EXHIBITION LAWN TENNIS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22098, 31 October 1933, Page 10

EXHIBITION LAWN TENNIS

PERRY OUTCLASSES MALFROY ENGLISHMAN IN GREAT FORM (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, October 30. The exhibition matches between Perry and Wilde (England) and Ferkins md Malfroy (New Zealand) were continued to-day in windy weather. The Englishmen won all the three matches played with ease. Perry outclassed Malfroy in all departments. His low, cross-court volleying and smashes left Malfroy helpless. Ferkins made the mistake of concentrating on Wilde’s backhand. On this Wilde, outplaced and outdrove Ferkins. In the Doubles between Perry and Wilde and Malfroy and Ferkins Malfroy did not try, and Ferkins saved the match from being a procession. Results;Perry beat Malfroy, 6 —l, 6—l. Wilde beat Ferkins, 6—3, 6 —o. Perry and Wilde beat Malfroy and Ferkins, 6—4, 6—2. NOTES ON Tflß PLAT. On the day Perry quite outclassed Malfroy in a game fought from the back line, except when Perry went in on deep drives to Malfroy’s backhand comer and then clipped the furthest side line with fast volleys taken low down that Malfroy had no chance of reaching. Perry was never once extended. He did just as he pleased. His service took Malfroy out of position, and his fast, skimming drive beat Malfroy time and again. His ground strokes functioned perfectly and his smashing was deadly. Ferkins fought gallantly against Wilde, but Wilde’s placing was too accurate and his pace too fast for Ferkins to deal with effectively. He made marvellous recoveries, but they only served to force him further out of position and make Wilde’s task all the easier., Wilde made scarcely a mistake with his backhand, sending the ball fast across the court or straight down the line with unerring accuracy. When Ferkins lobbed, Wilde buried it. Wilde, too, was putting a 'ot of work on the bail, making it shoot and keep low on landing. Many times be had Ferkins running the wrong way. In the Doubles Malfroy clearly was not himself. It was very rarely that he cleared the net with his drives or volleys. Had it not been for, the hard fighting Qualities of Ferkins it would have been no game at all. In the circumstances it was a very easy matter for Perry and Wilde to score aces in driving, smashing, and volleying. Perry brought off wonderful low skimming drives when he wanted the point, and the net play of himself and Wilde was high class. Ferkins made many brilliant returns and won numerous points on his merits. AUSTRALIANS AT HASTINGS (Per United Press Association.) HASTINGS, October 30. Patches of lawn tennis of the very highest class were seen in the exhibition games played at the Hastings Club’s courts this afternoon by the two Australian Davis Cup representatives, Quist and Turnbull, against the New Zealanders, D. G. France and N. R. Wilson. Turnbull beat Wilson, 6—3, 6—3; Quist beat France, 6—4, 6—2; Turnbull md Quist beat Wilson and France, 6—l. 7—5, 3—6, 7—5. It was very evident that the Australians were not* at any pains to provide fireworks. Only occasionally they allowed themselves to be extended, but nevertheless their display was very much worth seeing. The opposition did not at any time prove strong enough to threaten the Australians with defeat, and the matches resolved themselves into a more or less easy-going display on the part of the Davis Cup players. At odd times France and Wilson showed touches of brilliance and scored with cleverly placed shots.

In the Doubles match France did not strike form till the second set, but from then on he showed a taste of his skill, particularly in his overhead volleying and in killing lobs. Wilson was always sound, especially at the net, and some of his placements from close up were exceedingly brilliant and were executed with an unexpectedness which made them winners on their merits.