TENNIS

Hokitika Guardian, 4 September 1922, Page 4

TENNIS

\UBITtAMAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. NEW YORK, Sept. 1. In the second set Johnston completely outplaying Anderson, won the first game to love, tile second -I L ,i„(i third 4—l. Anderson rallied and won the fourth game ti—4. Johnston won the fifth 4—2. he playing a brilliant placement game, while Anderson was invariable netting halls or driving them out of the court. Johnston won the sixth, I—l. Anderson was clearly unequal to him to-day. Anderson won the seventh 8 —(1, on Johnston s eriors. Johnston won the eighth, (i—2. Aces, pin cements, outs, nets, double faults first set Johnston two, two, five, four, none; Anderson, one, lour, thirteen, eight, three. Second set, Johnston one, five, three, nine, none; An ckrson two, six. fourteen, twelve, two. In the third set, Johnston won the first game, 6—4, on Anderson’s errirs uml second to love. Anderson won the third 5—3 on Johnston’s nets. .Johnston won the fourth game on placements 4—l. Anderson won the fifth .I—l and sixth 1-2 on placements. Johnston won the seventh, eighth and ninth 4—l. all on Anderson s errors. Ai-cs, placements, outs, nets, double, faults—Johnston none, five, eight, four, none; Anderson, two, seven, seventeen, seven, three.

AUSTRALIA WIN DOUBLES. XEW YORK, September 2. In the Davis Cup Doubles, Patterson and O’Hara AYood (Australia) defeated Tilden and Richards 6-4. 6-0, 6-3. NEW YORK, Sept. 2. In the Davis Cup Doubles. Patterson and O’Hara AYood defeated Tilden and Richards receiving an ovation. Patterson won the toss, and the Australians won the first game 4-1, on Richard’s net error.

Tilden’s service won the second game 4-1. The American’s broke through Wood’s service and won the third game, 4-1, on Patterson’s net errors. Richards won from his service in the fourth game 7-6. Patterson’s service and the opponents out errors gave the Australians the fifth game, 4-1. Tilden lost his own service on outs and nets, 5-7, in the sixth game, thus making the score three all. O’Hara Wood’s service won the seventh game. 5-3. The Americans took the eighth 4-0, on Patterson’s net errors. O’Hara W>ood was playing spectacularly and Patterson more steadily. The latter won the ninth game on his own service 4-2 The Australians also took the tenth game. 0-1 ; and the set by 6-4. The analysis is:

Americans, 9 nets, 13 outs, 6 placements, 1 service ace. 2 double faults. Australians, 17 nets, 11 outs, 9 | lacemen Is, 0 service aces, 2 double faults. .Magnificent team work on the p»rt of the Australians won them the second set by six to love.

The Australians won the first game 4-1. The American’s net errors lost Richards’ service in the second gnmo, 5-3. O’Hara-Wood made brilliant placements and these won the third game for the Australians, 4-1 ; while Richards’ “out” errors lost the fourth lor tl>e Americans, 4-0. Brilliant placements hv Patterson, and O’Hara-Wood captured the fifth, 4-1. and the sixth 4-2.

In the third set, O'Hara-Wood’s placements won the first game, on Patterson’s service 4-2. After dropping nine straight games. Tffdcn won the second game. 5-3. on his servioe. The Australians came back, winning the third 4-0. oil O’Hara Wood’s smashing service. Tilden and Richards were playing likte strangers, whereas the Australians wore working like clockwork. O’Hara Wood was especially marvellous, being steadily, deadly nnd accurate. Richards steadied, and evened up the score biy taking the fourth 5-3. Richards net errors gave the Australians the fifth game 5-3. Tilden opened the next with a terrific service, and scored two aces, and thus won the game, 4-1. Richards again failed through net errors, giving the Australians the seventh game, 4-2. The Australians were now playing unbeatable tennis, and they won the eighth game, 5-3, and the ninth 4-1, thus sealing the match.

The analysis of the third set is:

Americans: 12 nets, 6 outs, 5 placements, 2 service aces, 0 double faults.

Australians :—lO nets, 4 outs, 3 placements, 14 service aces, 0 doublt faults.

Analysis of second set:—Americans 11, 3,0, 0,0; Australians 4, 4, 11, 0, 0.