Show AUSTRALIANS MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP Visiting Net Stars Win in Ope Opening ing Round of U. U S. S Tourney I- I OREST HILLS N. N Y Aug 27 FOREST N With one upset and several hard 1 fought sensational matches the initial round of ot the thirty-eighth thirty annual singles singles' turf tennis championship of the United States opened on the courts of the West Vest Side club here yesterday afternoon Great Interest centered In the work of visiting Australian players and the racquet experts from down under Justified the reports preceded them from England by winning their matches In decisive fashion Gerald L. L Patterson defeated Fred B. B Alexander of New York who ranked third among the national tennis stars of 1918 1318 by scores of ot 6 4 6 3 6 1 6 2 6 The veteran Norman E. E Brookes holder of ot the present Davis cup championship won In straight sets from Walter Pate of New York 6 0 3 6 6 Randolph Lycett disposed of Harold Godshall Los Angeles 8 6 6 3 6 4 6 0 while R. R V V. Thomas disposed of W. W P. P Compton of Cedarhurst 6 0 6 1 6 Alexander was the only opponent against the Australians who was able to to give the invaders from Australia a real battle He swept into Patterson holder of the English single championship in Impressive fashion and for two sets appeared appeared appeared ap ap- in the light of ot a winner Patterson Patter Patter- son however settled down to hard play at the beginning of ot the third set and taking his stand at the net smashed or placed with such speed and accuracy that the New ew Yorker was completely baffled and as the match wore on lost his endurance The only other outstanding match re resulted resulted resulted re- re in the defeat of ot S. S Howard Voshell of Brooklyn at the hands of C. C B. B Doyle of Washington 6 4 6 3 6 3 7 5 6 Both players were at th the a top of their form and so equally matched that long rallies were frequent In every set The gallery which late in the afternoon ex exceeded exceeded ex- ex exceeded spectators was kept in a continual round of applause Service and volleys were e m made ade at speed an and d both forced their way to the net at every op op- op- op In the fourth set the Doyle was four times within a point of ot the match I but was unable to clinch the contest contest against the determined play of Voshell I In this set deuce was called from five to seven times In several games Doyle I opened the f final set b badly y and it t took him f nes several v l games to o get yS S steadied I In Inthe Inthe the end his greater endurance and ac acI accuracy accuracy ac- ac curacy in shooting through small openIngs openings openings open open- I ings was the slight margin which gave him victory Champions of ot former years including I Maurice E. E McLoughlin R. R Lindlay Murra Murray Murray Mur Mur- ra ray William M. M Johnston R. R Norris Williams Wil WU- liams II and the two Japanese entrants Ichiya Kumagae and S. S all ad advanced advanced advanced ad- ad without meeting unusual Two of the Australians Patterson and Lycett whose names were drawn In the I second sixteen were to oppose each other today but Lycett announced that he would default Instead of trying to eliminate eliminate elim elim- his Ms countryman |