The New York herald., 1922-08-20
WOOD VANQUISHES
COUNT De GOMAR
Anzac Tennis Star Takes
Three Sets After Losing
First Two.
WINNER rs ONLY A SUB
Spanish NobIeman Tires and
Fails to Show Fight-Pat-
terson Trims AlonZo.

| PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 19.-America
must beat Australia to keep the Davis
cup in tennis.
This was assured yesterday at the
Germantown Cricket Club. when Pat
O'Hara Wood of the Australian team
defeated Count de Gomar of Spain in
the first of the final singles matches.
| Wood, substituting for John p. An
derson, who Is laid up with bronchitis,
wore down the Spanish nobleman and
finally won in grueling five set bat
tie, 6-S, 3--6, Go, Cd and 6--1.
BY the conquest OF the Australian al
ternate, the Anzacs earned the right TO
meet the cup-holding United States
team at Forest Hills. September /, 2.
and T. Two years ago the same coun-
tries fought for the world tennis cham
pionshlp in the Kangaroo Land.
bringing the famous trophy to these
shores.
Count De Gomar, after taking the
first two sets from the young Austral-
| ian blew up and completely finished in
q rout. He tired badly and did not
| show the fight that the gallery of 5000
had hoped to see. Wood. tireless and
deliberate in his play. put up remark
able fight He is entitled to world Of
credit for his aggressiveneBs. especially
after the Spanish Count had the match
we'll in hand.
The first to congratulate O'Hara
Wood was Gerald l.. Patterson. ace OF
the Australian team, who saw the finish
OF the match from the exit gate. The
big Australian, who won the worlds
singles championship at Wimbledon this
summer. walked to the side Of the court
and slapped his partner on the shoul-
der, and then shook his hand. Whirling
around, Patterson also shook De
Gomars hand
When the latter walked off the court.
he was completely tagged out, but the
gallery gave him consoling hand.
Patterson Wins Too.
Australian made II four out Of five
in the three days series. when Gerald
Patterson, the husky member OF the
Anzac team, won a. straight set match
from Manuel Alonzo late in the after
noon. Patterson was not extended after
the first set, and won SIS, 6-2. 6--2.
Those in the gallery who looked for
.
victory over Wood Thursday were dis
appointed. Patterson merely made the
speedy Spaniard leg weary from run
ming after his backcourt placements and
cross shots near the net. AS one gall
leryite said. "Alonzo did enough rum
ming the last three days to get him back
to Madrid"
After sizing up Alonzos attack IN the
first set Patterson caused all kinds OF
annoyance for the Spanish star with his
deadly drives, masterful baseline stands
and net play. Frequently Alonzo raced
at full speed 10 the opposite side Of the
court to get" Patterson's taps. but he
only tagged himself out, as the Anzac
Immediately followed it with a soft
placement In the last two sets IL ap-
peared a. though Patterson was actu-
! allv trying out some shots Surely he
was not put to the test that the crowd
anticipated
While several hundred society folk
were still slipping iced tea on the club
! house veranda Count de Gomar. the
dark skinned Spaniard. and Wood came
on the court ct 2 SO. The Australian
took the Spaniard to the net and mo-
toned him to shake hands for the bene-
, lit u the photographers. The Count is
shy on English. but caught the drift OF
A warm sun broke through murky
sky as they started play Wood started
service in front Of the north stand and
lost the game after II had gone 10 deuce
, Wood, as usual, was conservative IN his
shots. De Goinar on his own serve. drew
considerable applause by outguesslng the
Australian on placing several beautiful
sidelne shots that had Wood going the
other way. This game also went e
deuce.
Wood got into the running when hC
, won the third game and made the score
2--i with the Spaniard still In front
The Anzacs baseline stand improved II
this game and he allowed De Gomar but
two points. DE Gomar. In an uphill
battle. took the fourth. i5--40. The game
went to deuce Wood making two nets
for the Spaniard's final points
wood Takes His Ten.
The Australian then took the fifth game
on his serve. by superior placements,
and broke through De domar's ser.
vice In the sixth game. evening the score
s-s. Woods backhand strokes were
worked 10 perfection. while the Spaniart
had trouble guarding che baseline cor.
nerg To make up for the slowing dowr
the Spaniard broke through Woods scr.
vice IN the seventh game FOR the flrs
love game OF tho set. but the AnzaS
came right back with a love game 81
his own on the Counts service He also
took the next game. which gave him 4
So lead Az they changed courts the
Australian took drink OF tea. but tn,
Spaniard refrained from any bevera GO
De Gomar steadied and took the mex
game on his serve, allowing Wood on,
point This evened the count at all.
!
Applause for Gomnr.
The Spaniard brought forth bis