New-York tribune., 1919-08-23

mems doubles, third rOund-RObert Lind
Mathey. New York. defeated Walter Mer-
riii Halt and Leonard !seekman. 60, -
semi final round--Wiiiiam T. Tilden, cd,
Ieattd Murray and Mathcy. 81. 6--3;
Randolph Lycett and II. v rhomns. Ans
tralia, defeated Conrad Is. Doyle and Dud-
no longer the master Of an overhead
kill" that he once was, and two or
three times in the latter part of the
final set, when the Californian did toss
up lobs, he won the point handily
enough.
Brookes elected to play his returns
that Davis, rushing in, crashed the ball
back with terrific drives or severe over
head volleys. The crowd was continu-
ally thrilled during the last set as
youth and experience fought bitterly
for supremacy. When the final point
had been won as Brookes sent a back
hand return of his opponents service
into the net there were many COM
ments heard among the spectators to
the effect that it was the greatest
singles match seen in this country
since the ever memorable struggle be-
tween Brookes and Maurice McLough-
LII, III IJl4, III tUc DHVlS Cup matches
at the West Side Tennis Club.
Robert d. Wrenn was the umpire in
this match. and every line had a man
to call the balls as they were in or out.
Davis won the toss and chose the ser
vice. In spite of the slippery condition
OF the turf Brookes went through the
entire match without spikes in his rub
ber-soled shoes. This must have proved
a handicap, for even the agile Davis
had his slips as he raced about the
court for placed shots.
Davis OF to Good Start
Davis won his opening service, the
Australian having no success as he
as it shot into his court, propelled by
all the speed and pace" the Califor-
nan could command, but the foreigner
came right back in the second game,
taking his own service as easily as
Davis had done, and scoring service
ace on the final point.
The game went to 2-all and then came
the first break in service when Brookes
took the fifth game, two beautiful
placement aces across fore-court. be-
fore Davis could work his way to the
net, and two NETS" by the Californian
doing the trick.
Brookes made it 4-2 by taking his
own service, and then Davis tied it up
by winning the next two games, break
ing through his opponents service in
the eighth game, after q series of bril-
liant volleylng rallies from mid-court.
They alternated Oh winning of SER
vice thereafter, up to 7-all, and then
Brookes once more broke through the
terrific service of the Californian,
three wonderful cross-court shots at
great angles and met" by Davis ac
counting for the points. The Austral
ian veteran won his own delivery in
the sixteenth game, giving him the
first set at g..
In that first set Davis had given in
dications of striking his very top
form. but there was little something,
probably state Of nervousness at the
thought of Brookes's reputation, at
the presumption Of attempting to pit
his strokes against the wizardry Of
the man from the Antipodes, that held
him back a trihe.
But if such was the case in the
first set, there was q decided change
in the second, for Davis got away with
an imDetuous rush, using every atom
of speed, every ounce of strength in
his 1.-THE young body. He was fore
ing the net with determination that
nothing could check. Shots that
Brookes had scored on before. failed
to do the same execution after DAVIS
got under full headway.
Davis Storms Net
The tall Californian was fairly
storming the net, going in in the face
Of everything Brookes could send over.
He was out-volleying the famous Aus
tralian now, and it was Brookes's 5 turn
to find himself yards out of position
as the ball came whipping into every
unprotected spot in his court Davis
has a weak back hand, there is no
doubt of that, and it had proved soft
spot for Brookes many times in the
| opening set But Davis was covering
court so quickly in the second set that
he ran around these shots many times
to take the ball on his forehand.
Rapidly the games went to 80,
Davis breaking through service IN the
fourth game The fifth game was the
Californian's at love Brookes send
ing his returns to the deadly bullet
service out of court four times in sue
cession. just there the Australian
made up his mind to throw the set and
conserve all his strength for the final
session. and Davis raced through the
next two games, raining placement
shots from overhead volleys all through
his opponents court. This gave him
the second set at 6-1, squaring the
match.
Brookes won the first game on his
own delivery, but Davis took the next
three, with the rallies growing IN
speed and intensity, as though both
men realized they were approaching
the arisis in the match. Brookes was
bv no means "all OUT yet, for he be
gan a rare battle against odds, event
ually bringing the games to o-ali, as
has been told before
The twelfth game was a titanic
struggle, with sizzling volleys as the
ball sped low across the net and dlved
sharpiy for the corners. Brookes scored
clean aces four times in this game, and
was once within point Of winning the
match when he held the vantage. DAVIS
held the service, though, and made 1t
count heavily, Brookes's weak returns
giving the Californian plenty OF time
To close in at the net and score on
snecracular kills" The last three
points were the Americans on beauti-
ful volleying shots for the corners, and
the match was ali square once more.
So they continued neither giving
way an inch, and the issue looked II
doubt right up to the time that DAVIS
finally broke through his opponent II
the twenty-fourth game with foul
placement aces in a row, two OF ser.
vice, as he ripped tremendous forehane
drives across deep court ax Brookes
ran in, and two by brilliant vollsy'
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