Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-27
AUSTRALIA INTERESTED
IN NEXT YEARS TENNIS
Have Formulated Plans TO
Take Davis Cup From
Americans in 1922.

Iiil NOstraiia is kcenly Interested
in next years Davis cup contest is evil
dent from the fact that before its team
reached horrc from this seasons in
vasion of the United States, plans
were taking shape FOR tho trip in
1929. J he fine performances of J. q.
Anderson have greatly encouraged
his countrymen and they anticipate
entering n team next season even
stronger than this years representa-
tivcs
Writing in the Sydney Referee OF
October g. Austrian" offers the fol-
lowing comment:
y. o. Anderson's defeat of, William
T. Tildcn opens up Il fresh vista for
the Austraiasian team of 1922. Il,
brightcns the prospects of the men of
the Southern Cross actually and
morally. Lawn tennis leaders will
now concentrate on the great objcc-
tive with renewed determination to
relieve Uncle sam OF his Davis cup.
Writing last week of Tilden's
magnificent performances during the
last fifteen months, 1 said that some
day G.. l.. Patterson or J. O. Anderson
might defeat him. One little thought
that actually the next day ones sur
misc would prove n prophecy 1t is
truly magnificent We never antici-
patcd, when our team OF colts went
away. that they would return with
such fine record, and not une OF us
dreamed that any one of tho team
would have Tildens scalp at his belt.
Anderson evidently played his own
game and at his top. AS to tho
strength of his strokes. there never
mas been much doubt. In 1914. after
my trip around the world, I wrote in
this column that there was NOT q
iorchand drive in the world equal to
MS. or course, that Of W. NJ. Johnston.
as we saw II at Auckland. is superior
to anything we ever. saw from Andnr.
son, but his drive on the forchand
must have improved vastly In addi-
ton. he must. have improved out of
sight all round"
After saying that due allowance
should tic made for the fact that TIL
den had doubtless let down" after
the strain of <his championship
matches. and that the importance OF
Anderson's victory should not be
o'eremph;isizcd. "Austral' continues
This win has changed the Who'll.
In.
II Anderson can manage 10 20 across
next year. That is just the rub tn
30 Two years running is big ex
pense for a young fellow. Probably
the difficulty will be got over for.
with Anderson in such form, and
PATTERSON as he should be, and with
Brookcs and O'Hara, Wood and
hawkes. and others to choose from
Tor the doubles. we should go close
indeed to even defeating America.
Hawkes. and Anderson beat TIL
den and Arnold Jones at the same
place last week, 40. CO, Sc, 6-3. OF
course. Jones is not as good as Rich
ards. with whom Tilden holds the
American championship, but Hawkes.
and Anderson are not. as far as we
know, anything like the best pair
Australia can produce Ir tnher-
son and Patterson could each win
one rubber we should win One OF
them might win both. But patter-
son Will need to get an orthodox
Dackhand to answer ridden or Johns
ton He can answer anybody else
with his present backhand, and II Is.
IN my opinion, only his Persistence
in trying to invent n new backhand
that is keeping him back from what
! firmly believe To be his true pos
slpllltE-sreatest player in the world.
lie is certainly the one gifted with
the most perfect physique.
lie needs only to get a firm wrist
ed orthodox backhand for volleyinp
give up throwing away points from
careiessness. and press at every
chance. as he can when he chooses
ana there is no one he need fear in
years timo/ There have been some
ranking lists of the first ten or TWEEN
- that have placed him below the
iirst ten. because Johnston and TiIden
beat him. Who else did, and who
else beat ridden and Johnston. when
In their greatest matches?
Anyway. there is going to be next
year the greatest contests in the his
Tory OF the game for the Davis Gun.
II we can send four out Of patter-
son. Anderson. Brooks. O'Hara. Wood
hawkes., talso with an improved
backhand, hope). Clarence Todd and
Norman Peach and maybe others. If
these so, Will have TO go with them