LAWN TENNIS
MENZEL TO VISIT NEW ZEALAND An announcement that Roderich Atenzel, the brilliant Czcchoslavakian player, would accompany the Englishmen, F. J. Perry and G. P. Hughes,; in their tour of New Zealand early in the coming season, was made at the annual meeting of the council of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association in Wellington. It is also hoped to arrange lor V. G. Kirby (South Africa) to visit New Zealand at the same time. Menzcl is one of the most colourful personalities in European tennis today. Nearly six feet four inches in height, and very powerfully built, he is one of the hardest hitters in the fiame, and has defeated at various times most of the leading players of the world. Kirby is a fine player in singles, and with Menzel he has achieved many triumphs in doubles thin season. It is understood that a strong effort is also being made to secure a visit from a fourth woman player to accompany (he three English women. Misses D. E. Round, N. M. Lyle, and K. M. Dearman, during their tour of the Dominion. EASTERN CHAMPIONSHIPS ENGLISH WOMEN IN SEMIFINALS (L'MITED PKJS3 ASSOCIATION—BY «LJICT*IO TELEGRAPH— COI'T&IGHT.) NEW YORK, August 30. English players advanced to the semi-finals of the women's singles at the Eastern grass courts tennis tournament to-day. Miss F. James beat Mrs Norman Taubele (New York) 6-0, 7-5, Miss K. E. Stammers beat Miss Jane Sharp (Pasadena), 6-2, 6-1, and Miss Betty Nuthall beat Miss Theodosia Smith, 6-3, 6-1. In the semi-finals to-morrow Miss Stammers will meet Baroness Levi and Miss James will play Miss Nuthall. Men's Singles Quarter Finals Mako beat G. Hall 6-4, 7-5. F. X. Shields beat C. S. Suter, 6-0, C-4. Parker beat Tidball, 6-1, 6-3. Lott beat Bell. 6-1, 6-3. MACHINE RACQUET RESTRINGING Longer life and greater strength and speed is given your racquet when it is restrung to an absolutely uniform tension. A restring with First Quality Cyclone Gut 12s 6d, 17s 6d, and 25s (90day guarantee). The Tennis Shop, 127 Armagh street.
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Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21258, 1 September 1934, Page 22
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