The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-22
AUSTRALIAN AND
BRITISH TENNIS
TEAMS ARRIVE FOR
DAVIS CUP MATCH
(By the Associated Presa)

New York, July 22-The arrival OF
the Australasian and British Isles
tennis teams in this country has quick
ened interest in the international ten
mis- carnival which will lead up 10
the challenge round for the Davis
Cup at Forest Hills, September 2.
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
outstanding favorites over the Cana
dians. The British-Australian match
which will be played at Pittsburgh.
Pa, on August 4, 5 and s virtually
for the championship Of the British
Empire" is expected 10 be one OF the
high lights Of the international court
series.
Although the famous Australian
names Brookes and Patterson are
missing from the personnel, pay
ers OF experience are included on
the team, which is considered nW
unlikely to 60 through to the chat-
lengs round Captain Norman Beach,
Joe Anderson c. V. Todd and J. Z.
llawks compose the quartet,
Beach and Todd represented Aus.
tralasia in the match with New Gear
and 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, isn't formidable
lllye- CAPTAIN Sam Hardy OF the
american team saw him in act.oa
against a player Of fair ability in
Auckland and declared on his return
home t,at i'eatn v,ulG rank about
No. 80 in the United States.
Joe Anderson is believed y Nor
man prookcs, he famous veteran 10
hold the greatest ptcp'se among the
younger payers in Edstrala. He Is
said to play an excellent all-arcunu
game with mores peed and power
| than his teammates In the DAVIS
Cup challenge round Of 1919, he de-
feated +. G. Lowe Of England in five
sets, a 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
winter Jack Hawks, a left-handed
boy OF 20, is also brilliant, possessing
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 ard J.
B. Gilbert combines experience with
youth. Lowe and Turnbull have
played in many international tourns-
ments. Gilbert was selected only re
Gently to replace Major Cecil Camp
bell
Captain woosnam, although com
pafative newcomer In International
play made his mark in toe Olympic
competition at Antwerp last sum
mer, when paired with Turnbull he
won a gold medal in the doubles tour.
nament. Previously, ne won doubles
with Turnbull at Esstbourne ana
IIythe n 1919. He also represented
Cambridge against Oxford in 1919.
Woosnam Is regarded as enc OK Eng
lands best all-around athletes. He
represented Cambridge in association
football and golf as well as in tennis
and has played for thee ity Of Man
chester and for England in football.
Lowe, who is 81 years old, attend
ed Cambridge ana represented that
university against oxford in 1906
That was two years after this veteran
who learned his tennis at the Queens
Club and Wimbledon, had won his
first open tournament in doubles at
Paris. paired with the late Tony
wilding. In 1909, Lowe went TO the
last eight In the English chamfion-
ships at Wimbledon. He representsI
England in the Olympic tournament
at Stockholm In 1912 and was a mem
Der Of the English Davis Cup team
which visited Australia te same
|. year
o. G. Neville Turnbull won ih'
doubles with woosnam at Eastburne
and Hythe In 1919 and represented
, against France at Deauville in 1917
) Last year he won the gold medal II
doubles with woosnam at the olyrn'
pic Games and reached the serni'fi
) males In singles. Last season saw an
additional triumph when he captured
the doubles championship Of SPAR
with Manuel Alfonso at san Sebastian
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