LAWN TENNIS.
CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES. ; ABOLITION CONFIRMED. PARIS, March 17. Th© Lawn. Tennis Federation confirmed the British abolition of the championship titles. Decision regarding the Olympic games was left to each country. SYDNEY TOURNAMENT. NEW ZEALANDERS’ IMPROVED FORM, SYDNEY, March 18. The lawn tennis tournament was continued in fine, warm weather. The attendance was 1000. Th© New Zealanders all round, in their displays, showed considerable improvement compared with Friday, and the few victories they obtained were thoroughly merited. The results were as follow — Singles—Wallace beat Kirkpatrick, 6-2, 6-4; North beat France 6-3, 6-4; Henderson beat Peacock 6-1, 1-6, 6-3; Anderson beat Ollivier, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1;-Simms beat Peach, 5-6, 6-4, 7-5. Doubles—North and Henderson beat Robson and Wallace, 6-2, 6-3; France and Simms beat Clemenger and Kirkpatrick, 6-2, 7-5; Anderson and Peach beat Ollivier and Peacock, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4; Anderson and Peach beat Simms and France, 9-7, 4-6, 6-2; Kirkpatrick and Clemenger beat Ollivier and Peacock 6-3, 7-5.
A COMING CHAMPION. LONDON, March 16. Critics highly commend the play of La Coste, aged 19, who in the Paris v. London covered lawn tennis match at Dulwich, beat Doust, 6-0, 6-4, 6-3. The opinion is expressed that the young Parisian promises to become a world champion. La Coste says that he is coming to every Wimbledon meeting till he wins the championship, and that he has played since he was three years old.
DAVIS CUP DRAW.
COMPLETE DRAWINGS. NEW YORK, March 17. The complete drawings for the Davis Cup are as follow:—American zone—First round: Canada meets Japan. Second round: Hawaii meets Australia. Argentine drew a bye. European zone— First round: Czechoslovakia meets Switzerland. Second round: Britain meets Belgium. Third round: India meets Ireland. Fourth round: France meets Denmark. Fifth round: Spain meets Roumania. Italy and Holland drew byes. The nations can suit their own conveniences when they play the matches.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLIII, Issue 9825, 19 March 1923, Page 3
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