LAWN TENNIS

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 141, 14 March 1928, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS

THE AMERICAN TEAM - - I TILDEN TO BE CAPTAIN Philadelphia, March 12. W. T. Tilden has been named as captain of the United States Davis Cup tennis team by Mr. Joseph Wear, chairman of the Davis Cup Committee, lilden succeeds R. N. Williams, who led the team for six years. Mr. Samuels Collom. president of the United States Lawn Tennis Association, has notified Tilden. Hunter. Lott, Hennessey, Van Rvu. Allison, and Jones to report at Augusta (Georgia) on March 19, for trials for the American team. Those selected will meet Mexico in the first of the American zone matches. FRENCHMEN’S LAST GAMES IN AUSTRALIA Perth, March 13. In the concluding stage of the final tennis match, Australia v. France, Brugnon'beat Patterson, 6 —4. 6—2; Crawford beat Boussus. 6 —l. I—6. 6 —l; Borotrn and Brugnon beat Patterson and Hopman. 7—5, 6-4. The final scores are: France, five rubbers, thirteen sets: Australia, four rubbers, elevon sets. ST. JOSEPH DEFEATS MARIST After a well-contested game St. Joseph defeated Mariot by a narrow margin of 13 sets and 133 games to 11 sets and 119 games. The results are as follow' (winning team mentioned first): Men's Singles.-!’. Williams beat J. Gourley, 6—2; 11. Barnes lost to A. Costelloe, 2—6: J. Kennedy beat fl. Carruthers. 6—4; P. Hepburn lost to E. Fouh.v, 7- W. B. Gamble lost to IL Knight, 8— J. Wolfe beat E. Smith. 9—7. Ladies’ Singles.—Mis« Williams beat Mis s F. Donnelly. 6—l; Miss Kennedy lost' to Miss R. Cameron, 3-6; Miss Fouh.v lost to Miss G. MeDavitt. 4—6; Miss E. Hepburn beat Miss V. McGreevy, 6—4; Miss M. Hepburn lost to Miss L. Gould 3-6; Mi'S. Noble-Campbell beat Miss R. Ryan. 6-3. Men’s Doubles.—Williams and Barnes bent Gourley and Costelloe. 6—4: Gamble mid Kennedy lost to Carruthers and Knight. 7—9; Hepburn and Wolfe lost to Fouhv and Smith. 3—6. Ladies’ Doubles.-Misses Williams and Kennedy beat Mis=es Donnelly ami Cameron, s—l; Misses Fouhv and E. Hepburn beat Misses McGreevy and MeDavitt. 6-1; Miss M. Henburn and Mrs. Noble-Camnhell beat Misses Ryan and Gould. B—6. . Mixed Doubles.—Williams and Miss Williams lost Jo Gourley and Miss Donnelly, 3—6; Barnes and Miss lyennedy

beat Costelloe and Miss R. Cameron, 6-2; Kennedy and Miss E. Hepburn beat Carruthers and Miss MeDaviH. 6—3; P. Hepburn and Miss Fouhy lost to Knight and Miss Gould, 6—B; Gamble and Miss M. Hepburn lost to Fouhy ami Miss MeGrcevy, 4—6; Wolfe and Mrs. NobleCampbell beat Smith and Miss Ryan. 6-4. , . , During the Easter holidays six men players and six lady players belonging Io the six clubs affiliated with the Wellington Catholic Lawn Tenuis Association will be selected to represent Wei lington in its four to Hastings and Napier. The selected players will leave Wellington on Good Friday, and will plav Hastings representatives on Easter Saturday, and on Easier Monday Wellington will meet Napier. The tourists will leave for homo on Tuesday.