TENNIS CHAMPION BACK

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17945, 24 November 1932, Page 11

TENNIS CHAMPION BACK

RETURN OF E. D. ANDREWS TWO MONTHS’ BUSINESS VISIT A former New Zealand lawn tennis champion, E. D. Andrews, who ' has been exploiting his talent on English and Continental courts for several years, has returned to New Zealand on a business trip. Andrews left the Dominion after passing his final law examination and entered Jesus College, Cambridge. He is visiting the Dominion in the interests of a London firm of chartered accountants, a sports goods firm and a famous distillery. Andrews has a splendid tennis record, both in the Dominion and abroad. He has held the Wellington provincial title on three occasions and won the Dominion title in 1927. In 1926 he won the New Houtli Wales junior title and was runner-up in the same year in the New South Wales championships, when he was described by “Austral,” a prominent Australian writer, as the most promising colt in Australia and New Zealand, both in style and performance.

Probably one of Andrews’ best performances was in defeating F. T. Hunter at Wimbledon in 1929 in the first round, 6—4, 5—7, 6—4, 2—6, 7—5. Hunter was then at the top of his form, a seeded player and one of the United States Davis Cup representatives. Andrews defeated Ilrugnon twice at Wimbledon—the last time in straight sets—Dr. D. D. Prenn, the Germau Davis Cup player who beat both Austin and Perry last July, 11. W. Austin in Mj&l (in which year Andrews reached Ipo final 16 at Wimbledon), only to fall to W. T. Tilden. This year he lost at Wimbledon to F. X. Shields, the American who reached the final the previous year. Among other notable performances were his defeat of C. Kingsley, the English Davis Cup player, in the North of England final in 1928, and of Dr. C. Gregory in the same final of 1930,. Andrews stated in Auckland that he received a cablegram while in Sydney last week from C. E. Malfroy, asking him to be his partner in the New Zealand championships to be held at Wellington from January 17 to 23. However, as he is leaving for England at the end of January, and the fact that his business must take precedence, Andrews said that it was doubtful if he will be seen in competitive tennis in New Zealand. A tropical ear infection, which had been troubling him since leaving Java, would probably prevent him from' participating in any case.