AUSTRALIAN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8094, 23 September 1904, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

NEW ZE.4.LANDERS DROP OUT.

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'deceived September 22, 9.12 p.m.) SYDNEY, September 22. Parker dropped out of the championship after a well-contested game with I'ockley. The latter had steadily improved from the opening of the tournament. With two sets in a-picce the deciding set was fought tenaciously, tba local player having the best of it with good 'net play. The result was : Pockley 6—4. 4—6,4 — 6, 6—4, 4—6,4 — 6, 6—3.6 — 3. Pocklcy and Rice* are left in the final. Parker and Miss Braemar beat Griffiths and Miss Crofton 4—6,4 — 6, 6—2, 6—3.6 — 3.

MEETING OF ASSOCIATIONS.

(Received September '&6, 0.55. a.m.) SYDNEY, September 22. The Tennii Associations ot Australasia have appointed a committee to draft a constitution and establish a Tennis. Council. 'They also afiirmed the desirableness of securing a yisit frojw the Doherty brothers, tho. celebrated English players, and a. desire was. ««pr«Sß*d to have Austi;iJlßVya. represented in England next year i« the competition for the Davis Cup.