New-York tribune., 1922-09-02
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on their base lines Edward G. Conlins
the umpire, called "playl" and the in
ternational struggle had begun.
Patterson Wins First Game
The big Australian crashed over his
second service into Tilden's court and
back came the ball from Tilden's
racquet like bullet to Patterson's
backhand, and the Australian captain
sent his return into the net. On the
next point he served double-fault,
for go, but then Patterson forged
into the lead and won the opening
game in q savage attack.
Tilden was having. difficulty In get
tremendous topped service, netting
twice and driving out once, and Pat
terson's fourth point was sharp fore
handed vollev across fore court.
Tilden retaliated by winning his own
service for 1-all, but only after the
points had twice reached "deuce."
Once the American champion caught q
short lob and smashed the ball back
for an ace, and his other points came
to him mainly through,, the speed Of
terson felt the power of Tilden's de-
livery and drove twice into the net and
once far back OF the base zine. Twice
he could not even get within reaching
distance of the ball as 1t sped by for
clean service aces.
Australian Takes Lead
The crowd got It's first thrill when,
in the third game, Patterson was broken
through after furiously fought deuce
game. Tilden was gauging the ball
carefully, and aided by double-fault
by Patterson, took the game. The fact
that he was trailing seemed to act as
a spur to the Australian, for he stormed
his way through the next two games,
breaking Tilden's service in the fourth
and then winning his own, in which
he scored three laundering service
aces, for lead Of So, lead that
looked dangerous at this time.
Patterson was slaughtering Tilden's
second, high-bounding, service, "step-
ping into" the ball with tremendous
forehand drives that forced the Amer
lean into errors, while he himself was
handling Tilden's service well, except
that dreaded first "bullet" delivery.
But the match was squared again in
the sixth when Tilden won, largely be-
cause Of his vicious attack on Patter-
sons erratic backhand. Throughout
the match / kept tally on the errors
the Australian made off his backhand,
and they were many, SO many, In fact,
that you might say his backhand beat
Patterson yesterday. Time after time
he would work up g tremendous at
tack, and then lose all the hard-earned
ground he had made by little slip
on his backhand.
Match Grows in Intensity
The struggle grew in intensity every
m ooment. with both men keyed up to
the fighting pitch as they clashed in
the sharp rallies. Few placement aces
were being made, for each was forcing
the other into errors under the relent-
less attacking shots.
Patterson went into the lead again
by making good his service in the
seventh game, even though he made
two double faults. Two terrific aces,
however, and two "nets' by Tilden
brought the Australian through. The
match had developed into q furious
battle Of service. Tilden squared mat
ters at 4-all as Patterson put four re-
turns Of service into the net, all off
his backhand, for the national cham
pion was cantering his attack on that
point.
Again that devastating service, aided
by two dazzling cross-court volleys for
placements, gave Patterson the ninth
game, close to victory, but it was not
to be. Tilden won the tenth game,
ending with three sizzling service aces,
twice crashed to Patterson's backhand.
The last service sent the ball flying
close to the side line. The Australian
believed it out, the crowd believed it
out, but the linesman made no call, and
Patterson, hating, accepted the de-
cision with smile, but he was plainly
upset for the moment, and Tilden swept
through the next two games with the
loss Of only point, giving him the set
at 7--5, and lead to which he clung
until the end.
Tilden's Service Improves
Our man was speeding up wonder
fully, particularly on his service, and
ON the final point of the first set, after
scoring a clean ace on his fourth serv-
ice, he whipped over another. This
time Patterson got his racquet on the
ball, but it carried so much speed and
pace that the impact knocked the
racquet spinning out Of the Austria
| lian's hand.
| Patterson started the service in the
second set and quickly worked into a
| lead Of 81, breaking through service
| IN the fourth as he came tearing In
from his base line to catch Tilaen's re-
turns on the voiley and speed them
back across forecourt for aces. The
Australian was magnificent at this
stage and the pale Tilden wore aar-
1 ried look upon his gaunt features az
| though he realized the victory was still
| far from won.
| The national champion came back SUI