New Britain herald., 1920-12-27

nl supremacy In lawn tennis.
 bought out tomorrow. Thurs
 Friday at Auckland, New
 The American team Is com
 If the national champion,
 r. Tilden 2d of Philadelphia.
 Dor champion. William NJ.
 of San Francisco; Watson
 burn Of Nesy York. and Sam
 y, tho. vnr1n nsand manager.
 New x>r1S. Th< Australasian
 cnde3 .by ipgman F. Brookes
 in. n4l AtYhdcs Gerald l..
 h. Pat osffhrA Wood, and. ac-
 to recent. announcement,
 wv. Heath.
 hnmpionship tic, like ail tho
 h decided in tho best threc of
 fhes. two matches in singles
 g the first day. tho doubles
 oming ons tho second days
 tho contest closing with two
 bRie matches. Barring illness
 bnt. it secms certain that Til-
 n Johnston will represent
 in both singles and doubles.
 ahburn In reserve for emer-
 It is equally induhitable that
 and Pnttoraon will play for
 eia in the doubles. and that
 n will be ono of the Australian
 fatives in tho singles. The
 bstion concerns his partner in
 les, according to announce
 pterday, will be Rrookcs.
 erica wins tho tie-and every
 N follower of tennis believes len and Johnston arc. entirely
 of winning--the triumph is kelly to come through super
 tho singles than in tho
 Rrookes. though past his
 a singles player. is still the
 doubles player in the game. hbics pairs have ever matched
 and hs late partner. wilding,
 heyday. One thinks immed- this connection of the Broth Soherty, and q moment later, N thorN roccurs tho names of |and Gsorro wrcnn. of Dwight Ind Jolcomb Ward, of Beals hnd Fred Alexander. But there Iw thcnms indeed that were in !. |bfralians' class and none sur |thcm. Even with the tragicai of wildinR. Brookes did not he luatre of Australian achieve hs doubles to dim. Upon the |rs of Pattersoh fell wilding's and Patterson, coached by tho c master of doubles craft and |s own keen instinct for the koon developed into q worthy br of the great New Zealander. The outlook i'm Doubles
 Broolecs and Patterson won erican double championship In hough they had previously in ie season been eliminated from F England doubles, which. was their follow Australians, Wood Drnas, they were nevertheless to the foremost doubles i the world. To the wonderful ship of Brookcs, his almost un- cd powers of anticipation of an nt'a movements and to the per of his form in the execution ~ was added tho valuable ele- if aRgrcssiveness resident in on's slashinR style of play. Tho
 shots may occasionally have pen to criticism from the pint of smoothness and correct execution but they always had nd usually direction. too. Pat was a keen ,volleycr and n hard overhead and his service had of pace. He formed tho com clement n tho Australian team.
 was the stcadyinE influence. was not far from the Tiiden and Johnston proved 3rookcs and Patterson were lble. Tempcramontally. tho two m do not team we'll in doubles is n widely discussed fact that Q not like to play together. ir n clash of personality that Il mako for the best of combin- fort. Yet, each going his own V shoer brtlliancy of individual they defeated Brookcs and Pat at Forest Hills in tho series bFtion matches betweon Amer q Australia that followed tho U championship of 1919. Tn f the fnct that the Australians SO long and arduous- | in this country and England Q this match and that this may Iuiled the keen edge of their he demonstration of American ,rity cannot. of course. be con decisive. But 1t has. noverthe- ] significance.
 summer. against both France nvinnd in the Davis cup ties. and Johnston wero again vic , proving once more that. while nay not be ideally mated in s, they can nt the same timo ,e a winplng drive when occa- ennands arainst doubles teams Ink about the best in the world. | happen both to bo at tho top lr stride when they confront sa and Patterson this week. should win. Otherwise. the | match seems sure to go to tho deans,