TENNIS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 September 1924, Page 2

TENNIS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N ?. CAULK ASSOCIATtOS (Received this day tit D.-lo a.m.) NEW YORK. .S'pteinlier -1. In the final of the Davis Cup Laeoste (El anee) defeated Patterson (Austialia) (i-8, 0-3. 10-8. Wood (Australia) defeated Pa lotra (Eraiiec! 1-0. 0-1. 1-0. 3-1. 0-2. NEW YORK. September I. 11l the first set Laeoste. in serving. nlFcrcd an opportunity for Patterson to break through in the third game ,-111(1 tile Australian immediately took the I-a I 3-2. The Klein liman's inahilitv to retutu Patterson's last service seemed to shake hint and the contest quickly resolved itself into a battle between an exponent o! an excellent backhand and ground strokes and a hard hitler. Laeoste. breaking through Patterson's scrvbe. won. six love: and winning the .seventh, love, took the load. .13. Palter-on attempted to mix his game, slicing and lobbing, but the Frenchman's unerring returns from the lackhand ami keen drives to Patterson's backhand quickly b:ouglii victory in Ibe first set. In tlie scorn! set the games alternated with tin* service until Laeoste broke ibroitgh in the fifth, leading -1-2. The Frenchman sought always to advali- e lo tb" u<-i. the A list ah jug elici ts to lob or drive him a.wa.v: but I.artiste's uncanny aeciiraev. and a]" nreiitly intimate knowledge ol howto develop bis opponent's errors, driving to Patterson's backhand, were piling on points. Patterson again lost the service in the seventh and lie was now determiu- ,.|| to receive the Frenchman's service ,ii ntihoiiri. This did not discount Laeoste. who ran out the set al six games against two.

In the third set I’atterson strove mightily to pul! himself together, hut his service had suddenly weakened and he double-faulted ui-ly. One i mild see that lie wa- making heroic efforts to regain lontrol. It seemed a day of hud tenuis luck for him. lie ,hi|d monte few o|q oitunitie- near the net Of overhead kills. The games now alternated in a tense -rruggle. most of the games going to deuce. The Australian. by might and main, pul'ed his service out again, after standing 2-'t. llt the tenth game lie again attempted 111 receive the Frenchman'.- service in mid-court, hut iin.-iu cc--lidly. At the li nrle nth game the Frenchman -to" ! twiie within a point >T losing the -er. hut he pulled lip I rum 1-T and ai Die seventeenth game I rnke through I*:»tler.-ou*- .service, also winning the eighteen! h 1-1 and the set with len game- again-t eight. In the lir.-i -ei. Wood in serving, 10-i the third and fourth games, giving the Frenchman a quick 3-1 lead. The Australian Inst the service also in the seventh game and the French-

man took the -et at lrs with -i----games against one. Wee ! seemed shaken at his team man's defeat and he v. a-iinu-iialiy inn i unite in netting the snlte-i shot- and offi ring Dororata eve'v opportunity to cro— the court for hi- -lints for j laicni"iils er pass the Australian when the latter ran up to the net. In the se i.ml set AYiod . ff"■red an exhihitinn of indnininahle courage and skill under adverse riivum-lnni e.s. lie .-toad 0-3 when serving in the second

game and pushed his way through with masterly shots, taking the following eight points. Ife broke through the Frenchman's service in the third game and led 2-1. Ilis service was ] erfectinn. clipping the edges of the Court. At .T-2 he reestablished his i out ml beyond question, lining the leturns close and parallel to the line of the court in which he received the service and ran out of the -et by winning, the alternate game -ix against lour.