Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-26
Boston, Aug. %.

Boston, Aug. %.
A tSTRALIA VS.. America in the
y final round for the national doubles
Is on for the Longwood Cricket Club
grounds at Chestnut Hill Monday
afternoon. The match was postponed
today because of the rain.
The international final was decided
by the victories by Gerald Patterson
and Pat O'IIara Wood, the challenging
Australian Davis Cup doubles pair,
over \. w. Niles and jean Borotra by
the surprisingly decisive score of G.l =.
10, 60 and that Of Vincent Richard =
and myself, the defending champions,
over Little Bill" Johnston and Wal
lace F. Johnson. in bitterly contested
strmight set affair, Sc, 1913, 10.
Pat Wood and Patterson showed
they ore on edge for the coming Davis
cup struggle by their splendid form
against the Franco American pair.
Wood, in particular, was remarkably
steady. which. coupled with Patterson $
tremendous speed, proved too great n
handicap for Niles and Borotra to
overcome.
NEITHER Of the latter appeared
~ to me to shom the confidence
,rhtch marECd their play against va
hams and lVGshburn yesterday, rith
the result that they nerer succeeded
~ taxing the ofcnstre drdy from
the AntipOdedns.
WITH tie opening Of the second set,
w Niles aud Borotra for the first time
In the match showed their true ability
by taking daring chances they gained
lead ut III and %.
Rain Stops Play
At this point the drlzze. which had
been falling throughout the seventh
game, turned into steady rain, but
the players continued until 81 was
reached. After the last game vital
break through Borotra's service at
love, play was called for nearly half
Australians flashed into unbeatable
form, while Niles and Borotra seemed
completely demoralized.
a sequence of nine straight games
in which the Davis Cup challengers
held complete command at all times
ended the match. | feel convinced that
Patterson and Pat Wood are on edge
and at their best for the final today,
and nothing short of the highest class
tennis can possibly avail against then.
Seldom has n winning team in Il
sequence set victory been in more bad
holes, or in greater danger of defeat.
than were Richards and yesterday.
Throughout the first two sets Little
Biz Johnston and Wallace johnson
held what seemed Il commanding adj
vantage. a peculiar incident of the
match. due, ] believe, to the high wind
which was blowing diagonally across
the court, was the fact that service
was broken in the all of the first six
games.
WiLLA"E JOHNSON iron the
" first serrice game tor j-3, and
the Snn Fr0ncisco. PhiddcIphia pair
hCld the ndrantn0e to 60. 4 break
Of JohnSton'S deiircrU The hird
time Of the set gaze us the ran
tGgc, and zee hetd my service for
the set.
TIIE second set looked like run
l. away for Johnston and Johnson
when they broke Richards service in
the second game and by holding their
own deliveries gainel the lead of %.
| Their big chance came on Johnson )
service at 90, but in the most bitterly
contested gam" Of the entire match We
taking Ninnies service.
The Turning Point
y second break of Johnson's service
at Gall proved the turning point OF the
match and Richards gave up a two set
advantag" by pulling his own delivery
ont after 3-all was reached
The opening stages of the third set
. found lis in complete command Of the
>ituation. w" ran through four games
and at one tim" had the point for Il
I-lovr lead. but the stubborn resistance
Of the other team gave them the fifth
game. Ny delivery brought up 81 and
the match seemed over.
nconsCiously, | think. We let up
fire. Little Bill Johnston and Wal
( lace Johnson are Two men with whom
it Is unwise to take chances. and they
sensing our lapse. lifted their game 10
the highest playing of tn" afternoon and
pulled oven to I-all, amid the cheers
Of the large gallery.
II seemed that Johnston and John
son would pull out the set. They We're
on III" crest Of victory and had thrv
won III" set they might well have car
ried of tn" match itself. epurrcd on hv
the confidence "f their sensational up.
hill fight,
Fortunately, We hraced in time and
after Stubhornly fought game brokr
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