IN THREE FINALS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 252, 24 October 1932, Page 7

IN THREE FINALS.

MALFROY IN FORM. Captures Dulwich Covered Court Singles Title. TILDENESQUE VOLLEYING. (United P.A.-Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 1 p.m.) LONDON, October 23. C. Malfroy (New Zealand) defeated Ritchie (Britain), 6—4, 6—4, 2—6, 7—5, in the final of the Dulwich covered court tournament. Malfroy and Ritchie were defeated in the doubles final by Lee and Miki, G—2, 2—6, B—6,8 —6, I—6, 6—2. Malfroy also lost the mixed final.

Wallis Myers, in "the "Daily Telegraph," describee Malfroy and Ritchie as two of this year's most improved players. Frail ce, Australia, South Africa and Rumania have all won the Dulwich title, and this is New Zealand's first success.

Malfroy, figuring in all finals, played 121 games in one afternoon, a feat which Wallis Myers highly praises.- Malfroy's serving and volleying, he describes, as almost Tildenesque.

M.C.C. TOUR. WEST AUSTRALIAN MATCH. (Received 2 p.m.) PERTH, this day. There was no play on Saturday in the first match of the English cricketers' Australian tour against a West Australian eleven. Heavy rain fell all night, and the pitch was flooded. , . The visitors on Friday had made 334 runs for eight wickets (Pataudi 166, Sutcliffe 54). The weather to-day is fine, and .although the wicket is heavy, play is being resumed. Five inter-State players, including Bradman, have arrived to take part in the second match between an Australian eleven and the visitors, commencing on Thursday. NEARLY A BRAWL. LURICH PEEVED AT DEFEAT. SYDNEY, October 23. After 12 months' supremacy in the wrestling ring Tom Lurich was defeated at the Leichhardt Stadium last evening by Walter Browning on points. Each man secured one fall. A record crowd of spectators acclaimed Browning, while Lurich took his defeat badly and shaped threateningly at the referee. Browning appeared to be ready to settle the argument by force, but the intervention of officials prevented a brawl developing.