The New York herald., 1922-08-11
Australian Is Fastest.

Colbert was not nearly as fast az tho
Australian In covering court but his
great height and reach stood him In good
stead. and while his strength lasted in
the first two sets he had no trouble
catching up with the ball In the swiftest
of the rallies. particularly since he APP
peared TO have the rare gift of anticipa-
tion. Technically the Frenchman ap-
pcarei TO have no weakness. but after
pounding the coure for two sets he found
Il impossible to maintain the pace and
i was then that Patterson came along
overhauled his rival and then passed
him. II was not superior tennis, let 1t
be emphasized again, but superior
strength that defeated Colbert.
After the rest between the third and
fourth sets. when Colbert returned to the
court leading. two sets to one, every
one In the gallery looked for a squirt on
the Frenchman's part. II came, but II
was too brief. Colbert ran into a lead
OF 3--love and then dropped five games
In row. Patterson, thoroughly aroused
at the danger that faced him. opened the
speed throttle wide and set n furious
pace. 1ert rallied in the ninth game.
and then in the tenth was twice within
point of making ii Sail, but he was
getting nervous and overanxious at that
stage. and his fatigue was robbing him
OF his early accuracy. He was Begin
ming 10 cramp his stroke and the ball
kept bouncing off his racquet into the net
with alarming frequency.
Colbert Develops Crnmp.
In the fifth and final set Colbert did
remarkably well considering the fact
that he developed severe cramp in his
racquet arm. He had 10 stop frequently
to massage the muscles OF the hand anl
forearm before he could resume, and
toward the end the arm was so badly
cramped from gripping the racquet
handle for two and a half hours that he
fairly jumped with pain at times
When Patterson finally shot across the
winning point Colbert, advancing TO con-
graduate the Australian, found that he
could not release his hold on the racquet
He had fairly TO tear the racquet out OF
the grip with his left hand, and even
then the fingers remained rigid for
minute or two as though frozen stiff.
Cochet, playing with great vim and
dash, aiming daringly for the lines and
the corners. making sensational re-
coveries and striking from start to
finish with great finaIity. made great
hit with the gathering. Coming after
the crowd had thrills a plenty IN the
Colbert Patterson match the Cocket-
Wood tussle seemed tame In compari-
son IN the early games but az the rivals
warmed UP 70 their tasks and as the
match wore on. with the games and the
sets closely fought the fans remained
10 the end, although darkness was fast
approaching when the final stroke was
made.
Wood crafty veteran that he Is,
played nightly skillful, speedy tennis
He chose his shots WELL came up TO the
net at the right time and maneuvered SO
we'll that even the unsophisticated In
tho stands could appreciate his strategy
1iut he was not az steady as he Is
known to be and when he did settle
down he found the agile youth on tho
other side of the net returning his most
effective shots.
Cochet surprised the crowd, who had
heard him mentioned as the Vincent
Richards Of France" by making a back
court fight Of II most OF the way. Most
Of tho tennis fans had expected him TO
come tearing up 10 the net at every
opportunity, but Cochet Is not as reck-
less as all that and when he did come
up II was To meet q short return OF
Woods or TO follow nm opening.
Esccpt at rare intervals, when he