LAWN TENNIS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 151, 27 June 1914, Page 19

LAWN TENNIS

WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP (By "Huka." " The graes contest for the championship of the world is in full swing at present on the Wimbledon Ittwm in England. American players ure not present, for the simple reason that they are holding back in their own countfy— the world's om>mpionship being nothing to them when th«y hold the Davis Cup and will have to defend it shortly. When the Davis Cup i* held by Great^ Britain or one of the Continental nations then Wimbledon shines out in all its pride of place, as plnyers from all parts of the world Ihen Hock lo London. Notwithstanding, tho present contest has attracted a great entry both for quantity and quality. Most interest centres arqttnd Norman Brookes, the great Australian plttyei', as one and all are anxious to see if he can si and the strain of working through to the challenge round/ Germany and _ Franco are represented with tho sterling players Froit/heim, Decu^is, and Gormot. Purke, the Irish champion, has already put a champion out, bea-ling Dison in three sets straight. It Was a death's struggle for the first set, twenty games being played before Dison cried enough. It is said that Parke drove in his best form, and if that i 6 correct he will be hard to boat. It would, indeed, be pleasing if the Irish player were to meet Brookes, for then we would see how these two players stand. It will be remembered .that Parks beat Brookes in the last Davis Cup contest, best out of five sets, and afterwards Brookes won twice in best out of three sets matches. The latter contests could hardly be considered a. test, although Australian writers considered they wore. "Huka," although lip would prefer to ccc Brookes win. believes that Parke is his master, chiefly because Brookes may not be able to stand the £est of a hard, best-of-five-sets match. Dixon was captain of the English team when it captured the Davis Cup at Sydney, and now he has lost to Parke in the Bret round. He should be able to win the. All England plate easily, that contest being open for players beaten in the two first rounds of tho world's championship. Kidstpn, who v.'as beaten 4-6, 8-6, 0-2, 3-1 (retired), is evidently Kidston of Sydney. Moss was his opponent, and he had his man beaten after the second set. The cable tells os that' "Kiddie" was much below form in the third and fourth sets, but we have heard excuses like that before-- no doubt Moss was too good for him. or Kidston would not have retired. Tindell Green very neurly sprung tv surprise, ac ho was leading two sets to one from Stan Doust, but the latter won out 6-1, 3-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. Pvitchie settled Roper Barrett; the latter took tho fourth set, but faded away and lost the next three 6-1, 6-4, 6-3. Wilding names Brookes, Parke, Doust, and LOW 6as th« players likely to meet in the semi-final, but Ritchie, Mavrogprdato, Frtitzheim, or Decugis may spring a surprise. "Huka" picks Parke and Brookes to meet in the final, with Doust as on© likely to upset that calculation. As k> the ehaUengo round, it is doubtful if any of the player^ can extend Wilding. Brookes and Wilding should win . the doubles without much trouble. Kingscote, whd has been selected to represent the British Isles in, the Davis Cup contest, was outed by Gore, the veteran player, 64, 6-3, 6-3. That should make the electors sit up and wonder at the dropping of such a wonder ac Gore. A, R. F, Kingsoofce 13 on seven months leave ,from India—he is an army officer. THREE Wltf S FOR DOUST. Stan Doust shone on the hard courts at Norwood, -winning tho singles, doubles with Prebblq, and the combined with Mrs. Craddook, Doust beat I s *. G. Lowe in tho semi-final, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 ; and Dixon, 6-+, 8-6, in the final. Dottst and Prebble beat Dixon and Ritehio in the final of the double*, 4-6, 4-6, 6-0, 7-5, 6-2. •

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