LAWN TENNIS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22064, 21 September 1933, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS

LEADING FRENCH PLAYERS

TOUR OF SOUTH AMERICA.

PARIS, September 19,

Cochet and Plaa have undertaken a tour of South America, giving lawn tennis exhibitions. They will probably be accompanied by the runner, Ladoumegue.

PACIFIC SOUTH-WEST CHAMPIONSHIPS.

QUIST ELIMINATED.

LOS ANGELES, September 19,

(Received Sept. 20, at 5.5 p.m.) In the third round Perry defeated Elbert Lewis (Los Angeles), 6—2, 6—2. Jack Tidball (California) defeated Quist, 6—4, 6—2; Turnbull defeated Charles Otis (Pasadena), 6—3, 4—6, 6—3; Van Ryn defeated Wilde (England), 6—4, 6—l; Stoeffen defeated Lee, B—lo,8 —10, B—6, 6—o; Vines defeated Itoh (Japan), 6—l, 6—4. Miss Round defeated Mrs Ethel Arnold (Los Angeles), 7—5, 6—2, in the third round of the Women’s Singles. Quist was unable to handle Tidball’s fast service and counting shots to the baseline. He was eliminated in straight sets.

Turnbull had a difficult time in defeating Otis in three sets. After playing on fairly even terms in the first two sets the Australian continued to play steadily, while his opponent faltered in the third set.

Quist and Turnbull drew a bye for the Men’s Doubles, which started today.

CRAWFORD AND M'GRATH,

SHORT STAY IN LOS ANGELES.

LOS ANGELES, September 19. (Received Sept. 20, at 8 p.m.)

Crawford and M'Grath are staying here for a few days and will play exhibition matches to-morrow. Crawford and Turnbull will play Nunoi and Perry, and M‘Grath will play “Billy” Seward, the Southern Californian interscholastic champion. FORMER WOMAN CHAMPION. NOW DISPLAYING FASHIONS. LONDON, September 19. (Received Sept. 20, at 7 p.m.) Mile. Suzanne Lenglen opened a year’s engagement at Selfridge’s when she gave demonstrations, wearing a linen combination costume of her own invention, including a pair of shorts reaching three inches below the knees and covered by a coat-like skirt buttoned at the back and front. Mile. Lenglen said she approved of coatless shorts “ if worn privately, but in public, No! ”