LAWN TENNIS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22025, 7 August 1933, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS

THE WIGHTMAN CUP NEW YORK, August 4. In the Wight man Cup, Miss Jacobs defeated Miss Round o—4, 6—2. Miss Palfrey defeated Miss Scriven 6—3, 6—l. The United States team was faced with the possibility of losing another star, when Miss Marble experienced dizziness and was placed under a physician’s care

MRS MOODY UNABLE TO PLAY

NEW YORK, August 4

Mrs Helen Wills-Moody (captain) decided not to play in to-day’s Wightman Cup matches because of a hack injury. Miss Sarah Palfrey replaced her in the singles. Mrs Moody will act as a nonplaying captain in to-day matches. She hopes to he back in action to-morrow. A decision is to he made after a further examination by her physician. The injury is an old one, and has been aggravated by practice in the last few days. UNITED STATES WINS THE CUP. NEW YORK, August 5. (Received August 6, at 7 p.m.) At Forest Hills Miss Palfrey and Miss Jacobs defeated Miss Round and Miss Healey, 6 —4, 6—2; Miss Betty Nutliall defeated Carolin Babcock, I—6, 6 —l, g 3 ; Miss Round defeated Miss Palfrey, *6—4, 10 —8; Miss Jacobs defeated Miss Scriven, 5 —7, 6—2, 7—5; Miss Nuthall and Miss James defeated Miss Marble and Mrs Van Ryu, 7—5, 6—2. The United States won the Cup.