TENNIS
i- ,» «! |IV AND N.Z. OAW.E ASSOCIATION DAVIS CUP. . (Received this day at 10.15 a in.) ' NEW YORK, Aug 14. It is announced from Philadelphia that Count. Manuel De Gomar and Manuel Alonzo will represent Spain in the Davis Cup single final round. Players fur doubles are not selected. NEW YORK, Aug 14.
The match between Wood and Gobert to-day put France out of the Davis Cup competitions, the Australians aiming 2—6. (S—2, 6—l. 6—4. In the first set Gobert ended with a terrific attack that won him the last five games in succession. Tn the next he started off at the same pace, but Wood recovered and secured the last foui games. In the third set the Australian opened strongly, served excellently and got on to Gobert’s sharp angle shots which had baffled him at the start. Play varied from mediocre to brilliant, both netting frequentlv. In the last set, Gobert obtained a O—4 lead, but the Australian bent him with a terrific service and steady placement. This match was lvelow the standard of the others, the Frenchman seeming bothered by the heat and went to pieces. Paterson defeated Cochete, 6—2, 2 —6. 6—4. 6—2.
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Hokitika Guardian, 15 August 1922, Page 2
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