TENNIS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 2 July 1925, Page 5

TENNIS.

IVI JIIH.EDOX ÜBSrjaS. dY CABLE-TRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT. LONDON June 30. In the mens' singles fourth round. Lacosto heat Jacobs 6 —3, o—3,0 —3, (j—(l. and 6 —4. In the mixed doubles, second round, Lamb and Mrs. Harper beat Kingsley and -Miss Bennett 6—2, 7 — 5. in the third round Lycett and Airs. Lyeett beat Ingram and Aliss Bowerie B—G,8 —G, and 10—8. —Reuter.

WIMBLEDON TOURNEY. FRENCH DOING WELL. LONDON, June 30. The perfect weather attracted an enormous and fashionable attendance to lhe lawn tenuis' tournament at Wimbledon to-day. j The French continue to carry all lielure them. Anderson had no difficulty to-day in joining the three young Frenchmen. Corbel,’ Roroira and Laces te. in I lie semi-finals. Anderson is now regarded as the only British hope to stem the' French invasion, but it is fancied that he will have a difficult task in heating Liicoste for the right to play in the final. The general feeling is that, the task is too much for Anderson to accomplish.

In Ids match against Fisher, Anderson won most comfortably by 6—l, 6 —l, 6—4. He ran away in the hollowest fashion to five-love in the first set, and even had a lead of 40-30 in the sixth. Then lie conceded Fisher a game before he ran out. Fisher’s only game before the second set was the third, and the crowd began to lessen in view of the foregone conclusion, but Fislier in the third set improved. He led at 2-love. 3-1, and 4-2. Then Anderson by virtue of excellent driving and serving took the next four.

The topic of discussion at Wimbledon was the Lawn Tennis Association’s ban on the projected visit of a party of crack players, including Mdlle. Lenglen, to Gleneagles to play exhibition matches, for the reason that the acceptance of hospitality would, violate their amateur status. Details of to-day’s play are : MEN'S DOUBLES. Third Round.- —-Borotra and Lacost© tbrillingly defeated Godfree and Wheatley, 6—2, f)—7. 10 —8; Demorpurgo (Italy) and Dokenrling (Hungnrv) beat Rice and Garland (America)'. 6—B. 6—4. 7—L 6—2. COMBINED DOUBLES. Second Round. —Aferpurgo and Afiss Ryan beat Heath and) Aliss Boyd, 6 —2, 6 —2; I,amh and Airs Harper beat Kingsley and Aliss Bennett, G —2, I ’*) . Third Round. —Lycett ancl Airs Lvcett bev'it Ingram and Miss Bouverie, B—6, 10—8. WOMEN’S DOUBLES. Third Round. —Al rs Lambert-Cham-bers and Aliss Garvey beat Atisses Harper and Aklnirst, 6 —4, 6 —l. Fourth Round.—Aid lie. Lenglen and Al iss Ryan beat Miss ..Boyd and Airs Utz, 6—o. 6—2. The Australians failed to extend their formidable opponents.