TENNIS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 September 1924, Page 2

TENNIS.

DAVIS ( FI 1 MATCIIID. [Reuters Telegrams.] XF.W ItDltlC. Sept. 10. A I 'uiladeliihia telegram says t lift Davis Cup draw i-: Patterson v. Tilden ; ()' i 1a.'.l Weed v. Ilichai d-. I).ial.il - : Tilden and .Inlmston v. Patterson and D'ilara Wood. Third ih.v: (i'llara Wo.d v. Tilden: Patier-e. v. Xi-harl-.

i lie match' s begin at 1 .fit> in tin afti rii'ieu. ell til" (o'l'iiiaus-oA ii Criekel Club eo'.irts. where O'Dara Wood. Pet ter.-on. Kahns and Sehlesitiger wU practice to-day. Ainei'ieau nii-ervers express the (••;••

tiiintv ihah the Davis (kip Mill remain in tlie i'niti'.l StnDs. hut the ijuesiiou ha.- now arl-cn as to whether Australia will Ire able to repeat its last year's and tile ]!)J2 showing. Patterson has beaten i’ieliads h: fine, hut it is not the same Diehard- to-day. lie has been l.laving brilliant!-., and is in Ids hast form, v.hile Palter-m iiteiitlv ha-

been decidedly below par. O'Hara Woiid. ton. i-. not playing a* well as Innas a month ago. it is generally held that the Australian- cannot expei-t to miii any of the singles, hut have decidedly more than an even chain e to win tlie doubles ii they can return in time to the form shown in the match nith Gridin ami .Johnston this year, or that shown against Tilden and Richard- in the Davi> Cup of 1922.

Brooke 1 * (Australia) and Afts Pro.die? have departed from New York’ on route for Australia, and are leaving on Sept. ICtli. hy the Sierra. AMERICANS’ SFCC’FSS. (Received this day at 9.2-1 t.iit.) XKW YORK. Kept. 11. At Philadelphia in the Davis Cup final, the Americans won both tlie fir-t day singles’ matches. Tilden defeated Patterson 0—!. fi—2. o—ft. Rkltrtnl-. defeated Wood fi- *M, «I—2, fi—t,