LAWN TENNIS

Otago Witness, Issue 3769, 8 June 1926, Page 58

LAWN TENNIS

DAVIS CUP COMPETITION. OTTAWA. May 31. It has been definitely announced that the final round of the American zone Davis Cup matches between the winners of Japan, the Philippines. Canada, and Cuba will be played here in August. BRITAIN ELIMINATES ITALY. ROME, May 29. Britain eliminated Italy from the Davis Cup competition. Turnbull beat Sorventi, 5 b—2, 6—l. 6—2. and Morpurgo boat Wheatley, 6—2. 6—3, 3—2 (retired). In the double Crole Rees and Kingsley bent Morpurgo and Serventi, 3 —6, 6—B, 6—4, 6—3, 6SWEDEN t. SOUTH AFRICA. CHRISTIANIA, May 31. In the Davis Cup Namstrom (Sweden) Insat Sherwood (South Africa), 8-0, 0-3, 0-4; Spence (South Africa) boat Garell (Sweden), 6-4. G-4, 8-0. ANOLO-PRKNCII MATCH. PARIS. May 31. In the Anglo-French contests in the women’s singles, Miss Barron bent Madame Descleres, 7-5, 6-3; Mrs Godfree bent Mdlle Mathieu, C-4. 6-0; Mdlle Defe beat Miss MJlquham. 0-1, 0-4: Mdlle Glasgow beat Miss Joan Fry, 6-1, 6-1. FRANCO-AM ER'IC AN MATCH. PARIS, May 30. Miss Wills beat Madame Mathieu, 6—3, 6—4. In the men’s singles Richards (America) heat Lacoste, 7—5, 4—6, B—6, and Kinsey (America) beat Foret, 6 —4, 5—7, 6—4. In the ladies singles Mrs Jessop beat Madame Descleres, 6 —l. 2—6, B—6. In the doubles Misses Ryan and Browne beat Mademoiselles Cousin and Charnolet, 6-1. 6-2. America won the conteot3 by eight matches to three, ANGLO-FRENCH LADIES’ MATCH. PARIS, May 31. In the women’s doubles Misses Barron and M'llquham beat Miles. Cousin and Charnelet, 6—3, 6—2; Miss Coyle and Miss Godfree heat Mlle 3. Conquct and Deve, 6—4, 6 —3. Britain is leading W foui games to two. In the remaining matches Miss Godfree beat Mdlle Vlasto. I—6. 6—4, 7—5; Miss Joan Frv beat Mdlle Mathieu. 6 —2. B—s. G—2; Miss Parron beat Mdlle Deve. 4—6. G —4, 6—2: Mdlle Yaussard beat Miss M‘llquham, 6—o, 6—3. DAVIS CUP COMPETITION. LONDON, June 3. Sweden defeated South Africa by three matches to one, and will now meet France 1b the semi-final of the European zone. AUSTRALIAN HEADQUARTERS. SYDNEY, June 4. At a meeting of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australasia it was decided to transfer the headquarters from Sydney to Melbourne. WOMEN’S GAMES IN FRANCE. PARIS, June 4’. In the women’s hardcourt championships Miss Ryan beat Madame Venet, 5 —7, G —4, 6—2; Mile Bouman (Holland) beat Miss Colyer (England), 6 —l, G—2; Miss Joan Fry beat Madame Bourgeois, 6—4, 6 —3. THE WIMBLEDON TOURNAMENT. LONDON, June 5. Considerable interest is taken in the announcement that the Duke of York has entered for the All-England lawn tennis tournament at Wimbledon. He will play in the men’s doubles partnered by Commander Greig, who was formerly Comp-troller-Equerry. The Duke of York is a left-hander. A few years ago he appeared in a charity match at Highgate. GIPSY CLUB TOURNAMENT. LONDON. June 5. In the Gipsy Club finals Miss Woodrych beat Miss Eileen Rennet, 6—4, 6—l. In the women’s doubles Mrs Lambert Chambers and Miss Clarke beat Misses Maltby and Valentine, 7—5, 6—l. In the men’s singles Colonel H. G. Mayes beat Gordon Lowe, B—6, 6—2. 6—3. In the mixed doubles Eames and Mrs Beamish beat Weakly and Miss Cambridge, 6—4, 6—2. FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIPS?. PARIS, June 5. In the lawn tennis championships Washer beat Urahn (Finland), Id—B, 7—5, 6—2; Von Rehrling beat Oban (France), 6—2, 6—4, 6—l; Mdlle Lenglen beat Mrs Barron, 6—o, 6—o. INTER-UNIVERSITY MATCH. LONDON, June 5. Summer (an Oxonian) and Young (New Zealand), of Cambridge, participated in the inter-Univcrsity match, each losing his singles and winning his doubles. Cambridge beat Oxford by 14 matches to seven. CHAPIN DEFEATS TILDEN. NEW YORK, June 4. At Newhaven (Connecticut) to-day A. H. Chapin defeated Tilden, 8 6 6-4," 7-6, in the final of the singles for the State championship. MISS HELEN WILLS OPERATED ON. PARIS, June 5. Miss Helen Wills was operated on for appendicitis.