LAWN TENNIS

Otago Witness, Issue 3804, 8 February 1927, Page 53

LAWN TENNIS

NEW SOUTH WALES v. AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND, January 31. The New South Wales lawn tennis team, which sails for Sydney by the Niagara to-night, defeated Auckland by six matches to two this afternoon. The results are as follows: — N. Peach (New South Wales) lost to Bartleet, 6—4, 2 —6, o—6.0 —6. J. M'Causland lost to N. Sturt, 6—3, 4—6, 3—6. J. Fitzgerald beat Brinsden, 5 —7, 6 —9, 7—5. Dr H. L. North beat Sims, 3 —6, 6 —3, 6—2. F. Peach beat A. C. Johns, 3 —6, 6 —4, 6—2. Brewster beat Griffiths, 9 —7, B—6.8 —6. Peach and Peach beat Griffiths and Brinsden, 6 —l, 12 —10. Fitzgerald and Brewster beat Sturt and Johns, 2—6, B—6,8 —6, 6 —2.

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. ; MELBOURNE, January 31. The Australian lawn tennis championship meeting concluded to-day, which is Foundation Day, in perfect weather. In the men’s junior singles Crawford (New South Wales) beat Coldham (Victoria), 6—B, 6—3, 7—5. AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. ; MELBOURNE, February 1. Tn the men’s singles Patterson beat Hawkes, 3—6, 6—4, 3—6, 18—16, 6—3. In the mixed doubles championship of Australia Hawkes and Miss Boyd beat Willard and Miss Anthony, 6—l, 6 —3. PROGRESS IN NEW ZEALAND. SYDNEY, February 4. The New South Wales lawn tennis team on its return from New Zealand by the Niagara tell of the splendid hospitalityextended to the team by the Dominion, players. Mr Frank Peach, the captain, speaks highly of several of the younger New Zealanders, especially Malfroy. Others who impressed the team were Andtew’s, Wilson, Sturt, Seay, and Knott. Mr Peach regards the Maoris as a force that will have to be reckoned with before long. He says that they have remarkably i.een eyesight, and are as quick as lightning about the courts. They also possess a good range of natural strokes, and are eager to copy the styles of the different players they get a chance to see. “Given proper tuition, the Maoris should produce players equal to our best,” was Mr Peach’s final comment. He has visited New Zealand three times, and has noticed a marked improvement in the standard of play in the Dominion on each occasion.

MLLE. LENGLEN’S TOUR?" - WASHINGTON, February 3 A Treasury official declared that Mlle Lenglen would probably have to pay 1000 dollars to 1500 dollars as American income tax if she had earned 100,000 dollars as reported. This was in addition to the 40,000 dollars expected as the French levy, which would take more than half the total revenue of her American tour.. RICHARDS EXCLUDED FROM RANKING LIST. NEW YORK, February 5. The annual meeting of the United States Lawn Tennis sociation at Philadelphia adopted the Executive Committee’s amendment exclu in s Richards from the 1926 ranking list. ■ NEW YORK, February 5. The United States Lawn Tennis Association has not ranked either Brown or Richards in the lists, which gives the following 10:—Tilden, Alonso, Harada. Johnston, Chandler, White, Chapin, Norton, Lott, and King. Of the women players, the first five are Mrs Mallory, Misses Ryan. Goss, Bayard, and Mrs Chapin. The dates of the national singles are from September 12.. at New York; Davis Cup challenge September 8,9, and 10, at Philadelphia; doubles, August 29, at Boston. The president of the association, Mr Mersereau, said neither financially nor from the point of view of the public interest has professional tennis been a success in proportion to the time and expense involvecl. Your officers refused to b® stampeded by this new diversion from tha amateur game.’

SATURDAY’S MATCHES. A GRADE. KAITUNA v. COSY DELL. (Kaituna names first.) ; Men’s Singles.—Moody 9, Bell 1; Cleg« horn 9, Jensen 2; Angel 4, Sherriff 9j’ Phillippi 9, Stumbles 2. Men’s Doubles.—Cleghorn and Moody 9, Jensen and Sherriff 5; Angel and Phillipps 9, Bell ..n Stumbles 8. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Anderson 2, Miss White 6; Mrs Parker 5, Mrs Macdougall 6; Mrs Roydhouse 1, Mrs Jensen 6; Mrs M'Kellar 2. Miss Smith 6. Ladies’ Doubles.—Miss Anderson and Mrs Roydhouse 1, Miss White and Mrs Macdougall 6; Mrs Parker and Mrs M'Kellar 6. Mrs Jensen and Miss Smith 4. Mi ed Doubles.—Dr Moody and Mrs Roydhouse 7, Sherriff and Miss White 3: Cleghorn and Miss Anderson 7, Bell and Mrs Macdougall 2; Angel and Mrs Parker 7, Jensen and Mrs Jensen 5; Phillipps and Mrs M'Kellar 7, Stumbles and Miss Smith' 6. Kaituna. 10 sets (94 games); Cosy Dell, six sets (77 games).