Evening star., 1922-08-12

ana lhe AustrallanS were hopeful
of success. although Capt. Gerald T..
Patterson remarked, These French
men are not beaten yet" He was
to oppose Henri cochet, twenty-year-
old star. who. on Thursday, took the
tennis measure of Pat OHara Wool.
The latter was matched with Andre
Colbert, the tall pine of the French
courts, in the first match of the day.
Patterson still was nursing
Slightly ailing right ankle this morn
ing, and O'Hara Wood was under
treatment again for neuritis in d
mild form in his racquet arm.
Against the opposition of tn"
Frenchmen they agreed they needed
all their strength and skill. Re
garded as forlorn hope in advance.
the French team has surpassed the
expectations OF its followers to date
Play Thrilling Match.
Australia got the edge when PAT
terson and Wood defeated Colbert and
Cochet thrilling doubles match yes
terday after five sets. Go, 6-S, st.
60, 10-S
At the beginning it looked like A
walkover for Patterson and his
partner, the first six games bein-
reeled off quickly and the Frenchmen
playing poorly. In the first set Go
bert showed signs of getting into
form, but he was erratic and there
seemed little chance for him to br
able to pull himself together. How
ever, the unexpected happened, for
IN the second set the Frenchmen raj
iled after making a sturdy fight for
the opening game, and from thar
point to the finish the teams strug-
gied exactly on even terms in games
won and lost
The French team took the second
and third sets, and in the fourth 'oh-
Leo. a
came through with a rush and played
spectacular tennis to win the set
6-4- The final set was enthralling
Ihe French team made a splendid
start, winning the first three games
ana allowing their opponents only
SIX points. Then again there was n
reversal, the Australians setting the
score at three games all and taking
tne lead when CochetS errors lost
MIN his service game. Colbert and
Gochet, however. broke through on
Noods service and took the game.
ana the battle started all over again.
for the next eight games the Anti
podeans rainly tried to acquire the
iead by breaking through when the
frenchmen had the ball in hand but
could not do so. Four times. there
fore the Frenchmen We're in the lead
on ther own service, but each time
the Australians refused to go down.
In the fifteenth game Patterson and
wood led at 10, but the French
men took the lead again by scoring
lour consecutive points. However
TINS was their last stand. The Aus
trailans went in to land the next
three games, Wood winning handily
on his service and then, when two
nets by Colbert had placed the Aus
trailans at an advantage in game
Which Colbert himself was serving.
Patterson's beautiful placement put
hlm and Wood ahead
The final game was one that tool,
twelve points to decide, the French
men leading twice after deuce, but
being unable to get the needed point
TO set the score of games at nine all!
tlnaily a net by Colbert gave The.
australian players the vantage and
then Patterson cut loose with his
service. which had been effective in
tlght places during the greater part
OF the match and his delivery was
unreturnable
Last Set a Battle.
Until these last two points, th,.
teams each had scored sixty points in
the hnal set. At the openings the
australians were So far superior to
the Frenchmen that the crowd SET
tieo pack to see the match run off
IN short order. In the first SCI
Cochet made seven nets and seven
outs, and was far from being in pos
session of the strokes which he dis
prayed IN his match with Wood yes
terday. Later, though. Cochet raj
iieu. HIS service at all times was
SOFT. but his ground strokes and his
snort Volleys were beautiful, and
placements soon came where errors
had been previously made.
1t was Colbert, however. who really
put the French team in the fight. The
Dig rrenchman was highly spectacu-
lar. he made some seemingly i'm
possible returns. and time and again
MS strategic sharp backhand cuts al
the net were placed so accurately
that the Australians did not have a
chance to get them. Wood was in
consistent in his play occasionally
making an unexpected placement
and it was Patterson's ability to rally
under pressure that saved the Aus
tralian team from defeat. Patterl
sons service was vastly superior to
that which he showed on the open
ing day. Late in the match his lob
bing was beautiful. the tactics of
driving the French players into their
back court really being the strategy
that turned the tide of the battle.
Anderson Has Pneumonia.
James o. Anderson, member of the
Austrian team, has developed slight
attack of pneumonia. He is resting
easy and rapid recovery is expected
He may not be able to appear against
Spain next week should his team win
from the French.