TENNIS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 7 May 1928, Page 9

TENNIS.

DAYIS CUP MATCHES. FIRST ROUND RESULTS(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Received 10.30 a.m. to-day. (BERLIN, May 0. In the Davis Cup matches Foitzheim heat Balli, winning the concluding set by 10—S. Bergman and Kleinschroth (Germany) beat Balli and Zereendi (Greece), G —l, G —3, G —4. VIENNA, May G. Sal in and Avt.ens (Austria) beat Arragon and Ingayo (Philippines), G —2, 4—G, 11—13, 6—o, '6—3. WARSAW, May 6. Ulrich and Peterson (Denmark) beat the Stolaraw Brothers (Poland) 6 —l, G—3, 6 —4. CRAWFORD (AUiSTR ALT A) DEFEATED. (AUSTRALIAN PRESS ASSOCIATION — UNITED SERVICE.) Received 12.5 p.m. to-day. LONDON, May 6. In the first round of the Davis Cup matches at Genoa, De Morrurgo (Italy) defeated Crawford (Australia), 7— 5, G—3, 6 —2; Patterson defeated Stefani (Italy), 6—l, 6—3, G—3. Hopman supersedes Crawford in the doubles. NEW ZEALAND TEAM AT LISBON. Received 11.0 a.m. to-day. LISBON, May 6. The New Zealand Davis Cup team has arrived. CRAWFORD DEFEATED. THE AUSTRALIAN’S HOPELESS TASK. Received 1.20 p.m .to-day. ROME, May 6. Seventy-five minutes sufficed for Crawford’s annihilation. He was obviously a sick man, hut did well in the first set owing to Morpurgo’s mistakes. It was pathetic to see the hoy fighting a hopeless battle, often dropping his racquet through sheer weariness. Moxpurgo was steady nearly ail through. PATTERSON IN GREAT FORM. Received 1.30 p.m. to-day_ LONDON, May 6. At Genoa, Patterson made Stafani and Morpairgo look like tyros, changing the Genoan ecstacy into openmouthed surprise. He had Stefani guessing from the jump with back bouncing screw shots, chopped volleys, and original underhand and backhand cross-court shots. Patterson did everything as in his palmy days. Stefani was impotent.