Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-01
AMERICANS TAKE
AUSTRALASIA
TENNIS LAUREIS


afternoon before the strength and
craft Of American challengers. The
Davis cup. the trophy emblematie of
the worlds team tennis champion
ship, changed hands when the last
ball in the tenth game of the fourth
set was driven out of the court and
Tor the next year at least the cup
will repose under the Stars and
Stripes. This is the fourth time
America has won the cup. Austral-
asia has won it six times, while the
British Isles have been triumphant
on five occasions.
Rallying after losing the first set
of today's double match, William l..
Tilden, II, of Philadelphia and Will
liam NJ. Johnston of San Francisco,
revealed the same tennis wizardry
that carried them gloriously through
the singles matches yesterday. Their
opponents, Norman e. Brookes and
Gerald F. Patterson, the Australasian
masters OF the game, fought desper-
ately to stem the tide of defeat, but
were outplayed clearly by 1.-THE
Yankees. The match was a brilliant
eontest-an epic in the history of
the game, played under a sky bright
with the sun of southern summer
The score was 40, GA, 60, Ga.
The value of the service was dem
onstrated in the first set, which
Brookes began in splendid fashion
The server carried off his game I'M
til each side had three to it's credit,
and then Brookes and Patterson won
the next two. The ninth game limited
at weakness on the Australasian
side of the net, for Brookes and Pat
terson failed to make a point, but
the defenders of the cup came back
in the tenth and won the game and
set.
In this set Patterson showed a
complete reversal of yesterdays form
and played in excellent style, con-
trasting strongly with Brookes, who
seemed to tire. Johnston appeared
to be slow and failed at critical
moments to follow up his service.
When the second set began Johns
ton seemed to have taken to heart
the lessons of the defeat administer
ed to him and Tilden in the first,
and when the Americans won on
Brookes' service at three all, the
power of the Yankee pair became ap-
parent. They followed by winning
two straight and, after losing one
ran out the set. In the later games
OF this set Johnston's volleying was
superb, while Brookes: was erratic.
In the third Johnston never miss
ed point in the struggle, and he and
Tilden dominated the court, carrying
the attack to their opponents every
step of the way. Brookes mulled
some apparently easy volleys while
Patterson reverted to the medley OF
errors he committed in the singles
Tiiden was an ideal partner to the
dashing Johnston, and the Americans
went through to victory without los
ing single game. Patterson seem
ed to have lost all his confidence
even ia his overhead shots and he
failed to smash even easy losses
from the Yankee raquetS.
The AMERICANS gained a big ad
vantage at the opening of the fourth
set by winning the first game on
Patterson's service. Then Johnston
and 'Brookes served and won. Til
den lost on his service, but Patterson
lost his by weak and hesitating play
giving the Americans a lead of s te
z, Tllden and Johnston then went
mead and needed but one game for
the set when Breokes won a love
game on his service Johnston, how
ever, came through with a wonder
fully served game, which was say
agely met by the Australasians who
were now playing desperately. The
game stood 40-15 when Brookes scor-
ed with a fine smash and it seemed
the defenders would be able to
weather the storm. Breokes. how
ever, was beaten on the next served
ball, returning it across the baseline
With that ball went possession of
the Davis cup.
throughout the entire match
Brock . was below his usual doubles
form. He played well, but never
reached the heights he attained in
the past tennis battles. Johnston de-
serves the most credit for the Ameri-
can victory. His service games were
won by lightning shots to the veal,
spots in his opponents armor and
his drives were certain winners
where there W1s the slightest chance
for a break-through. In many vol
leying rallies he beat Brookes by
sheer merit but at times he was SIou,
in going to the net
Tilden did not show as severe n
service as he dashed in the singles
yesterday and he was not at his best
at doubles. He often was out of DO
sition but extraeated himself from
bad situations by the brilliancy of
his strokes.
Patterson was frequently caught
IN the back court during rallies. and
TINS weakness was seized upon bv
the challengers. Brookes attempted
IN the last two sets play often used
IN semi-miXed doubtless dashine in
successfully on many occasions. but
against such players as the Ameri-
can champions his efforts were futile
Tflden meets Patterson and
Brookes meets Johnston in singles
matches tomorrow but the result of
these contests cannot affect the pos
session of the Davis cup.