TENNIS

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 August 1933, Page 7

TENNIS

— U.S.A. WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT 1 . [BY CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] NEW YORK, August 10. At Rye, Miss Joan Ridley (England) and Mrs. Brunie, of White Plains, New York, entered the semi-finals of the doubles at, the Eastern Tennis Tournament on Thursday, defeating Baroness Levi and Mrs. Van Ryn 6-4, 6-3. NEW YORK. August 11. In the tennis semi-finals at Rye, to- , day, Miss Round defeated Josephine ( Cruickshank, 8/6, 7/5. , Miss Heeley defeated Mae Ceurvorst , 6-2, 6-1, assuring an all English. final j for the third successive year, in the ( Eastern Grass Court Championships. PRIZES AT WIMBLEDON. ‘ LONDON, Juno 30. ‘ A win in the finals of any of the , events at Wimbledon carries with it, as all tne world knows, unrivalled ten- ( nis prestige. But the tangible- prizes of the greatest championship are not perhaps generally known. What are the actual awards for which the pick of the world’s amateurs annually compete? The winner-of the men’s singles becomes the holder for one year of a challenge cup presented to the All England Club by the King when he was Prince of Wales, and also of a challenge cup. valued at 100 guineas, presented by the All England Club it- < self. ]

In addition, (here is as first prize a piece of silver—value £2o—known as the “Renshaw Cup,” presented annually to the club by the surviving members of the family of the famous “old-timers,” the late Ernest and William Renshaw.

A gold medal is presented to the champion, and —best of all, perhaps — his name is engraved on the cup with

those of former champions. A second prize, value £lO, and two third prizes valued at £5 each are also given.

The woman champion holds for one year a 50 guinea challenge cup presented by the All England Club. There is a first prize valued at £l5 and second and third - prizes valued at £7 10/- and £3/15/- respectively. The woman champion receives a gold medal and her name joins the roll of fame on the cup. The Oxford University Lawn Tenuis Club presents a challenge cup, value GO guineas, for the men’s doubles event (ranking second in importance to the men’s singles). There are also silver cups and gold medals for “win and place.” The women’s doubles winners receive “challenge trophies” to hold for a year, as do the mixed doubles champions. In each case there are first prizes of two silver cups, value £lO each; second prizes of two silver cups, value £5; and four third prizes, value- £2/10/-. The champions receive gold medals. This year, for the first time, a. “consolation event” has been instituted for women beaten in the first or second rounds.