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finance her team to America to meet the winner of England and
Australasia。
England scored a fine victory over Spain when Randolph Lycett； F。
Gordon Lowe and Max E。 Woosnam defeated Manuel Alonzo and Count
de Gomar in a close meeting。 Notwithstanding his defeat by Lycett；
Manuel Alonzo proved himself one of the great players of the world and
one of the most attractive personalities in tennis。
India sprang a sensation by defeating France in their match in Paris。
Sleen； Jacob and Deane showed great promise for the future。 France was
crippled owing to the loss of A。 H。 Gobert and William Laurentz； the
former through a seriously sprained ankle sustained in the World's
Championship at Wimbledon； and the latter through illness。 Samazieuhl；
the new French champion； and Brugnon could not cope with the steadiness
of the Indian stars and the team from the Orient won 3 matches to 2。
Meanwhile the Australian team of J。 O。 Anderson； J。 B。 Hawkes； C。 V。
Todd and Norman Peach had arrived in America and journeyed to Canada；
where they swamped their Colonial cousins easily。 Norman E。 Brookes；
Gerald L。 Patterson and Pat O'Hara Wood were unable to accompany the
team； so the greatest contender for the title was weakened appreciably。
The Australians decisively defeated the Danish team of Tegner and
Van Ingersley at Cleveland； winning with ease。 They proceeded to
Pittsburgh to await the arrival of the English players。 England sent her
invading team； unfortunately without the services of Col。 A。 R。 F。
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Kingscote and Randolph Lycett； who were unable to go owing to business
affairs。 J。 C。 Parke； her famous international star； was also out of the game；
having retired from active competition last year。 The English team was
made up of Gordon Lowe； Max Woosnam； J。 C。 Gilbert and O。 E。 H。
Turnbull。 They were accompanied by that delightful author and critic A。
Wallis Meyers。
The English met the Australians at Pittsburgh in July。 The latter won
three matches to two with J。 O。 Anderson； the outstanding figure of a well
played meeting。 The tall Australian defeated both Lowe and Woosnam in
the singles and aided in the doubles victory； thus scoring all the points for
his team。
Meanwhile the Indian team had arrived in America and proceeded to
Chicago； where they met the Japanese team of Kumagae and Shimidzu。
The battle of the Orient resulted in a victory for the Nipponese。
The final round found Australia playing Japan in the famous old tennis
center of Newport； R。 I。； where the National Singles so long held sway。 It
was a bitter struggle； with the Australians within two little points of
victory in two matches they afterwards lost。 Shimidzu and Kumagae took
all the singles； but Kumagae was two sets down to Hawkes and one to two
down to Anderson。 Thus Japan in its first year in Davis Cup competition
earned the right to challenge America for the treasured trophy。
It was a marvellous meeting of these two teams。 Over 40；000 people
watched the players in three days。 Although America won all five matches；
Shimidzu came within two points of defeating me in straight sets and
carried Johnston to a bitter four set struggle。
The Cup is safe for another year but the new blood infused into the
competition by such men as Shimidzu； Alonzo； Woosnam； Anderson and
Hawkes shows clearly that America must keep working or we will fall
from our present position。 It is a healthy thing for the game that this is so。 I
hope we will see many more new players of equal promise next year。
The United States Lawn Tennis Association； following its policy of co…
operation with the Internation Federation； decided to send a team to
France and England for the championships。 The personnel of the team was
Mrs。 Franklin 1。 Mallory； Miss Edith Sigourney； Arnold W。 Jones （boy
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champion of America； 1919）； and myself。 J。 D。 E。 Jones； father of Arnold；
himself a tennis player of renown； accompanied the team； as did Mr。
Mallory。
The invading tennis players sailed May 12th on the Mauretania to
Cherbourg and from there journeyed to Paris； where they engaged in the
Hard Court Championship of the world。
The first week of the stay was devoted to practice on the courts at the
Stad Francais； St。 Cloud； where the championship was held。 The team
were the guests of the Racing Club at a most delightful luncheon and
shortly afterward dined as the guests of the Tennis Club of Paris。
The finals of the championship of France were held during our stay
and； greatly to our surprise； A。 H。 Gobert； the defending title holder； fell a
victim to his old enemy； heat； and went down to defeat before Samazieuhl。
The Hard Court championships of the world produced a series of the most
sensational upsets in the history of the game； a series； I might add； that did
much to allow me to win the event。 Gobert lost to Nicholas Mishu in the
first round。 Alonzo； after defeating Samazieuhl； went down to defeat at
hands of Laurentz； who in turn collapsed to Tegner。 Fate pursued the
winners； for Tegner was eliminated by Washer； who came through to the
final against me。 Either Alonzo or Laurentz should have been finalists if
the unexpected had not occurred； and either would have been a hard
proposition for me particularly in my condition。 I had been taken ill on my
arrival in Paris and was still far from well。 However； Fortune smiled on
me and I succeeded in defeating Washer 6…3； 6…3； 6…3。
Meanwhile the long awaited meeting between Mlle。 Lenglen and Mrs。
Mallory was at hand。 Mrs。 Mallory had come through one side of the
tournament after a bitter battle with Mme。 Billoutt （Mlle。 Brocadies） in the
semi final。
Mlle。 Lenglen had proceeded in her usual leisurely fashion to the
finals with the loss of but two games。
What a meeting these two great players； Mrs。 Mallory and Mlle。
Lenglen； had！ Every seat in the stands sold and every inch