The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-07-22
AUSTRALIAN AND BRITISH
TENNIS TEAMS
IN AMERICA
by Associated 'Tress)

mis- teams in this country has quick !
ened interest in the intentional ten
mis- carnival which will lead up to the
challenge round for the Davis Cup at
Forest Hills, September g
The Australians are scheduled to
meet Canada in Toronto today, the
matches to decide the British Isles
opponent in the second round. The
players from the antipodes are the out
sanding favorites over the Canadians.
The British Australian match which
will be played at Pittsburgh, Pa, on
August 4, 5, and 6 virtually for the
" championship Of the British Empire -
is expected to be one Of the highlights
of the international court SERIES
names, Brookes and Patterson are mis-
sing from the personnel, players of ex-
perience are included on the team,
which is considered not unlikely to
go through to the challenge round.
Captain Norman Beach, Joe Anderson,
C. v. Todd and J. B. Hawks compose
the quartet.
Beach and Todd represented Aus
tralasia i'll the match with New Zea-
land last winter when the Davis Cup
team Of the United States visited
there for the challenge round.
Beach, in the opinion Of the Ameri-
can team members, is not formid
able player. Captain Sam Hardy Of
/ the American team saw him in action
against a player of fair ability in
Auckland and declared on his return
home that Beach would rank about
j No. SO in the United Safes.
/ Joe Anderson is believed by Nor
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! hold the greatest promise among the
younger players in Australia. He is
said to play an excellent all-around
game with more speed and power
than his teammates. In the Davis
Cup challenge round Of 1919, he de-
feated F. G. Lowe Of England in five
sets, feat that denotes much ability
c.. V. Todd is the youth who defeated
Gerald Patterson in the singles cham
pionship of New South Wales last win
ter. Jack Hawks. left handed boy
of 20, is also brilliant, possessing a
puzzling twist service and ground
stroke and net game which is more
than fair.
The English quartet, composed OF
Captain Maxwell Woosnam, F. G
Lowe, O. G. Neville Turnbull and J
IB. Gilbert combines experience with
youth. Lowe and Turnbull have play
ed in many international tournaments
Gilbert was selected only recently tt
replace Major Cecil Campbell.
Captain Woosnam, although a com
parativie newcomer in internatiOna
play, made his mark in the Olympic
, competition at Antwerp last summe
, when, paired with Turnbull, he wol
a gold medal in the doubles tourna
ment. Previously, he won doubles wit
Turnbul1 at Easbourne and Hythe i
, 1919 He also represented Cambridg
against Oxford in 1919. Woosnam j
regarded as on eof England's bes
.allround athletes. He Represented
Cambridge in association football an
t GOLF as well as in tennis and has play
s ed for the city Of Manchester and fo
:, England in football.
e Lowe, who is 81 years old, attend
Il ed Cambridge and represented tina
{ university again Oxford in 1906. Tha
e was two years after this veteran, VIII
i learned his tennis at the Queens Gu
e and Wimbledon, had won his first ope
n Tournament in doubles at Paris, paire
5 with the late "'Tony'' Wildling.
IL 1909. Lowe went to the last eight
< he English championships at Wimbl
l. don. He represented England in tn
n Olympic tournament at Stockholm
d 1912 and was a member of the En-!
Do Nm, which visited AL