TENNIS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 1 August 1924, Page 9

TENNIS.

DAVIS CTP PRELIMINARY. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Received August 1, 11.45 a.m. NEW YORK, July 31. In Davis Cup preliminary between Australia and China, Patterson defeated Wei 6—l, 6—2, 6—2. There was only a handful of spectators. The Chinaman was totally unable to handle Patterson’s service, and first ran up courageously but ineffectively to the riet, and then took to the baseline without success. Wei’s smallness of stature was a handicap against the Australian’s great reach and command of the court. Patterson became temporarily erratic and inaccurate in the second set, but it made little difference. In the third Wei tried a change 6f pace and intermittent cross-court shots, which made his opponent race about a little, but did not seriously discomfort him. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

Wood defeated Wong 6 —o, 6 —l, 6 —2. The match began amidst lowering clouds and rain iseemed a matter of moments. Wong was larger than his team mate, and he also played his •strokes more vigorously. He was fearfully nervous and erratic and wholly unable to touch Wood’s service without driving out. In the second set he sometimes scored surprisingly by breaking through the service with fine backhand strokes or cross-court strokes, but he made many double faults. Both men played the back court game, in which the Australian was superior. In the third set Wood frequently • passed Wong, who, like Wei, attempted sporadically to play up to the net.