victims down until tho fourth Get had almost gone. Thon tho Australians revived and broko their bonds; but thoy were still n pair with a past rather than a future. It was not until Lowe and Fishor led 5-8 and 40-lovo on Lowe's sorvico that Patterson redeemed every blunder by as fino an effort as I havo ever seen. Tremendous cheers' burst from his countrymen in tlio galleries when, point by .point, and every point earned by sheer skill, tho Australians crept up and squared tho match. That they did not win in tho end must bo ascribed to their inability to capture another service game of their opponents and to the infinitely fctendy spadowork of Lowe and the politic nnd often audacious 'pouches of Fisher. In tho last sot the New Zealander was tho beet of tho four, though never attained to Pntterson's inherent brilliancy." On the following- day Fishor and Lowe wore defeated by H. Portlock and W. A. Imrrnm, 8-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4, after a magnificent exhibition, Ingram providing tho steadiness nnd Portlock the brilliance. Lowe was inclined to hang back, but Fisher, the "Sportin? LifV snvs, noanhod at times with good judfrment, though .his play was distinctly patchy.