The New York herald., 1922-09-02
AMERICANS TRIUMPH
EASILY in OPENING
DAVIS CUP MATCHES
Tilden and Johnston Defeat
Australian Rivals at
Forest Hills.
STRAIGHT SETS DECIDE
Champion Wins rs, 1913,
60; Californian Scores
6-1, 6-2, 6-3.
RECORD CROWD ON HAND
14,0 Tennis Devotees at
Forest Hills for Chal-
lenge Round.
RECORD CROWD ON HAND
ny SAMUEL >. BRooKMAN.

While $4,000 spectators, generous in
their applause for victor and van
quished alike, looked on from tall, well
filed stands, Americas defenders of
the famous Davis cup clearly and con-
vincingly outplayed and defeated their
Australian challengers at Forest Hills
yesterday in the first two matches OF
the international tennis series. 1t was
an impressive triumph for William IT.
Tilden in the opening match with
Gerald l.. Patterson. Wimbledon win
ner. 7-5, 10-S, Go; it was an over
whelming one for William M. john
ston over James 0. Anderson in the
other, 81, 6-2, 6-3. And now, with
only one more victory needed in the
three remaining matches, what is
there but to conclude that the trophy
is safe?
Tennis came into its own yester-
day with the gathering of thousands
for the climactic event of the year.
There have been large galleries in the
past at the scene OF national and In
ternational matches in this country.
galleries that attested the growing
popularity of sport truly interna-
tional, but never before had the ca
pacity of the stands at Forest Hills
been taxed as they were yesterday,
never before had late arrivals been
confronted with the information that
there was standing room only
For an hour before Tilden and Pattcr-
son came on for the opening test special
train after special train unloaded hun
dreds OF devotees until there was a
steady stream leading all the way from
the railroad station to the ticket booths
outside the grounds. Automobiles seemed
to stretch for a mile toward and beyond
Queens Boulevard. and just before
match time seemed to multiply twofold
within few minutes.
Tfldcn Is Fought to stnndstill.
1t was an orderly but highly enthu-
siastic gathering that showed it appre-
ciated the spectacular in tennis and that
came to be treated to scintillating rail-
lies. TO thrilling sets. TO everything that
contributes to the Kaleidoscope on a
tennis court. Admittedly the world $
best exponents of the game were there
TO supply the treat, and there was no
reason for expecting other than the best
the game has to offer. They were not
disappointed In the opening match in
which a courageous, determined Pat
terson fought a brilliant Tilden almost
to standstill for two sets only to
xuyna II t.tI.
reached dazzling heights. but the de-
cisiveness with which hard fighting
but crratic Anderson went down to de-
feat at the hands Of wonderfully ef-
fective. businesslike Johnston deprived
the second contest of the day OF much
of the interest It had promised.
In the stands joyful pride over the
success of the American defenders was
mingled with genuine regret over the
IL lure of the ohallengers to take a set
at least as memento OF their effort
The crowd was as ready to cheer at
the first sign OF a winning squirt on
the part Of either Australian as IL was
to wax enthusiastic over a sparkling
play on the part of either American.
1t seemed to make special effort to
show the foreign players that their
sportsmanship and skill were APP
preciated and that II they could beat
the defenders they could be sure OF
the whole-hearted admiral ton and
congratulations OF the American tennis
public. Leaving court after his fine
effort against the American champion,
Patterson received every bit as gener-
Gus an ovation as Tilden who was
off the court less than a minute after
the match was over.
IL was fortunate indeed. as matters
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