| Show u LL S. S Net Pees Aces Have Chance Tt Th Clinch Davis Cup Today With With PHILADELPHIA Sept 12 confidence born of ot two cut clear-cut vIctories n the singles tho the American Ameri Amen can Davis cup defenders meet their Australian ch challengers today In the only doubles match of ot the tho competition tion eager to hand up the tho third victory vie vic tory ory and thereby assure the retention retention reten reten- tion in the United United United Unit Unit- ed States of ot the famous trophy symbol of ot international International international inter Inter- national I 1 lawn a awn l n tennis team su supremacy supremacy tor ant an an- an In other year t J W V William i llla a m JL r. rJ J of California California Cali Cali- fornia veteran of many Da Davis is cup mat matches c h es e's will make his first I I appearance in inthis inthis Y thiS this years year years play n v toda today Paired i r rara with with William WilHam T. T Tilden national r champion who Bill Tilden yesterday conquered conquered con con- Gerald 1 D L. L Patterson star of the the invading team earn In ill impressive fashion he will mOet meet Patterson and Pat OHara O'Hara I Wood who iho bowed to to tho the superior I tennis of VInc Vincent r t Richards youthful youth- youth j rul ful ul New Yorker er in the tile theother other singles match of the days day's pIa play The Tho Australians a ai aie a strong team but ut the experts pointed to the wining winning winning win win- ning ing record of ot Tilden n and Johnson Johnsonn in n Davis cup doubles doubleS' competition and nd expressed ecI con confidence c in hi their I I 1 ability to defeat the tao Challengers Even if Patterson a n cU O H alWood al- al ala a Wood w o od emerge victorious today they would have to win both singes sin sin- matches on Saturday in order to life if the cup The opponents of Tilden and Rich Richards ards in itt the tho re remaining tingles singles tomorrow will be Al reversed the na national national Champion meeting meeting- OHara O'Hara Wood while Richards plays V Richards Patterson but the superlative form displayed bv by the Americans yesterday yesterday yester yester- day left little doubt regarding the outcome In addition to tho Davis cup play two other interesting matches were in store for the tho spectators The final round of oZ the girls girls' na- na r championship in which Miss Helen Jacobs of Berkeley Cal Cat and j Miss 1 Alice Francis of Orange N. N J. J will meet has been shifted to the Germantown Cricket clu club where the international competition is is under way an da do doubles exhibition between Howard Kinsey and Manuel Manuel Man Man- Manuel uel Alonzo Abase Spanish star and Fred Kalms Kalnis and Richard member of ot th the Australian u tr Han Davis cup c combination also will b be played I Clear and continued cool coot weather Was vas the forecast for the da day In cut clear fashion the United States State's lawn tennis team won the first two matches of or the challenge I round of the Davis cup competition on the courts counts of ot the Germantown I Cricket club and gained a a. comI commanding com com- man mantling manding ding lead over Australia William T. T 1 Tilde Tilden II U of ot Philadelphia Philadel I phia the American champion completely com corn outplayed Australia's greatest greatest great great- est player Gerald I L. L P Patterson In Inthe Inthe i ithe I the first match in Ill str straight sets by scores scores of or 6 4 6 2 6 6 6 62 2 I I Vincent Richards youthful New Kew NewS I S Yorker who replaced the veteran William M. M Johnston of California on the American team Justified his I selection b by the masterly manner in inI which he his first match in Davis cup singles play pla- I Gauging t the tho e game ame of or tho the Australian Australian Austra Austra- lian han veteran Pat OHara O'Hara Wood Richards by a superlative display of ot volleying o raced through the match In straight sets to Am Americas America's ricas rica's second win Avin The sc sores scores res were 6 6 3 3 6 2 6 Jo 31 IC SS ASSOCIATION TIO CL J f f Won on Lost PC St. St Paul P. P ul r 82 02 82 62 Indianapolis 82 63 L Louisville A ily s. s r SO 80 16 05 Milwaukee eel 71 11 72 12 2 Toledo e 72 73 77 48 it ite Minneapolis e ii 67 67 7 79 45 Columbus Columb s 66 66 80 Columbus 66 66 80 Kansas City lIty p 81 61 61 82 32 4 7 TIU Thursdays Thursday's I At Kansas Milwaukee ul ee Kansas City lt kee game ganie postponed rain Doubleheader Doublet Double header headen today S S SA A At Minneapolis St. St. St I Paul Minneapolis ll game came postponed rain Two games Sa Sat tr t- t r S ay TEXAS S LEAGUE Thursdays Thursday's Results At t Gave GavestOn Dallas 2 2 5 S. S At Houston Shreveport Houston Shreveport 4 4 Houston 7 7 At At Wichita Wichita Falls 3 Beaumont Beaumont Beau Deau mont 1 J.- At San Antonio Fort Antonio Fort Worth San Antonio An An- tonio game tn postponed rain fUn PIl PHOENIX E iX Ariz Aniz Sept 12 Young Jo Joe Rivers of ot Phoenix lost loston loston on oi 1 n foul toul to Jack Jones of or Okla Okla- homa horns City in the fourth round of ofa oft t a a. t scheduled ten round bout bOtH here I I last night They are lightweights |
