Davis Cup

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XI, Issue 198, 15 August 1921, Page 5

Davis Cup

DEFEAT Of DANES. AUSTRALASIA’S SUPERIORITY. JAPAN THE NEXT TASK. I By Cable.—-Preu ABsoeiaUon.—Copyright.} New York, Aug. 13. At Cleveland Anderson and Todd (Australasia) defeated Tegner and Hendrickson (Denmark), 6—3, 6—3, 6—2. The Danes were hardly the equals of the Australasians. The losers also worked under a disadvantage, having never played on glass courts. They therefore constantly misjudged shots and were unable to accommodate themselves to the easy bouncing balls into the nets and backstops. Tho Australasians’ win promotes them into the final, as they will meet the winners of the India and Japan i match at Newport on August 25th., I 26th. and 27th. The Japanese are expected to win, in which case the Australasians’ task at Newport will not be an easy oneTHE SINGLES. New York, Aug. 2. The first singles match, Peach (Australia) and Tegner (Denmark) showed that Peach was the superior court | craftsman. His placements were superior and Tegner’s ground strokes were of the poorest. Peach played a back court game throughout the match. I The first set started out as a battle of services, but tho Australian finally broke through. Tegner tired in the next set and Peach had easy times. I The Dane staged a brief recovery in the last set, but Peach’s back court and placements work were too much for him. Anderson was too fast for Ingersley in the second match. Youth conquered. Anderson tmtstroked and outplayed tho veteran Dane, whose footwork was extremely slow- Ingersley’s recovery in the last set was remarkable. Ho won five games before Anderson recovered and won.—(A. and N.Z.) | UNITED STATES TEAM. New York, Aug. 13. ■ Tilden, Johnston, Williams and Washburn have been chosen as the United States Davis Cup team.—(A. ! and N.Z-) TENNIS SQUABBLE. WOMEN DEMAND RECOGNITION. London, Aug. 1. There is much dissatisfaction among women tennis players over the conduct of the game in England. The Lawn Tennis Association is exclusively for males, and women arc demanding adequate recognition, a share in the management, and tho ousting of the “autocrats.” A sore point is the association’s refusal of Lady Wa vert roe’s offer of a cup for a women’s international competition, comparable with the Davis Cup.