El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-31
AUSTRALIANS
LOSE In FAST
FINAL MATCH
Wizardly Of American Players
Prove Too Much For New
Zealand Cup Men.
JOHNSTON SHOWS
GREATEST SKILL.

A UCELA11D. n. T. Dec. 31-Aus-
~ tralasia lost her tennis laurels
here this afternoon before the
strength and craft OF American chal-
fengers- The Davis cup the trophy
er1al er1atic OF the Worlds team tennis
chanl1i oushiu, changed hands when
che last EalI in the tenth game Of the
fourth set was driven out Of the court
1hLs IS the fourth tine America mas
won The cup Australasia has won
six times. while the British Isles have
been triumphant on 1--WE occasions
Ra1lriuu after losing the first set
OF todaT's doubles match, william
y. Tilden IT. Of Philadelphia, and VII
Ham Johnston. OF san Francisco, re-
vealcd The same tennis WiZardy that
carried them gloriously through the
CluEles matches yesterday
Fouzht to stem Tide.
Norman D. Brookes and Gerald F.
Patterson. the Australasian masters
Of the game fought desperately 70
stem the tide OF defeat but were OUT
played By the Yankees The match
vas a brilliant cOntesr-an epic IN the
history Of the game played under
skv bright with the sun Of southern
summer. The score OF the match
lhows how the Americans won the
victory The cha1engers lost the first
ssr q 70 e bit never again pernllrle1
Eroolres and Patterson TO taste VIC
tory. winning the three remaining
sets. Ga, 60 and g.
The value Of the service was
ec7runstrated in the first set,
which Broozcs began in splendid
fashion. re server carried Off
hts game until each side had
shree TO It's credit and then
Hrool-ea and Patterson won the
next two The ninth same limited
M weakness on the Austrulasiln
side OF the net for Rroolzes and
Putterscn failed 70 make n point,
hur the defenders came back in
the teufh and won the same and
set.
IN this set Patterson showed COM
nlete reversal OF his form OF Tesrer-
Gav and PLAYED fn excellent style con-
trastine strongly with Broulzes. who
seemed % rirc.
Yankee Power Apparent.
Johnston appeared 70 ne SLOW ana
laued At critical moments TO follow
When the Americans won on
Erou1-e's service m three All, IN the
second ssr the power q the yankee
pair became appareur. Ihey tollo7yea
~ winning two straight. and after
losing one. ran out the set In the
later games OF this ret Johnston's
vollevinE Was superb. while Brooke5
was cratic
Tn The Third, Johnston never
missed q Point IN the afruEgle
and be and Tilden dominated the
court. carryfnE the attack 10 their
auuunHurl every sten Of the way
Hrnolze1 mulled some apparently
easy uolleTa. while Patterson re-
rerted 10 The medley Of errors he
cduru1tted On the EiuEiea on
Thursday. Tnden WIS m iaeal
rnrtuef TO the dnahinE Johnston
and che Americans went through
TO vleturr without i0ElnE n single
game.
AZ the opening OF the fourth
Get hv winning she first game on
- rtsrzon's service Then Johnston
and Eroo1res served and Won LlL1en
lost his service hut Paterson lost his
* weak play. giving the Americans
ri7fen and Johnston then went
ahead and needed but one game for
the SET when BroDEea won love
zane on his service amid the ap-
1lauss Of ths great crowd Johnston,
however, came through With g Won
derfullr served same, which was
aaragelT met by the austria -aslanEs
who were playing desperately The
game stood f0-15 when Brookes
scored With a. fine smash. Brookes,
however. was beaten by the next
served BAH returning il across the
base Ene with that bail went pos
session Of the Davis cup-
Losers CouEratuIufe Winners.
TIldeu and Johnston were modest
In victory. They walked quietly to
the net where they were met By
Eroozes and Patterson who congrat-
ulate1 mem le1rIllys as me rnrong
that had witnessed the stirring match
cheered Justify. THROUGHOUT the en-
tire Match 8rocEes was below his
usual doubles form he played well.
but never reached the heights he at
tanned ln past tennis battles.
Johnston deserves the most credit
for the American victory
His service games were won
By uEhrniug shots TO the weak
spots IN his orponeutsf urmurs
and his drives were certain win
mcrI where there was the sliEht-
est chance for n hreak-throuEh-
In many TolleFiuE rallies be beat
HrooEel b. sheer merit, but Mt
times he WAS slow In EniuG to
the net. T1ldeu did not show as
severe service as he flashed IN
the singles yesterday and he was
net at hiE best nj doubles he
often rrun ont OF position but
ertrlented himself frcm bad SIT
nations BY the brLlliamcT OF his
strokes.
me Americans formed an unques-
donahlv superior team.
Poor TTork Cost Three sets.
Patterson undoubtedly Won the first
set but beyond question his poor
work lost the next three The Amerl-
cans scored their victory by their eL-
celent strokes by pressing every
weak position and by scoring bril-
liantlT many times when In diff
GultIes
TIden meets Patterson and Brookes
meets Johnston In singles matches to-
morrow. but che result Of these con
tests cannot affect the possession OF
The cup.
Air CORPS Team