DAVIS CUP CONTEST

Waikato Times, Volume 96, Issue 15033, 2 September 1922, Page 5

DAVIS CUP CONTEST

AMERICA Y. AUSTRALIA THE FIRST SINGLES THE AUSTRALIANS DEFEATED, The finals in the Davis Oup contest opened on Friday, when Pat-

terson and Anderson (Austriila) met Tilden and Johnston (.America) respectively. The Australians were beaten In each instance. j The Australians have still a chance f to win the trophy, but to do .so ■ they must win the doubles and f the remaining singles. . (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) j Received September 2, 9.30 a.m. j NEW YORK, September i. j In the first match of the final for } the Davis Cup, between America and j Australia, Tilden defeated Patterson, t 7—5, 10—8, 6—o. Received September 2, 9.20 a.m. ■ r NEW Y'ORK, September 1. \ In the first set Patterson’s‘serving! won the first, game to 30, making two ] placements. Tilden won the second ; after two deuces, third to deuce on] Patterson’s two double faults’; -Phi- j terson won the fourth ■ and fifth t games lo 30, Tilden the sixth to 15; I Patterson the Seventh to 30, the! eiglhth to 30, and Patterson the ninth ; to deuce. On terrific drives and ser-J vice aces Tilden won the tenth to 15; | and 11th love, and breaking through | Patterson’s service the Pith to 15. f In the second set Patterson Avon | the first, and Tilden the second game J to 30. Patterson won the third to I 30, and with fine placements the | fourth to 15. Tilden took the fifth to | 30, and the sixth to 15, Patterson I taking the seventh to 30. Tilden won the eighth to love, and Patterson Hie S ninth to 30 on Tildcn’s outs. Tilden S won the tenth to deuce, and Patter- \ son the eleventh to 30.- Tilden the | twelfth to loVe, and Patterson the j thirteenth to love. Both men were f playing lhe speediest of tennis, Tilden j taking the fourteenth to 30, Patterson j Hit fifteenth to 30, Tilden netting. j Tilden won the sixteenth to love, the } seventeenth after 8 deuces,'“ancT the! eighteenth to love. -J In lhe third set Tilden won the j first game to deuce, the second to 30 j on placements, the third tof 30, and \ tlie. fourth to love, Patterson being | erratic, tlie fifth lo 15, and the sixth i to deuce. |

Johnston v. Andorson. f |- In the second match for the Davis { Cup Johnston (America), defeated,l Anderson (Australia), 6—l, 6—2, o—3. . Johnston had the service Pin,., the first set, and won the first game to 30, Anders'on being unsteady. ,Jolm-, slun won the second to deuce, and third to love, Anderson the fourth lo deuce on Johnston’s outs and nets.

'l’he latter took the. fifth to- 30, tlie sixth to 15, and the seventh to 30 on Anderson’s nets and errors. - ■ In tlie second set Johnston completely outplaying Anderson, won the ; first game to love, and the second and ! third to 15. Anderson rallied, ,and ] won tlie fourth after two deuces, (■ Johnston taking the fifth to '3O. - He I was playing a brilliant placement ; game; while Anderson was invariably } netting tlie balls, or driving them out J of court. Johnston won the sixth to { 15. Anderson being clearly unequal.do ] him on tlie day. The latter won the. i seventh after four deuces, oil his •! opponent’s errors. Johnston took the eighth to 30. .. ••• Third set.—Johnston won tlfc first game after two deuces on Anderson’s, errors, and the second to love; Anderson took the third to deuce “on Johnston’s nets, and Johnston the fourth game to 15 on placements. Anderson won the fifth to 15. and the sixth to 30 on placements-**ijfflhnstcfi took the seventh, eighth,-and. ninth games all to 15, on Anderson’s errors. The following is the synopsis of. the play:—First set: Aces, placements, outs, nets and double faults, were:— First set: Tilden six, four, eight, twelve, nine. Patterson;'.''Eight, six, eleven, thirteen, eight. Second set—Tilden: Eleven, fourteen, fifteen, fifteen, none; .Patterson; Seven, sixteen, seventeen, 24, and four. -.

Third set. —-Tildent None, twelve, two, five, none. Patterson: One, three, four, five, none. First set. —Johnston: Two', two,five, four, none. Anderson: One, four, thirteen, eight, three. Second set. —Johnston: One, five, three, nine none. Anderson: Two, six, fourteen, twelve, two. * Third set. —Johnston: None, five, eight, fonk, none.' Anderson: Two,seven, seventeen, seven, three.