LAWN TENNIS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22948, 28 January 1938, Page 15

LAWN TENNIS

JUNIOR GIRLS' TEAM VISIT TO AUSTRALIA [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON, Thursday The New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association announced to-day that Miss Margaret Beverley (Walkato) and Miss Joyce Douthett (Wellington) have been selected for the New Zealand junior girls' team of four to play in the New South Wales Junior championships, beginning on February 26 at Sydney. The other two members will be selected after the New Zealand championships, beginning at Auckland on Monday. The team, which will be under the man agement of Mr. George Gore, will leave Auck land by the Awatea on February 15, and leave Sydney on March 12. A. C. Stcdman and two players to b(> selected will leave New Zealand on February 2(1 for England to compete in the Davis Cup for New Zealand. PLAY IN AUSTRALIA VICTORIANS' SPORTSMANSHIP SYDNEY, Jan. 20 Playing in the doubles of the tennis contest Budge and Mako (America) defeated Turnbiill and Huxle.v, o—'2, ft—4, «—4. 'Cleinenger nnd Harper (Victoria) walked off the court when they were in a tactically ascendant position against Cramni and Henkel (Germany) at (I—l, 3—(j, o—l,0 —1, 3—6, 10—10. The light was bad and C'lemenger, not wishing to tako the Germans at a disadvantage, refused to serve. The final sot will bo replayed. In-the mixed doubles Broiiiwicli and Miss Wilson defeated Budge and Miss Bundy. o—o. o—2.