Evening star., 1923-09-02

lengerS to overcome.
William 7. Tilden. national cha
Captain. were the heroes OF Americ
debut as an international combine
Australian pair, James o. Anderson
50. o-3, %. III FIVE gripping. WI
brilllancy of stroke. execution and
equaled on the courts anywhere.
Coming from behind after drol
which the tide OF battle swept bac
stamina and courage the American
two sets and crushed their rivals wi
For two hours and thirty-eig
minutes, the struggle. as it swayed
from side to side. kept a gallery
of nearly 10000 in the new West
SIDE stadium III tense uncertainty.
Flash after fash of the most sensa-
tional sort of play brought spJ.l-
tareous outburSts from the colorful
gathering and as the American pair
put their opponents to r"ut at the
close the crowd threw restraint to
the winds and Cheered victors. as
well as Vanqui. he'd. to the echo. At
the finish of the match the trrong
that scarcely had been able to con-
troll its enthuSiasm throughout. was
as limp as the quartet of players
who walked from the court. weak
from the reaction of Their terrific
fight.
Cup Now Seems Safe.
Australia. whose battle even in de-
feat today. but served to emphasize
the Unexpectedly formidable char
acter of it's challenge to Americas 5
tnnnls supremacy. faces only a fight
ing chance for victory now in the
International series. To lift the his
toric trophy, the team from down
under must capture both of the
singles matches that conclude the
play on Monday. With Til,Ien and
n I.,l,y h
bear the brunt of defense in the
final tests. critics tonight regarded
triumph for the United States as
virtually certain.
Only the most spectacular of up
sets-a reversal overSha dowing the
defeat of Little Bill Johnston by
Anderson in five sets yesterday
could accomplish the trick for Aus
tralia. Anderson. the ace of the chal-
lenging forces, will oppose Tilden,
while Hawkes. will play Johnston in
the concluding matches, victory in
hut one OF which is necessary to
clinch Uncle Sans possession of the
cup for another year.
TodayS victory for America not
only established new mark for du-
ration in international play. but in
the first set cqualed til" record for
length. made in 1914 when Maurice
M"LouEhlin. the California comet"
turned back Norman r.. Brookes, Aus
tra-ian wizard. Ly score of 17-1J
in the first set then sweeping on to
straight set victory in one of the
nigh spots of Davis cup annals.
Recalls Famous set.
That first set today was strangely
reminiscent to veteran tennis follow
trS of that historic battle nearly a
decade ago between Mclaughlin and
BrookeS, in both of which America
and Australia fought for supremacy
Oddly enough. the verdict both times
went to this country'S stars.
No closer. more evenly matched
struggle could be pictured than that
waged in the first two sets this after
noon. Back and forth Australian and
Yankee fought. COnteSting for every
point with dazzling play from both
fore and back court. achieving mar
velour gets" and ranking, one anoth-
er's' ground with strokes that shot
back and forth with binding speed.
Then. in the third set. the Australians
seemed to weaken under "a relent-
less, driving attack. But Just as
swiftly, after d rest of several min
ntes. the tide swung back to Amer
ica's favor.
The Yankee pair, playing as if in
spired. carried all before them in
those last two sets The Australians
called on all their reserve, employed
The most resourceful of tactics in an
-eHort to stem that crushing assault,
Doh al vail thSy weak
ened under the pace, but it was the
answering confidence. deadly accur-
acy and crashing power of the Ameri-
cans game that gained them their
triumph.
Share the LaureIs.
Tilden. and Williams shared about
equally in the 1aurelS of victory The
team work of the Australian pair for
the most part proved far superior to
that of the cup defenders, but when
pressed the hardest the American
pair, by the sheer brilliancy of their
individual play, were able to check
the better organized attack of the
challengers. Hawkes.. proving d bull
wark of strength for the invaders
with his sensational net play. WED
with his more redoubtable partner for
honors in the first three sets, but he
weakened in the final two sets and
cost his team many points with his
erratic returns.
The Americans were the first to
gain an advantage In the first set,
breaking through Andersons service
IN the fifth game after the first four
had been divided. But the Challeng-
ers retorted by taking the next game
occurred in the fifteenth game when
the Americans pierced Hawkes. serv-
ice, but again the Australians rallied
to even the count by taking Williams
delivery al love.
by taking d lead of 12-11. but Will
Hams service once more proved vul-
nerable and the invaders squared the
count. A few games later. the tide
turned once more and this time the
Yankee pair came through. Trailing
at 14-15, Tilden put all the binding
speed he could muster into his can
non ball service to square the count
with love game. Then he and Will
liams spurted to break through
Hawkes. delivery and in the next
game Williams atoned for the previ-
Gus lapseS in his service by leading
his side to set victory.
The second set found no let-up in
the pace as the closely matched
struggle was duced again and again.
But this time, the Australians flashed
the deciding punch, and taking ad-
vantage of some loose play by Will
liams, broke through the American
captains service in the twenty-fourth
game to take the set, 13-11.
Starting the third set confidently.
Hawkes. and Anderson uncovered
their most sparkling assortment of
shots. the tall captain booming across
his powerful forehand shots, while his
southpaw partner scored with telling
effect at the net. The Australians
baffled the defenders repeatedly with
puZZling chop strokes. The break
came in the sixth game when the
Australians, in a masterful exhibition
of driving and strategy, captured
Tilden's service. Fortified by lead
of a., IL only was necessary for the
next three games to go on service for
tho Auefra1iapa fp win They did III