Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1920 — HURRICANE AT TENNIS GAME [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HURRICANE AT TENNIS GAME

Gerald Patterson, Australian Star, Learned Much of Pastime From Norman Brookes. Gerald LT~P«ttefson~Ttf"Melbourne, Australia, learned much of his tennis from his fellow townsman, Normon E. Brookes, former world’s champion. Although Patterson is only twentythree years old, his playing was the sensation of the English and Continental tournaments where It won him the

nickname •‘Hurricane.” He possessed a fast service of the type that distinguished McLaughlin and remarkable ability at the net The English critics found some fault with his groundstrokes, but Judging from his victories abroad these did not constitute a serious weakness. — _

Gerald Patterson.