TENNIS

Grey River Argus, 10 August 1937, Page 2

TENNIS

[Aust. & N.Z. Cable Assn.] LONDON, August 8. Austin, addressing the Hull Rotarians, said he had received much abuse, chiefly by letter, because he wore shorts. . “Long trousers for tennis are foolish. Tennis to-day is a strenuous game. I see no reason why players should go on the courts as if they were going to a garden fete. AUCKLAND, August 9. That a tennis player who uses two hands to make a stroke will never rise to No. 1 world rank was the opinion expressed to-day by G. Patterson, the well-known authority on tennis, a through passenger on the Aorangi, accompanied by his wife and child. He said that too much time was taken in making such a stroke, and the game was too fast to permit that loss of time. The style of freak player tended to be cramped. Discussing the Davis Cup contest, he said that America was unquestionably superior to Australia. Quist, he thought was the best in Australia now. Crawford had been played fa* too much. A Sydney la d, aged 1 , named Gilchrist, was thought to a tennis future. More would be heaul of him.