Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-12
TI[DEN PREDICTS
ANzAC VICTORY
Triumph in One Match Will Give
Antipodean Team Right to
Meet Spaniards Here
COLBERT IS DOUBLES HERO
nv WILLIAM T. TILDEN, I'd


sained the lead of two matches to one
IN the semi finnl round of the Davie
Cup competition Mt Longwood Cricket
Club Yesterday when Gerald i. Pat
terson and Fat O'Hara Wood gained
sensational victory over the French
,enm of A. II. Colbert and Henri Cochct
IN five bitter sets, 60, 6-s. 40. 6-3,
1913.
Seldom IL ever has more brilliant
or harder fought battle been staged in
4 Davis Cup tie. The whole standard
of the play was far above that OF
Thursday and the closing games reused
the 'arge gallery to bursts of cheers.
Two singles matches remain to be
ANAL round by winning one. France
must capture beth to play Spain at
Philadelphia.
II is my opinion that the Antipo-
dean team will defeat the Frenchmcn.
Anzaes Start Well
Australia looked to be out to make
4 walk -over of the match when the
team from the Antipodes rushed
through the first set, Go. with the loss
Of but eight points. Henri Cochet,
hero of the first days play. was very
nervous, and not even the magnificent
bring him into form. Australia scored
1B points in the first, Of which %
we're made on Cochet's errors.
Frankly. 1t seemed to me that CO.
chet's play yesterday was fash in the
pan. On rushed the conquering Antip-
odeans, pounding the little French
star, who was fighting desperate but
seemingly hopeless battle to gain con-
troll Of his shots. On to 5-3 for Aus
tralia, Patterson and Wood charged,
but here they suddenly stopped.
Cochet came to life. 1t was all Colbert
needed, for. up to now. almost single
handed the gigantic Frenchman had
fought to stem the tide. The French
pair, team at last for the first time
In the match, broke the Australians S
ball. Again they broke through for
the lead at 6-5. but Cochet dropped
delivery for Gall, after set point
had come up once.
Patterson dropped his service for the
second consecutive time and Colbert. 10y
brilliant work. ran out the set and tied
the score at one set all.
Wood Troubled by Arm
Pat OIInra Wood was plainly feeling
the effects of his hard struggle with
troubled him and took much Of the
sting out of his shots. The French
team realized this and ccntercd their
attack on Wood, who bravcly stood up
under the tremendous battering. but
finally weakened enough that coupled
with momentary lapse on Patterson
who. up to now. had played superhly,
cost Australia the third set. G-3, and
placed France in very strong posi-.
tion.
Following the rest, break through
Cochet's service gave Australia Lead
they tcnaciously clung to, to the end OF
desperately. but Patterson and Wood
centcrcl on Cochet and the Young star
faltered under the attack. The match
was squared at two sets all.
French Miss Opportunity
The fifth set saw France rush away
10 what seemed a commanding lead
Colbert, by sensational play at the net.
ably backed up by Cochct's magnificent
driving. broke Patterson's delivery and
was within point of chance to break
Woods for 40, but failed to grasp the
opportunity.
Then Patterson proved how great n
match player he really Is. With de-
feat staring the Australian in the face.
Patterson lifted his game to its heights
and tore through series Of four
games, the last. won by him almost
single handed. by series of perfect
lobs over Cochet's head that almost
broke the back of the young French
man. Wood was game. struggling
against the pain in his shoulder, but
he could not quite hold his service and
the score was tied at all.
Colbert took n love game on his de-
livery and Patterson won his after one
deuce. Again France scored love
game and was within two points Of
the match on Wood, only to have the
Australian pull out. Service held sway
to fall. but Cochet saved his delivery
from 1910 at all.
The Australian team finally succeeded
In breaking Gobert's delivery, aided by
two errors. and Patterson followed
leading at 0-S. A bitter game ensued,
with France having at least one fine
chance to win. but finally match. point
came up. Patterson gathered himself
and drove binding service ace past
Gobert, thus ending one of the great
doubles matches of tennis history.
Colbert the Hero
Colbert was easily the hero Of the
match. with Patterson close second.
The big French star had 80 placements
and service aces, while he made but
o7 errors. Patterson made 90 place
ments and no less than Ii service aces,
while amassing 81 errors, including 6
double faults. On these figures it would
seem there was nothing to choose, but
after watching the match one realized
pnf -.
was even greater for the day.
There was little 10 choose between
wood and Cochet once the young
French star got started. Each played
Weii, although not quite as well as
their partners.