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Show 11 TITLE Tilden and Johnston Defeat Australian Pair in Decisive Tennis Game AUCKLAND, N Z.. Dec, 3l.-Aus-tralasis lOSi Hs tennis, laurels here thlp afternoon before the strength and craft of American challengers. The Di is cup, the tropin emblematic of tiio wo Id ! nil tonnis r hamplonshlPi , hanged hands when the last ball the tenth game of Ihe fourth Bet was driven blijt Of the court. This is Ihe fourth tinir America has won the up. Australass has won ii she times, n idle the I'.rltisli isles In e been trlumplianl on fi caslons- whs OUTPL w EM. Rallying aftsr losinc the first set of todaj - doubles match, William T. Til -den II nof Philadelphia and William M. Johnston, bf San P'ranclsco, revealed ihe same tennis wisardry that carried them gloriously Sthrough ;li- Singles matches yesterday Norman ft. Brodices and QerOld P. Patterson, thi Australasian masters "I 1 1" game, fought desperately ' stem the tide bf lefeat, but wer outplayed clearly by the rankecs. The match was a brilliant bril-liant politest an epoch in the history of the game, played under a sky bright with the sun of southern summer. Th Scpre of the match shows bow tht American! won the Victory. The challengers chal-lengers lost the fir.sl set 4 to K, but never again permitted Brookes and Patterson to taste victory, winning the threi remaining 6 4( G o and 6-04. The value of the service was demonstrated dem-onstrated In the first set, which Brooked began In splendid fashion The serer. carried off his gaino until each side had three to hs credit and then Brookes and Patterson won the n i twoi The ninth game hinted at weakness on the Australasian of the not, for Brookes and Patterson failed came back in the tenth and won the game and set. VMJERH AN row I .It SHOWN in this set Patterson showed complete com-plete reversal ol his Form yesterday, and played in excellent style, contrasting contrast-ing with Brobl win seemed to tire. Johnston appealed to be slow and failed at critical moments to follow up his service. When the Americans won on Brookes' service at "three air in the second set, the power of the Yankee pair became apparent. They followed by winning two straight, and after losing one, run out the set. In the latli i games tins set, Johnston's volleying was superb, while Brookes was erratic. In the third Johnston never missed 8 point in the struggle, and he and Tilden dominated the coUtt. carrying the attack to their opponents evory step of the way Brookes mulled some apparently easy volleys, while Patterson Patter-son reverted 1o the medley of errors ho committed in the singles on Thursday. Thurs-day. Tilden was an deal partner to the dashing JohustoVi ami the Americans Ameri-cans went through to victory without losing a single game. DI IM ! Mlsj'l The Americans g. lined a big advan-tac advan-tac ,t Hie beginning of the fourth set b winning the first game on Patterson's Pat-terson's service. Then Johnston and Brookes served and won. Tilden lost his service, but Patterson lost his by Weak, hesitating play, giving the Ann ricans a lead of 3 to '2, Tilden and Johnston then went ahead and needed but one game for the set when Brookes won a love game on his service ser-vice amid the applause of the great crowd. Johnston, however. came through with a wonderfully served game, which was savagely met bj the Auataraisians who were now playing desperately". The game stood 4-.r, when Brookes scored with a fine smash, and it seemed the defenders would be able to weather the storm. Brookes, bow-ever, bow-ever, was beaten by the next. served ball, returning It across the base line. With that ball went possession Of the Havls cup. Tilden and Johnston were modest in victory. They walked quietly to the victory. They walked quietly to the not where Ihey were met by Brookes and Patterson who congratulated them heartily as the throng that bad witnessed wit-nessed ihe siining match cheered lustily. M A sis OF 1 TOM Throughout the entire match Brooku3 was beiow his usual doubles' form. He played well, but never I reached the heights be attained in past tennis battles, Johnston deserves th" i most credit for the American victory, (fiis service games were wop by light -tiling shots to the weak spots in his opponent's armor and his drives were certain winners where there was the slightest chance for a break -through. lip many volleying rallies he beat Brookes by sheer merit, but at limes he was slow in going to the net. Tilden did not show as severe a ser-jeice ser-jeice as he flashed in the singles' yesterday yes-terday and he was not at his best at ! doubles He often was out of position, posi-tion, but extricated hlmsolt from ha'1 I situations by the brilliancy of his i sti okes. The Americans formed an unquestionably unques-tionably superior team. Patterson undoubtedly won the first sot, but beyond question his poor lost the next three. Th-- Americans scored I their victory by their excellent strokes,' by pressing every weak position and' bj scoring brilliantly manv times w hom in difficulties. Tilden meats Patterson and Brookes: meets Johnston in singles' matches to-j morrow but the result of these con-1 rests cannot f f fee t the possession of' Che eup. |