LAWN TENNIS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3609, 15 May 1923, Page 43

LAWN TENNIS.

THE DAVIS CUP. HONOLULU, May 8. Mr Castle (president of the Hawaiian Lawn Tennis Association) has sent a letter to the Australian lawn tennis authorities asking them to reconsider their decision to play the Davis Cup match on the United! States mainland. Mr Castle asks that the match should be played at Honolulu, but if this is not agreeable 'lie suggests Seattle. GOLF. LADIES’ OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. LONDON, May 7. In the Ladies’ Open G-olf Championship at Burnham, Miss Greysmith and Miss liininmcnfch, of Melbourne, and Mrs Guy Williams, or New Zealand, were Deaten in the first round. THE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. LONDON, May 8. In the Amateur Golf Championship, Withers beat Sidney H. Fry, 5 up and 4 to phry. Ouiniet and Williams, who are re-

garded as the most dangerous of the invaders, are still undefeated. Hay 8. After the defeat of all the Australian and New Zealand competitors in the I.adies' Open Golf Championship, Miss Cummings (America) is the only formidable overseas player left in the second round. May 10. In the semi-final of the Ladies’ Open Championship Mrs Macßeth beat Miss Wethered, and Miss .Chambers beat Miss Brown. LONDON, May 11. Ladies’ Championship final: Mrs Lambert Chambers beat Miss M‘Beth, 1 up. In the golf final Wethered defeated Harris, 7 and 6. The final was characterised by dazzling play, Wethered completely outclassing Harris by a display which experts regard as the best seen in the finals. The putting and approaching were specially good. Wethered was 4 up at the end of the first round of 18, taking 73 against Harris’s 77. Wethered was 0 un at the ninth hole in the 3eeord round. The tenth hole was halved in four. Harris lost the next, and Wethered became dormy seven. The twelfth hole was halved, both taking five, Wethered thu3 winning. Considering the terrible weather conditions, strong wind, rain, hail, and sleet, the exhibition was brilliant. AUSTRALIAN TENNIS. SYDNEY, May 12. Anderson beat Patterson 6—3, 6—-4, 6 —l, and O’Hara Wood beat Sieier 7—5, 2—6, 6—4, 6 —l. Patterson and O’Hara Wood bsat Anderson and Sieier 7—5, 6—2, 7—5. COURSING. WATERLOO DATES. The dates of the New Zealand Waterloo are altered to August 8,9, 10, so that they may fall in line with the Grand National Carnival dates at Christchurch.