HIGH CLASS PLAY

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 154, 27 December 1935, Page 12

HIGH CLASS PLAY

AUSTRALIANS AT DUNEDIN

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, December 26. High-class tennis was provided at the Logan Park courts this afternoon, when the visiting Australian players V. McGrath and E. F. Moon, were playing against K. Bryan, E. G. Boddy, J. Rawlinson (Otago), and R. W. McCallum (Southland). The best exhibition of the day was the' singles match, of the best of 17 ganies between the two visitors, who gave a delightful display of accurate and easy stroking. McGrath, with his famous doublehanded backhand much in evidence was too i good for the tall Queenslander, winning 9-2. Nevertheless Moon showed himself to be a player of a class seldom seen in Dunedin In the matches against local players the Australians were.vastly superior, cheir accurate placements and excellent length, and the- severity of their strokes making their opponents play on the defensive.throughout. Bryan put up a creditable: performance against McGrath, showing fine anticipation, but he lacked experience and finish. There was a good attendance. Light rain fell at intervals, but did not interfere with the play. • ■ Results:— McGrath beat Bryan, 6-2, 6-3- Moon beat . McCallum, 6-2, 6-0; McGrath beat Moon, 9-2; Moon and Boddy beat McGrath and Rawlinson, 4-6, 7-5 6-0