LAWN TENNIS.

Mataura Ensign, 30 November 1912, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS.

THE DAVIS CUP CONTEST. 61 ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. —COPIRIQHT. PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. MELBOURNE, Nov. 29. There was an attendance of 6000 at the Davis Cup doubles contest, those present including tho Governor-General (Lord Denman) and. Sir J. Fuller (State Governor). The scores so far are: Brookes and Dunlop beat Parke and Beamish, 6 —4, 6—l, 7—5. Britishers: Two matches, 6 sets, 59 games. Australians: One match, 5 sets, 55 games. THE DOUBLES. Parke started serving, and won his game after love-40 had been called against him. Brookes took his serve to 30. Beamish lost his serve, scoring only ono ace. Dunlop won his serve to 30. Parke, with splendid serves and volleying, won his service to love. Brookes again took his service, but only after deuce had been called. Beamish won his second service, and Dunlop won his service to love. Dun-' lop was playing superbly, and was the best of the four. Parke again won. his serve to love, making 5—4, Brookes leads. Brookes ivon the next game after deuce, and set 6—4.

In the second set Beamish began by winning; his service. Dun lop won his to 30. The Australians took Parke s service to love, Diuilop doing some magnificent work in the air. Brookes Avon his service to 10, and got three games with the loss of onlv five points, taking the set o—l. It only laster 10 minutes. In the third set Brookes uon his service to 10. Beamish won his after a long game, and some good rallies. Dunlop here dropoed >a service, leaving the score 2—l, Parke leading. Th« Australians evened by winning Parke's service. Each side had two advantages. Brookes again won his service, and Beamish did likewise, 3—3. Dunlop lost his service, Brookes being mainly responsible by getting out of position twice, leaving the Britishers an easy shot into the unguarded court Britain leading, 4—3. After the first ace, Parke s next service produced probably the best rally ever seen in Melbourne. The four players engaged in short sharp volleying' at the net. the rally lasting a dozen, strokes, Parke finally winning, Beamish getting a beautiful shot at the net. Brookes and! Dunlop, however, took the game, 4—4. Brookes then won. his service t-o 30, 5—4 Australia leads. Beamish. took his service to 30, notwithstanding Brookes' excellence <afc the net. Dunlop won his serve with the loss of two aces. Parke's serve ran into several vantages, but was won by Australia, who took the set, 7—5. and the match. contest was a distinct advance on the final of the Victorian championship, and was a brilliant exhibition of doubles throughout. Dunlop was the best of tlie four, showing fine volleying ana overhead work. His heady ser-

vices were responsible, for many winning shots. Brookes did not show his usual snap, and did not, as ordinarily dominate the court. Parke was distinctly the better of the Britishers. Beamish was better than last Saturday, but did not as a double player seem in the class of tho other three. His stiff arm volleys made practically tho same action as his service, and' put him at a disadvantage in close interchange. Dunlop was cheered enthusiastically, and the others were also applauded. Subsequently, in an exhibition game, A. B. Jones beat Lowe, 6—4, 6 —3. LOS ANGELES TOURNAMENT. NEW YORK, Nov. 29. Xatt Broivne and Claude Wayne beat Bundy and McLoughlin in a sensational game, thus winning the Los Angeles tournament.