DAVIS CUP WINNER.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIV, Issue 10315, 30 November 1909, Page 4

DAVIS CUP WINNER.

The two Australasian " vi-tornm," Brookes and Wilding, liardl.v need iim t | description for New Zealand sportsmen hut their brilliant victory deserves recognition. Norman 15. Brookes was horn in Xlel. bourne thirty-two years ago, and learnt tennis at his home—"Brookwood," am on the Melbourne Cricket lii-omul. In 1896 lie played for Victoria against N'en South Wales; he won the Victoria championship from 1902 to 11)00, am the" South Australian championship ii 1906. In 1905 ho sought honors in tin Old Country, and won the All-comers' Singles at Wimbledon, the championship of Kent, and the South of Knglamj championship. Two years later lie tvon the All-comers' Singles and championship of All' England, the doubles championship with Wilding, and the Mixed doubles championship with Mrs Hill, yard, lie was a Davis Cup representative in 1.905, won the cup with Wild, ing for Australasia in 1907, and successfully defended it against America Ink year. He is a brilliant player, luit hot over strong physically. Anthony Frederick Wilding, is a native of Christchurch. He learnt lawn tennis on the asphalt and grass courts ill Christchurch, coached l>y his father (Frederick Wilding, an ex-New Zealand champion). Young "Wilding won the Handicap Singles at the New Zealand championship meeting when only sixteen ; at the age of seventeen he won the championship of Canterbury, He won the Freshmen's tournament at Cambridge, and represented the University at Oxford against Queen's, 1904-5; won many championships and prizes in England, Scotland, and on the Continent, including the championship of Scotland in 1904. He won all the covered court championships at Queen's in 1907, and the All England Double# championship with Brookes at Wiliiblodon in the same year, and with liitcliic in 1908. He has played more Davis Cup matches than any other player. With Brookes as partner, he won tlio Davis Cup ill 1907, and successfully defended it last ycai% and defeated Mrookes in the Victorian championship this month. Besides being n chatiipioii tennis player, Wilding is ;t keen cyclist, and last year won a gold medal for ft trip from the Land's End to John <i' Groats. He has been a lieutenant in the King's Colonials. It is probable that ho is now at his best.