THE DAVIS CUP

Evening Star, Issue 18715, 18 August 1924, Page 2

THE DAVIS CUP

AUSTRALIA BEATS JAPAN. WINS BOTH DOUBLES AND SINGLES. NEW YORK, August 15. Tho Australians defeated the Japanese in the Doubles, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4. Harada began serving, and the games went with the service until the third game, when tho Australians broke through Okamoto’s service, Harada served brilliantly in Occidental style. Both tho Japanese followed up to tho not when solving, while tho Australians continued their tandem formation all the time. Patterson lost on his service in tho sixth game, and I the score stood at 3 all. Wood also lost the service in the eighth game, and the Japanese led, 5-3. Wood was extremely unsteady, netting practically all the returns. Harada lost on his service in tho ninth, and the Australians won on the tenth, making tho score 5 all. After that the Australians played extremely steadily, and Wood’s strokes working perfectly, they won by a margin of two. In tho second set both teams played vigorous, spectacular tennis, making many placements and getting apparently impossible shots. Patterson’s service proved difficult, and tho Japanese drove too hard and went out repeatedly. Wood found every variety of opening and drove through the "Japanese. Tho Australians led, o-love. The ground strokes of tho Japanese were not working well to-day. Harada won tho fifth game, and tho score stood 4-1. Patterson won his service in tho sixth, the Japanese outing repeatedly. Okamoto won the seventh, but that was the last success of the Japanese, as they netted and went out twice and lost the set, 6-2. In tho third sot the games alternated with the service until the fifth, when Harada lost his sendee, and tho Australians led, 3-2. Tho Australians’ teaming was virtually perfect, and the Japanese were outclassed. Patterson’s service, with one exception, was unbeatable, and tho Australians were winning easily, Tho Japanese won the seventh gamo by driving the ball into Patterson’s racket. They were now playing desperately, and they managed to win tho ninth gamo after a very close contest, but Patterson won his service in the tenth, and with it both tho set and final victory.—A. and X.Z. Cable. i

The Japanese made a brilliant beginning, but when they wero within a single point of winning the first set two double faults hy Harada gave tho Australians a chance on Patterson’s serve. They rose to tho occasion, and swept through to a straight set and victory. Tho Japanese held control for a while in the third set, but Patterson’s high bounding service settled tho issue.— Reuter. AUSTRALIA WINS CONCLUDING SINGLES. NEW YORK, August 16. The Australians won tho concluding singles. Patterson defeated Okamoto, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4, and Wood defeated Shimidzu, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2. In the latter game Wood had no trouble in defeating his opponent, playing brilliantly except for a brief spell in the second set, when ho temporarily lost control, bnt ho soon rallied. Patterson’s sendee was too speedy and tricky, and he nonplussed Okamoto by a delugo of acos and smashing placements. Okamoto, however, placed well, and had tho lead for most of the first set, losing the last throe games.—Reuter,