THRILLING PLAY

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 11, 13 July 1922, Page 7

THRILLING PLAY

ON WIMBLEDON COURTS

HARD CONTESTS IN MEN'S

DOUBLES.

(UKHTO Flt^SS ASBOCIAtH)N.-«I?SIUMT.')

(AUSTRALIAN - WBW ZEALAND CAILI ASSOCIATION.)

(Received July 13, 9 a.m.)

LONDON, 12th July.

In the final of the men's doubles, Anderson and Lycett beat Patterson and O'Hara Wood, 3-6, 7-9, 64, 6-3, 11-9. '« The doubles final provided the most thrilling tennis of the whole meeting. Anderson and Lycett started indifferently, and Patterson and Wood won the first set comfortably, and led 5-1 in the second set. Andersoon and Lycett then recovered, and led 6-5, 7-6, but eventually lost the ■ set. The winners werft: easily superior to tbe third and fourth sets, in which Wood fell away from hie, usual accuracy overhead. The filth set was a determined struggle, marked by hard hitting and fireworks volleying. Lycett played the game oi his life, but Wood was at his weakest.

Patterson and O'Hara Wood defeated Norton and Roper Barrett, 6-1, '6-5, 5-7, 3-6, 15-13, ■in the doubles semi-finals. This match was one of the most sensa- i tional in the history of Wimbledon. As | the match progressed, Roper Barrett, I who was playing first-class tennis before j Patterson'was born, began to feed Patterson's weak forehand, with the happiest | results for the Englishman. Barrett and Norton were also making the Ans- j tralians' services look ordinary- In the' last set Norton and Barrett went ahead and were 4-3. Ding-dong play followed until the twenty-fourth game, when! Barrett and Norton wanted a point to win the match. Patterson's service saved the Australians. He captmred Barrett's service, but Wood lost his. Barrett and Norton, then five times got within a stroke of game, but Patterson's service finally gave the Australians the victory.

In the semi-finals of the mixed doubles, O'Hara Wood and Mile. Lenglen beat Tindell-Green and Miss Youle, 6-2, 6-2. Lycett and Miss Ryan beat Gilbert and Miss MTtfair, 6-2, 6-1.

LONDON, lltfi July.

Mile. Lenglen and Miss Ryan wQI meet Mrs. Stocks and Miss M'Kane in the final of the.ladies' doubles.