The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-22
MOBILE TROUNCES AND TAXES LEAD N BIG SEPE
InUading Stars Vanquish Foes In
 Tennis Tourney

BROOKLINE, Mass, Aug. 21.-(By Associated Pres.)-A strong foreign contingent remained in the running for honors in the ational lawn tennis doubles tournament as the second round of play was concluded at the Chestnut Hill courts of the Longwood Cricket club this evening.
 The two Australian Davis cup teams survived, as did the two teams in which the Spanish Davis cup star, Manuel Alonzo, and the South Afri- can, B. l. c. Norton, are competing. The French Davis cup doubles team, beaten here last week by the Austral- fans, was eliminated today after a hard struggle.
 It was the SpaAiard, Alonzo, who provided many of the thrills of the match which attracted most interest today when the team of Vincent Rich ards, Yonkers, N. Y, who today was chosen as a member of the Davis American cup team paired with Dean Mathey, New York, was defeated by the Spaniard and Wallace F. Johnson, Philadelphia. The score was 9-7, 2-6, 6-S, 7-5.
 Australian Vets Win.
 The Australian veterans, James O.. Anderson and John B. Hawkes., won in straight sets over their fellow Brit ons, L. Deane of Indiana and F. R. Leight- Crawford, London, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4. They continued to play in good form, but tomorrow will be up against the sternest of opposition when they meet William M. Johnston and Clarence J. Griffin of San Fran cisco.
 The pony team of the Australian squad, Ian D. McInnis and w. E. Schleisinger, dropped two sets to the Western champions, Walter Wes- brook, Detroit. and John Hennesy, In dianapolis, before settling down to prove the worth of the Australian system of doubles play and smashed out swin. The scores were as fol- lows: 3-6, 36, 8-6, 6-3, 6-3, and were the only fiYe-set match of the day, Tomorrow the victors will meet Alonzo and Johnson in the third round.
 William T. Tilden II, paired with Norton, played better today than yes terday, and encountered less difficult ty in advancing. Their victory today was at the expense of the scratch team of Pierre Hirsch, French Davis cup spare, and Lawrence B. Rice of Boston, by a score of 7-5, 6-2, 6-1. Tomorrow Tilden and Norton will meet the Harvard Yale combination of ". w. Ingraham and Arnold Jones of Providence, last years junior champions.
 COIleBtanS Beat French.
 The collegians disposed of the French Davis cup team of Rene La coste and Jacques Brugnon in a hard fought four-set match, 10-S, GA, 5-7, 11-9 The outstanding features of the match was the weakness of the service of Lacoste, but his sharp back-handed volleying was helpful at every stage of the game. Brugnon's play was streaky, but his volleying was superb.
 The wind played havoc in the match between R. Norris William of Bryh Mawr, Pa, now captain of the Davis cup team, and Watson M. Washburn, New York, against Harvey Snodgras ss and Wallace J. Bates, the Californian stars. Bates never seemed to reach his stride and the industrious court covering and volleying of his partner could=not put them over. The former Davis cup team won without great difficulty, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2. f
 The Boston combination of Georke P. Gardner. Jr., and Harry c. John- son, had little difficulty In elimnas ing the South Atlantic champions, Clarence H. Scharest and Lieut. Gel. Waite c. Johnston, Washington, D. C., in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4.