EXHIBITION TENNIS

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 31 October 1933, Page 3

EXHIBITION TENNIS

$ PERRY OUTCLASSES MALFROY VISITOR NEVER EXTENDED. ENGLISHMEN SCOOP. POOL.. (By Tekgiapli —Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Oct. 30. Exhibition matches between F. J. Perry and F- H. D. Wilde (England) and JR 1 . MoL. Ferkins and C. E. .Malfroy (New Zealand) were continued today in windy weather. The Englishmen won all the three matches played with ease. Perry outclassed Malfroy in all • departments. Results are: P'erry beat Malfroy, 6 —l, <3—l. Wilde beat Ferkins, 6 —3, 6 —o. Terry and Wilde beat Malfroy and Ferkins, 6—4 6 — 2. On the day Perry quite outclassed Malfroy in a game fought from the back line except when Perry went in on de'e}* drives to Malfroy’® backhand corner arid then clipped the other sideline with fast volleys taken low down that Malfroy had no chance of reaching. Perry was never once extended. He did just as he pleased. His service took Malfroy out of position and his fast skimming. drive. beat Malfroy time and again. His ground strokes functioned perfectly and his smashing was deadly. Ferkins fought gallantly against Wilde but Wilde’s placing was too accurate and his pace was too fast for Ferkins to deal with effectively. He made marvellous recoveries, hut they only served to force him further out of position and make Wilde’s task all the easier. Wilde made scarcely _ a mistake with.. his backhand, sending the hall fast across the court or straight down the line for aces with unerring accuracy. When Ferkins lobbed Wilde buried it. Wilde, too, was putting a lot of work on the ball, making it shoot and keep low on bounding. He many times had Ferkins running the wrong way. In the doubles Malfroy clearly was not himself. It was very rarely that he cleared the net with his drives or volleys. Had it not been for the hard fighting qualities of Ferkins it would have been no game at all. Under the circumstances it was a very easy matter for Perry and Wilde to score aces in driving, smashing and volleying. Perry brought off wonderful low, skimming drives when he wanted the noint and the net play of himself, and Wilde was high class. With ho opposition it could easily he sb. Ferkins made many brilliant returns and won numerous points on his merits. SUCCESS OF AUSTRALIANS FOUR, SETS IN DOUBLES HASTINGS, Oat. 30. Patches of tennis of the very highest class were seen in exhibition games played at the Hasting Club’s courts yesterday afternoon by the two Australiaii Davis Cup. representatives A. IC. Quist and D. P. Turnbull, and the New Zealanders, D. G. Franco and N. 11. C. Wilscm. Results are: Turnbull beat Wilson, 6—3, 6—3. Quist beat France, 6—-1, 6—2. Turnbull and Quist beat Wilson and France, 6—l, 7—5,. 3—6, 7—5. It was very evident that the Australians were not at any pains to provide fireworks. It was only occasionally that they allowed themselves to, be extended and they were apparently not in the mood to exert themselves unnecessarily. Nevertheless their display was very much worth seeing. The opposition did not at any time prove strong enough to threaten the Australians with defeat. The matches resolved themselves into a more or less easy-going display on the part of the Davis Cup, players. It was odd that a.t times France and Wilson showed touches of brilliance by sheer skill, clash ancl tactical dinning and took points. In the doubles match. France did not strike form till the second set but from then on he showed a taste of his high quality, particularly in overhead volleying and killing lobs. Wilson was always useful, especially rtt the net. Some of his placements from close up were exceedingly .trickily thought out and. executed with a- swiftness which made them winners on their merits. | VISIT TO TARANAKI. MATCHES AT NEW PLYMOUTH. In the exhibition games to be played by tlie visiting English and New Zealand players at New Plymouth on Thursday F. J. Perry has been matched in tiie singles with H. G. N. Lee and C. E. Malfroy with F. H. D, Wilde. Malfroy and Loo are to meet Perry and Wilde in the doubles game. The order of play has not yet been decided. Play will commence at 1.30. Special trains and excursion fares have been arranged, for all parts of the province, and tlio afternoon train south has been delayed until 5.35. A limited number of reserves are available on written application to the secretary, Mr C. H. 'Strombom, Dawson Street, New Plymouth, or from Mr J. A. Austin, sports dealer, New Plymouth. No reservations by telephone will be accepted. _