DAVIS CUP TENNIS.
AUSTRALIA v. SPAIN. PATTERSON BEATS GOMAR*. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received August 18, 10.86 a.m.) NEW YORK. August 17. In the first match at Philadelphia between Australia and Spain, Patterson defeated Gomar, ©-3. 8-6, 6-4. In the first set Gomar's service was weak though he outgene railed hia opponent in the sixth game, Patterson not sooring at all. The Australian’s service was speediest, and his effective smashes bronght him through as winner in the next set. Gomar played with more precision and hung on closely, taking games alternately to the sixth, but PatterSon forged ahead at the finish and won with some trouble. In the third and deciding set the Australian demonstrated his superiority, being both faster and hitting the ball harder than the Spaniard.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16815, 18 August 1922, Page 6
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133DAVIS CUP TENNIS. Star (Christchurch), Issue 16815, 18 August 1922, Page 6
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