Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-28


in next years Davis Cup contest Is
evident from the fact that before its
team reached home from this seasons
invasion of the United States, plans
were taking shape for the trip in l922.
The fine performances of j. .. An
derson have greatly encouraged his
countrymen and they anticipate enter
ing a team next eason even stronger
tina this years representatives
Writing in the Sydney Referee OF
October 5th. "Austraf' offers the fol-
lowing comment:
y. o. Andcrson's defeat of William
T. Tilden opens up a fresh vista for
the Australasian team OF 1879. II
brishtens the prospects of the men OF
the Southern Cross actually ana
morally Lawn Tennis leaders viii
now concentrate on the great objective
with renewed ton to relieve
Uncle Sam of his Davis Cup.
Anderson evidently played his own
rame and at his top. As TO the
strenrth OF his strokes, there has never
been much doubt. OF course, that oil
W. NJ Johnston, as We saw 1t at
Auckland. is superior to anything we
ever saw from Anderson but his drive
on tho forchand must have improved
vastly. In addition, he must have I'M
proved out of sight all round.
After saying that due allowance
should be made for the fact that I'll
den had doubtless "lct down" after the
strain of his championship matches
and that the Importance of Andcrson's
victory should not be over ompha-
sized. "Austral' continues:
This win has changed the whole as
pect OF the next Davis cup match, II
Anderson can manage to go across
next year That Is just the rub. To go
two years running is big expense
for young fellow. Probably the diff
Guilty will be got over for the Ander-
son in such form, and Patterson ms he
should be. and with Brookcs and
O'Hara Wood and Hawkes. and others
to choose from for the doubles, We
should go close indeed to even defeat
ing America.
fHawkes and Anderson beat Tilden
and Arnold Jones. OF course. Jones is
no. as good a. Richards. with whom
Tilden holds tho American champion
ship, but Hawkes. and Anderson are
not, as far as we know anything like
the best pair Australia can produce. II
Anderson and Patterson could each
win one rubber we should win. One of
them might win both. But Patterson
will need to get an orthodox backhand
to answer Tilden or Johnston. He can
answer anybody else with his present
backhand, and 1t is. in my opinion,
only his persistence in trying to in
We. new backhard that Is keeping
him back from what I firmly believe
to be his true possibility greatest
player in the world. He is certainly
the one gifted with tho most perfect
physique.
''He needs only to get firm wrist
ed orthodox bsckhand for volleyipg
give up throwing away points from
carele<sness, and press at every
chance. as he can when he chooses.
and there is no one he need fcar In
years time. There have been some
ranking lists Of the first ten or twenty
that have placed him below the first
ten. because Johnston and Tilden beat
him. Who else did. and who else beat
Tilden and Johnston when In their
greatest matches7
year the greatest contests In the his
tory OF the game for the Davis Cup.
II we can send four out of Patterson.
Anderson. Brookes. O'Hara Wood.
Hawkes.. talso with an improved back
hand. hope). Clarence Todd and Nor
man Peach. and maybe others. II
these go. 1 will have to go with them" A"
Carrying his crown as the Pueblo
made bantam champion of the West
after his hard twenty round go with
Joe the wop last Wednesday night.
Demon Rivera with Senor Rivera his
father who had come to see his boy
win the most notable battle of his
career. left here Friday for Las Vegas,
New Mexico. The Demon will prob
with the folks at home. the only In
teruption to his proposed rest being
q match now underway to box against
some bantam battler at Albucquer-
que during the month of December.
1t is understood that Rivera will
make trip East. under the manage
ment of Mclean who intends to de-
veiope the bantam flash in Chicago by
polishing off the long list of boxers
now standing in the way of the
matches with the topnotchers. There
is no doubt that the Demon under
careful care will make a promising
fighter and should make rapid strides
in the future long and hard grind for
the money bouts.
But after the smoke cleared away
from the last battle here in which
Rivera defeated wop and consequently
took all the money for the bout as
they had agreed to the winner take all
basis, a formidable contender for the
coveted honors voices his opinion as
to the right Of Rivera leaving with