TENNIS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 164, 24 April 1935, Page 3

TENNIS.

DAVIS CUP CONTEST. THEI UNITED STATES TEAM. (United Press Association—Copyright). NEW YORK, April 22. Walter L. Tate, of New York, has \been appointed non-playing captain of the United States lawn tennis team (Grant, Budge and Mako) to meet China on May 10 in Davis Cup play.

OTAGO TOURNAMENT. DUNEDIN, April 23. The Otago Lawn Tennis Association's Easter tournament concluded to-day in fine weather. Results: — Men's Singles—G. A. (Pearoe beat K. Bryan, £4, "3-6, 8-6. Women's Singles—Miss D. Miller (Oamaru) beat Miss R. Wilson (Southland), 6-1, 6-2. Men's Doubles—G. A. Pearce and C. J. Rawlinson beat E. A. Pearce and K. Bryan, 7-9, 6-3, 64. Women's Doubles—Misses Miller and Pattison beat Misses Barton and Partridge, 6-4, 7-5. Combined Doubles—E. A. Pearce and Miss Barton beat E. G. Boddy and Miss Miller, 8-6, 0-6, 6-2.

FIELD OF SPORT. NOTES AND COMMENTS. (By "Onlooker.") The Australian Amateur Swimming Union has invited jf. rick and J. Medica, tot the United States, and dViisses VV. Den Ouden, Holland, and / n. Mayeiiata, Japan, to compete in AustraUa next season. i-icJi and Miss Den Lmcten are the greatest of tne world's men and lady sprinters, Medica is tne fastest middle-distance swimmer and Miss xVlayeliata the finest lady exponent of breaststroke.

After relinquishing his amateur status in IW2, Tommy Howard accepted the position ot professional to tne. Concord uolr Olut>, and he confirmed the appointment by winning the open championship of Australia in the following year at Seaton, Adelaide. He has now resigned, and Don. Spence has taken his place. The new proiessional is one of the best players in Australia, and showed up well in the last Australian open, w.nen he finished third, next to Gene Sarazen, the American.

The South African Cricket Board of Control is allowing the wives of members of its cricket team to accompany the players lon the tour to England shortly. They must, however, travel in a different snip and must stay at different hotels from the team. The board has thus relaxed the ban imposed on wives during the 1929 tour. Tne South Africans are considered in their own country to be their strongest team since the war. They have arrived in En gland.

There was a dramatic moment at the swimming carnival held in New Plymouth for the French champions, Jean 'Paris and Emile Poussard. As Poussard stepped on the springboard to perform his driving display the rousing air of the Marseillaise came across the loud-speaker. As one man, the crowd of over 1000 spectators rose to their feet. It was a graceful tribute to two popular visitors. They were admired everywhere, and as they left another carnival in Hastings the spectators sang "For 'They're Jolly Good Fellows."

Three New Zealand amateur athletic champions intend retiring at the end of the season. They are ■C. E. Evans, Taihape, half-mile champion, S. A. Black, Hawera, -quarter-mile champion, and P. Munro, who has been the shot and discus champion for the last seven years. He is the holder of the title of best performances by a New Zealander—46ft. o£in. for the shot and 139 ft. 2in. for the discus,two efforts which look likely to remain unbroken for maßy years.

An invitation to D'Arcyi Hadlield, of New Plymouth, professional sculling champion of New Zealand, to race in a world's championship has been extended by the present champion, Bob Pearce, of Hamilton, Canada. Hadfield states that it will be impossible for him to make the trip, but is pleased v/ith the compliment paid to him. After a successful amateur rowing career in New Zealand, Hadfield joined the professional ranks, continuing his success. In 1921 he beat Dick Arnst, of New Zealand, for the world's championship, losing it to J. Paddon in 1922, and again being unsuccessful in a challenge in 1923. He is at present professional champion of New Zealand

Blows were exchanged in a remarkable ice hockey match at Wembley last month:, when in a vital league encounter Wembley Lions defeated Richmond Hawks by 5 goals to 3. The game was played at a terrific pace. In the closing minutes one of the Richmond team,

after a particularly heavy check, was s undeterred in his efforts to break N through. A melee ensued, f,nd two men had to be parted by the reieree and other players, and in the scrimmage the referee himself was struck, The principal offenders were sent on for the remainder of the match.

"This year the All Blacks, _ those ruthless gentlemen, will he with us, and I have no doubt that we shall be able to oppose them with an attack which should reach their own high standards of speed and brilliance, writes Howard Marshall in the "Bystander." "But what in the world are we to do about the All Black forwards, large heavy, knobblv persons who will shove the England pack straight through the north stand at Twickenham? I suggest that it is time we gave this problem some serious consideration. South Africa, with an indifferent attack, pushed us clean on. the map a couple of years ago, and it

we are to beat New Zealand, as we should, we must immediately begin to think constructively of scrummaging."

Only moderate progress has been made in Victoria, in the use of the Stapleford system of scoring in golf club handicaps, and so far, with the exception of one or two clubs in this State and the Riverina, little has been done to promote the establishment of a scoring method which has already found great vogue overseas. The Stapleford method 01 scoring is by a system of points, which are awarded as follow:—If a player takes two or more strokes over bogey, no point is allowed; for a hole one stroke over bogey, one point; for bogey, two points; for a hole over stroke below bogey, three points; for two less than bogey, four points; and for three less than bogey, five points. The net result at the conclusion of play is arrived at by adding threequarters of the player's stroke handicap to his total of points for the 18 holes.

The latest world boxing ranking list of America is well worth reading, and it has local interest through the fact that Ambrose Palmer, Fred Hennaberry and Darkie Blandon are the only Australians ranked. The list is as follows :

Heavyweight.—Group 1: Max Baer. Group 2: Primo Camera 1, Steve Hamas 2, Art Lasky 3, Max Schmeling 4. Group 3: .King Levinsky 1, Jack Petersen 2, Patsy Perroni 3, Joe Louis 4, Nattie Brown 5, Lee Ramage 6, Charlie Massare, 7, Walter Neusel 8, Jimmy Braddock 9, Johnny Risko 10, Tommy Loughran 11. Light-heavyweight.—Group 1: Bob O'lin 1, John Lewis 2, Joe Knight 3, Maxie Rosebloom 4. Group 2: Tony Shuico 1, Ambrose Palmer 2, Lou Brouilliard 3, Al Gainer 4, Len Harvey 5, Johnny Miller 6. Middleweight. Group 1: Marcel Thil 1, Teddyi Yarosz 2. Group 2: Paul Pirrone 1, Young Corbett 2, Jock McAvoy 3, Vince Dundee 4, Oscar Rankins 5. In group three, the Australian boxer, Fred Henneberry, heads the list.

Welterweight. Group 1: Jimmy McLarin 1, Barney Ross 2. Group 2: Kid Azteca 1. Gerefino Garcia 2, Harry Dublinsky 3, Bop Van Klaveren 4, Bobby Pancho 5, Eddie Kid Wolfe 6, Tony Falco 7. Lightweight. Group 1: Barney Ross. Group 2: Tony Canzoneri 1, Frankie Klick 2, Young Peter Jackson 3, Sammy Fuller 4, Lew Ambers o, Tiger Humery 6, Cleto Locatelli 7, Eddie Cool 8, Tracey Cox 9, Benny Bass 10, Lew Massey 11. Featherweight. Group 1: Teddy Miller. Group 2: Bobby Arizmendi 1, Mike Belloise 2, Petey Hayes 3, George Hansford 4, Ned Tarleton 5, Pete Sarron 6. Maunce Holtzer 7. Bantamweight.—Group 1: Al Brown. Group Merv. ("Darkie") Blandon 1, Sixto Escobar 2. Group 3: Young Tommy 1, Louis Salica 2, Speedy Dado 3, Pablo Dano 4, Star Frisco 5, Little Pancho 6. Flyweight.—Group 1: Midget Wolgas* I,' Jackie Brown 2, Benny Lynch 3.