SUPERB TENNIS

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 56, 4 September 1923, Page 3

SUPERB TENNIS

THE DAVIS CUP CHALLENGE

WON BY THE UNITED STATES

BOTH AUSTRALIANS DEFEATED

IN FINAL SINGLES.

(EDITED PRESS- ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIOHT.) (AUSTRALIAN - NEW ZEALAND CABLI ASSOCIATION.) (Received'4th September, 9 a.m.) NEW YORK, 3rd September. The final singles matches in 5 the Davis Cup challenge series between Australia and the United States were played'today at Forest Hills. Both the Australian players were defeated, the United States thus retaining the cup by having won 4 matches to 1. The weather was gloriously warm, and there was a large attendance owing to a pubiic holiday. W. ,H. Johnston (America) defeated [J.B. Hawkes (Australia), 6-0/ 6-2, 6-2. In the first set Johnston broke through Hawkes's service and .won the first game after Hawkes had pulled up to deuce from love-forty. ■ Four straight nets gave Johnston the second game. In the third game Havkes played wild, and .Johnston broke through a love game to lead 3-0. With smashing forehand drives Johnston took the fourth game, losing only a point. The American was smashing with deadly accuracy and scoring repeatedly at the net. Johnston broke through Hawkes's service again, taking the fifth game, and then the American won '.he sixth game and the set 6-0. - ■ Hawkes.took the.first game of the second set off his own service, Johnston making four straight errors. " The American, however, quickly evened up on his own delivery.- Hawkes carried the third game to deuce, but tossed it away by "flubbing" two easy chances at the. net. Hawkes was battling gamely, but' could hot match Johnston's terrific speed, and the American won the fourth game, but his erratic returns gave Hawkes the fifth. Johnston took the sixth game to love and broke through in the seventh, when Hawkes became erratic. Hawkes, however, rallied and forced the' score to deuce after being down forty-love, .but Johnston put on extra speed and won the next game i>y two points and the set 6-2. ■ „

: Hawkes twice passed Johnston at the net iri the third set, and won the first game off his own service. In the second game the Australian battled desperately, twice forcing the game to deuce before losing, and was twice within a point of breaking through. Then followed a period of the most sparkling play in the match, during which there- was a prb--longed fi\e-de<ice struggle before Johnston broke through, winning the game. Johnston easily captured the fourth game off his own service. He then quickly broke through Hawkes's service to will the fifth, game, the Australian appearing to wilt under the fast pace set by. the American.- The sixth game want to Johnston, with the loss of. only one point. Hawkes timed the final game to deuce on,his own service, but erred in two ot Johnston's forcing shots, .and Johnston won the set 6-I,' retaining the D.avis^Cup--for Arifefica,