U.S. TENNIS STARS

Hokitika Guardian, 1 November 1932, Page 5

U.S. TENNIS STARS

ARRIVE IN N.Z. ) ' ' EXHIBITION GAME AT AUCKLAND (Per Press Association — Copyright S' ' : _• _ AUCKLAND, Oct. 31. The, American lawn tennis team, which is to tour Australia, and, later oiij New Zealand, Auckland •by the Niagara, and it</i members subsequently played exhibition games at Stan.ey street in the presence of a large gathering of spectators. Tpe visiting party comprises Wilmer ■Allison ((manager), H. Ellsworth Vines, John Van Ryn, and Keith Gledhill; Mesdaines Allison, Vines, and Van Ryn. s '■ Tile Americans were met on board the Niagara and we.corned by Mr G. Gore (president of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association), and Mr R. D. Hardy (president of the Auckland Association) directly the vessel berthed. Shortly after 2 p.m. the visitors were motored to the courts.

“We did not expect to play here, but when we learned at Suva that "the Auckland Association was so keen to see us m action, we were only too pleased to oblige,’! said Mr Allison. “When wo loft home, we thought we were in for a well-earned rest, as we had had six or seven months of strenuous championship and Davis Cup tennis. However, we gave exhibitions at Honolulu, but not at Suva, We have a very hard tour ahead of Us in Australia, and it seems jo me, at present, that it wiU have to be curtailed, a little, more especially if we are to tour New Zealand on our way bams. Vines, our leading player, is due back in America early m March, but if we do not get away from Australia until the middle of February, your public may not see much of linn. However nothing definite can be said until 1 have consulted the Australian authorities. The programme they have mapped out for us includes five test matches, apart from (championship play, and this looks rather strenuous. I must say the whole party is; very pleased indeed to have the opportunity oi coming to New Zealand and Australia. . ‘ The exhibition matches attracted a large crowd. The Americans, although obviously below form, after the sea voyage, treated the Spectators to some brilliant play. The results were:— Singles —Van Ryn beat Gledhi’.l 6/3; Vines drew with Allison 7/7. Doubles—Allison and Van Ryn beat Vines and Gledhill 7/5, 6/2. ■