LATE SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 21509, 6 September 1933, Page 10

LATE SPORTING

LAWN TENNIS

UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP

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FOREST HILLS, September 5. (Received September 6, at 11.30 a.m.) Results of the second roundCrawford defeated Julius Seligson (New York), 6-4. 6-3, 6-1. Vines defeated Ray Palmer, jan. (New York). 6-1. 6-2, 6-2. Allison defeated Barclay Kingman (New Jersey), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. H. G. N. Lee defeated Henry Culley (California), G-2, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. Shields defeated John O’Grady (New York). 6-0, 6-2. 6-4. John M'Diarmid (Texas) defeated Tilden 111., 6-2. 6-4. 6-4. The first major upset came when Eikichi Itoh (the youngest of three Japanese entrants, seeded No. 7 in the foreign list! was eliminated by David O’Loughlin, an unranked player from Pittsburg. 6-3, 6-1, 6-3. In the Crawford-Seligson game the latter was mainly on the defensive, but Crawford displayed his usual slowness in getting to the top of his form, making a great number of unnecessary errors For instance, he double-faulted four times in the first five games, and netted and outed the easiest shots. There was only one fine rally in the entire set. in the eighth game, though there were several long drawn out deuce games. Seligson began the service, hut by breaking the American’s service in the third game Crawford gained the advantage necessary to win the set. T

The second set was almost a repetition of the first, save that the break in Seligson’s service came in the seventh game, to give the Australian a 4-3 lead, which he quickly ran up to take the set on a further break in the American’s service after a protractedly deuced final game. The Australian’s stroking, however, was much more accurate, and the contest was less drawn out. Crawford made the same number of earned points in each set, but thirteen less errors in the second set.

Crawford was quite on the top of his form in the third set, and Seligson, who was the intercollegiate national champion in 1928, was a badly beaten man. He raced hard after every shot in the first two sets, and was ever on the defensive. He was too tired now even to put his racket on most of the Australian’s shots. He recovered a little to win the sixth game, but it was the end. FIFTH ROUND. Perry defeated Robert Bryan (Chatanoga, Tennessee), 3-6, 6-3, 6-0, 6-3. Turnbull defeated J. Gilbert Hall (New York), 4-6, 7-5. 6-4, 6-4. Turnbull won an impressive four-set victory, repeating Saturday’s performance by winning straight sets after losing the first. Hall, a former national clay courts champion, is noted for his fast service, which Turnbull handled coolly throughout, although up and until the twelfth game of the second set the match was exceedingly close. Then Turnbull, on neat placements and well directed chops that forced Hall into errors, broke through his opponent’s service to win the set. Thereafter he was able to break through Hall’s difficult service almost at will in a clinching tenth game in the fourth set. with hard placements to win the match. As on Saturday, Turnbull’s game steadied as it progressed. At the last ho appeared fresh, while his opponent had gradually weakened.

VINES'S DENIAL

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FOREST HILLS, September 5. (Received September 6. at 10 a.m.)

Vines denies any immediate intention of turning professional. When informed that Martin Pina had said in Paris that he and Cochet would meet Vines and Tilden in New York next winter Vines declared that there was no basis whatever for the report. He was too busy defending the United States title to give thought to professional offers at this time.

RUGBY

INTERISLAND NOMINATIONS

The Hawke’s Bay nominations for the North Island team are Steero, 0. Smith, and Mataira.

OTAGO TOURING TEAM

Members of the Otago Rugby Union expressed surprise to-day that Fookes’s name appears in the Otago team playing Wanganui. Fookes was not available for games with Southland or the Ranfurly Shield gamo with Canterbury, and if other backs are available it seems unusual to play him in the match to-day. Fookes did not go north with the team, but is on vacation in the North Island.

Several of the forwards with the team have been injured, and Macfarlane will join the pack for the Wellington match.

MEN'S HOCKEY

The following will act as referees for the senior seven-a-side tournament on Saturday next;—Messrs C. Sew Hoy, W. Gibson, G. Hewitt, G. Deusem, J. Harris, H. F. Payton, A. Wheatley, R. Butler, A. K. Smith, A. Kilpatrick.

BOXING

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

Advice has been received by the Otago Boxing Association from the manager of the Otago team (Mr J. Kilmnrtin) at the New Zealand amateur championships at Blenheim that the Otago boys will not bo called upon to box on the first night (Thursday).

RUGBY LEAGUE

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LONDON, September 5. (Received September 6. at 11 a.m.) Rochdale v. Hartlepool, 3-0.

Boatbuilders at Port Chalmers are not very busy at present, but Mr A. M. Miller has just turned out a natty clinker four-oar racer for the Riverton Rowing Club. The new skiff is of Queensland cedar, with ash knees and frames, tbo fittings of polished brass, and the lin of aluminium. The hull is french polished. The Riverton club is getting a very fine boat, according to the comments of old oarsmen.