The New York herald., 1922-08-13
DAVIS CUP SERIES
HALTED BY STORM
Australian and French Teams
Postpone Play in Tennis
Classic.
BY SAMUEL J. BRoOKMAN.

BosroN, Aug. 12.-Drizzling rain pre-
vented the completion of the Australia
France Davis cup tie to-day and the
matches will go over until Monday. when
Andre Colbert will meet Pat O'Iiara
Wood and Henri Cochet will have Gerald
Patterson as an opponent. When play
was officially called off for the day the
rain had ceased temporarily and the
courts. having been projected by tarpau-
Lns, were in fairly good shape. Several
Hundred tennis fans. undaunted by the
weather, were on hand and anxious to
rave the matches played. But after a
consultation OF players and officials the
decision to postpone the last two singles
was reached. The decision turned out
to be wise. for shortly afterward the
still heavily laden clouds opened up in
earnest in a downpour that would have
rendered play impossible.
Let Il be said that to the Australians
TIE respite was mighty welcome one
Fat O'Hara Wood. who had play
through two matches with a shoulder
that troubled him greatly. was Ear from
being In condition to show his best. He
was ready to go on IL the committee said
the word, but he would have been handi-
capped greatly there is mo- doub.. Then
too, it developed that Gerald Patterson
the ace OF the Australian team, had
turned his ankle badly toward the close
of the doubles match of yesterday and
vas limping noticeably. He. too. was
prepared to take his place on the court,
feeling sure that the ailment would not
bother him greatly. but the gingerly
r.anner in which he was sparing the
rnkle every time he made stride indi-
Gated that the injury was more severe
than he cared TO state.
The Australian team has been de-
cidedly unfortunate In encountering mis-
haps just when they figured to be at
their best. James O. Anderson the
other member of the team from down
under" who had been counted on
heavily in singles, is still quite III. He
has touch OF pneumonia. and the
chances are that he win be in no condi-
ton for the final round against the
Spanish team next week should the Aus
tralians come through successfully
against the French. The only good for
tune the team has had thus far was TO
come through triumphant in two
matches in which defeat threatened them
seriously.
The team. however Is looking forward
10 the last two singles tussles with the
French on Monday with supreme conf
dence. With the score two matches to
one in their favor and only one of the
remaining two singles needed to clinch
victory the Australians feel sure that
they will qualify for the Davis cup final.
O'Hara Wood may have his troubles
with Colbert. but Patterson Is expected
by the majority OF tennis critics to score
over Henri Cochet. .Patterson's tremen-
dous service bothered Cochet consider
ably during the progress OF the doubles
match on Friday and should continue
to bother the youthful French star in
singles.
II may be added that the French team
was Just as content to wait until Mon
day as we're the Australians. Colbert.
who has been wearing sneakers in his
matches. took one tumble after another
on a dry court both Thursday and Fri
day. and probably would have had three
times as much difficulty in keeping his
feet to-day. TO Cochet the weather
made little or no difference, hut as he
depends largely on his speed In covering
court a heavy surface would scarcely
have been to his liking.
As for the tennib committee. there Is
the promise OF much larger gathering
on Monday In fair weather than there
was to-day IN a drizzling rain. and that
surely is no small consideration.