OVERSEAS SPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 221, 19 September 1927, Page 7

OVERSEAS SPORT.

Lacoste Defeats Tilden In Straight Sets. % U.S.A. TENNIS TITLE. NEW YORK, September 17. In the final of the American national turf court tennis championship to-day Lacoste, the holder, defeated Tilden in the final round, 11—9, 6—3, 11—9. Yesterday in the semi-finals Tilden defeated Hunter, 14—12, 6—l, 4—6, 9—7, and Lacoste defeated Johnston, from 'whom he was never in any real danger, 6 -2 2—6, 6—4, 6—l. ° Lacoste's victory over Tilden appeared to show the superiority of one of the most accurate players over a hard fighting and brilliant, but erratic, opponent. Tilden in the first set led 7—6 and 40—0, and netted the point which would give' him the set. Although Lacoste required seven more games to win the set he succeeded because he was steadier and Tilden's errors were more numerous. Tilden in the second set was leading 3—l, but Lacoste took the next five games. In the third set Tilden was 4—l an«l also o —3, and in the ninth game wanted one point to win the set, but his mistakes again lost him the set, although it took Lacoste 12 more games to win it. Tilden's old flashing style with hi 3 bombardment service appealed to the eye, but Lacoste won every volleying deal. His steadiness assured that he returned the ball and he pushed his opponent to the limit. French Team's Tour. M. Gillou, manager of the victorious Davis Cup team, states the three members to tour will proceed first to South America from Paris on October 15, next probably to South Africa and from there to Australia. Lacoste intended to stay several weeks in America and would play exhibition matches in Canada with Washer, the Belgian Davis Cup player. William Johnston announces that he will not play in the Davis Cup competition in future owing to the physical strain and also for business reasons.

NEXT DAVIS CUP PLAT. PARIS, September 18. The newspapers are discussing the arrangements for next year's Davis Cup match. They point out that a suitable grass court does not exist in France, and suggest the use of a hard court. GOULBURN-SYDNEY RACE. OSBORNE AND T.ahtr FASTEST. SYDNEY, September IS. A field of 143 riders competed yesterday in the Dunlop amateur and professional cycle road race from Goulburn to Sydney. Hird won the professional and Shaw the amateur race. Heavy rain fell over tho whole course on Friday and filled the holes in the road and made it very slippery. Rain fell during most of the journey over 120 miles. In the professional race Hird took the lead before ten miles had been covered and for 113 miles he was compelled to ride unpaced. He rode a great race from the start and at Mossvale was leading by nine minutes. The general opinion was that Hird would not be able to keep up the fast pace, as he is 4S years of age, but he was able to maintain his long lead, and, increasing his advantage, won with ease. In the amateur race Shaw rode strongly throughout, and moving up at Mossvale obtained the lead at Picton. He kept ahead with ease and won comfortably. The results in the professional race were: P. J. Hird, New South Wales, 1; D. J. Anderson, Victoria, 2; R. Compton, New South Wales, 3. Time, 6h 44m. The fastest time was recorded by P. Osborne, 5h 5Gm 40 l-ss. Thi* is a new record. The amateur race resulted: J. A. Shaw New South Wales, 1; S. O'Sullivan, New South Wales, 2; A. Pontifex, New South Wales, 3. Time, 6h 33m 39 l-ss. The fastest time was recorded by R. W. Lamb, Victoria, 6h Om 44 4-ss. A message from Perth says the evele road race, Beverley t« Perth, 116 miles, was won by F. James in oh 3om. A protest was lodged against the winner on the ground that he deviated from the proper course The hearing of the protest was adjourned. N.S.W. RUGBY TOUR. DEVON AND CORNWALL BEATEN LONDON, September 17. At a Rugby football match at Devonport, the Waratahs, the New South Wales team, defeated a combined Devon and Cornwall team by 30 points to 3. The visitors gave a bright and inspiriting display. They took some time to settle down, and their handling of the ba IJ" the early stages of the game left « to be desired, but the longer the g* lasted the better the whole «deP 7^ The forwards he€le £. .halves were fast in the loose, w * d continually setting which comducted and fast ™ nts . pletely outdated t*«i <»I r