Ridden by Archer, he started favourite at 4/5 against five French opponents.
French opponents of the treaty protested angrily over foreign intervention in a French internal matter.
The Welsh side look short of depth and even with home advantage it looks a tall order against tough French opponents.
But not quite as often as his French opponent.
The three-times Australian Open champion took under 90 minutes to race past his French opponent.
From this position, he became commandant and the last defender of the fort at Philippsburg, which even earned him his French opponents' respect.
Hodkinson, did not waste time searching out his French opponent.
No, her stepfather had always spoken of his French opponents with respect.
They pulled away from their French opponents in the final session, just as they had done two days earlier against another American team in the semifinal.
From then on, he learned to attack aggressively and made a number of kills, downing his first French opponent on 18 March 1916.