South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-03
BRILLIANT WORK OF
PAT 0'HARA WOOD
FEATURES VICTORY
Australian Plays Greatest Ten
mis- Ever Witnessed on
Famous Courts.

L dm0us COurts.
WHIST SIDE TENNIS CLUE, FOR
EST HILLS. y. Y. Sept. Aus
rraiia pulled a tremendous surprise
By winning the third match Of the
Davis Cup championships here this
afternoon from the American team.
Gerald Patterson and Pat o Hala
wood won the doubles matches
from william T. Tilden and Vim
cent Richards al Ga. 60 and 6-a
IN a sensational battle that lasted
only 81 minutes.
Pat Wood was the outstanding
hero OF the day. With brilliant
placements shots and a string Of re-
markable gets he carried the Aus
ITALIAN colors through 20 victory
almost lonehanded Backing him
whenever he chose not TO do some
thing spectacular was Patterson
greater than ne ever has been In
doubles contest.
The American pair which had
beaten the Australians less thar
week ago n the national doubles
championship plSysi ike they were
total strangers Thel, teamwork was
bad arr Richards could not get his
returns over The ne. Z .dea fought
terrifca1y put the A Istrai.ans SIM
ply were .oo good.
The result stunned a gallery OF
$4,000 that had approached the west
side tennis club with the idea OF
alphabetically witnessing an Amerl-
car victory that would have sent the
invaders home a defeated team. IN
stead. they saw a match, which, ole
timers declare. produced the best
tennis ever seen on a west side
court. the Australians producing
the fire works.
O'Hara Wood. generally recocg-
nizsd as the best doubles player the
world over simply ran amuck.
Wonderful as ne may have been. In
the past. he sparkled saturday with
the sheen and brilliance OF rare
gem. Nothing was too hard for
him. no smash too severe, no get
20 FAR removed from his amazing
and acrobatic reach.
BY comparison, Patterson was d
superfluous element. He has that
Rlittering service that viii be his 10
the day ne dies. but It was merely
a detail in the Anzac triumph.
without OgHara Wood. the invading
Team could start home tonight, and
none would feel that they had been
imposed upon.
Wood a Marvel
Veterans Of the courts were
around after the match proclaiminS
their belief that never before In the
history OF American tennis had any
individual played doubles such as
C'Hara Wood did Saturday.
They we're unanimous declaring
that his exhibition was the finest
ever witnessed on the local courts,
and when IT is remembered that no
less than BroOkes, Wilding, Parke,
Davis. Larned. Mclaughlin and
host OF illustriouS others have ap-
reared here. some idea OF the mag
rstude OF this assertion can be gam
ed.
Tilden and Richards formeI a
disappointing team. The formers
service was strong as always, but
strange to say he did not team we'll
with the 19-year-old lad with whom
he has played for years. For SOME
reason they were uncertain. and
confused IN their movements from
the start. Richards errors were
prolific and disastrous. although his
overhead attack was commendable.
Tslden's smashing attack somehow
was never in evidence, and ne too
was inaccurate
First Since 1914.
Il was the first set and match
Australia has won from America
since 1914, the war having inter-
ferred with activities until 1920,
when Tuden and william NJ John
son. recaptured the cup without the
loss or a set.
The verdict Saturday reversed the
decision Tllden and Richards gain
ed over the Australians IN winning
the national doubles title in Boston
last week
he score
First set;
Tilden and Richards, IA. SIS.
$40. 4-s6-4; Patterson and wood.
Al. ca, 504, 6-SS-6.
Second set:
Tllden and Richards. Isl, I12-s
%. Patterson and Wood. asa. 44i
--25-6.
Third set:
Tlden aud Richards. ESQ. SS4,
231-25-3. Patterson and Wood,
ss4. ISL 4S4-Ss-6
Todav's victory n'j- he score
stand O.. in "a 5or u the .Nmcri-
cans. Two single matches that VIII
decide the c1amnionshlr ar" so be
played Mc75Cy. ridden WIFE play
James O. Anderson and William ~.
Johnston VII oppose PItters-
PboIon MI1Sf BuiId