DAVIS CUP TIE

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 33, 8 August 1921, Page 4

DAVIS CUP TIE

AUSTRALIA'S DEFEAT'OF~ ENGLAND. '.UNITEO nils ASSOCIATION.—COPIMGBI.) '. PITTSBURG, 6th August, In the singles for the Davis Cup tie between Australia and England, Anderson (Australia) defeated Lowo (England, 64, 6-3, 3-6,. 6-2. Britain's elimination from this Davis Cup became a virtnal certainty after the first set of the fourth scheduled matoh between Anderson and- Lowe. Anderson's tennis was obviously so brilliant that it was a foregone conclusion that the matter would be settled quickly. The order of events bore out expectations. Lowe, although he recovered, and won the third'set,, quickly resumed the minor position forced upon him with the opening matA, and speedily relinquished the laurels to the Australian. The points scored were : First set, Anderson 28, Lowe 18 ;'second, Aiiderspn 44, Lowe 38; third, Anderson 20, Lowe 30; fourth, Andei'sprt 38, Lowe 16.

Woosnanx defeated Hswkes in the fifth match, which was merely an eriiibition one, 6-3, 0-6, 7-9, 6-3, 6-3. The British captain evidently felt the defeat of lus teani keeiily, anil staited. aftw Hawkes with vim and determination. Hawker's strokes were wild in-.the first sot, especially fopin the back of tlm coxu-t, while the English-nian. played carefully. Hawkes, in the second- set. -aroused the enthusiaßin. ,of the spectators with brilliant tennis, the referee having to caution tho onlookers. The- third set was the finest of all. Many times deuce was reached, iinti£ Hawkes won the fifteenth and sixteenth" games; Ha.wlres's energy 'was all gone, however, and thef doggedpluck and perseverance of Woosnam becaane evident in the next tyro sets, which he won handily. The points scored by Woosnam and Hawkes respectively were : First set, 30 and 25; second, 17 and 29; third, 46 and 48; fourth, 34 and 28; fifth, 29 and 23. Placements, nets,' and outa were : Wocsnarn, 32, 51, 52; Hajwkes,*4l, S3, 63. In tlis Anderwn-I,owe match they were : Anderson, 55, 24, 47; Lowe, 21, 25, 32.. , Australia will, now meet Denmark at Cleveland on 11th, 12th, ar,d 13th Augqst.