The New York herald., 1921-07-25
AUSTRALIAN TENNIS
TEAM LOOMS STRONG
Has Even Chance With Rest to
Reach Davis Cup Chal-
lenge Round.
EXPERIENCE rs LIMITED
But Young Players Have
Proven Their Mettle in Home
Tournaments.
EXPERIENCE rs LIMITED
ny SAMUEL j. BRooKMAN.

by SAMUEL j. BROOKMAN.
Australasias tennis team, rated by
critics as strong as any of the other
challenging Davis cup squads. finishes
its first match Of the international
series this week against the Canadian
team at Toronto. 1t Is practically q
foregone conclusion that the Austria
lasians will win, but tennis fans in
this country will await the details
with interest, for the showing Of
tho antipodeans will determine their
chances of coming through to the
challenge rouLd.
Australasia thinks highly Of its
team, comparatively young team,
only one member Of which has had in
ternational experience. The failure Of
Norman e. Brookes and Gerald Pat
terson in the cup defence matches in
New Zealand last December prompted
the Australasian Association to give
some Of it's other stars an opportunity
to test their tennis strength or at least
to gain worth while international ex-
perience. Brookes, who was captain
Of the team, was one Of the first to
offer the suggestion that an entirely
new team be sent to America this
season, and he had something to do
with selecting e. o. Anderson, John
B. Hawkes., Norman Peach and Clar-
ence V. Todd for the Davis cup trip.
Anderson. the only member Of the
team TO play in a Davis cup tournament
In the past, defeated Arthur H. Lowe Of
England, but lost to A. r. +. Kingscote
in the Observation-Disclosures challenge
round two years ago. He is 20 years of
age and has been Il tournament player
for fourteen years. during which time he
won thirty-eight sectional champion
ships. He beat Brookes at Melbourne In
1919 and it was on the strength OF that
feat that he was selected for the inter-
national team that year. He has a fore
hand drive that compares favorably with
that Of William NJ. Johnston Of Cali
fornia, and he has mighty sound
baclIhand. He favors neither net nor
back court, but can play both wheA the
occasion demands.
Hawkes. Left Handed.
Anderson and Hawkes. probably will
singles. Hawkes. who is only 81 years
OF age, earned distinction year ago
when he defeated Norman Brookes
twice in Australasian tennis Journeys
He is a left handed player with a sharp
breaking service and severe smash.
he is a superb volleyer from any posi-
ton, but prefers a back court game, for
his ground strokes are wonderfully ef-
fectivc.
Todd has one OF the best services in
Australasia. 1t Is OF the sizzling variety
with mighty sharp break. He follows
service to the net at every opportunity
and he is by far the most aggressive as
well as the best net player on the team
The best thing about his driving Is his
ability to mask the direction of his
shots lie places well and is good over
head, but In the matter Of steadiness and
court generalshp Anderson and Hawkes.
are considered his superiors.
Norman Peach, captain and manager
Of the team, is a splendid doubles as
well as singles player. He Is the oldest
OF the group and his rise as tennis
player has been slow but sure. He has
severe forehand and backhand and a
bafflir~ change OF pace and versatility
of str.,,c. His second service is rather
weak. lie took a set from Tilden IN the
New Zealand championships last Janu-
ary and defeated Brookes last November
at Melbourne in the Victorian champion
ships.
Aside from being wonderful tennis
player William T. Tlden. worlds cham
pion. is n great tennis critic. IT will be
remembered that Tilden after surveying
the field that was competing at Wimble
don for the right 70 meet him in the
British challenge round picked Norton,
the young South African. as his most
probable opponent In the title round, and
Norton came through as predicted. TIL
den also told officials OF the United
States Lawn Tennis Association upon his
return to this country that he expected
India to beat France In the Davis cup
series, and the results attested to the
keenness OF his judgment. Now Tilden
asserts that Manuel Alonzo of Spain IL
n power to be reckoned with in future
international tennis. Watch Alonzo.
With the assurance that Mrs. May
Sutton Bundy and Miss Mary X. Browne
OF California. former national cham
pions. will be among the entrants, the
metropolitan tennis championship, which
opens August 1 on the turf courts OF the
Nassau Country Club ut Glen Cove.
promises TO be one of the most important
In the seasons list Of tennis fixtures for
women players. IL is not unlikely that
among other contestants will be Miss
Eleanor Goss, Mrs. Marion Zinderstein
Jessup. Mrs. Benjamin c. Cole. Miss
Leslie Bancroft and Miss Edith Sgour-
ney. so that the field will be practically
as strong as that which will start two
weeks later In the national champion
ship at Forest Hills.
There will be a good deal of interest
also In the appearance OF Miss Helen
Wills OF California. the fiftecn-year-old
girl who created sensation at Aga