TENNIS
ATJ'inALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. PATTERSON INTER VIEWED. NEW YORK, Sept. 7 In an interview the Australian tennis player Patterson, said that in bis opinion what Anderson bad accomplished against Tilden showed his judgment was not awry in picking him, instead of O’Hara-Wood, for tlie singles. Anderson, despite his illness and luck of practice, bad pruvod that lie bad at least ft ten to one wlianco of beating Tilden and Johnston, which, in consideration of average form, was all lie might have expected. O’TTaraWood. on the other hand ((said Patterson) with all iiis, steadiness, would not have had a chance against either. O’Hara-Wood had never made any serious pretensions in regard to singles, but Patterson admitted he is a wonderful doubles player. He added :—“Anderson and myself ha\(> beaten him so often in singles that my choice was practically eqinptllsory. This fact is thoroughly realised by tennis followers in Australia.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 8 September 1922, Page 4
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