LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18462, 17 August 1925, Page 10

LAWN TENNIS.

DAVIS CUP. AUSTRALIA WINS DOUBLES. PATTERSON AND HAWKES DEFEAT CANADIANS. (BT CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPT BIGHT.) CRECTM'S TKLEGBAMS.J VANCOUVER, August 14. A Montreal message states that Australia won the doubles, thus winning the matcn against Canada. G. L. Patterson and J. B. Hawkes beat V. Crocker and J. AYright, 6-0, G-2. 6-1. Patterson \va.3 ill overnight, Fufferinp, from ptomaine poisoning, but recovered ciently to play. He did not show any effects of his illness, and played better than lie did the previous day. His service was more accurate «nd his backhand improve Patterson served first in the opening set. The Canadians gained confidence in tne third game, and> forced their opponef ,s to exert themselves to the utmost, but the Australians won after three acutcs. ic fourth gßnift was wn hardc fou&lu, l>ut after that the Canadians failed to mai itain the pace, and the Australians won a love "in the second set, Patterson and Hnvkos, working beautifully, easily captured the two first games. The Canadians rallied an~ took the third and: fourth, Wright's recoveries being spectacular. The Australians, again finishing strongly, won the set 6-2. The third set was hotly contested, the games alternating with the service until the ninth when the Australians were leading 5-4. ' They broke through the Canadian service in the tenth, and gained the set 6-4 and the match. . COMPLETE VICTORY. AUSTRALIAN PAIR WIN SINGLES. (BT CABLE—HtESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASBOCIAXJON.) (Received August 16th, 5.5 p.m.) MONTREAL, August 15. Patterson defeated Crocker, 6-4, 11-9, 6-4. Anderson defeated Wright, 6-2, 6-4, 6-1. Tho Australians therefore von all matches ( In^tl'c"first sefc against Anderson Wright backhanded brilliantly, but was unable to inatcli the Australian's strategy, while Anderson himself exhibited perfect tennis. In the second set he frequently called appreciation of Wright's shots. In the third sot, however Anderson, playing faultlessly, completely outclassed tho Canadian. After dropping the first set, Crocker made a rallant effort in the second, forcing Patterson to his best efforts. Crocker displayed iiis best tennis of three days, his control of the ball being improved. He scored freoucntlv on smart placements, but lacked tho experience of the Australian, which was the deciding factor of tho same. Crocker steadj] v returned Patterson's cannon-bnll services and bested the Australian in many exciting ralliesJAPANESE PAIR WIN. (heuter's telegrams.) NIOW YORK, August 14. In tho doubles of tho Davis Cup contest at Baltimore, Harada and Shimidzu (Japan) beat Alonso Brothers (Spain), 6-2, 6-3, 'J-6, 8-10, 6-3. ANDERSON BEATS WRIGHT. (KE'JTER'S TELEGRAMS.) (Received August 16th, 11.5 p.m.) JNEW YOKK, August, 15. At Montreal Anderson defeated Wright G-2, 6-4, 6-1. SPAIN ELIMINATED. (revter's TELEGRAMS.) j (Received August 16th, 11.5 p.m.) Jv T K\V YORK, August 15. At Baltimore Harada, defeated Manual Alonso 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. This eliminates Spain from the Davis defeated Shimizu 3-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-4. EXHIBITION GAME. MONTREAL, August 11.In an exhibition game, J. O. Anderson and G. Taylor (Australia) • defeated La Framboise anH Leioy Kcnnie (Canada), 6-2, : 6-1, 5-T, 6-2. WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL TOURNEY. MISS M'KANE BEATS MRS j MALLORY. j (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE A: SOCIATI DN.) j SEW YORK, August 4. j At Forest Hill, the women's international i match for the Wishtman Cup resulted:— j Miss Kathleen McKane (England) defeated Mrs 1 Mallory (U.S.A.), C-4, 5-7, 6-0. Both players appeared evenly matched in the first two sets, but in the .last the English girl outdrove and outplayed the American. Miss Helen Wills (U.S.A.) brought the matches to a. tie by defeating Miss Joan Fry (England), 6-0, 7-5. In the first set Miss Wills had Miss Fry at her mercy, but in the second set the English girl solved the harddriving attack and Miss Wills was forced to resart to softer pace. Miss Fry !ed 4-0. It was a ihrililrg come-back. She allowed Miss' Wills only two points ■in the first four games, using long driven placements to the baseline. Mrs Lambert. Chambers and Miss I:,, H. Harvey traced England two to one in the lead by" defeating Mrs Mallory and Mrs May Sutton Bundy, 10-8, 6-1, through superior team play. Mrs Mallory was somewhat tjred after her three-set match with Miss McKane in which she fought tensciouslv for every point. Jli« Bundy "faced Mrs Lambert Chambers for the first time since Wimbledon in 1907. Three singles and one dcuble have yet to be flayed. BRITISH PLAYERS' SUCCESS. (reuter's telegrams.) (Received August 16th, 11.5 p.m.) XEAV" YORK, August la. \ tele-rain froira Forest Hills says th&t the Britishers made a successful defence of the Wightman Cup, defeating the United States in four matches out of seven, m a two-dav series. _ Mrs' Chambers beat Miss Goss <-o, 3-6. 6-1. Misses Colver and McKane defeated Misses Wills «nd Browne G-0, 6-3. Mrs Mallow defeated Miss Fry 6-3, 6-0. Miss Wills bent Miss McKane 6-1, 1-6, 9-..