LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18461, 15 August 1925, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS.

DAVIS CUP MATCHES. AUSTRALIANS IN U.S. FINALS. (FY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPTRIGHT.) (avstralun axd cable association.) OTTAWA, August 13. A message frcra Montreal states that the final of the American sor.e ]>a.-:& Cup preliminaries began tc-day, Austral:! playing Canada. J 0, /nderson (Australia) defeated W. Crocker, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2. (Je'alei Patter-on defeated J. Yt'right, 5 3-0 6-3 6-1, C-3. Aidcto'i, serving, won tho firet jara-ne 4-2, tho'wMid i-2, the third <-1, the fourth 6-4, nnd the fifth 4-1. Crocker won tho s xth. 4.-1 Anderson then won tlis seventh -l-'!, cr>t H-l. 1 11 i*" 10 second f-st C'rocKer ti-e frst r'sund f-3. Anderson the 6->e-md i-1 Crocker the third -V.l. And.-rwn the ; u"i i Cro-ker the fifth 4-1, Ander'-on V' 1» h"'T.5 the Ft-verfh 7-3. the eighth ' u.d the ninth 3-3. and the s-t 6-3 Cm'ker the wennd C-1. and tho tlvrd 3-3. to 1 ove!°the' ei2hth ™ t'Lr 0-7 the «rond 4,2, and the third Wri-li* w™ the fourth to love. Pat--4.1. Un ; n -, -o \Vri-»b* *he seventh ti'e the tenth m] oifvcnlh lore, the twelfth 4-1, and s« M < -"• , . Tvern «}t» fir-t V* IcCrVattemii the second V j i■> \Vr : «»ht 1 Vi<* fonr'h tfce jij-.i - V'.v 4-1- P.iHprvm took th-> 'ho eight-, -M, <l* S^n'j the seventh 4-2, Pat'.erfon the eifehtJi thrv 4-2. and tho set b-» , ; In the fourth set Patterson £n h first frr.nir e-i. the second 4-2. th t .11 7-5 a"d Wii-rlil t.he fourth 4-2. took the fifth to love, the sixth 4-, seventh 4-2. and the set 6-1. fi f In the fifth the'third to love, the second 4-1 ?n tit v . rn the cghth 4-1, the ninth G-4, and the set 6 u. FRENCH CHAMPIONS. VISIT TO AUSTRALIA. LONDON, Aunst. 1 3 - It is learned that Rene Lacoete, the French tennia star, has definite.}' arranged o g to Australia at tho' end of January. Probably Jean Borotra and pr.s-sibl> Henri C'ochet, or Jacques Brugnon, will accompany ' Mile Lenglen informed Mis Harpt-r that she could not take the tnp owing'to the failing health of her iathci. JAPAN V. SPAIN. NEW YOEX, August i 3. At Baltimore, Japan and Spain are playing in the Davis Cu? contest. • In the first match Tnkeicht Uarada (Japan) defeated E. (Spain), 6-2, C-1, fa 0. (Keccived August 14th, 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, Aus ut 13. In the second match bet-.veen Japan and Spain for the Davis Cnp nt Bnltmore, Manuel Aiorzo defeated SlninidiU, ,-j, 6--, 2-6, 6-3. _______