LAWN TENNIS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21989, 26 June 1933, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS

QUEEN’S CLUB TOURNAMENT LONDON, June 23. At the Queen’s Club tournament in the semi-finals Vines defeated Glcdhill, 6—B, 7—5, 6 —3. In the game Stoefen v. Sutter the scores were M2—lo, 12—12, after which Stoefen won the toss to decide who should play Vines in the final. In the women’s semi-final Mrs WillsMoody defeated Miss Rise, 6—2, 6—l; Miss Pittman defeated Miss Burke, 6—2, 6 — 4, In the semi-finals of the Doubles Vines and Gledhill defeated Iloh and Miki, 6—2, 6—4 ; Kirby and Farquharson defeated Burwell and Jones, 6—4, 7 —5. VINES’S INTENTIONS. NEW YORK, June 24. (Received June 25, at 6.30 p.m.)

Repeated rumours that Vines is planning to turn professional soon were partially substantiated to-day when it was learned that the tennis corporation which promotes professional exhibitions —William Tilden and other leading players, known as the “ Tilden Troupe ” —was prepared to offer the Californian 100,000 dollars to join the troupe next season. Press despatches from London quote Vines as saying that he would certainly give the offer his serious consideration, but that he was now playing amateur tennis and had made no definite decision to play professionally.