Three New Zealanders In Tennis Finals

Northern Advocate, 13 February 1940, Page 3

Three New Zealanders In Tennis Finals

[Per Press Association. Copyright ] WELLINGTON. This Day. New Zealand has three representaj tives in the final matches of the Do- ! minion Centennial tennis champion- ! ships decided at Miramar today. I The Canterbury pair, Angus and Brown, came through the semi-final today and will meet Crawford and Bromwich, of Australia, in the final. • The other Neyf Zealand player is Mrs Gallagher, Wellington, who, as Miss Dulcie Nieholls, had been Dominion champion previously. One championship, the final of the combined doubles, was decided late in the afternoon when the conditions were most atrocious. Brilliant Exhibition. The crowded galleries nevertheless were treated to a brilliant exhibition between Bromwich and Miss Coyne and Crawford and Miss Wynne. The men dominated the play and thrill followed thrill as the points see-sawed to the finish. Miss Wynne had received a slight injury to an eye as the result of being struck by a ball off her racquet in the semi-final of combined doubles, and this explained some of her lapses. In the men’s singles semi-final' Crawford looked like beating Angus in straight sets after losing only three games in the first two, but the Canterbury player had plenty of courage, and, taking the offensive, he outplayed Crawford to win the third set, 6 — 2. He was unable to sustain the effort, however, and Crawford, who always appeared to have something in reserve, established a lea£ of s—l in the fourth set. Angus fought back, capturing two more games, but he could not match the brilliant positional play of the Australian, who frequently left him standing with clever placements. Howe Disappointing.

R. Howe, who had displayed consistently good form throughout the tournament, was disappointing in the other semi-final against Bromwich. The Australian took some time to settle down and Howe had two set points in the first series, but went down 6 — B. Thereafter Bromwich was in complete control, and his deep accurate placements forced his opponent into errors. Howe frequently took the net position, but more often than not he was passed by Bromwich. Details of results: MEN’S DOUBLES. Semi-final: A. D. Brown and C. Angus (Canterbury) beat N. G. Sturt (Auckland) and D. G. France (Wellington), 5—7, 6 —2, 6 —2, 6 —l. COMBINED DOUBLES. Semi-final: Crawford . and Miss Wynne beat R. Barnes (Australia) and Miss P. Cook (Auckland), 6 —o. 6 — B, 6 —o; Bromwich and Miss Coyne beat R. Howe and Miss M. Beverley (Waikato), 6—4, 6—4. Final: Bromwich and Miss Coyne beat Crawford and Miss Wynne, 7—5, 6—2. LADIES’ PLATE. Semi-final: Miss R. Howe (Wellington) beat Miss J. Nieholls (Wellington), 6—3, 6—2. Final: Miss Cook beat Miss Ho we, 3_6, 6—3, 6—o. VETERANS’ DOUBLES. R. V. Hooper (Manawatu). and M. L. Lamps (Wanganui) beat R. Browning and D. F. Glanville (Canterbury), 6—4, 4—6, 10—8.