Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-24
Boston, Aug. "a

bONuOu, aug
TWO teams, the Australian Davis
l. Cup challcngers. Gerald l.. Pat
,erson and Pat O'IIara Wood, and the
defending champions, Vincent Richards
and |, entered the semi final round OK
the national mems doubles champion
shin on tho Chestnut Hill courts of the
Longwood Cricket Club. here ycstor-
day.
The remaining matches among the
"last eight" bring Williams and WASH
burn against Niles and Jean Borotra,
the French youngst"r, and the
"seedcd" team Of Johnston and johnson
against the Kinscy brothers.
II was youth to the fore in both fca..
ture matches yesterday. and. although
in each ease the youngsters were on the
losing end, the laaur"ls really rested WIN
them. John 1IenncSsey and Walter
Wcsbrook. Western sectional cham.
pions, forced Patterson and Pat Wood
10 the limit before admitting defeat,
30, Sc. Sc.
In the early stages it looked as If the
Australians played carelcssly and that
they were over confident and UNDER
estimating their opponents. But when
the latter came within point Of break
ing Patterson delivery TO lead. "a in
tho first set. th" Australians realized
their peril and settled to their GUS
tomary attack. The Antipodeans then
broke HennoSsey'S service to win the
first set In twelve games.
pATTERS0N, outside Of his as.
1 t0nishim1 smashing. ras not at his
best. rhilc both Hrnncsscv and
Wostbrook ponndod his bnckhnnd
rhcnerPr opportunity offered, rith
the result that the wOrld'S champion
was forced into errors repeatedly.
uENSESSEY, in particular, was
IL hitting with unusual severity and
both he and his hard working partner
felded the most remarkable recoverics
! from all parts Of the court. That their
showing in the first set was no fash
In the pan, but rather n we'll -merited
score, was proved when the Western
champions four times gained ''set
| point on their more famous rivals be-
fore yielding the second set at SO. The
youngsters had thNr last chance when
they lead 4-2 and 1870 In the third
set But Henncssny dropped his service
and with II the advantage, which was
never regainod. The Australians ran
| out the natch S-O.
/ Champions Pressed
The national junior champions. Jones
and 1ngraham, thoroughly deserved ths
third set. which they won, and pressed
Richards and myself, closely through :
/ out the entire match. Service held sway
to three all in the first set, when Vim :
/ ME and ], centeriEg driving attack
on the server ms he came IN, forced
Jones into errors and broke his de
| livery for the lead. We took the set on
INV service. G.3.
Tho second set was almost n dupli
| cate Of the first, with Jones bearing the
! brunt of the attack for the youngsters
and standing up bravely under II. The
slight superiority in speed Of the de.
Tending champions turned the scale nj
/ Ga. Jones dominated the court in the
third set and almost single handed, ir
a remarkable display Of offensive tennis
carried 1t for the junior champions
GA. 1t seemed for n while that the
match might go the full five sets. with
the ultimate result in doubt, when Jone!
and Ingraham led At o. and 90 II
the fourth set. But fortunately, for us
they lacked the punch to put over tn,
winning points. and we carried off tn,
set and match at SO.
ARNOLD JONES probqbly ras
~ the best Of the topr throughout
the entire match. His return Of
service and fast ponching and kiH.
ing at the net resulted in many