LAWN TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 118, 18 May 1920, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS.

Ashley Camplwll. doubles champion of Australasia iwith li. U. Pnxtersoni In 1914. ami holder of many rhaniploushtps at one time or anonher in New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia, is about fo take up residence in Auckland, bcinjr on his way now froui Soutii Australia, where hi- has been stntiomvl for some .rears in the employ of the C.S.K. Company as chemist, learning the Riniie in Sydney, where heplaved in A prade uiauhea. Campbell uexf ranie to MWbonrm? about l»H and joined the Oraie lark I'lub. Winning the second jMMinant with that club he shortly won bis I ;iB( against Sosrth Australia in the November tnters'tate iiwitcheN. He soon Ihksiw re\-o>fi]lsed as one of l>est doubles plovers, and as jtist about *he very toest of the' mixed doubles players, only K. I.ycett HvaHinß Mm. He- was a 'moiiber of the -.vinutai prmnlexsliip team jn Vtororla for three snccwislYe yearK. playing with (Irare lark. of whkh club he won tue championship on four occasion*, i'erhapa his beat year was the year when, taking a holiday ir.iiii bis work (which was very mrennous In ch-jracier with mnch work) he went over in May to Sydney and played In the lirtersratp games with suiccse, anil then won the ami mixed doubles ' chajcp'ionsbip against a field that included iA. B. Jones. H. 'Klce. end otiher Se<r South 1 Wales champions. OrtnpbeU's elnples game suffered from the lank of a telling drtve. tmt he made 'rp a lot by W» qiriekness of ; anticipatiou and dash at the net. One ■ writer once termed him "the champion I without a stroke." Campbell good-Tmturediy I Jis-lalraed rtie soft itup<?achuient. but in ■ inrth there was no stroke io bin battery ; that was distinctive, unless it might be his : short-angied volley from tihe iwl. He was I a player who required a great deal of prac- ] tice to produce absolutely his best form. I and often, Tie was uiurbte to spare the> time , from Ms work to ««t that practice. A firstclass sportsman, a. «tmd loeec. and a good I winner, bis departure leavee a gap, bat I Australia's lose ia New Zealand's gain If he can. find time orer here to indulge' in