LAWN TENNIS

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20986, 14 October 1933, Page 17

LAWN TENNIS

ENGLISH VISITORS MATCHES AT WILDING PARK The opening or the plan lor reserved seats Tor the international lawn tennis matches, which are to take place at Wilding Park during next week-end is announced. On Saturday next, a match will be played between the English players, F. J. Perry, H. G. N. Lee, and F. H. D. Wilde, and the Australians!, D. P. Turnbull and A. K. Quisl. On Monday, October 23 (Labour Day), a test match will be played between England and New Zealand, the Dominion being represented by C. E. Malfroy, D. G. France, and C. Angas. The match on Saturday will consist ol two singles and two doubles, while in the test match on the Monday, three singles and two doubles matches will take place. Additional accommodation has been erected at Wilding Park. As not more than one match will be in progress at the same time, a special court will be marked out in the centre of the stadium enclosure. The plan will open at the Canterbury Sports Depot at 9 a.m. on Monday, and the prices are 10s and 7s 6'd, plus tax, for each day. Unreserved scats are ss, plus tax.

UNITED CLUB'S OPENING The opening of the season ot" the United Bowling, Tennis, and Croquet Club, which is the largest of its kind in the Dominion, will take place today. Mr H. Kitson. chairman of the Christchurch Domains Board, will oflicially declare the season open at 2.30 p.m. The club's grounds are ideally situated in Hagley Park, and constitute one of the beauty spots of the city. There are. in addition to three croquet lawns and two bowling greens,- no fewer than 34 grass tennis courts. MISS RIDLEY IN AMERICA /U.WKD I'ItESS ASSOCIATION'— UV FAA'ATHW •l'El/K'JBArH—COtriUGIIT.) (Received October 13, 7.30 p.m.) WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS (West Virginia), October 12. Miss Joan Ridley (England), the defending champion, entered the final of the women's singles at the Green Briar 'r.ulumri tennis tournamenat, defeating Miss Eliza Coxe, of Ashevillc, Ohio, 6-1, 0-1, to-day. POSSIBILITY OF OPEN TENNIS TITLE MOVE TO PROFESSIONALISM (totted press association—by electeic telegram—copyright.) LONDON, October 12. Writing in the "Daily Mail," Mr S. N. Doust foresees a landslide of tennis amateurs to professionalism, with possibly the introduction at an early date of an open, in addition to the amateur, championship. As a result of the progress of W. T. Tilden's schemes four prominent British players declare unhesitatingly that they will join Tilden in international matches, similar to the Davis Cup matches. THANKFUL TENNIS PLAYERS. Now they can have their racquets restrung with first quality Cyclone Gut for 12s 6d. Guaranteed 90 days against breakage or defects. Retains high tension. Bring or post your racquet to The Tennis Shop, Armagh street. One day service. —G