LAWN TENNIS

Evening Star, Issue 17316, 1 April 1920, Page 8

LAWN TENNIS

BEAMISH AND LOWE AT AUCKLAND. BEAT LOCAL MEN. A series of exhibition games of lawn tennis was played at Auckland vesterday by the English Davis Cup players, Beamish and Lowe, and local players. Two Singles and a Doubles match were played. The. visitors, who displayed admirable style and consummate skill, won. all the matches without the loss of a set. The contest, therefore, requires little description. There \yere about 800 spectators. The scores are as follow :—Lowe beat Bartlett. 6-5, 6-3; ißeamdsh beat Lanrenson, 6-2, 6-3: Lowe and Beamish, heat Lanrenson and Wallace, 6-2, 6-4, 6-1. The first match was that in which Lowe was opposed to Bartlett, a young player of great promise. The match was essentially a back line contest, in which clever placing- and fast driving were predominant. - The Aucklander, however, had no chance against his opponent. The match between Beamieh and Lanrenson was not as good as the previous contest, Lanrenson showing very poor form. In the Doubles the Englishmen excelled in cross court volleys, and outclassed their opponents. In the second set the Aucklanders flattered the hopes of their admirers. Wallace won the opening came off his service, and then the Englishmen equalised. Lanrenson won his service, and the next two games also went to Auckland after exciting volleys, making the score 4-1 in Auckland's favor. The Englishmen, however, then cams away and took the next 'five games and the set. Interviewed. Beamish said ho and Lowo asreed that outside the Davis Cup players Ollivor the best player encountered in Australasia. Ollivor, he considered, was of the class of Thomas and O’Hara Wood, and with practice ■would be verv nearly as good as the Australian Davis Cup players. Regarding the Davis Cup being contested in New Zealand, he said he was satisfied that the management would be quite satisfactory as far as Christchurch and Auckland were concerned. At both places the officials were keen and knew their jobs. Judging by his experience, he should sav there would be no difficulty in regard to attendance. I here was undoubtedly tennis talent in , e ' v Zealand, but it was latent owing to Jack of practice with first-class players. DR THACKER’S MESSAGE. [Special to the * Star.’] CHRISTCHURCH, March 31. hollowing upon the triumph of ORivier and Peacock over Beamish and Lowe in the lawn tennis doubles at Wellington, the Mayo? of Christchurch (Dr Thacker, M-P.) to-day cabled as follows to Norman Brookes, the Australian international player “ Hourly awaiting here Austra.ia s international match.” • ■. Tha C 'vlmt you would ‘ call an irritant. • remarked Dr Thacker as he glanced over the message after writing it. Something like a fire blister.” The Mayor is sending this cable entirely off his own bat with the idea of bringing it to Brookes s notice that the Dominion has tennis players up to Davis Cup form.