SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 8 August 1924, Page 9

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

TENNIS.

THE DAVIS CUP. UNITED STATES TEAM. EY CABLE--PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Received Aug. 8, 10.25 a.m. NEW YORK, Aug. 7. It is officially announced that William Tilden and William Johnston will form the nucleus of the United States Davis Cup team. The two additional players to complete the team will be chosen after the national doubles championship at Boston on August 18 to 23. The selection will be made from the following: Vincent Richards, Francis Hunter, Norris Williams, Watson Washburn, Howard Kinsey, Robert Kinsey and Clarence Griffin.— Reuter. The match was resumed despite a driving rain, and resulted in some unique tennis naturally defying analysis, everything being wet and sloppy. Bach man won alternately, and all through the rain fell without ceasing. At last- the Australian got in front, and taking the fifteenth and sixteenth games won the set, one against seven, and with it the match. In the Patterson v. Lliano match the rain had stopped. Patterson served four aces and a double fault, but the Mexican was utterly unable to handle his service. In the second set Lliano was overwhelmingly outplayed, and was totally unable to return the Australian’s sharp volcanic shots.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AUSTRALIA V. MEXICO. Received August 8, 12.5 o.m. NEW YORK, Aug. 7. The Davis Cup match between Australia and Mexico began at Baltimore to-day. In the first set Wood defeated Boibolla 6 — 3, 6 —o, 9—7. A driving rain started shortly before the match and made the courts heavy. Wood won the first two sets easily, and heavy rain then interrupted play for a time. Paterson beat Lliano o—o,0 —0, 6—J. 6—2. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. In the third set of the PattersonLliano match rain fell heavily. The. Mexicans like wet apparently, because it forces games to deuce. Lliano, however, only won the first and eighth games.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. MONTREAL, Aug. 7.

In the Davis Cup contest, Canada versus Japan, in the first match, Okomoto defeated Wright B—6, 6 —4, 7 —5. —Reuter.

CRICKET.

SOUTH AFRICA v. SURREY. Received • Aug. 8, 11.40 a.m. LONDON, Aug. 7. South Africa in their first innings against Surrey made 311 for five wickets (Susskind not out 116, Catterall not out 63). Stumps were drawn. The wicket was soaked hv an all night rain. The South Africans did well. Susskind’s century occupied 224 minutes. and he completed his 1000 runs in England. Catterall and Susskind added 125 for the sixth wicket, the highest partnership of the lour. — Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

FOOTBALL,

THE LEAGUE GAME. PLAY IN NEW ZEALAND. STRICTURES BY ENGLISHMEN. (BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 8. Mi - . Osborne, secretary to the English League team, interviewed, said his players had been much aggravated by the tactics of players in Now Zealand of tackling men after they had parted with the ball and holding them Shepherding was another annoying element which the referees allowed to go unchecked. lie denied cmphalieajl.v that the Englishmen were rough. “As for your crowds/’ declared Ivir. Osborne, “they are worse than a hull fight crowd. The squeaking of the women i.s terrible. We have nothing like that in England.’’

GOLF

MEN’S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS. The secretary notifies members that cards for the qualifying round in the senior and junior championships must he in next week.