DAVIS CUP QUEST

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11910, 18 August 1924, Page 8

DAVIS CUP QUEST

AUSTRALIA MEETS FRAHCE JAPANESB~g.ASILY DEFEATED IN DOUBLES. STRAIGHT SET VICTORY. Bv Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cabla Association. NEIW YORK, August 15. In the doubles at Providence, Rhode Island, 'between the Australian Davis Cup pair (G-. L. Patterson and P. O’Hara Wood) and the Japanese (Harada and S. Okamoto), the Australians won 7—5, 6—2, 6—4. The Japs made a brilliant beginning, but when within a single point of winning the first set, two double faults, were made by Harada, which gave the Australians their chance, and on Patterson's service they rose to the .occasion and swept through to a straight jet victory. The Japs recovered control for a while in the third set, but Patterson’s high-bounding service settled the issue, thus the Australians win the rubber by 3 matches to love. ■ ■

LED .FIVE-THREE. •-Harada served 1 first -in > -the opening set, and the games went with the service until the third game, when the Australians broke through- Okamoto’s. service and led 2 —l. Harada served vigorously and in Occidental style) both the Japanese following up their delivery up to the net, while the Australians continued their tandem formation at all times. Patterson lost service in the sixth game, and the score stood 3 all. Wood last his service in the eighth /game, and the Japanese led 5 —3. Wood was extremely unsteady, netting practically all his returns. ‘ Harada lost his service in the ninth game, and the Australians held service, making the score 5 all. Okamoto lost his service in the eleventh game. The Australians were playing extremely steadi-ly-now, Wood’s strokes working perfectly. He won his service m the twelfth game, .and the set 7 —5.

OPENED OUT. _ln the second set both teams played vigorous, spectacular tennis, making many placements, and apparently impassible gets. Harada lost his service in the first game, while Patterson’s service proved too difficult, and the Japanese drove hard and outed repeatedly. Wpod made every variety of opening, aim drove into them. /OJjamoto lost his service in the third game, and the Australians led 3—love. The ground strokes of the Japanese pair were no't working well. Harada vfon his service in the fifth game by making two placements, and the score stood 4—l,' the Australians leading. Patterson won his service in the sixth game, the Japanese pair outing repeatedly, and Okamoto took the seventh game, making the ’final point with a. placement. The Australians won the eighth _ game, the Japanese netting, and outing twice, and the set went to Patterson and Wood,; 6—2.

GOOD COMBINATION. -The /gaipesL, fpllqwgd the service in tjje third set, Patterson winning the aqcoqd game to love, until the fifth' gsme, w£en.Harada.lost his, *and~the' Australians-led 3-—2. " * ” ' * .It was evident that ‘the Australians* team .work was virtually perfect, and the Japanese were outclassed. Patterfldn’s ee/rice, save in one game, was uhplayablej and the Australians weref winning with ease. The Japanese wait the seventh game, driving straight at Patterson. The Japanese were k now playing desperately, and managed to lead 3 —2 in the ninth game, hut the Australians made two placements, and then the points alternated until the Orientals _ won 9—7. The’ Australians were leading 5 —4, fihen’ Patterson won his service in the tenth game, the Australians Securing the set 6—4, and the match. . ’ > Following are details of. the scores:— Australia (G. L. Patterson and P. O’Hara-Wood), 30/nets, 37' i outs, 1 placements, 4 aces, and 3 double* faults. ' * Japan (Harada and 8. Okamoto):. 36 nets, - 47 puts, 21 placements, 1 ace, 3 double-faults. - .The Australians. - have- now met an<£ defeated China, .Mexico, ’ and Japan* and by their victory over the lastnamed country are winners of the series in the American zone. They are to meet France, winners .of the European zone, at Boston, on September 4th, and ..the' team whim wins the contest will meet the United States in the challenge round at Philadelphia on September

FINAL SINGLES

WOOD WINS COMFORTABLY. Reuter’s Telegram , (Received August 17, 6.5 m.m.) NEW YORK, August 16. The Australians won tlje concluding singles. Patterson defeated Okamoto, r—s, 6—l, 6-4. "Wood defeated Shimidzu. 6—l, 6—4, 8—2.. _ t latter game. Wood had no tjouble in defeating his opponent, play, igg .{wjUiyitly except for a brief spell ii) the second set. when he temporarily lost control, but he soon rallied. * Patterson’s service was too speedy and tricky, and he nonplussed tka mote by 1 a deluge of service aces and smashing placements. Okamoto, however, placed well, and-held" the oead for most of the first set, losing the last three games.

HELEN WILLS AGAIN

STILL WOMEN’S CHAMPION.

Reuter's,, Ifjlggram. fßeceived August 17, 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, August 16. At New York, Helen Wills successfully defended her title as United States woman’s champion, defeating Mm Mallory. 6—l, 6 3. -At Newport, William Johnston, the former American cbapipion, defeated N. E. Brookes in the semi-final of the Casino tournament, 6—2, 6—2, 6-—2. Jn an . exhibition game Brookes and Schlesinger.defeated, W. T. Tilden ard Wiener, 6—4, 6- —4, 5; —7, 6—2. •‘Sandy” Wiener is Tilden’s “buddy,” a youngster whom the champion

has taken in hand, and! who has succeeded to yinoent Richards’s place as Tilden’s doubles partner. STANFORD WINS COMBINED ’VARSITIES BEATEN. Bv Assn. —Cooviifiht (Received August 17; 6.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, August 17. The Stanford University tennis team beat the Combined Universities by nine matches to three. WILLARD DEFEATS BAYLEY, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. - r (Received August' 17. 11.46 p.m.) LONDON, August 17. In the interprovincial tenuis singles championship final at the Irish 'Games Willard beat Bay ley, 6—4, 6—4. In ' the , doubles, Spsnce-Richardeon beat Condon-Raymondj 6—2, 6—3.