Second Edition LAWN TENNIS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume LVI, Issue 48, 21 August 1925, Page 6

Second Edition LAWN TENNIS.

ANDERSON’S VICTORY OVER

HARADA,

Proas Association—Copyright, Australian

and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 10.35 a.m.) New York, August 20

Deuce was called four times in the opening games between Anderson and Harada, the Australian eventually breaking through Harada, largely owing to three double faults, the third of which ended the game. Anderson’s drives were even more devastating than Patterson’s. He raced into a b/id of three—love, losing only two points to Harada’s delivery.

In the third game the Japanese promptly set to three all, hitting the ball to the corners with such accuracy that Anderson was compelled to race from side to side and whs unable to keep the ball under control. Harada broke through Anderson in the fourth game by aggressive tactics, and having won the fifth off his own service, took the sixth game at love off Anderson’s delivery. An untimely double fault in the seventh shook Harada’s confidence, and Anderson, pressing on to a 5—3 lead, Harada trailed in the ninth to love—forty. He then won five of the next six points, and the game. Anderson won the tenth and the set at 6 —4.

In the second sec the service held sway to two all. Harada was compelled to struggle for the fifth to hold the service, a pair of passing shots pulling it out of the lire. The Japanese then went ahead to 4—2, breaking through Anderson. Harada lost range in the seventh, dropping a game on his service, but he recovered with Anderson on the firing lino and led 5—3. Harada then held his own service, Anderson overdriving the base line four times in succession. Haradai throughout pounded the corners, winning the set at 6—3.

In the third set Harada brdkc through Anderson in the third gapie, gaining a lead of 2—l which was the signal for a spurt from the Australian, who dropped only five points in the next lour -games, talcing 1 the lead at-5—2. Harada managed to hold his own delivery in the eighth, but Anderson won the ninth game Anderson ( Australia) defeated Harada 6—4, 3—G, 6—3, 6—l. at fifteen and the set at G —3.