New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-13
Noted Foreign
Tennis Players
To Invade L. S.
Brookes and His Conqueror,
Young Patterson, on Aus
tralian Team Headed Here

Headed by Gerald L. Patterson, the
youtafu. conqueror of Norman +.
Brookes. four of the best Australian
tennis players are due 10 reach New
York the latter part of the week Be-
sides Brookes and Patterson, the party
includes r. Y. Thomas and Randolph
lycett After playing in the English
championship ct Wimbledon, they left
on the Aouitania yesterday 20 visit this
country.
their comparatively early arrival will
give the Australians an opportunity 10
play in many OF the important tourna-
ments preceding the national champion
ships. which they wall undoubtedly
enter. This is the first visit OF the
kind since the war
Because of Brookess wonderful rec
ord, there will be more than kttle
interest in the youthful Patterson, has
protege and recent eonqueror in
straight sets for the English champion
ship. Patterson won, s. : :, G.
Word came from Australia weeks ago
that Brookes probably would play
doubles with Patterson.
Patterson is nephew of Nine. Nellie
Melba and lieutenant overseas. He
is only twentythree years old and one
OF the lively, aggressive players who
grow IN Australia. as we'll as in Cali
Iornia. Almost without exception, the
English papers speak of his service a.
the greatest since McLoughlin's playing
at Wimbledon. One critic describes II
rs deep fast, varied IN direction at
will. With just enough work on the
pail to reveal the true artist. his ser
vice is delivered with free, I'M
cramped action.
THE servers height favors him and
he uses it we'll. McLoughlin's service
was lower In delivery and it had more
break; it took considerably more out
Of the server. Mr. Brookes commands
greater variety of services and his
pitch is more under control. but in II
year or two Mr.. Pattersons service
probably Will be as powerful as that of
his countryman-"
Of Norman +. Brookes il is unneces-
sary to go into details, for every one
remembers his wonderful PLAYING in
the last Davis Cup matches. Randolph
LycttS, also of Melbourne was chosen
to represent Australia in the Davis
Cup matches of 1911, but was unable to
compete. He has won number Of
doubles events in Australia. He also
won the Victory" service doubles at
Paris in December last.
Lycett's play in the English tourna-
! ments preceding the championship won
much favorable comment. Paired will,
Hiss IIAlD0pStll hydH, formerly OF Adli-
fornia. he defeated the wonderful Su-
zanne Lenglen and Laurentz in the
mixed doubles at Wimbledon, this be-.
ing described as the most thrilling
match of the whole tournament.
r. V. Thomas is one OF the younger
generation of Australian players. An
idea of his ability can be gained from
the fact that he put Willis Z. Davis,
the tall Californian, out of the English
championship. Davis took but one set,
the score being GO, IS, 81. 6 ?.
1t is considered probable that the
Australians VIII play for the national
\ doubles championships, although 10 do
so they will have to follow tie same
procedure as an American team. name
/ ly, win a sectional doubles event. 1t l.
likely, therefore, that their frs;
matches will be in some of the sec-
tional doubles tournaments scheduled
for the week of July 81.
These include the Tri State, at Cieve.
land; the Northwestern. at Deephaven.
Mimi. the Southern. at Asheville. aid
the Eastern, at Longwood. Other sec
tional tournaments are the Southwest
err. at Dallas. and the Western. at
Kansas City, both to be played tn.
week Of July %.