New-York tribune., 1922-09-01
Two Davis (.tup
Matches To Be
Played To-day
'lilden vs. Patterson, and
Johnston VS.. Anderson Is
the Card at Forest Hills

This is, the opening day of play In
the challenge round matches, for the
Davis Cup, between the United States
and Australasia, on the two champions
ship courts of the West Side Tennis
Club, at Forest Hills. The program for
this afternoon calls for William T. Til
den "a to, face Gerald L.. Patterson ON
O'Clock. to be followed by the other
singles struggle between William M.
Johnston, of California, and James O.
Anderson, of Australasia, on Court No.
., starting approximately at q o'clock.
Tomorrow afternoon the one doubles
match of the. series will be played, and
while the makeup of the opposing
teams will not be announced until this
afternoon, it is probable that the
United States will be represented by
Iiiden and Vincent Richards. For
and Patrick O'Hara Wood, Patterson
and Anderson or Anderson and Wood.
Following that international match the
flnal round struggle for the veterans,
national doubles title will be staged,
with Dwight f. Davis and Holcombe
Ward title holders in 1898 and 1899.
meeting j. D. E, Jones and Arthur In
graham, Of Providence. This match
was postponed from the tournament
last week at Longwood, and it will be
mighty interesting to see these tennis
masters of another day in action.
Final Play Monday
Next Monday will come the final dav
| of play, with Tilden facing Anderson
and Johnston meeting Patterson in
the two singles matches.
Whlle. appearances seem to favor
Tilden and Johnston to-day, tennis is
full of surprises and it may be that
the Australasians will do the. unex-
pected and triumph over the American
tennis giants. Tilden mas never been
so great player as he is to-day, and
he is right on edge to put up the
struggle of his life when, he starts
play against the stalwart Patterson.
The national singles champion has
command of more strokes than any
player on the courts, and the most
deadly service in existence. In him,
America places supreme confidence.
Johnston, with Larned, of revered,
tennis memory, the soundest player
ever developed in this country, has
shown return to the wonderful form,
that carried him to the national singles
championship in 1915 and 1919. In the
East West matches on the Pacific Coast
last May Johnston defeated Tilden
and Richards decisively on the asphalt
courts, and he has been. unconquerable
since coming East this summer.
Patterson, while generally rated
above Anderson, has not been able to
work into his best game since reaching
the United States, but he is noted as
one of the most determined match,
players on the courts, and Tilden will
never be able to take chances while
the match is in progress.
1t may be Anderson who will prove
the real star of the Australasian team
in these international matches. The
tall Anzac has been playing spectacu-
lar tennis in practice at Forest Hills
this week, and is hitting with more
severity and accuracy than at any time
since reaching these shores, more than
month ago. The driving duels. be-
tween him and Johnston ought to stir
the galleries to the limit.
The officials of the West Side Tennis
Club have made special arrangements
with the Long Island Railroad for ex-
ira train service during the three days
of play at Forest Hills, and in addi-
tion to the regular service specials
will leave the Pennsylvania Terminal,
at Seventh Avenue and Thirty-third
Street, every few minutes between
1856 and 2 o'clock.
More than 5000 seats will be put on
sale at the grounds this morning at
IL o'clock, and preparations have. been
made to handle the sale. of tickets
rapidly at the grounds.
This evening at 1880 o'clock The
National Association and the West
Side Tennis Club will give dinner
at the Hotel Vanderbilt in honor of the
foreign Davis Cup teams.