Lawn Tennis, [Br Huka.] THE COLONIALS IN ENGLAND.

Evening Post, Volume LXX, Issue 37, 12 August 1905, Page 14

Lawn Tennis, [Br Huka.] THE COLONIALS IN ENGLAND.

A. W. Dunlop, the Victorian player, Competed at tho Northern Championship Meeting, which was held before tho All-England contest. He beat Casdagli in the second round, 6—3,6 — 3, 6—2,6 — 2, 5—7,5 — 7, 6—36 — 3 ;in tho third round he put C. G. Allen out, B—6, 6—l, 6—4; bub fell to Riseiey in the semi-final, 6—o,6 — 0, 6—l,6 — 1, 6—4.6 — 4. Dunlop and Casdagli beat the Aliens in the second round of the doubles, 4—6, 6—l, 6—2, 6—4; but went down to Smith and Riseiey in tho final, 3_6, 6—2, 4—6, 6—4, 6—2. Dunlop was very active, and made many marvellous returns off smashes, anything to which he could get his racket being brought back into court from almost impossible positions. In the handicap events Dunlop won the singles, from owes 15, with the loss of only one set in tho six matches played. Miss May Sutton made her first appearance in England at this tournament, and she reached the semi-final with a loss of only three games, after playing three rounds. In the semi-final she beat Miss C. M. Wilson, 6—2, 6—2, and won the final (which gave her the Northern Championship), 7—5,7 — 5, B—6,8 — 6, from Miss H. Lane. She played the five rounds without the loss of a set. Her forehand is very severe, and she wins many points by an effective, but rather clumsy, volley. Tho All-England ladies' and gentlemen's championship doubles came off at this meeting, and Riseiey, with Miss Wilson, beat Casdagli and Miss Sutton in the final, 4—6, 6—l, 6—2. The holders, Smith and Miss Thomson, won the Challenge Round from the above winneis, 6—2,6 — 2, 6—l.6 — 1. At the East Croydon tournament,, held on June 12th and following days, Parker, Wilding, and .Dunlop competed. Gore beat Parker in the semi-final for the East Surrey Chauipionship, 6—3,6 — 3, 4—6,4 — 6, 6—2.6 — 2. The report of the tournament has it that probably the best match played was the one between Gore and Parker. The last-named player was described as having improved immensely since his last visit to England, and he played a capital game against Gore -until want of condition told. Gore drove with capital pace and length, and it was remarkable how consistent he was in his game when hitting so hard. In the final against Wilding he was quite at .his best,, and won easily, 6—3, 6—3, 6—l. Wilding is spoken of as having made no improvement since last year, and was playing a more careful game than previously, thereby losing many of his winning strokes that used to score outright. (He must have improved later on, however, to secure a place in the International team, displacing Parkerj.. In the open mixed event. Wilding and Miss StJtwell Brown were the popular fancy from the beginning. In the semifinal, against Parker and Miss Farrington, it looked any odds against them, as it was set all, and Parker led 4 love in the third set. But by Borne splendid playing Wilding and his partner took the next six games and thematch. The final, which was finished in the dark, fell to Wilding and Miss Stawell Brown by their defeating Prebble and Miss D. Boothby, 6—4, 6—2. In the handicap singles Parker (owes 15 2-6ths) got to the final, and would probably have won had it been played out, but Walter (receives 15 4-6ths) and he elected to divide. Ritchie (owes 30), Brookes (owes 30), Dunlop (owes 15 2-6ths), and Eaves (owes 15 2-6ths) also were competitors. Parker and Lane (owes 3-6ths) were beaten in the second round by Charlton and Smith (receives 15 I-6U1) ; the match was a heavy one, the latter pair winning, o—6, B—6, B—6 Wilding and Warnant lost to Powell Brothers in the third round, 6—3 6—3. Parker and Miss Stawe.l Brown (owe 30) got to the semi-final of the Combined, when they retired. The Queen's Club's open tournament saw most of the crack visiting players out for the Championship of London. Thutyeight entries were received for the men's singles, and in addition to a good class entry of English players, the Australasian exponents competed, and the team from the United States made its first publio appearance. Brookes and Parker won their matches in the first round easily* but in the second round Halcombe Ward (America) beat Parker, 6—2, 6—3, 6—3, and Brookes beat Flavelle in hollow fashion, 6—o, 6—o, 6—o In the third round Dunlop beat Clothier (America), 6—4,6 — 4, 3—6, 6—l, 6—1 5 Brookes had 'an onsy win from Forbes ; and Halcombe Ward met Ritchie, who was dazzled completely by the American's clever service in the first and second sets, but in the third set the Britisher showed great improvement, and actually gob within a stroke of set, which, however, ultimately went to the American at lO—B, and the match at 6—l,6 — 1, 6—l,6 — 1, 10—8. Brookes put Dunlop out in the fourth round, 6—3, 6—o,6 — 0, 6—2,6 — 2, and 'then came tho battle royal, with Wright and Ward (America.), Brookes (Australasia), and Gore (England) in the semi-finals. The match between Normiiu Brookes v. Beals Wright was a contest which was intensely interesting from start to finish, as Brookes, playing

beautiful tennis, took the first two sets at 6—36 — 3 and 6—46 — 4 respectively, but lost the next at 6—4, and then got to 4—24 — 2 in the fourth. Wright, however, who had been playing- "with a great deal of discretion and had stuck to his man most gamely, secured this sot at 6—4.6 — 4. At the start of tho fifth and last set it was evident that the pace was beginning to tell on Brookes. His returns were feeble, his service Licked tho accuracy which characterised his play in the earlier stages, and though the American lost the first game, he won tho set easily by 6—l,6 — 1, which gave him the match, 3—6, 4—6, 6—4, 6—4, 6—l. The match occupied over two hours, and Wright owed his victory to better general ship and superior overhead volleying, his treatment of lobs being splendid. In the other match, Gore v. Halcombe Ward, the former, after a very bad start, in which, chiefly owing to Ward's puzzling service, he lost the opening set at 6—l,6 — 1, made a splendid effoit in the second, and playing right up to form finally secured the set at B—6.' In the third set Ward led 3—l, but 4 all was called, then the American ran out winner, 6—4.6 — 4. In the fourth set Gore again came away, and by dint of some splendid passing shots took the first four games, and ultimately won the set, 6—2.6 — 2. As in tho last set, Ward had the serve, and the score reached. 4 all. Ward made it s—Or,5 — Or, and a prolonged struggle looked certain, as Gorej who was 40 — 30, looked like winning off a splendid^ drive, which, however, was returned in a marvellous fashion by his opponent. He again got the 'vantage, and only had to score a seemingly easy but deceptive cut stroke to equalise the game, which, however, he failed to do, and lost the deciding set, 6—4, and the match, 6—l, 6—B, 6—4, ty—'b, 6—4. It was a splendid contest, and Gore gave one of the finest expositions of base-line play seen for many years in England, while Ward's placing and clever overhead work was simply a treat. In tho final, Beals Wright scratched to his compatriot, and Halcombe Ward is the champion of London for 1905. In tho Doubles Ward and Wright beat Brookes and Dunlop in the semi-finals, 6—l, 9—7, 6—3.6 — 3. The losers got to A—lA — 1 in the second set and held the 'vantage, but then lost. Wright, for the winners, and Dunlop, on tho other side, did some splendid smashing. Lamed and Clothier (America), on the other side of the draw, beat .Flavelle and Ritchie, 5—7, 7—5, 6—3, 6—4.6 — 4. The final was won by Lamed and Clothier, who beat Ward and Wright,

6—4, 7—5,7 — 5, 2—6, 6—4, but it was more or less a friendly knock up, and the losers, properly extended, could probably have won it. In the Mixed Doubles three of the colonials got to the semi-finals, when Dunlop and Miss Thomson beat Parker and Mrs. Grcville, 6—3, 6—4; and Brookes and Miss Morion disposed of Ritchie aud Miss Tullock (England), B—6,8 — 6, 4—6, 6—3. Dunlop and his partner won the final from Brookes and Miss Morton, B—6, 4—6,4 — 6, 6—3. In the handicap events Wilding (scratch) beat Parker (scratch), 6—o, 6—2 in the first round, but fell to Hunter (receives 15) in tho third round, 3—6, 6—2, 6—2; Dunlop (receives 2—6) beat Ritchie (owes 3—6) in the same round, 5—7, 6—4, 6—3,6 — 3, iind, going on, won the semi-final from Pollard, 6—3, 6—2, and tho final from Adams (receives 4—6),4 — 6), 6 — l,i 6—o.6 — 0. In tho Mixed, Lawrie and Mrs. Armstrong (receive 15) beat Parker and Miss Stawell Brown (owe 15 2-6ths), 6^3, 2—6, 6—l. In connection with the Brookes v. Wright match for the Championship of London, in which the former went to pieces, it seems that he slackened up a bit in the third set, when a 3-set to love victory seemed in store for him. He was nevei himself, again for the rest of the day, particularly in the Doubles. Lamed, it seems, has a service method particularly his own. He puts his left foot sideways and parallel to the base-line when ' about to serve. This enables him to put a tremendous amount of free body swing into his stroke. / THE ALL-ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. ___ • The entries received for the Championship Singles numbered 71, which was a record, and in addition': to the leading players of the United States, Australasia, and the Continent of Europe, included all the leading players of Great Britain • and Ireland. p The weather on the opening day, was all that could be desired (barring the dust outside), and tho attendance was capital. The match of the day in the centre court, after Riseiey had beaten Flavelle somewhat easily, was between Halcombe Ward (champion of America) and S. H. Smith. It was no doubt the expectation of seeing a sensational contest in this match that .brought about such a record attendance for the first day of the meeting. It was soon seen that Smith was j

able to deal effectively with Ward' 6 tricky services, and though the American led at 4—34 — 3 in the first set, Smith eventually placed it to his credit at 6—4,6 — 4, and also got to s—l in the second before Ward managed to win a couple of games, which were, however, of no use, seeing that Smith secured set at 6—3. With the score at 5—3 against him i nthe third set Ward made a great attempt to retrieve his position, making it 6—5,6 — 5, but all to no purpose, as Smith, drawing level, ran out a Turner of the set at B—6, and of the mntch at 6—4, 6—3,6 — 3, B—6. Smith was ight at the top of his form, and not only did he return Ward's difficult service, but he returned it with killing effect. He also treated the American's short drop shota with the same result, purely through his great activity in getting to them. That was the first big match in the first round for the championships of 1905, and many said that the win was a good omen for England. R. F. Doherty scratched in the first round. Brookes, the only Australasian drawn for the first round, won his match easily. Wilding in the top half (second round) drew against Dunlop, and beat him, 6—4, 7-^, 6-^4. Parker, in the lower half, got a win in against Doust (Australia), 6—2,6 — 2, 6—3,6 — 3, 7—5.7 — 5. Kitson, the Transvaal champion, went down to Pollard, 7—5, 6—4, 5—7, 6—2. As far as information goes, nothing special happened in the second round. The Americans came through fairly easily, | as did most of the other fancied players, excepting Lemaire, of Belgium, who lost to Parton, 4—6, 6—4, 6—4, 5—7, 6—l. The above is a mere glimpse at some of the play as far as the All-Comers' Singles showed on the first day. The Old Boys Club intends sending a team to Christchurch at an early date to play a couple of matches. s A Kistalce. i Some people think that their stomach and liver do not want attending to in the winter — think mat it is only the hot weather that upsets those organs, but that is all nonsense. In the winter, "you do not eat so much fruit, a natiiVal laxative, and you eat. more heartily, especially of rich stews and puddings, therefore it stands to reason that ChaniI berlain s Stomach and Liver Tablets are ! "Just What You Need."

Air. Andrew White, the -distin«u.ishe4 American diplomat, in his autobiography, gives some very amusing illustrations of an Ambassador's life. Here is one delightful instance: — "One morning the mail brought me a. large packet filled with little squares of cheip cotton cloth. 1 was greatly puzzled tc know tin-it purpose until, a few days, later, there came a letter which, with - changes of proper names, ran as follows : — 'Sir : We are going to have a fancy fair for the benefit of the church in this town, and we are ' getting ready some autograph bed quilts. I have sent you a package pleas* take to the Emperor William and please take to the Empedor William and his wife, also to Prince . Bismarck and, the other Princes and leading persons' of Germany, asking them to write their names on them and send them to me as soon as possible. —Yours, truly. P.S. — Tell them to be sure to write their names in the middle of the pieces for^ fear their autographs. .may get sewed* in.' " At the Lands Commission on the 4thinst ,(says the Sydney Herald) expert on handwriting declared that of six exhibit* signed "Joseph Bonnom Stephens" three' were signed by one man and three by another. ' Three of the signatures, he said, were the dispuised writing of an educated 1 man, and not that of Stephens himself. During the day police officers had interviews with the secretary of the Commission relative to certain disclosures. ' At- 1 tention was given to the matter of an improvement leases on the Willie holding between Walgett and Nyngan, in the' name of John Eeinhardt. The land comprising 9600 acres, was originally held by the executors of the late Mr. R, Hill and was gazetted for imprivement lease on Mr. W. C. Hill's application. A tender signed '"John Reinhart" was accepted being the highest, Mr. Hill, who offered the upset price, not being allowed to tender up. Subsequently the lease was transferred to Hill, through the agency of W. N. 1 Willis, who received from him a cheque for £1677. None of the wit- ' nesses had ever seen or had anything, to do with R-einhardt, who was put forward by Willis as tho holder of the lease.' At a, conference of the .Victorian Api-" 1 arists' Association recently it was stated* that in 1901 the quantity of honey exported oversea from Victoria was 66,322* lb, while last year it was only 90281b. The minimum wage for compositors in. Melbourne, as fixed by the Wages Board, is 52s per week of 48 hours.' '