New-York tribune., 1919-08-24

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mighty Norman E. Brookes in the {
the full power of his game.
To those looking for sensational
features when Garland and Davis came
to grip, to-day's match was disap-
pointment There is little of the spec
tacular in Garland's very sound game,
and, unless the fireworks" we're to
come from Davis, the struggle was
bound to be lacking in those stirring
rallies and rapid fire smashes and VOL
leys that always appeal to gallery.
The Australian team of Randolph
Lycett and Ronald V. Thomas was de-
feated in the final round of the doubles
by William I. Tilden, Cd. and Garland
by score of Is, 60, Ga. The
American team showed clear su-
periority all the way, with the sensa-
tional Tilden continually bringing off
shots that thrilled the spectators time
after time, and Garland forcing many
of the openings with his effective
ground strokes.
Brookes's Match a Strain
In extenuaton for the rather poor
showing of Davis to-day, in compari-
son to the brilliancy and fighting quail
ties he brought to bear yesterday in
vanquishing Brookes, | am certain that
the grueling struggle with the Aus
tralian veteran. extending through
forty-nine keenly fought games, had
taken the sharp edge off the Califor
MANS physical condition. At no single
period against Garland did he show
trace of that impetuous tennis that
bore such a large part in the humbling
of Brookes.
But do not be misled by anything
may say concerning the fall from form
of Davis Garland played machine-like
tennis all through the match this
morning, and this had its part in pre-
venting Davis from shaking off his
lethargy. Garland was SO deadly in his
placements, and was so exceedingly
dangerous an opponent against whom
to take the net, that Davis, who never
enjoyed the moral advantage of a lead
during the match, seemed timid about
throwing caution to one side and plac
ing supreme reliance in his usual me-
teoric net attack.
Garland, knowing the weakness of
the Californian on the back hand, kept
hammering away at that point with
mercilcss persistency. Davis attempted
to run around these shots when he had
powerful forehand, but the Pittsburgh
youth was. hitting the bull's-cye so
regularly, no matter how small the
openings, that Davis was compelled to
play the ball from his left side most
of the time, and his returns were gen
orally purely defensive in character.
Theodore Roosevelt Pell presided as
umpire, ard great gathering of lawn
tennis lovers banked on both sides of
h. n11,hl ov,I,
and on the grandstand, made brilliant
setting for the match.
Davis began the service and Won the
opening game at ''love," scoring an ace
on his first delivery. Garland made it
lsall by winning his own service, and
then proceeded to break through, sccr-
ing twice with pretty crosscourt vol
leys and taking the final point when
Davis netted an easy volley.
Divide Next Six Games
They divided the next six games on
scIvice, and then came the tenth, with
the points going to deuce five times
before Garland won his service. On
the next to the last point Garland
popped d low lob. Davis could easily
have reached the ball. but ne evidently
decided it was going out, and let it go.
1t landed a good eight inches inside
point, with Garland sending a beautiful
deep drive straight down the side line
Garland had taken the first set at ca.
1t still seemed possible that Davis
might come through with long de-
layed Eally, especially as he began the
first game in the second set with three
service aces and a resounding smash of
four of his five points when the Cali
fornian netted his returns.
DAVIS was making desperate efforts
TO close IN at the net, but his experi
ence when he did get there must have
discouraged him. Garland caught him
frequer,tly with short drives into fore
court. So that Davis had to take the bail
at his feet, and his volleying was yerv
bad mosl Of the time.
The Pittsburgh player made it 1all
on h's own delivery and then broke
through the Californian in the third
game. Again Davis misjudged one OF
Garland's deadly lobs, the ball raising
little c.oud of chalk as it struck the
base lin.. A series of errors by the
Californian gave Garland the fourth
game ae.i then they won one service ir
the mex: three games, Davis taking the
seventh at love-" scoring two lightning
service aces, and Garland sent his
other two returns far out of court
This left Garland in the lead at 4-3
and he proceeded to win the second sci
oy annexing the next two games
breaking through on the ninth, aided
by four place,Aent aces. One Of these
came when Davis allowed another Gar
land lob to sail gently over his head
ana strike close to the base line.
Three Perfect Back Hands
Garland scored the last three points
on three perfect back hand shots across
fore-court to Davis's backhand, and it
was with this stroke that he earned q
surprising number of his points
throughout the match. His back-hand
was always an aggressive stroke. in
striking contrast to the Californian $.
Garland's play had shown in conyin.
eng manner the value of sound ground
strokes: There was very little volley-
ing as Davis went to his downfall, most
of the work being done from back
court. The Pittsburgh star began the
third set with the same smooth scoring
machine attack that had proved so sue
cessful in the first two sessions, and
he won the first three games.
Davis took the fourth, sixth and
eighth games on his service, leaving
the score at 5-3 on games in favor of
Garland. The next game rew the end
when Garland ran away with the points,
Davis getting only one tally, and that
on Garland's netted return on a drive
The final point was scored when Davis
made 81 nf kc1J