New-York tribune., 1919-08-31

be played on the No. 2 court, but the
committee decided to transfer it TO the
No. turf and placed Johnson and
Hall on the No. court, as the outer
stretch was in better condition. Later
after the second set, when all play
was halted for a half hour by the
downpour Of rain, Tilden and Brookes
resumed the match on the No. court
and finished it there
Brookes won the toss Of racquets
and chose the service at the start of
the match. Tilden sent his first re-
turn out of court, but he shotthe ball
over low to Brookes's backhand on the
next point and the Australian sent his
backhand volley into the net. An out
of drive by Brookes, a dazzling place
ment across court by Tilden and &
double fault by the Australian gave
the first game to America.
Australian Makes Rally
Brookes came back with a rush, how
ever, in the second game, breaking
through Tilden's terrific service on the
latter's errors, for Brookes was whip
ping the ball like lightning, and Tiden
could not raise it up from the heavy
turf. The Australian went into the
lead in the third game, scoring a SER
vice ace as he placed the ball down the
centre line with beautiful precision.
fourth game, with the points going to
deuce" six times before Tilden won
and squared the match. His bullet"
service was q tremendous factor for
Tilden at this stage, and Brookes found
it almost impossible to "stroke" his re-
turns.
The Australian took the fifth game
at love" purely on service, scoring
two aces by his amazing placing Of the
ball to Tilden's backhand. Brookes
won the sixth game, breaking through
his opponents service for the second
time. He was rushing for the net with
wonderful strides and smothering Til
den's shots with the racquet of wiz
ard. Once. with the points at deuce"
in this game, a little yellow butterfly
tiuttered aimlessly about, just in front
of Brookes, as he awaited Tilden's SER
vice.
The Australian waited patiently,
waving his racquet at the butterfly to
warning hand, telling Tilden to delay
his service until the airy intruder
should depart. Then Tilden understood,
and laughed, Brookes smiled, and the
gallery joining in, laughed too. Such
n slight creature to halt an interna-
tional match.
Veteran Eolleys Well
The seventh game went to Brookes,
who was volleying wonderfully well,
in spite of all Tilden could do to keep
him from the net The American won
the eighth, bringing the score 5-3,
and then Brookes won the ninth game
for the first set at 6--3, Nle final point
or a cross-court volley for an ace of
Tilden's hard drive.
Tiiden started service in the second
set and won the game largely through
the power OF his deadly service. 1t was
pure speed that was giving the Aus
tralian most Of his trouble in trying to
handle the ball. But the Victorian won
his own service. squaring the set, and
then the games alternated on service
up to 4-all.
Tilden made it Sd by taking his
own delivery at Glove" on his oppo-
nent's errors, and then broke through
in the tenth game for the set at 604.
The match was all even again and
cheer rose from the stands.
Brookes was undoubtedly affected by
the rain that began slowly in the
eighth game and had increased to a
regular downpour in the last. He could
not get up to the net with his custom
ary cat-like speed, whereas Tilden
raced along at splendid speed, scoring
the last two points of the set with