LAWN TENNIS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22628, 16 January 1937, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS

AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS The championships conducted by the Auckland Lawn Tennis Association will be commenced next Saturday at the Stanley Street courts and will be continued until January 30, the first two days being: devoted to the junior and intermediate events. There will be a number of New Zealand champions competing. All entries will close with the secretary on Monday at 5 p.m. VINES RECOVERS PLAYS PERRY AT CHICAGO CHICAGO, Jan. 14 The American tennis player H. E. Vines left, Chicago by aeroplane today for Pittsburgh, where he will meet F. J. Perry in the fourth match of their tour. Doctors report that Vines has recovered from his mild attack of influenza.

GERMAN PLAYER WORLD TOUR TO BE MADE (Received January 15, 6.20 p.m.) BERLIN, Jan. 14 The tennis player G. von Cramm, and possibly other Germans, will make a world tour after the Davis Cup matches this year. They will visit tho United States, Australia, Japan and India. NEXT DAVIS CUP COMMENT BY F. J. PERRY (Received January 15, 0.35 p.m.) PITTSBURGH. Jan. 15 The British tennis player F. J. Perry, in a copyright message to the North American Newspaper Alliance, says:—"Davis Cup play must necessarily bo an extremely open affair this year and I defy anyone to name the winner. There will be perhaps 32 natioijs to choose from, but it is generally agreed that the ultimate winner will bo found among England, America, Germany and Australia. Tho averago man will say that England will have little chance of defeating any of the other throe, but I think the English will have as much chance as any.

"During (lie time the English team was composed of Austin, Hughes and myself, all ive luid to do whs to find a partner for Hughes in thn doubles. The consequence was Hint none of our so-called Davis Cup possibilities thought it worth wliile to train thoroughly in the effort to oust us. Now it is different iinil I am confident that somebody will come along to light for the Cup. "America is in the same position, but has more talent from which to choose. Budge is certain to play one singles match. Just as certain a selection is that of Budge and Mnko in the doubles. America will have to find a suitable player for the second match. Riggs seems flic logical choice, but I believe that Hunt has greater possibilities. "Australia has the best team of any country just now. Crawford, Quist. and McGrath'are tried players and have come very near to winning the Cup. The chief trouble seems to be the gradual decline of Crawford ,who is Uridine it increasingly difficult to keep up that interest in the came which made him so great.. They have a fine team spirit. "The 'dark horses' of Germany, von Cranim and Herikcl, must be regarded as a severe threat."