The sun., 1919-05-18
RAIN WASHES OUT
TENNIS SCHEDULE
West Side and Harlem Matches
Called OFF in a Gloomy
Day.
NEWS FROM OVERSEAS
Washburn Came Near Beating
Dawson in English Gov
cred Court Final.
NJ DANIEL.

Rain yesterday washed out the lawn
tennis schedule in these parts. The
Cornell team had to return to Ithaca
without having had n chance at the
West Side Tennis Club players at For
es. Hills and the doubles at the Harlem
Tennis Club had to be postponed until
to-day. The club officials hope. weather
permitting, to start play in the MORN
Ing and possibly to bring tho tourney
TO the final.
Miss Eleanor Goss and Walter Merrill
Hall were within a point Of defeating
Mrs. Spencer r. Weaver and ]. Campbell
in their mixed doubles match at Forest
Hills when rain interfered. Miss Goss
and her partner were leading by 5 games
to 3. and 20 points to 30. They won
the first set at Ga.
With the William T. Tilden I'd and
Vincent Richards defaulted because ofthe
qualifications of Richards, the Harlem
doubles cup appears to be at the mercy
OF lchiya kumagae and Harold Taylor.
they are strong players Individually
and stronger as a team. Kumagae was
beaten by Tilden in the sinslec final ON
Friday but he gave the PhIladelphian
quite tussle and was outpointed by
only six games In the three sets, IS
games to IL.
A detailed report Of the English COW
cred courts championship tournament
shows that In addition to Capt. Watson
NJ. Washburn and Capt. Dean Mathey
the American delegation included Arthur
NJ. Lovfbond OF the Seventh Regiment
and Miss Elizabeth Ryan. Major A II.
Lowe defeated Lovibond In tho second
round at IS. CO, 6-1, 81. but in
the third round Major Lowe was elim-
mated by Capt. Washburn at 81, SIS,
6-4. 6-S.
How Mathey Lost.
Major r. w. Heath, the Australian,
won from Capt Mathey In the second
round at e., 81, SIS, 6-3, IS.
In telling Of the match tho London Field
says:
When Major Heath (Australia) met
Capt. Mathey (U. s. A. In the second
round of the singles n brilliant EXPOSE
ton of varied tennis was seen. In the
end after five sets and sixty games, the
Australian just snatched victory, but he
had to wage losing battle half the
time and his form was certainly not
less effective than his opponents.
Mathey. losing the first set at 4-s, won
Heath's service at a critical stage in the
second. and taking that set and the
next at 6-3 seemed likely to profit by
his confident and often audacious net
attack.
But for Heath's fine cross driving,
now much better timed, he would have
done so. The Australian often passed
Mathey clean with an obliQue stroke
from the baokhand corner, the ball fire.
oueEtly hitting the side line. In the
hnal set Heath led 90 and 4-2, and
,,It
took him out at -"
The covered courts title eventually
was won by p. NJ. Dawson, which result
created no need of surprise. as some of
the strongest players in the world took
part. All OF Australia's best players ex-
cept Major Norman Brookes competed
It's "Hurricane" Patterson.
In the final G. F. Patterson Of Aus
tralia, the apt pupil OF Norman Brookes.
who has won the descriptive soubriquet
OF Hurricane Patterson" perhaps after
the dashing Maurice Mclaughlin, whom
he resembles in ways that are bad as
wen as In ways that are good. was de-
feated by Dawson. The match was a
justification for the steady, old-fash-
Toned English game against the modern
style. OF all the competitors In the
tournament Patterson appeals to the
eye most. In some respects, and par
ticularly in the way In which he turns
his risht shoulder over In the service.
he bears striking resemblance to
Brookes.
But he has not the latter's steadiness,
resource and all round court craft. He
depends too much on his service. truly a
wonderful weapon OF attack, but when
It Is coilared. as 1t was by Dawson, his
weakness of the ground Is shown up in
very pronounced way. Patterson be-
gan In a hurricane" way by winning
the first four games with scarcely the
loss OF point During this time his
opponent was obviously trying 70 dis
cover the mysteries of the Australian n q
service, which was fast, broke and
Kicked"
1t may be recalled that the late An
hony Wilding had exactly the same
process to 80 through In the champion
ship final OF 1918 against Mclaughlin
before he could get on top OF the Amer
lean. The method wilding finally ex-
plotted to take tho service successfully
was TO meet the ball on the rise with
his ra cquet face almost parallel with the
floor Dawson did the Same against Pat
terson. and-well. he went to victory
with surprising ease-S-6, 6-3, Ga.
Still. Patterson is already a great player,
fired by Imagination and dash, and he
is going to be ever 30 much better. I
think we shall see an immediate i'm
provement when he gets on to grass.
where the ball viii bite more. and break
in still more puZzlins way.
Before reaching the final Dawson had
to meet Capt Washburn, and the latter
lost his chance by changing his tactics
at very innopportune stage. Capt,
Washburn, after losing the first two
sets, took the third and led 5-3 in the
fourth. At this point he appeared to
have got" Dawson. but, instead OF con-
tinuing to win by accurate driving at
the back of the court, he slacKeneu his
service and went up to volley. The
consequence was fatal. Dawson passed
him repeatedly. and in the end won quite
easily