TENNIS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 26 July 1928, Page 3

TENNIS.

TILDEN’S SUSPENSION

FRENCH PLAYERS DISAPPOINTED

United Press Association—By Electric Telegrapn Copyright.) (Australian Press Association.)

PARTS, July 25. French tennis circles are disappointed at the decision not to reinstate Tilden. who was disqualified from the Davis Cup team for writing 'to the papers. They felt themselves strong enough to beat the Americans, including Tilden, and are naturally annoyed at being put in the position of defeating an inferior team. The newspaper ‘ ‘ Libor, to” suggests that it, must be the supporters of American prohibition who linvq deprived the team of its most, brilliant and experienced player, and adds: “A timely glass of wine, especially in the present torrid, heat, would have inclined, the American tennis Pontiffs to elorncnev. ’ ’

TOURNEY AT BRUSSELS. BRUSSELS, July 24. To the second day of the tennis Miss Bickerton beat .Mile. Dupont, G—-2, (i—-4; Miss Ak.hurst- boat Mile. Sigart, o—2, f.—.2. Crawford beat- Andre Lacroix, fi—o, 10—12, jO—2; \Hopman beat. Wail tier Ynn dor Beindcn, G —2, G—4. TEAMS FOR. SATURDAY. HA'WERA. Juniors.—Rawcliffe, Jackson. Guy, Walker (2), Jordan, Hall, Sage, Spiers, Slnndish (2), Anderson, Clements, Roberts, Tait. Emergencies: Matbeson, Shore, and Hawke.