DAVIS CUP

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 81, 30 December 1920, Page 4

DAVIS CUP

PLAY AGAIN POSTPONED. By Teleeraph—Pre<» A«6ociatton. Auckland, December 29. Drizzling rain fell during the morning, and play in the Davis Cup contest was postponed till Thursday. Later. The weather 10-niglit looks anything but favourable for the Davis Cup contest to-morrow. After a brief period of fine weather rain began again about 4 o'clock and lifts continued off and on ever since, 8 o'clock the sky was overcast with a light drizzle. NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. Uv Telccrnnh—Press Association. , Auckland, December 29. Mr. T- H. Hicks, secretary of the Australasian L'lwn Tennis Association, arrived by the Port Nicholson this afternoon. Mr. Hicks had booked his passage by the Malieno in tho first! instance. I He stated that lie was very pleased with tho arrangements made here for the Davis Cup contest. About one hundred Australians, who had mado arrangements to come over to see tho contest, had been forced to cancel the arrangements. The Now Zealand tennis championships, which were to have begun on.Saturday, will start on Friday, play being. iViken ill the morning only. On Saturday morning play will r'so take place. ENGLISH CRITIC'S VIEW'S. London, December 2V. A tennis contributor in an articlo ia "The Times." while favouring America's chances, points out that) America was never fortunate in Australasia. If Tilden was all that America claims ho is, the team should win three of the four singles matchcs, which will be sufficient to secure {tho Clip. The choice of Auckland as the place of the matches may bo regarded as a posthumous tribute to the late Anthony Wilding. Tho substitution of Biookcs in the singles' is a surprise, and s\iggcs-B that Australasia . thinks that America can only be beaten'by headwork, and has, therefore, picked Brookes, the greatest tennis "head" who ever entered a court. The result may hingo on Patterson's recovery. His best form was not shown at- Wimbledon, where Tilden's methods made his backhand appear the worst ever seen on tho central court. He will have to devise a method to protect, the backhand to reverse tho result!. Johnston's English form suggests that Patterson, and perhaps O'Harft Wood, may boat him. —"The Times."