LATE SPORTS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 49, Issue 194, 3 June 1929, Page 4

LATE SPORTS.

LAWN TENNIS. THE FRENCH TOURNAMENT. (United Press Association —Copyright.)" (Received This Day, 11.40 a.m.) PARIS, June 2. In the final of the women’s singlesat the lawn tgnnis tournament, Miss Helen Wills beat Miss Mathieu, 6-3, 6-4. . , In the men’s semi-final Borotra beat - Cochet, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4.

GOLF. HAGEN WINS RETURN MATCH. LONDON, June 1. Hagen defeated Compston by onehole m a return match at Blackwell. Hagen, who was badly beaten at Moor Park on the previous day. seemed destined to experience another reverse during the first nine holes at Blackwell, for Compston won the first two holes, and was four up at the ninth. Then Hagen began to play some of his best golf, and won the next three holes, 3-2-4, and continued to obtain brilliant figures to squarethe match at the 18th. Hagen did the round in 71.—Australian Press Association, United Service.

CRICKET. ENGLISH TEST TRIAL. (Received This Day, 9.45 a.m.) U LONDON, June 2. England is to play The Rest in a test trial match, after which the team will be chosen for the first match against the South Africans. The English team will be selected from: White (captain), Hobbs, Tate, Geajy, Duckworth, Leyland, Mead, Ernest Tyldeslev, and Freeman. The Best include Fender (captain), Dulipsinhji, Wyatt (Warwickshire), Killiek, Robins (Middlesex), A. M. Crawley (Oxford), Dawson (Leicester), Ames (Kent), Mitchell (Derbyshire), Goddard (Gloucester), and _ Voce (Notts). —Australian Press Association,. United Service.