OVERSEAS SPORT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20986, 24 September 1931, Page 9

OVERSEAS SPORT.

BRITISH PROFESSIONAL GOLF. MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP. (Received September 23, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 22. In tho British professional golf match play championship in the first round, Davies beat tho holder, C. Whitcombe, at the 19th hole. Tom Barber beat Compston, 7 up and 5. TENNIS AT LOS ANGELES. PROGRESS OF TOURNAMENT. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept, 22. The Pacific and South-west tennis tournament at Los Angeles in the second round of the men's singles, Perry (Britain) defeated Gress (Los Angeles), 7 —5, 6 —3, and Hughes (Britain) defeated Hugh McArthur (San Diego), 7—5, B—lo, 6—3. In the third round of the mixed doubles Perry and Miss Bishop (Pasadena) defeated Hanna and Miss Robinson (Los Angeles), 7—5, 6—l. LEADING TENNIS PLAYERS. MR. A. W. MYERS' RANKING. LONDON, Sept, 22. Mr. A. Wallis Myers, -writing in the Daily Telegraph, gives the following rankings of the -world's 10 best lawn tennis players: — Men.—Cochet (France), Austin (England), Vines (America), Perry (England), Shields, Wood (America), Borotra (France), Lott (America), Satoh (Japan), Van Ryn (America). - Women. —Mrs. Wills Moody (America), Fraulein Aussem (Germany), Mrs. Whittingstall (England), Miss Jacobs (America), Miss Nuthall (England), Fraulein Krahwinkel (Germany), Madame Mathieu (France), Senorita De Alvarez (Spain), Miss Mudford, Mrs. Pittman (England).