The sun., 1919-08-13
AUSTRALIANS BREAK
) EVEN IN DOUBLES
Brookes and Patterson Win
While Lycett and Thomas
Lose at LongwoOd..
SEMI FINALS REACHED
Antipodeans Beat Williams
and Washburn--Lose to vo-
shell and Alexander.

uonai doubles championship tennis tour
rament at the new courts Of the Long
wood Cricket Club here to-day was
brought down to the semi-hnal round.
The four teams that are left in the
hunt for the title are the Australians,
Norman e. Brookes and Gerald Patter-
SON the tri-State champions, Frederick
B. Alexander and s. Howard Voshell !;
the Pacific Coast champions. Maurice q.
Mclaughlin and Thomas c. Bundy, and
the Western title holders, William M.
Johnston and Clarence J. Griffin. To-
snorrow's semi-final round matches will
bring Brookes and Patterson against
Alexander and Voshell in the upper half
and in the lower section Mclaughlin and
Bundy will play against Johnston and
Griffin.
The Brookes-Patterson and McLough-
lin-Bundy combinations won their
matches here in straight sets. while
Alexander and voshell had to go the full
route of Ave sets and Griffin and John
ston moved UP on a default. Brookes
and Patterson moved UP by defeating
Richard Norris williams I'd and Watson
NJ. washburn. Eastern champions. easily
at ca, 6-S, Sc. Mclaughlin and
Bhndy had less trouble to down Conrad
B. Doyle and Fred Harris, middle Allan
tic sectional winners. at 6-9. 6-s. 60.
Alexander and voshell developed a
couple of streaks Of wildness which
dragged things out before they defeated
r. v. Thomas and Randolph Lycett, the
second Australian team, at SIS, 6-2,
60, Is, 6-3. L. Thalheimer and
H. Jestor, Southwestern champions,
failed to put In an appearance and were
defaulted.
The Boston fans turned out In force
TO look at Patterson, the Australian. who
was making his first appearance IN this
section. They were evidently well pleased
with the speed and skill Of the visitor
for they lost no chance to applaud him.
incidentally Patterson played the best
tennis that he has shown since his ar
rival in this country. AS a matter Of
fact. It was his excellent work which
enabled his team to win, for Brookes,
rgually the soul OF steadiness and ac-
cruac< had an Off day and made big
batch of errors. Patterson. Of course,
made errors. but they were comparative
~ few and were more than offset by
his brilliant placing and good general
ship.
Americans Outplayed.
From the very start It was evident
that the Americans were in for a beat
played at every angle OF the game.
williams was considerably below the
form he displayed few years ago. His
shots were not well placed and he seemed
TO have lost the old knack of guessing
where the other fellow might put the
returns. He was passed a number Of
times by both Brookes and Patterson.
only because he was easily pulled out
of position.
The Alexander and voshell-Lycett
and Thomas match brought out some
remarkable reversals of form. In the
opening set neither of the Americans
could get going and their bad team work
cost them many a point that could have
been won had they been playing to-
gether smoothly. Alexander was bad
overhead and frequently smashed the
ball into the net when he should have
made an easy kill. The Australians
gained a lead OF Al and dividing the
last four games on service won the set
sts-1a.
w American Team Braces.
Things looked kind Of dark for the
American combination when It started
the second set with the loss of the first
two games. However. both Alexander
and Voshell braced with a suddenness
and firmness which surprised even the
gallery and took all the wind out of
the visitors sails. The Americans car
ried of the set by winning six straight
games. Nor did they stop there. but
brought their string of victories up to
twelve straight. winning the third set
at Go. i'm this set they allowed the
visitors to score only points.
so far did Alexander and voshell
outclass the Australians in the second
the match would be finished quickly on
the fourth set. However. the Americans
became as wild as they had been steady
and dropped four games in row before
they could get going. They fought hard
from that time on, but could not over
come the handicap and lost the set. In
the fifth set they outplayed the visitors
from the start and held the upperhanc
practically throughout The summaries
National Doubles Championship, Second
Patterson, Australia, defeated Richard
Norris Williams I'd. Boston. and Watson
Y: wsshbufn. New York So, ga: SIS;
3. Howard Voshell Brooklyn. defeated R
v. Thomas and Randolph Lycett. s--s
80 80; 81 %,S sms; Maurice so, E. Nc Nc.
francisco. defeated Conrad b. Doyle
WASHINGTON. and Fred H. Harris Vermont
%I.@ 5ohn. SaFi ssn Fr.G G5l@n 1 aoS
Texas. by default.
BRooKEs AND PATTERSON vs.. Will.
SIAMS AND WASHBURN.
FIRST SET.
Brooches and Patterson
416t4 - 49,
. i4s2s So:
~ SECOND SET.
Brool1es and Patterson
william. and w..ASurn : IL ''-''-'
u o414s gSo-f7-i
"a THIRD SET.
Brookes and Patterson
.o4li sb14-s-S-,
Of 24442534 4-ss-t
ALEXANDER AND yosHELL VS..
~ THOMAS AND LYcETT.
- FIRST SET
Alexander and vosheIl
Thomas and Lycett
y lSt4to4al -,
a. SECOND SET.
Thomas and. Lycstt
aaIs1 l-s1-i
THIRD SET.
AIeasndsr ana vosher.. .ttt!Es-t
= FOURTH SET.
4 4sonss ana sra ys.h'il iiist;t,,,;
FIFTH SET.
Alexander and voshelI
Thomas and Lycstt
o&i1iii7 I-ai-i
p LINCOLN GIANTS WIN.
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