LAWN TENNIS

Northern Advocate, 4 August 1932, Page 6

LAWN TENNIS

AUSTRALIA v. JAPAN.

SATOH IN GREAT FORM,

(Received 1,30 p.m.) LONDON, August 3,

In the Australia v. Japan lawn tennis match at Bournemouth yesterday, Satoh beat Sproule, 6—l, 3 —6, 6—l; Kuwabara beat Clemenger, 6 —2, 6— 3; and Satoh and Kuwabara boat Hopman and Sproule, 6 —3, B—6, 3—6, 6—4.

Today Satoh defeated H. O. Hopman, 6 —2, 10 —8, 5 —7, 4—6, 10 —8. The match lasted three hours.

Crawford is not playing, owing to an injured shoulder. The Australian Press Association F. J. Perry, who left today to compete in the American championships, afterwards goes to South Africa, He hopes to tour Australia in 1933, possibly accompanied by his doubles partner, G, P. Hughes. A message fr6m Paris states that Henri Cochet has decided to participate in the American championships, involving the postponement of his tour to New Zealand and Australia until 1933.

Sproule beat Kuwabara, 6 —l, 6 —3, 7—5. Within a ffew weeks of the end of the season the , Japanese twisted an ankle, and was unable to play in the doubles, which had to be abandoned. The “Sydney Sun’s” representative declares that Cochet’s decision is remarkable.

Interviewed in Paris this morning, however, Cochet said he would not participate in the American championships. If he left Prance he would go to South America, Australia and New Zealand.