DAVIS CUP FINAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17650, 10 December 1920, Page 8

DAVIS CUP FINAL.

COURT AT. THE DOMAIN, | I .' CONTESTANTS SATISFIED. COMMENT BY MR. BROOKES. The condition of the court at the Domain prepared for the Davis Cup final, baa been favourably commented upon by tbo contesting captaina. Tlio laying down and preparation of ; the court, which bad to .bo performed at such short notice, has naturally been a source of anxiety to .the committee, as it was recognised that nothing much short of perfection would suffice. On inspecting the court on the morning after their ' arrival, Mr. 'N. E. Brookes, captain of the Australasian team, and Mr. 8. H. Hardy, captain of the American team, paid a great compliment to Mr. Q. L.> Taylor, the member of the Davis Cup Committee who, with Mr. Pearson, superintendent of park's, lias had charge of the laying down of the court. Mr. Brookes' first remark, after a close inspection, was: " I don't know how you did it. We couldn't have managed it in Australia." 1 In explanation Mr. Brookes stated that critics in Australia were very sceptical about the possibilities of making a good' court ; for this match in the allotted time',' as climatic conditions in Australia would have made it impossible to do it there'. Mr. . Hardy considered the r court was excellent, and that ,t it .would I meet\ the , requirements; of his learn. : Such expressions of satisfaction from the players themselves are. indeed gratifying to the committee,' and'a direct reply to a number of criticisms that have been offered from time to time. Both the Davis Cup teams engaged m practice again i yesterday afternoon. The American players spent the afternoon on the Romuera courts, while f the Australasian team was at the Eden and Epiioin grounds. . ..V", n- \f • A fair number of club members and their friends ■ were at. Eden and Epsom, watching the k men from '■ Australia. .Brookes' and -Patterson* played O'Hara Wood and Heath in a series of doubles. Tho man who challenged attention most on the afternoon was, O'Hara Wood, whoso came was most attractive to watch. The veteran Brookes also' provided an object lesson in the art of doing tho unexpected, and dropping shots just, where his opponent found it impossible to return them. >.(,!''} '»<> '• v,•... ■ „■ ■ ■ . I ..SSSS