The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-06

AMERICANS VICTORS
OYER AUSTRALIANS
Lead Antipodeans 3 to 0 in
International Tennis
Matches.
VISITORS TAKE ONE SET
Johnston and Tilden Score
Over Brookes and Patter-
son in Doubles.
VISITORS TAKE ONE SET
nv EUGENE r.. o,coNNELL.


tournament for the singles championship
of the United States. American racquet
wielders yesterday began team series
of elk matches with the Australians on
the courts of the West Side Tennis Club
at Forest Hills, Long Island. The sched-
ule originally called for eight matches
but In order TO let the Australians get
an early start on their journey home
ward the committee decided yesterday
10 cancel the matches arranged for
Monday.
AS a result of yesterdays matches
America is leading Australia by score
of 8 to 0. The visitors not only failed
10 win a match but succeeded in TAX
ing only one set. That was in the doubles
in which william NJ. Johnston of
San Francisco and William T. Tilden
I'd of Philadelphia defeated Norman E.
Brookes and Gerald l.. Patterson Of
Australia, present American doubles
champions, at "a. 3-6, "a. 6-3.
Both of the singles matches were won
in straight SETS Wallace F. johnson OF
Philadelphia triumphcd over Randolph
Lycett of Australia at Ga, 6-3, e.
and Richard Norris williams I'd Of Bos-
ton downed r. v. Thomas of Australia
at e-6, 6-3, 81. Neither of the
singles brought out very much startling
tennis, but the doubles match proved to
be n hummer from start to finish.
Surprise in Doubles.
The outcome of the doubles match was
somewhat of a surprise. Brookes and
Patterson had won the Newport doubles
and then had carried of the national
in
tournament the Australians had elimi-
mated the former American champions,
Johnston and Griffin, in straight sets in
the final round. and in the challenge
round downed Tilden and Richards in
FIVE sets.
It was believed by most followers OF
the game that 1t would be almost i'm
possible to pick a team that would
have more than an outside chance of
beating Brookes and Patterson. Yet in
yesterdays match the Australians failed
before two men who never had played
as a doubles team before.
The fact remains, however. that the
tennis displayed by both Tilden and
Johnston was wonderful. So smooth
was their team work that to the un-
initiated 1t would appear that the two
had been playing together for years.
Johnston still was up to the form that
b
Tilden was not very far behind. Brookes
and Patterson showed their usual steady.
brilliant game. There were times. how
ever. when both Patterson and Brookes
were a little wild. and 1t was those
strealts that lost them the match
Americans Win Toss.
The American team won the toss for
service and Johnston started, followed
by Patterson, Tilden and Brookes in the
order named. For the first four games
each man made his service good. The
Americans had taken both of their
games at love through the inability of
the Australians to return the deliveries
effectively, and had gained two points
In each OF the Australians service games
Johnston continued to make rhe most
use of his hard serve in the fifth game
and won it Patterson. however, could
not keep up the pace, and the first
break of the match came with him
serving in the sixth game. This gave the
Americans the lead at "a and they
increased II when Tilden's pretty placing
won the next game.
Brookes won the next game at love,
and this incidentally was the only one
in which the Australians blanked the
Americans throughout the match. For
a time II looked as II the Australians
their tennis was getting better as play
advanced. When they broke through
Johnston's service in the ninth game
things began to perk UP for the visitors.
but the Americans put on the brakes
and went through Patterson's service
again in the tenth game and took the
set at Ga. The points favored the
Americans at 80 to 81.
In the opening set Brookes failed to
r.
Johnston 3 and Patterson 2. Patterson
made ~ errors, Johnston 10, Tilden 0
and Brookes 8.
Americans Waste Points.
The early part of the second set found
the American team having considerable
trouble with its strokes Both Johnston
and Tilden wasted many a point by try
ing 10 keep the ball too close to the side
lines Frequently their shots went out
of bounds by such narrow margins that
10 the folks in the stands It appeared
the shots were good.
The first four games were carried off
by the Australians after some mighty
hard lighting. The Americans. however,
began to get better control over the ball
and ran OF with the next three, in
cidentally breaking through Brookes's
service for the first time OF the match
In the sixth game.
Patterson made his own service Kood
In the eighth game, and when the Aus
tralians broke through Tilden in the
ninth game after deuce had been
reached II gave them the set at 6-3.
Brookes and Patterson led in points at
81 to 2S. Tilden made IL errors, Patter-
son ~. Johnston 0. and Brookes g.
Johnston earned 7, Patterson s. Brookes
and Tilden 8.
The Australian pair again took an
early lead In the third set. Brookes
tarted on the delivery line, and when
the Americans broke through his service
with the loss of only one point the home
team looked pretty good. However,
Tilden and johnson Immediately pro-
ceeded to develop a streak OF wIldness
and lost the next three games.
Americans Brace.
As suddenly as their slump came up
the Americans braced. At this stage
Of the match the tennis was lightning
fast and many of the rallies brought
the onlookers to their feet Johnston
and Tilden carried of three games In
succession and took the lead at "A
The eighth game was one of the longest
ever played on the West Side courts
1t was Tilden's service and deuce was
called ten times before the Americans
finally won the game. This gave them a
lead OF 5-3.
own service, but Johnston had his ser.
LII.