TENNIS

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 December 1928, Page 11

TENNIS

VICTORIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (Australian Press Association.) (By Cable—Press Assn.—Copyright.) MELBOURNE, Dec. S. Playing brilliant tennis, Crawford (New South Wales) defeated Hopman in the finals for the Victorian singles championship yesterday 5/7, 6/2, 6/3, 6/4. Crawford and Hopman easily won the men’s doubles championship, defeating Dunlop and Donoghue (N.S.W.) 6/2, 6-1, 6/3. In the women’s single championship, Miss Cox (N.S.W.) beat Mrs. Harper (Victoria) 6/8, 6/1, 7/6. In the women’s doubles championship, Mrs. Conway and Miss Cox (N.S.W.) beat Misses Mercer and Lemessurier (South Australia) 6/2, 6/2. Thus the New South Wales players carried all the finals before them. TILDEN’S REINSTATEMENT 'Australian Press Assn.—United Service.) NEW YORK, Dec. 8. Definite action on the application for the reinstatement of Tilden was postponed until February, by the executive of the United States Lawn Tennis Association, on Saturday. The New York Times’s sporting editor states: “If the Amateur Rules Committee finds that Tilden is chastened in spirit, and ready to promise that ho will conform with the letter and intent of amateur rules, his reinstatement may be expected to follow the executive committee meeting on February 8.” It is understood that at the meeting on Tuesday it was decided that Tilden should be sounded on his attitude to determine whether he had taken the lesson to heart. The new player writer rule has been approved by the executive committee, and will be voted on by the United States Lawn Tennis Association at the meeting in February, would make it impossible for any member of the United States International team to write for compensation or not.