TENNIS IN ENGLAND

Taranaki Daily News, 23 December 1932, Page 11

TENNIS IN ENGLAND

IMPROVEMENT IN STANDARD. MR: C. E. MALFROY’S VIEW. Auckland, Dec. 21. ■ Systematic coaching has done much to improve the standard .of tennis in England in recent years, according to Mr. C. E. Malfroy, of Wellington, who returned by the, Rangitata this morning.Mr. Majlfroy was at Trinity Hall Cambridge; for three years, and while there performed with considerable success in open tennis tournaments. .He gained his tennis '“Blue” at Cambridge and later was captain of the University team. Mr. 'Malfroy this morning was not inclined to talk csbout his own. performances in England, although cablegrams sent to New Zealand from time to time have made it clear that he'has been a lot in the limelight. He had, he said, competed at three • tournaments at Wimbledon,' and he considered that his best performance was the unsuccessful fight he put 'up against Sidney Wood two years ago. England, said Mr. Malfroy, was trying hard to produce a team that would be good enough to win' the Davis Cup. Coaching was now being carried out along systematic lines and there was definite evidence of an improvement in the general standard. Many of the most promising of Britain’s young players were at Cambridge, where,the standard of tennis was high and the 1 condition of the courts excellent. Wimbledon was still

the most popular of all tennis tournaments.',:/ , J . ’ ; “There is an atmosphere about Wimbledon-' that you simply can’t .get'anywhere else,” he declared, “and, of course, it is a wonderful fashion show,”