LATE SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 21517, 15 September 1933, Page 12

LATE SPORTING

LAWN TENNIS ONWENTBIA CLUB TOURNAMENT Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. CHICAGO, September 14. (Received September 15, at 11.30 a.m.) Allison defeated Turnbull, 6-3, 6-3, in an exhibition game. Turnbull and Allison began _ their match in a drizzle. Dropping his low, deep drives within -inches of the baseline, the American secured a 2-0 lead. Thereafter the games went with the service until the count was 5-3 in favour of Allison, who settled matters by breaking through the Australians’ service again in the ninth game, the depth of the American’s shots keeping his adversary away from the net, while he himself was always alert for an opportunity to go to the forecourt, where he volleyed with great accuracy. He was also equally effective overhead. Turnbull quickly gained a lead of 2-0 in the second set. Allison then won three games in a row, but the Australian squared (3-3), using a disconcerting change in the pace of his service. Turnbull played the ground strokes with considerable steadiness, but Allison was more aggressive and quickly ran out the sot, taking the next three games. Shields defeated Crawford, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2.

Crawford played coolly with a rigorous economy of effort, whereas Shields worked hard for points. Shields seemed tired, but quickly got his second wind and continued strongly. The games went with his service until the sixth, which Crawford won, taking a 4-2 lead. After the Australian worked his way to a 5-3 lead, Shields, rallied to square the score 5-5, but Crawford quickly ran out the next two games. Shields brought great power to his'game as the second set progressed, hitting every shot hard. ,He ran up a 4-2 lead. Then Crawford won the game with his own service Thereafter Shields began mixing with punishing drives and smashes and soft drop shots which fell just across the net and just beyond the reach of Crawford’s racket. He ran his tally to 5- and took Crawford’s service in the ninth, the latter terminating the game with a double fault. Shields continued his spectacular smashing game in the third set, using fast drives to f pen his wav to tho net. Once in that position h©‘hit with precision, hut had to fight for every one of his points through a scries of protracted rallies. He ran up a 4-1 lead Then Crawford won on his own service, but Shields came right back to take two more games and the set. fti tho first set of the doubles match the Australians won but one game on Quist’s service after Lott and Stoefen had run off five straight games. They also took the seventh to win tho set 6- Quiit and Turnbull then took the second set 11-9. In the third set, which was the last of the match, the Australians’ team work functioned smoothly, and they took a 4-3 advantage. • They then broke Lott’s service, upon, which Turnbull won his service, taking the set 6-3 and the match. RAMFURLY SHIELD CANTERBURY V. TARANAKI [Per United Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, September 15. The teams for to-morrow are; Canterbury.—Cottrell, Wade, Bowes, King, Howell. Hartnell, Manchester, Andrews. Mullan, Hazlehurst, Mortlock, Dunshea. Oliver, Hattersley, and French. Neither Hart nor Nolan was available. Taranaki. —Collins, Edwards, Rutherford, Ross, K. Fookes, Mace, Dymond, F. Fookes, Wills, Young, Wetere, Clarke, M’Leod, Fowler, Gargan. ’ RUGBY LEAGUE Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, September 14. (Received September 15, at 1 p.m.) St. Helen’s Rec. v. Barrow, 15-0. BRIGHTER CRICKET A CANTERBURY PROPOSAL [Per United Press Association.l CHRISTCHURCH, September 15. The Canterbury Cricket, Association has decided to call a special meeting of delegates to discuss the introduction of one-day competition matches instead of two, and tho awarding to tho fielding side of one run for. every maiden over bowled, as urged in the proposals by Mr W. H. Winsor, tho idea being to brighten the game.