LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 496, 1 May 1909, Page 13

LAWN TENNIS.

, (By Intwi-Club.) Tho result of:the match between the Nov South Wales and New Zealand ladies' teami vvas eagerly looked for. ■ Even those wh< farewelled the toani from the wharf lasi week, and predicted victory,' must have beei agreeably surprised at tho very substantia win, of tho New Zealanders. When the result of the first day's play camo through it looked as though our players were goinjtlown, ' but their play improved t-o Buch ar extent on tho Saturday, that they quicklj placed tho result of tho match boyond doubt Aliases Gray,- l>owdrellj and Ward■ were' tht greatest autt'erers through the trip across and they could not' bo expected to show thei] true form after being bad sailors for - tin whole - trip. The team has done 1 , splendidly and, has won the, match' that it was' principally oyer to qapture. It is 'to be hoped that tennis players will give the ladiei an enthusiastic wolcomo on their return t( Wellington on .May 12. Should-Victoria bi ible to send its strongest team to Sydnej -0 play against New Zealand next week, a rcry . fine contest ; .shou]fl' be, the result. 'Tb< Victorians have three lady players, said tt be considerably stronger than any others ii Australia.'. A. team composed of Misses Adlison,. .Gyton, Stewart, Mrs. Cater, Misses Ihomas and Yuille, would be'very hard tc seat. _ Airs. Cater . was., tho Victorian champion in. IJOO.. Sho was beaten by Miss Nun flelcy ..in 1896, .tho New 'Zealand player win3mS 6 ;4, G~~O, .but in the following veai iho regained the New. South Wales chamMonship by beating Miss Nunneloy 6—3 ~ 6 :'What-with" the ■ Victorian and New Zealand ladies engaged at the Noii south Wales championship meeting, tho' lalies of tha Mother State will/havo to pla\ lbove their usual form to defend thoi'r titla luccessftilly.. Miss 'Nunnoley has been disposed of, in one of tho early rounds, by Mis< >towart,.the clever Victorian player, llisi stowart .beat ; Miss' iJaker, .-the New So'utL Wales champion, 7 —9, 9—7, 7—5, in llu natch Victoria v.. Now South\Wales, and t looks as' though the championship of -Ken ir ?j?'" fought .out between he: (?. M'ss Addison, the- Victorian champion, u p o , ™ rcl l may spring .a surprise, but ■ho will have .to improve upon, the form iho has been showing, to' hold her own tgainst such fine; players as' tho Victorians iavo: proved .themselves, to* be. '.(••• ■■' -'•• Miss Addison beat' Miss Bakor, 10-:B ■ n tho Intcr-Stato Match, and that wiii :learly_pomts out tho ultimate winner in the Jpon Singles Championship.;, The Victorian W. somewhat; aftor.-tho: :.style' .'d! Miss lowdroll but besides having a fine drive-on both back and foro hand, hor , volleying'is amply: wonderful. Any short stuff ;comi'ng jO'her.-u lolled, m a much bettor, style!: and nth; more pace than Miss Gray, oi Auckland, has shown. . • ; _ Tlio perioral opinion is that if tho New ieaianders give, attention' to, volleyiiig'tlioii jamo would; be a ..splendid one.V-Two'good rolleyers' would defeat Misses Powdrell and Nunneloy. evoiy time, the latter, being -bast lino # pia t yors puro and simple. l i.. . Miss Nunneloy did,not work too well witli ;hi>3 Powdrell m the doubles, being inclined to_.take.more .than her. share,' and then cam< inisundeptandings." Unless , these , player! combine -better, . they will hot have achanc* winning the Doubles CSiampionship . ol Now South;-. Wales. ' Miss Welfwood'a plaj has, been. carefully ■ watched,. and, in. tho opin l 0?} 1 of,,soyoral good .Australianv players .sh< will improve her game' quite 50' per ocnt; ii she goes m, for;more volleyiiig. 'In fact, i "si would. Miss Ward, but tho': New Zealanc Udios seem to be afraid, to'hit ,anything over h-oad unless compelled to. Their exporienci m Sydney : should; make them adopt vollov ing.in the future. ■H*. J j : Doherty;' the supposed invincible ?an-o to grief at; the Monte Carlo diampioii ships, being only able to secure the doubles It haS;been usual for,liimto t-ake the- singles doubles, . and, combined; year, in and year-out (!. .13. Alexander was tho destroying playe and _Wallis ..Myers and -Mis: iripp (tho latter being a' very hard-liittint base, line, flayer) ..caused the sensation bi Jverpowerihg -Dohbrty and Countess: Sehiilen" bergi _m •:. ; tae.. v ;-i»mbi#ed;.:: ; .'AkxMiderj''Vth< Amencap.,:player,-.who,,'with'. Baals Wright competed for . tho .Davis Cup in Melkourm last :Noyember," attended: the' Monte? Garli tournamentj, aiid'lijs friends predicted that hi would jstop l tno, English. player.. from 'secur ing tjlie.valuablo. cup,, Doherty had only t< wm it-the .third': time.;to secure; it striigh out. Alexander was in. th<?, pink: of ■' lust' his .friends, : and 'fore lbly ~to go. all out.; Doherty wa ronident; ibut.-wM. not q'uito sure : about tin' Monte Carlo courts suiting .his game; HiL rushed to the" front and/led 4—2 in the: firs set;! then':'Alexander 1 forced the game, ■' an< a great fight, saw him take , the; first.scHe kept up his attack, and was eve M the net to meet' Doherty's returns, wticl were .certainly, placed with . beautiful' accur acy, but ■ Alexandor, .with' ; tigerish;, bounds j . lißr©, ; there, - aiid ■ overywhor* tvitli. deadly smashes. •• Doherty played for i inp,-expecting the net plaver to go off hi he waited in : vain.:.! The Americai took the-second set; 6-4, and : in- the fina cracked«on, the pace; and played all oyer th< pne-time! champion, beating him' C—] ji 6 ! m - T' lo Americans ivero wildli 4.6lighted; : over cfcho result, and it ;; is now pos able -that the winner .will journey to Wim bledou;nnth' the, idea/of' lifting - .'the All England. Chariipioiiship,, at which mectinr EIL, Doherty ;is' expected to,be again a ictitor.