LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18147, 9 August 1924, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS.

——♦ j THE DAVIS CUP. ! AMERICAN ZONE GAMES. j AUSTRALIA V. MEXICO. (by ci.BLE-rr.Ess association—cormiGß'r; (ACSTKAUAX AKD r.Z. Ci.BIX SSSOCUtIOS.) SEW YORK, Ausxist 7. The Davis Cud match' between Austraua and Mexico began at Baltimore to-day. CVlIa;-* Wood (Australia) defeated UOTboilsi, C-3, G-0, 9-7. , iVittorscn (Australia) beat Lhuuo, i3-P, t-', &-'"- 4 I. Driving rain started shortly beforei .be match, and Made the courts heavy, \\cod •won the first two seta easily. Heavy ram •ihac interrupted play fw a time. Ino match was resumed despite dnvjng rain, and resulted in some unique tenn'.s, naturally analysis, everything beir,- wc and o'.oppv. Ewh man won alternately, and P.II through the rain fell without ccasir.p. At last the Austrian <?ot in front, ana, taking the fifteenth and sixteenth fames, won the fet 9 against 7, and with :t the match. ■ i j 1 I:> the Paifceraon-Lliano match ram nart stooped. Patterson Berved four acea and a 'double fault, hut the Mexican was utterly unable to handle his services. In the second set, LI ia no waa overwhelmingly cratplaved and totally unablo to return tho Australian's sharp volcanic allots. The Mexicans like the wet apparently, because Llieno forced the ?amefl k> deuce. However, he won only the first and oighth games.

JAPAN LEADS CANADA. (eeutes's tklegbaks.) MONTREAL, Anjjmt 7. la the Da-vis Cup contest Canada vereu3 Japan Okomoto (Japan) in the first match dof«*ted Wright, 8-6, 6-4, 7-5. . , Okornoto'e steady, suro game won against tho brilliancy of the Canadian, , who was forced into errors on crucial yinta in a tense contest. . . In the second match Shimidzu (Japan) defend Crcclcer. 1-6, 7-5, 6-4, 0-6, 6-1. Shimidzu won through Bteady play, but it was a, close contest, and tho result was doubtful till tho end.

THE CHALLENGE ROUND. AMERICA'S DEFENDERS. UaBTSAUAB AtfD ».*■ CABLfc ASSOCIATION.' NEW YOKE, August 7. It is officially announced that William Tilden and William Johnston will form the nucleus of the United States Davis Cup team. Tha two additional players to complete the team will be chosen after tho national doublcß championship at Boston from August 18th to 23rd. Tho selection will bo »ado from the following:—Vincent Richards, Francis Hunter, Morris Williams, Watson Wiushburn, Howard Kinsoy, Robert T. Kingey, and Clarence GriSen. COLONIALS AT HOME. (»? CABLI—PBBS3 ASSOCIATION COPTBJGHS.) (AUSTRALIAN AKD K.Z. CABLE ASSOCiATJONj (Received August Bth, 7.55 p.m.) LONDON, August 8. At Bournemouth, in tho Hampshire championships, Fiaher (New Zealand) beat BraincHillyard, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. JbWyley (AuatraJia) beat Forwcr, 6-1, 6-2. Both colonials reach the semi-finals. BROOKES DEFEATED. (Receivde August Bflb, lO.XO p.m.) NEW YORK, August 7. At Southampton, Snodgraga defeated Brookes, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4. Brookes and Schleeinger defeated Lmorson and X«*ng, 6-2, 6-2 =============