THE TENNIS WORLD

Evening Star, Issue 17393, 1 July 1920, Page 4

THE TENNIS WORLD

NEARING THE FINALS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. ■ Australian a'h'd. X.Zi Cable Association., ■ ' LONDON', June. 29-. At the Wimbledon. tournament, in the semin-liuals of the All-comers: Singles Tilden won easily from Garland. • Mavrogordatn started steadily in the. match against Shimidzu. whose driving lacked sting ; but in the later stages Mavroyordatn tired, and was unable to cope with Shimulzw’s smashes, the Japanese playing with the accuracy .of n, machine. In the Tien's Doubles Ivingscote and Parke lEng.) beat Fisher (X.2.) and Lycett (Aus.), 6-1, 6-L 6-5: Johnston and Tilden (America) boat Dolist (Aus.) and Prebble (Eng.),' 6-2, 7-5, 6-4. • V'- LOXDOX, June 50. (Deceived .July 1., at noon.) . Tilden (America) defeated Shimidzu (Japan), 5-4, 6-4. 15-11, in. the dual round of the All-comers’. Singles. [Tilden has earned the right to challenge Patterson (Vic.), the holder of -the' world’s championship. This round, will probably be plaved to-morrow. Friday.—Sporting Ed. E.S.] - • ‘ : —~ . THE DAVIS CUE, SYDNEY, duly 1. - (Received July 1, at 12.20 p.m.) At the annua! meeting of the l.a.wn Tennis Association, including New Zealand delegates, Mr Raster -Eox was .authorised to iacnr*the iniliiil expenditure of preparing the Auckland Domain Ground for the

Davis Gup matches, but the association did not delinitely agree to the matches being played at Auckland till - the consent of the challenging nation tva-' obtained. Mr Color.hnuji, who was re-elected president, suggested tiic maintaining, .of .the. substantial balance which the association possess in view of the possibility, of having to .send teams to the other side of the world. He

strongly disapproved, of the practice of accepting belated entries fo-i- the Davis Cup, except under very exceptional circumstances.

A letter was receiver] freon {lie American Tennis Association' asking support for a ladies’ competition on the lines oi the Davis Cup. Tile conference decided that as the International Association did not 'fiver' new competitions the Australasian Association, could re-t see their wav at* present to participate in the proposed compc lition.