ALL SQUARE TO DATE

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11293, 19 August 1922, Page 14

ALL SQUARE TO DATE

BAVIS CUP CONTEST AUSTRALIA AND SPAIN WIN ONE EACH. RESULTS OF SINGLES. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. PHILADELPHIA, August 17. Play in the final round of the Davis Oup preliminaries between Australia and Spain commenced to-day, Gerald Patterson meeting Count de Gomar and O’Hara Wood playing Manuel Alonzo. Patterson defeated de Gomar 6-S, 8-6, 6-4. In the first set de. Gomar won the first game with the lose of one stroke. Paterson took the second . with the loss of two strokes, the third to love, the fourth after deuce., and the fifth with the los3 of two strokes. Do Gomar’s service was weak, hut in the sixth game, which he won to love, he outgeneraled Patterson. The Spaniard won the seventh with the loss of two Bti\kes, and then Patterson won the eighth after dropping one point. Patterson’s service was most speedy and his overhead smashes were effective. He won tho ninth after deuce had been called twice, and the set 6-3. . De Gomar won the first game in the -second set with the loss of two points, and Patterson won the second after deuce had been called five times. De Gomar won the third with the loss of two strokes and Patterson won the fourth to love, de Gomar’6 returns being so soft that Patterson destroyed them. De Gomar took the fifth with the loss of a point. He was now playing precisely. Patterson won the sixth after a double deuce and the seventh and eighth, each with the loss of a stroke. De Gomar won the ninth after losing two strokes and, in a remarkable reoovery, the tenth with the loss of a point and the eleventh to love. Patterson won the twelfth after a treble deuce, the thirteenth with the lose of two strokes and the fourteenth after a double deuce. Patterson won the first game in tho third set with the loss of a stroke. He had already demonstrated his superiority, he was fester than the Spaniard, and hit the ball harder. He won the second game to love, and oe Gomar retaliated by taking the third to love. Patterson, won the fourth after dropping two points and de Gomar the fifth to love. Patterson won the sixth and seventh after a single deuco in each instance. Do Gomar won the eighth after Patterson had taken two points, and the ninth to love, hut that was the end for Patterson won the tenth after a double deuce. Patterson had 35 net shots and 30 outs, and served 17 aces and II double faults. De Gomar’s tally was 20 nets, 35 outs, three service aces, and four double faults. ALONZO DEFEATS WOODS Alonzo defeated Wood 2-6, 3-6, 6-2, 8-6, 6-1. Wood won “the first game and the second after dropping two points. Alonzo won the third after deuce and the fourth, with the loss of a stroke, in a remarkable reoovery of an a-rarentlv impossible shot. Then Wood won the fifth, losing only one stroke, the sixth after deuce, the seventn with the loss of two strokes, and ..the eighth after deuce. Alonzo seems a versatile player, several times making remarkable shots, but Wood os steadier. In the second, set Wood won tho first game after losing one stroke, and Alonzo took the second after deuce. Wood won the third, making a remarkable recovery for the last point, and Alonzo failing to make a return. Wood won the fourth game after a double deuce after Alonzo stood 40-0. Then Alonzo won the fifth, lasing one stroke, and Wood won the sixth and seventh in a like, manner. Alonzo won the eighth, dropping one stroke, and Wood won the ninth after a doublo deuce. ’ The third was Alonzo’s set. He •won the first game after a double deuce, and Wood won the second to love. Alonzo took the third and fourth, losing two strokes in each, the fifth with the loss of one stroke, and the sixth with the loss of two. Wood won the seventh with the loss of two strokes and Alonzo won the eighth with the loss of one. The fourth set opened with Wood winning the first game after deuce' had been called seven times. Alonzo won the second after a single, deuce, playing excellent tennis. This match was made up of much hotter tennis than the Patterson-Gomar contest. Wood won the third after a deuce, the fourth after a treble deuce, and the fifth to love. Wood, who appeared tired in the third set, was refreshed by the rest period and returned to play a fast, well-placed game. Ho won the sixth game to love, but Alonzo took the seventh, eighth, and ninth after deuce in each instance. Alonzo in tho latter two games was within a point of losing 6et, hut Wood, by a double fault in the eighth and a net in the ninth, permitted him to squeeze out and win the games. Alonzo won The tenth gamo after six deuces, and Wood took the eleventh with the loss of two strokes. Alonzo won the twelfth in a like manner, the thirteenth to love, and the fourteenth after twe deuces. Wood’s double fault in the eighth game lost him the set and the match. In the fifth set Alonzo won the first game with the loss of two strokes, and the spectators vooiferoUsly applauded him. He won the second and third in the same way, and was now playing sensational tennis. Wood appeared tired, but won the fourth with the loss of a stroke. Alonzo won tho fifth and sixth with the lobs of two strokes, and the seventh to love. THE CAMES DESCRIBED WOOD’S DISTRESSING LUCK. INTENSE HEAT PREVAILS. . (Received August 18, 5.5 p.m.) PHILADELPHIA, August. 17. Patterson, describing the play in the Davis Oup round with the Spaniards, says: “Our match with Spain was played in intense heat, though a slight breeze relieved the conditions soane■wihat. The standard of play suffered in oom sequence, and was rather poor in both matches. I commenced’ against Gomar, serving fairly well, though I certainly in my endeavour made some double faults. Gomar was uncertain off the ground, and seemed bothered by the crut I was putting on the ball. He was very fast, and steadying somewhat, came close to taking the second set, but I managed to get out by good volleying. The heat now affected my opponent, and he had not the power to pull off the last set. “Wood was robbed of his match when, having served a servide ace for the game and match, a foot fault was called on him. This so distressed him that he lost touch for a while, enabling Alonzo to pull the match out of the fire. The last set) was the only one, which he looked

like winning;. Alonzo, who is noted for his stamina, took advantage of this and pressed on to victory, with Wood tiring and disappointed. _ This match does not need much description because Wood was so superior until the unfortunate incident occurred, though he was winning largely on forced errors, that when the tide turned lie was too tired to stem Alonzo's brilliant rush. Instead of being in the happy position of two up we are now in the same anxious position an wo were against tho Frenchmen, with the dread possibility of Wood’s arm not standing the strain.” ..