LAWN TENNIS

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20990, 19 October 1933, Page 13

LAWN TENNIS

—, THE AUSTRALIANS AT , - NELSON TURNBULL AND QUJST WIN EXHILARATING MATCHES (i'KBSS ASSOCIATION TZUIGB.AM.) NELSON, October 18. The Australian tennis players, D. P. Turnbull and Adrian Quist, made'their first appearance in New Zealand today against Don France and N. Wilson, prominent Dominion players. In exhilarating matches . France beat Quist 6-4, 11-9. Turnbull beat Wilson, 6-3, 6-3. In the doubles the Australians beat the New Zealanders 6-4, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4. France played the best tennis of his career in the match with Quist. Quist made the attack throughout, displaying effective forehand drives and superb overhead play at the net, but France played steadily, judging his length well and scoring with seemingly impossible returns. Quist is a forcible player and was a better stroke exponent than France. The singles between Turnbull and Wilson saw a great service battle. The Australian's service is the second fastest in the world. He aced his opponent many times, Wilson retaliating with similar tactics. Turnbull hit hard with a great variety of strokes. He has a particularly fine- forehand drive across the court which had his opponent nonplussed at times. The singles matches produced a fine display, but the doubles aroused the enthusiasm of the crowd most. The games were evenly fought, many brilliant rallies resulting. Turnbull's terrific service troubled the New Zealanders. Turnbull arid Quist make a formidable pair, the latter's net play and the former's back court play making a strong combination. Wilson, in the doubles, gave a magnificent display of overhead strokes, scoring many winning shots with them. France's net work was most impressive. The third set, won by the New Zealanders, produced a great battle with inspired tennis. Turnbull and Quist travel to Christchurch to-morrow. -

ENGLISH PLAYERS IN CHRISTCHURCH PROSPECTS FOR WEEK-END MATCH A brief visit to Christchurch was paid yesterday by the members of the touring English lawn tennis team—F. J. Perry, H. G. N. Lee, and F. K. D. Wilde—who arrived by the ferry steamer from Wellington and left by the first express for Timaru, where they engaged in matches yesterday afternoon. They were motored over the hills from Lyttelton by officials of the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association, and before breakfast they found time to inspect Wilding Park, the Canterbury Association's ground, where on Saturday they will meet the visiting Australian players—D. P. Turnbull and A. K. Quist^—in a "test match." All the English players are fit, and hope to be in good form, and are looking forward to their matches at Wilding Park, the centre court of which impressed them very much in their brief inspection. Although all three have done a great deal of travelling in their tennis campaigns, none has previously visited New Zealand or Australia. Pex-ry and Lee in the last six months alone have travelled over a great portion of Europe and the United States. Perry, particularly, has had a strenuous time, a long and triumphant tour ol the United State 3 having followed the European tournaments and Davis Cup campaign. Perry's Performances. It is many years since Christchurch enthusiasts have nad the opportunity of seeing a player of the class of Perry in action. On this season's performances, inconsistent as they were in the earlier stages, he must be ranked second only to the Australian, J. B. Crawford. He suffered one or two reverses at the hands of inferior players during the English season, but rose to the occasion magnificently to ensure victory for Great Britain yy beating Henri Cociiet on the first day of the challenge round of the Davis Cup competition. His performance in winning the United States singles championship—being the first Englishman in 30 years lo do so—was the final triumph of a very successful season. Perry is tall and powerfully built, and the essence of bis game is speed and vigour. He plays his drives very early in the bounce, sometimes making the shot almost a half-volley, while his volleying and smashing are equal to the best in the world. Two Sound Players. H. G. N. Lee, the captain, is the ' veteran" of the team, but even so he is only 26.' Perry is 24 years of age and Wilde 22. Lee was a member of ■ the English Davis Cup team that has made such ..determined bids for the famous trophy during the last three years, and although his role has been less spectacular than those of Perry and Austin, . being confined largely to acting as emergency in both singles and doubles, his performances in international competition speak for his ability. He is a very sound player of the all-court type, with a particularly good volleying equipment. F. H. D. Wilde is one of the most promising of England's younger players. He won the junior championship of Great Britain in 1928, and has since represented England in international matches against Germany and Belgium. Like Lee he possesses a very sound stroke equipment, although he favours baseline play more than his captain does. The young Australian players. Turnbull and Quist, will be no less interesting to New Zealanders, for their performances this year as members of the Australian Davis Cup team have been such as to stamp them as future players of world class. As a doubles combination they cannot be far short of this standard now, for among many other famous pairs they ' beat during the season were H. E. Vines and K. Gledhill, holders at the time of the American doubles title, Court in Fine Order. No effort has been spared to ensure I that the matches in Christchurch are 1 played under conditions as near perfect as possible. The space between : the two stadium courts at Wilding Park will be utilised for the match, ! a proceeding that has been adopted ; on jv once previously*—on the occasion ' of the exhibition matches played by E D. Andrews, C. E. Malfroy, o. Angas, and H. A. Barnett last year. This piece of turf provided one ot the best surfaces that has ever been used for a lawn tennis match in New Zealand. Owing to the dry weather the ; court will be much faster than is usui ally the case so early in the year, i The extra seating accommodation that has been provided round the centre court will be acceptable bot-i to the public and to the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association and its affiliated provincial bodies, who are looking to the present tour to relievo to "some extent the anxiety caused by the financial difficulties of the last few years. The Draw. The English players will return to Christchurch to-day and will be Given a civic reception at noon to-moriow The Australians, Who have been playing in Nelson, will arrive in' Chn*tchurch to-morrow evening, ifte xoi

lowing is the draw for the matches on Saturday and Monday:— ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA. Saturday. SINGLES. Perry plays Quist.,, Lee plays Turnbull. DOUBLES. Perry and Wilde play Turnbull and Quist. Lee and Wilde play Turnbull and Quist. ENGLAND v. NEW ZEALAND. Monday. SINGLES. Lee plays D. G. France. Perry plays C. E. Malfroy. Wilde plays Angas. DOUBLES. Perry and Wilde play Malfroy and Angas. Perry and Lee play Malfroy and France. ENGLISH VISITORS RECEPTION AT TIMARU (SPECIAL TO THE niESS.) TIMARU, October 18. A civic reception was given at Timaru to-day to Messrs F. J. Pony, H. G. N. Lee, and F. H. D. Wilde, the visiting English tennis players, who were accompanied by Mr C. Angas, a former New Zealand champion, and Mr Reg. Browning, secretary of the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Asso- j ciation. ] Speeches of welcome were made by the Mayor of Timaru (Mr T. W. Satterthwaite) and Mr G. F. Smyth, vice-president of the South Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association. Mr Lee responded. This afternoon they played exhibition singles and doubles, assisted by Angas. There was a large attendance. It was not expected that the visitors would produce their best form after weeks of continuous journeying, after strenuous tournaments in the United States of America, but on the court they revealed something of the ability which has placed them in the first flight of world players. § Interest in Ferry. The chief interest centred in the appearance of Perry, who revealed a great variety of strokes and amazing accuracy both on the forehand and backhand. His overhead work also was outstanding. Perry beat Angas, 6-4, 6-2, but the Canterbury player gave a fine display, repeatedly breaking through Perry's service to score with cross-court shots. In the other singles Lee beat Wilde, 6-3, 6-0. Wilde was very patchy,' only occasionally producing outstanding shots, but he gave a much-improved display in the doubles, giving a brilliant exhibition of net play. In the doubles Angas partnered Perry and the pair took the first two sets. They then eased up, Lee and Wilde winning the next two sets, but Perx-y and Angas clinched the match by winning the final set, 6-2. Angas produced tennis in keeping with that of the visitors, his service and angle shots being his best assets. The visitors were entertained at dinner to-night. To-morrow they will be taken to the Timaru Boys' High School, where they will be accorded a reception, and later will be taken for a motor drive to Mr J. H. 1C Jamieson's homestead at Tycho, afterwards leaving on the express for Christchurch. '

SUNDAY PLAY DECISIONS OF WELLINGTON EDUCATION BOARD (riiEBS AJSSOCIAT(,O.S- TELSCItAM.) WELLINGTON, October 18. A motion by the chairman to rescind a resolution that tennis should be allowed on the school courts on Sundays, subject to the scHool committee's assent was lost at to-day's meeting of the Education Board. There was no discussion and the voting was the same as that which carried the motion seven and six. . , An executive meeting held last evening refused, tjy four votes to three, a request from the Rev. Bramwell Scott that the board should receive a deputation on the matter. A new by-law authorising school committees to allow Sunday tennis if they so desire was confirmed by today's meeting of the board, and fur- j ther discussion arose over the position of the Island Bay Tennis Club, whose lease with the board directly prohibits play on Sundays, these courts not being controlled by the school committee. This matter was deferred for month pending an expression of legal ; opinion. AIIIS WILLS-MOODY',S ILLNESS CONFIDENCE OF COMPLETE RECOVERY (UNITED PRES9 ASSOCIATION— BY KLECTIUC TELEGRAPH —COPYRIGHT.) SAN FRANCISCO, October 17. Mrs Helen Wills-Moody, after being bedridden for nearly two months, is recovering from her back injuries, and to-day she walked for the first time since her accident. "I feel confident I shall be able to play again and regain the national championship, but the doctors say it will be at least six months before I touch a racket," she said. The protracted treatment for dislocated vertebrae has left Mrs WillsMoody weak, and she said the road to recovery would be long. She said she had received no offers to turn professional, and had rejected a motion picture offer because she was content to live as she was doing.

HORORATA Y. IIAKAIA Women's Singles—Miss C. Shannon 4, Miss M. McKeuzie 6; JIiSE M. Brown 0, Miss Ethel Thorno 3; Miss O. Stewart Miss E. Oliver :i; Mrs JJ. Scott 2, .Miss Kdith Thorno 4; Miss ,1. Henderson "J, Hiss D. Oliver G; Miss H. Breach 4, Miss K. Cray Men's Singles—l>. Henderson C. S. Gibson 3, J. O'lleilly J, W. Bell 0: V. I>. M. Jamieson 0, Cr. Cartwrigbt 4; r l\ Shannon 5, K. Kellawny 0; 11. Freer 1, K. B. Ualrocr C; A. It. Edwards 1, Ij. Wells 3. AVon len's I 'oubles —blisses Shannon and Brown 3, Misses McKeuzie and Thorrn; C; Miss Stewart and Mrs Jamieson 4, Misses Oliver and Thorno 0; Misses Henderson and Breach 6, Misses Oliver and Gray 1. Men's Doubles —Henderson and O'Reilly 2, Gibson and Bell f>; Jamieson ami .Shannon (j, Kellaway and Carlwriglit P.; Fr>er and Botherway 2, Dalmer and Wells 6. Mixed Doubles —Miss Shannon and Henderson 6. Miss McKenzia end Gibson 4; Miss Brown and O'Reilly 3, Miss Thorno and Bell 6; Miss Stewart and Shannon 4, Miss E. Oliver and Kellaway 0; Mrs Jainieson and Jamieson G, Miss K, Thorne and Cartwright 4; Miss Henderson and Freer 6, Miss t>. Oliver and Dalmor fi; Miss Breach and Botherway 0, Miss E. Gray and Wells 3. Hororata won by 107 games to 101.