THE DAVIS CUP

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 42, 18 August 1922, Page 7

THE DAVIS CUP

AUSTRALIA AND SPAIN

FIRST SINGLES PLAYED.

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: :^. 'PHILADELPHIA, 17th; Auguet. ■£ -,'Play in the,final rpundv'6f "tte, Davis Giip preliminaries between Australia.and, Spain cdmniencedto-dayj Gerald • Pattei.'-, son: meeting 'Count de Gtomar .and O'Haia Woodplaying Maniiel Alonzo. ; - ■/Patterson defeated de ;Gomar ft-i, QS,~ nrst-gam»iwith the loss ;of{ one stroke; Patterson." took ';the second1 with the loiss of tw6 strokes, the third to love, the fourth after deuce,;,and therl^fth with the; loss of tvfo stfokes.; De /Gomar's service ■was weak;'but in the: sixth game,, which, he ■ woi to love, he biitgeheralled; Pattel":, :son.;/^-r',3Ph6^Sptoiarf-:-.'3Y6ri-'.the'--'1-iißeyenth' h ' with;the 16m of tw6^troltes,,'*n'd .then Patterson: won the eighth after dropping otie,pbint. Pattersbh's service!was moijt smashes effective.. H«;wpn the ninth;after.deiiiie; :: :D"ei Gbmaf: V\fbn: the jftrist' game' in;'tlie s4bbrid;Vset with^the. loss of ; ttyb;;pbihts;> and PatttrWn'ton the. second after ;deUiie had- beßn! called ifiveftiiiiel's. ; De- Gdniiir atrok^ aii.ii Pitterson won the" fourth-to lbvey.de. .Gphlar's;iettirns. being so'soft that. "Patterson.;destroyed ;;them. /'Be' 'Gbmar ■ t»6k\th£ : fifth: with .'the loss pi 'apdiht; v'-'He!,wa«:;n6w -plajfiny;•',precisely." jPatlfcriidn^woh th*Vsfxth after i double1 ; ideuce 3hd>-the seVenth and eighth;- each; with>the; loss -\6V Ji r^^D* .■ Goihlr.'vw:bii^tho;, ninth.. after'dosing j two, strokes and; •■■■in.l'a.reroarkable recoveryj;th'e"tehth .MthWWss/sra P|bt^.:thisj eleventh^ to love. xPatterspfl .wijn theitwetfth after * treßW 'deiice, tße, tWrWerith ;with the" Id* 6f two istfokes,. iiia the fourteenth after a:double':aelice4.;:-::> -"y'-y. '.jc'tirO-* ;.Patterson won the:first.game,in .thie thir^^et'-WthVth^.loskdf. a\stroke.!/ He: . haflallreadjrid^mbttstTated his ftiiperiority. He: was-faster 'than tjifei Spaniard;;'' and/ hit i-the ball harder;.' :■ .He1- won, the' secoricy game to love,1: and' de:Gomar;:rfetaliatea ' by taking; the!: third Vtoilpv*.'■'.Patterson Vroil.Wje fourth after dropping twbpojnt&j and de Gc-m^r the' fifth1 id love;.'" ■ Patterson won; the sixth and seventh after a single-.'deuce' in.:each;.'instaneecV- ;0o; Gomarrwon, the eighth.'aftef' Patterson had"taken\two pbintsj; and ;the ■'ninthl to ■love, but.that wasX the end,'for Patterson . ; won the tenth after a double deuce; :;;.\. [ ■'•'Patterson had' 35: ;het shotsVand.i; 30.= outs,- and; served .17 acejs. and it doxibls: faults. - ; De Goniar's tally was 20 nets; ,35^.buts,' three' services aces, and ?'-, four.' ■double'faults. >■.'>;.■';■.;':■ ' '-y-^.' ;^:y'C.- K . ■'■:■■■•'- ALONZO pEFEATB'.Wpdp-:^;>;: ;; Alonzo defeated 'Wood 2-6, ; 3-B,; 6-2,' 8-6;■■'6-1. M ::'W<bod'': M.wbn- the"..first', g'aine' iiid ' the ■'.. second j:^ftef dr<jppiiig two pbiitt.;-fl Alonif ; won thei tnirH' after dißiice and thefoUrtfi, with the loss1 hi a stroke,'..'in; a remarkable; recovery of,'ian appEucently.impossible shot \.Then: Wood Yon the fifth,losing,onlyoiie stroke,^the sixth after, deucej the seventh with .'the: ;lossi of t*6.strokes, and the-:eighth after! deuce.; /Alonzo, seems a Versatile .player, several times; making remarkilile shots, [but.Wood is Vsteadier. ;: ..''; ■ ';, ;."~.'... ■ • /In,th»:second;set rWood won ,the firsts game aftier ibsihg,'-bne. stroke, and Albnzo took-,the'"second .after, deuce. ..Wood Von■ .tHB thLrd/i'inakittg a remarkable reoeiyery fortHfe liist:p'bintj: aiidAWhzb fiilitig tb ihak'6'-;a return.''.: Wpbd'l woii", the, fourth game aftt»r\ a dbiible;; deilce' aftel;, Albnzo stobd. 40-0. "then. Albnzo won the fifthV .lbii^^dhb^b'okb^'.ani^Wb^dvWott'/the ■sixth indiseventh in a-Vlike1 inaJnher! Albnim ! woit1 the eighth, •dropp'ihg: one '.Stroke,' arid Wood won the:'ninth after drdbuWß\'<le'uce;;r:'!^::y ; ;.""': ■'^:;V.;-:>- .'.!■■''■'.'■'

,':;..'Th%'.thi]rai',\traß'"iAloiizd'B;:'Ji^.' He; woft tthe'first aftier a dduble, deiicfe,and Wood won the; second , to.' love. ■ Albriw> took th« third and fourth, lpsing j; twg strokes■ih«aoh,, the■■"fifth with the.loss, of- one strode; And- the' sixth witli the loss of Wo; Wdbd Vroirthe seventh With, the ipsa bf two Stibkes/ahd Albhiio woh: l ;the'.. eighth with' 'th« lbs»:bf bhe.:;: " Th^ifourih, : ■•&&■ opened- with | winning tM first gaihe after deucii had been called seven "tiinei;:;Alonio ;wbh the s«cdnd dftfer: a single dfeuce, playing excellent teririis; This match v was; made up of much better tennis than" the Pat-terson-Comar contest. Wood won the third after a deuce, the fourth after a ■ treble deuce, and the fifth to love. Wood, who appeared tired in the tliiixl set, was 1 refreshed by the rest period arid returned ■ .to. r j»lay a fast^ well-placed game. -He 1 won'tfie Sixth game,,tovlove, biit Alo'hzo took the seventh, eighth, and liiitth: after deuce- in' each instance.. Albnzo in the latter two games was within: a point of ildsihg set,V but :: Wood, by' a double fault in the eighthand a net in th« ninth, permitted him to squeeze olit , arid. * win the games. ■■'. lAlonzo won' the tenth game after six deuces, and: Wood ti?ok (the I6is hi vtwo strokes.; Aloilzo wonithe twelfth. ;dn a like manner, the thirteenth to love, arid the fourteenth after two deuces'. -...Woods'; double ..fault in the .eighth" game ;lost; him the:set;.;ahd: the .match.:: „ .-, .'.;■!■',.

, In the "fifth;;set Albnzo won .the first. game with .the loss of twbjstrokes, and; the .spectators. ;; vociferously,;applauded him. ;He : wbn:,tho 'second, and third in the ; .samer way; . attd was now. playing iens'ational: tennis., Wppd ap;yeai-e(l .tired, but .Won *lib • four/h''with .the lois. of a stroke: - Ajpnzb.;woii.thp fifth .ami sixth wiUj.'ihe'.lbss. "6l two Btrbitcs,-§rid the :i6v.enth to"; Iqvj.>.•■.;•' \/:. )■■ ,:fy. ■,■■.;•:;