WOOD DEFEATS KWONG

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 28, 1 August 1924, Page 7

WOOD DEFEATS KWONG

AUSTRALIAN TOO SUPERIOR. MOSTRAMAN-NEW - ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received Ist August, 11 a.m.) NEW YORK, 31st July! vr o° I-*™1 Wood (Australia) defeated f,J? ze Kwou S (China), 6-0, 6-1, 6-2. i-he- match., began amidst lowering clouds and rain seemed only a matter of moments. Kwong was larger than his team male, Wei, and also stroked more vigorously. Kwong, serving, made three double faults, and the Australian won the first two games to love and the tnird 4-2. The Chinaman was fearfully erratic and wholly unable to touch Wood s seinvicei without driving |r>ut. Wood won the fourth game to love and the fifth 4-2. The Chinaman thus, far had won only four points, all from Wood s errors. Wood won the sixth game 4-2 and the set 6-0. In the opening stages of the second set Kwong made two double faults, and Wood won the first game 4-1. Tho Chinaman showed temporarily a keen ; knowledge of court strategy, catching Wood oft the court with cross shots, but the Australian won the second game 5-3 | and the third 4-2. Both men played a back-court game, the Australian, however, proving more effective than the Chmaman, who seemed nervous, and , therefore was erratic and inaccurate. The Australian won N the fourth game 6-4 and the fifth 4-1. The Chinaman so far had made six double faults. KwonK thro^l SU^FnS^ °f th? s Pecta*°rs, broke through Wood s service with some fine backhand strokes, winning the sixth game. 4-2. The Australia, however^ won the seventh game to love and the set o-l.

Woqd won the first game of the final set 4-1 and the second 7-5. Kwone, with momentary brilliance, broke through Wood s service, winning the third game to love, but Kwong, like Wei, attempted sporadically to play up to the net, but Wood too frequently passed him, winning the fourth game to' love and the filth 7-5. Kwong took a service ace, and, taking advantage of. the Australian s errors, won the sixth game 4-1 Wood, however, won the seventh game to Jove, and then the eighth 5-3, and tho" set 6-2. ' blowing are details of the scoring :- P. 0 Hara Wood (Australia) : 17 nets, M outs, 7 placements, 1 ace, 0 doubleiaults. ' Ng Sze Kwong ('China) : 28 .nets 32 outs 8 placements, 1 ate, 15 doublefaults. "