LAWN TENNIS.
■THE DAVIS CUP. WILDING "UNABLE TO PLAY. By. Tclegraphr-Prtss Association—Copyright , . Sydney, March 20. The Council of th-3 Tennis Association lias received;'.a' cablo message that A. F. Wilding is unavailable for play in the Davis Cup owing to business engagements, but Doust is willing to go to America. - 1 In view of this the council has decided to, agree to America's request that the preliminary tie be played in, America. Jl. M. Rice was chosen to replace Wilding. The team sails' for America on April 5. The American Association has been asked..to arrange matches in California and elsewhere. ' ENGLISH TEAM'S . TOUR. v London, March 20. The*.newspaper "Lawn. Tennis" publishes a lettx'ir from Mr. Hicks on the results of. the Davis Cup tour. Mr. Hicks pays a tribute to the English team's sportsmanship and popularity. Sydney, March 21. The New South Wales lawn tennis representatives beat Victoria by 7 rubbers, 159 games; to four rubbers, 144 games.
'■ THE OTAGO TOURNAMENT. (By Telegraph'.—Prosa Association.) Dunedin, March 21. The Otago Lawn Tennis. Association's annual tournament opened to-day in splendid weather. The entries total 2-15, as against 271 in 1912, and 334 in the record year (1911). Had.the mixed doubles championship beon retained in the programme tho entries would have been about equal to last year. The following aro the results of the. championship events:— Men's Champion Singles. First round: A. B. M'Kerrow beat G. Walker, 6—l, G—3; J. Tregear beat F. M. B. Fisher by default; E, B. Andrae beat R, Wood, 6—o, 6—l; G> R- Black beat N. Anderson, 6—2, 6—3; N. Crammond beat H.-G. Hill, 6 1, 6-2; W. Pearce beat S. J. Taylor, 9—7, 6—2; T. M'Dougall beat A. Taylor, 6—3, 6—2; J. S. Nicolson beat J.'H. Walker, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5; A. E.-Har-raway beat R. V. Bundle, t —G, G—2, 6—l ; W. Bray beat W. A. Scott, G-% 6—2; R. S. Brown beat S. N. Brown, I—G, 7—5, G—3; P. T. Walker beat P. Braithwaite, 6—l, o—6, 6—2; Bray beat A. Lindsay, o—l, G—i; H. S. Hamilton beat R. A. Wilkie, 6-1, G-3; J. S. Sinclair beat G. Osbourne, 4—6, 6 —4, 6—3. Ladies' Champion Singles. First round: - Miss R. White beat Miss J. Campbell, 9—G; Miss J. Cook teat Miss W. Hislop by default; Miss J. Fraser beat Miss A. L. London, by default.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1704, 22 March 1913, Page 6
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