LAWN TENNIS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 285, 30 October 1928, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS.

BRITISH TOURING PLAYERS. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 29. After two postponements owing to rain, the British touring tennis plav-, ers were able to play their match with a South Island team to-day. Nine matches comprising six singles and three doubles, were played. The visitors won seven and lost two, and won 14 sets and lost five. Throughout the days there was not one dull match, but there were exhibitions. of the game which are not often seen in New Zealand.. Though the visitors’ game does not differ materially from the game as it has been developed here, .the Britishers showed evidence of .the cultivation of style and attention to detail which distinguishes expertness from mediocrity. ■ Although the New Zealanders were well beaten, the contests were seldom one-sided, and always interesting, and mostly sternly fought. H.. Austin is the stylist of the party. Dr. J.' C. Gregory is a hard hitter and E. Higgs, the third man', also keeps a ■ good speed. Cbllins 'is no better than several New Zealand players. Nobody in New Zealand todav can rival Austin in his use of correct stroke, and correct time and place. This accounted in a large measure for lijs defeat of Ollivier in two straight sets. Gregory met Ollivier at his beat early in the day,, and the New Zealand champion seemed not so much puzzled at Gregory’s tactics as by Austin’s. Glanville, the Canterbury player, fought a hard game, and his was a well-earned victory over Higgs, who, like Gregory, put pace on nearly every shot, but who in this match made some mistakes. Additional results: H. W. Austin (Britain) beat G. Ollivier (South Island), 6—4, 6—l. J. C. Gregory (Britain) beat C. Angas, 6—2, 6 —3. Doubles. Higgs and Collins beat Ollivier and Angas, 6—o, 6—7, 6 — -2. Gregory and Austin heat Glanvill© and Guy, 6 —l, 6—.4.,