LAWN TENNIS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20958, 22 February 1930, Page 24

LAWN TENNIS.

AUSTRALIAN/TOURING TEAM. MATCH AGAINST AUCKLAND, (Per United Press Association.) ; AUCKLAND, February 21. A match between the Australian lawn tennis team and Auckland was commenced this afternoon. A shower fell early in the game, but the weather cleared later. Results:— <• SINGLES, i 9* Sproule (Australia) beat E, L. Bartleet (Auckland), 2—6, 6—l, 6—o, 6—4 J. T. Laurenson (Auckland) beat C. j. Donohue .(Australia), 2—6, 3—6, 6—3 7—5, 6—l. Halms ' (Australia) beat N. G. Sturt (Auckland), G—4,. 6—4, 6—l. A. C. Stedman (Auckland) beat vV. Teague (Australia), 6—3, 3—6, 4—6 6 —3, 6—o. DOUBLES. . Sproule and Donohue beat Bartleet and .Laurenson, 2—6, 6—3, 6—4, 6—4. Kalms and Teague beat Stedman and Sturt, 6—2, 4—6, 6—3, 6 —4. The match will be .continued to-mor-row. Bartleet, although suffering from the eflecta of a cold, opened well in his single against Sproule, and won the first set o 2. In the second set, however, he was not so accurate, and Sproule was brilliant at tunes working Bartleet out ot position and volleying flawlessly. Sproule wif -1 ’ an f i maintaining command, took the next two 6—o, 6—4, and the match. •

9 al iF en ® t l n V as P a > a Wy'out of practice at .the start of his match against Donohue, who took two; sets comfortably, u—6 3. In the third set, however ;Wa li an entirel y different player, forcing the pace and showing far hi 9 ® trokes - He” won tins Set 6—3, and continuing to attack he took the fourth set after a good I 5 ‘ ■J 1! tke * as £ set Donohue made many mistakes, and. Laurenson won 6—l, and with it the match. au6 f n< L n l atck for the resourceful jF ams ’ , w hose volleys and half-volleys drew frequent applause Kalms won 6—4, 6—4, 6—o ' sho ,V e d splendid form'against league, whose high rising returns he found to his hfcmg for powerful and accurate drives across court. Teague’s backhand shots were at times brilliant, but Stedman wore him down by his steadiness." Stedman won 6—3, 3—6, 4—6, 6 3,

Bartleet and Laurenson took the first set against Sproule and Donohoe, but thereafter the Australians showed far better -combination and won the next three sets and the match. Donohoe was Outstanding fey fins effective overhead

K;^^ man . a ? d T r S , turt gave a good exhibition against Kalms and Teague, and at m e 7f r , a J . sta S, es lt: seemed they might win. Ine last set was particularly close when the games were four all, but Stedman dr .°P p ® d hl .V e ru lce ,’ and K alms made no mistake with the last game to win the set and the match. ~T he. challenge lawn tennis match for the Anthony Wilding Memorial Shield was commenced to-day on the Wellington Association S/ courts at Miramar between Canterbury (challengers) and Wellington (holders) m calm weather. On the day’s play Wellington led by four rubbers to w iT- fol i owlD l ? are the detailed reaults, Wellington players mentioned first: Singles.—F G France beat T. Rhodes Williams, M C-2; C. G. Malfroy beat C. _ Angas, 3—6. 6—2, 6—-3* N R C Wilson beat T. W. Patterson, 'll—9 9—2* A. E. Sandrel Jost to'D. F. Glanville’, -60 y o—4, 4—6 Doubles.—France .and Malfroy beat Glanville and Patterson, 6—2, 7—s* Wilsomand Sandrel lost to Angas and Rhodes, Williams, 4—6, 6—4, 3 6. OTAGO ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the Otago Lawn Tennis was held last night. Mr A, MMillan presiding. The New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association wrote offering to play the South Island match against the Australian team on March II or 12. —It was resolved to accept the offer, and to play the match" on the new court at Logan Park, . Arrangements were made for- providing stand accommodation for this fixture, o r. consisting of Messrs S. G. M Dougall, S. Angell, A. M'Milian, and A. T. Jensen, was appointed to make arrangements in connection with the contest.

The secretary, of the St. Kilda Lawn Tennis Club wrote stating that the club was arranging a return match with the Lawrence Lawn Tennis Club on March 1. Approved.

The West Otago Sub-union Association wrote applying for affiliation with the body.—Application granted. - -the secretary submitted lists showing the names of the various clubs’ champion lady and men players. It Vfas resolved to alter the date of the champ urns competion be played on March li, ail entries to be in the hands of the secretary fay Wednesday, March 19 at 6 p.m. ’

«E-n aa Raided to alter the date of the M Millan Cup Yankee tourney to Saturday, March 15, entries to close on March

The formation of a United Club was anprovedin accordance with the rules and regulations submitted to the committee. °Jc the c matcJl against Southland was fixed for Saturday.Alarch Land arrangements were left in the hands of a sub-committee.

resolved to convey the sympathy men *kerai of the committee to Dr tbe de 4 l ~o f Ms wi£e - and to Mite Ramsay on.the death of her mother.