LAWN TENNIS

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21457, 26 April 1935, Page 14

LAWN TENNIS

j —♦ — BRILLIANT CHILEAN WOMAN PLAYER MISS STAMMERS BEATEN (UHTED PE»SS A.SBOCHTIOH —»T EI.SCTIIC TELBCRAPS—COITRIOHT.) LONDON, April 23. A previously unknown Chilean tennis player, Senorita Anita Lizana, is being hailed by some critics as a second Suzanne Lenglen. Although only 20 years old and sft in height, she completely outclassed Miss K. E. Stammers, Great Britain's No. 3 player 6-4, 6-1 at the Birmingham tournament. Miss Stammers was unable to counter Senorita Lizana's terrific forehand and backhand drives and daring drop shots. Mr Stanley N. Doust, however, warns the over-confident. He expresses the opinion that Senorita Lizana, despite the promise she has shown, is insufficiently experienced to win the Wimbledon title this year. Miss Joan Hartigan (Australia) had an easy victory at Scarborough. She is now singles champion of the Nortli of England, both on hard courts and grass courts. Details are:— At Scarborough Women's Singles—Final: Miss Joan Hartigan (Australia) beat Miss R. Smith, 6-2, 6-2. Women's Doubles—Final: Misses Hartigan and Lawrence beat Miss Bullock and Mrs Fontes, 6-4, 10-8. At Birmingham Women's Singles—Semi-final: Senorita Anita Lizana (Chile) beat Miss K. | E. Stammers, 6-4, 6-1. ELIZABETH RYAN TO BE WRITER (Received April 25, 7.10 p.m.) LONDON, April 24. Elizabeth Ryan, the famous lawn tennis player, will retire from the competitive game after the Present: Italian championships and devote tne future to writing on the game. "WORSE THAN CANNIBALS" MENZEL ON AUSTRALIAN CROWDS LONDON, April 23. "The tennis public in Australia are worse than cannibals," declared Menzel in an interview with Doctor Willy Me'isl a sporting journalist from Prague. He added: "Never in. my whole career have I met more terrible people than these. It is impossible to concentrate on the game when the public shout, shriek, and whistle as in Australia." TOURNAMENT AT ROME

AUSTRALIAN DOUBLES SUCCESS CKAWFOKD AND M'(iRATH IN FORM (CKITED PBISB ASSOCIATION—BT EL»CTBI« TKLIOEiPB—COrTHOHT.) ROME, April 24. Results at the Italian tournament are as follows: WOMEN'S SINGLES Final Frau H Sperling (Germany) beat Signorina Valerio (Italy), 6-4, C-l. MEN'S SINGLES Semi-final Hines (England) beat H. R. Artens (Germany), 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. MIXED DOUBLES Quarter-final G P. Hushes and Miss E. M. Dearman beat D. F. Turnbull and Signorina Valerio, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Semi-final H O Hopman and Madame Jedrozejoweika beat Hughes and Miss Dearman. 6-3, 1-6, 6-3. MENS DOUBLES Semi-final J 11. Crawford and V. G. McGrath ■ Australia) beat Artens and Bawrowski. 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. J. Borotra and C. Boussus (France) beat D. P. Turnbull and V. McGrath (Australia), 5-7, 7-5, 6-1, 6-0. Final Crawford and McGrath beat J. Borotra and J. Brugnon (France), 4-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2. A Surprise The Australian success in the men's doubles final came as a big surprise to the crowded stands, where it was generally thought that their recent voyage would prevent them from holding the brilliant French veterans. The match was one of the greatest struggles ever seen in Italy. Crawford played magnificently, keeping his head and giving McGrath the requisite moral support in the opening sets, when the latter was off his game, seemingly overwhelmed by Borotra's flashing activities. Gradually McGrath recovered his nerve, and the Australians in the last three sets gave a dazzling display. Crawford's low returns of service perpetually had the Frenchmen worried, and even Borotra's dashing net play was of no avail. The game between Hughes and Miss Dearman and Turnbull and Signorina Valerio was most interesting. Turnbull began well, but tired, and the English pair played brilliant tennis. Borotra's and Brugnon's defeat of Turnbull and Quist assured a FrenchAustralian final. Borotra was in amazing form, and he deserved a large share of his team's victory. Quist and Turnbull, however, played beautiful tennis in the first set, forcing the Frenchmen into errors until they led 5-1. Borotra and Brugnon went to 5-4, but Turnbull's brilliant service assured the set. Borotra and Brugnon led 3-0 in the second set, but the Australians pulled up to 6-5. The thrilling twelfth game finally went to France. The last two sets were onesided, the French pair smashing everything in great style. The Australians looked as if they were suffering from the effects of their sea journey.

WOMAN'S FINE RECORD LONG SERIES OF SUCCESSES OAMARU, April 24. A tennis record that would be hard to eclipse has been established by Miss Dora Miller, of Oavnaru, winner of the North Otago and Otago championships, She has not lost a singles match in club, representative or championship tennis since Miss Rudkin beat '>m* in the Dominion championships at Christchurch in 1934, when she won the Plate. Every singles match in the present season has been won in straight sets her victims including Misses T. Pcole and E. Rudkin (Canterbury), and M. Pattison (Otago).