New Britain herald., 1922-08-11
AUSTRALIANS BREAK
 EVEN WITH FRENCH
Each Team Wins a Match in Davis
 Cup Semi.FinaS

Boston. Aug 11.-France and Aus
 tralia broke even yesterday on tho
 Longwood Cricket club tennis courts
 in their first days play in the Davi, | Cup semi finals. Two matches were played, each extending through Ave hard Thought and often brilliantly played sets, the French winner being Henri Cochet while Australa's col | ors were upheld by Gerald Patterson who made a startling finish after
 trailing his opponent for the first two
 sets.
 Andre Colbert was the player who forced Patterson to go the limit. He
 caught Patterson off his game and
 waded into the match to win the first two sets by 6-4 and 6--3 scores, but then was unable to continue his pace.
 In the third set Patterson began to
 recover some of his form and, while
 never really at his best, he was able
 10 wear the Frenchman down and win
 the match by taking the last three sets by 6-3. G-4, and 6-4 scores
 Patterson was a one sided favorite DtlOTc tlt IIdlCIl, Dul dppcdIcu III Hutll worried and it was a long time before he even began to approach his stride. The Frenchman started in at the top Of very effective game, but he was unable to hold his speed. Finally Colbert developed a severe cramp in the thumb of his right hand and in the deciding set it was with great difficulty that he was able to hold his racquet. Under this handicap he GOV cred his court beautifully, but could get no speed into his service or his returns. Also he fell heavily on the court twice, each time being shaken up severely. but Patterson was inn proving, and it is doubtful whether Colbert could have pulled out the match even had he been able to play the game he showed early in the contest.
 Anderson Seriously Ill.
 Henri Crochet's victory was won over Pat OHara Wood. 6-4, S-6. GO. 9-11, 6-4. The diminutive French player was expected to meet James Anderson, but the latter was taken sick yesterday. This morning he had a very high temperature and an attack of tonsiltis seriously threat ems to develop into pneumonia He was much better tonight, and unless there is a decided change for the bet ter in the morning he will be sent to a hospital I
 Anderson was expected to Win cas- fly the match against Cochet, but the Australians did not pin any such faith on Pat O'Eara Wood The last named put up desperate battle against the Frenchman, winning the second and fourth sets and holding his own in the fifth set through six when, in the seventh game, l Cochet broke through his service winning after deuce on two beautiful | placement shots and later winning | '-1 because of his winning at 30 on lis final service.
 Cochet's game was very steady, nore so than that of the Australian, vho made many scoring shots that we're more brilliant than any of those made by his opponent Cochet won | he first four games in the opening et and then lost four, and in the econd set was beaten on his own | ervice in the fifth aud seventh games, n each of which he made only 1 point O'Hara Wood won his final anne in this set on the Frenchman's our errors while. serving.
 Cochet made a great comeback in he third set which he took at love, mt the fourth, while it was won by Hara Wood, 11-9, was a thriller, s Cochet again rallied after his op- ,onent had a 5--3 lead. Thef Aus ralian, in fact, was within point of aking the set 6-4. O'Hara Wood ,on two love games early in the fifth