LAST NIGHT'S CABLES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10631, 29 November 1912, Page 1

LAST NIGHT'S CABLES.

to 5-1, but Brookes succeeded in. winning a sequence of six games by grim determination. The seventh and eighth games were lost by Parke rather than won by Brookes. In the fourth set Parke won the first game off his service, Brookes netting two returns, off easy serves. Brookes won the next game off his own service after 'vantage to the server had been called eight times. After the score was two all Parke went out with a sequence of four wins. Brookes was very tired, and was scarcely able to step aside to intercept the ball at the net. Throughout the match Parke executed perfect drives, either deep down the side lino or across from corner to corner. Such perfect driving has never previously been witnessed here. After "four all" had been called in the first set, Brookes never looked like winning, tic mistimed balls and got too many on'the wood. Parke received an ovation at the conclusion of the match. Dixon started seri'ing finely, and though he made two double faults he won on his service. - He played- to Heath's forehand, and the Australian failed to get throe of tho serves back. Heath won the last four in tho set, Dixon breaking on his service. In the second set Dixon won the first two games and lost his servo in tho third, nnishing with a double fault. Heath did the same in the next game. The seventh game was one of die best of the day, Heath taking it. He won the next by his fine serving to love, making the score four all. After 4-4 had been called Dixon won tho next by splendid serving and volleying, and then he won Heath's servico to lovo and the set, 64. ,In , tho third set Dixon won the first two games, Heath taking tho third, Dixon winning the next.from a poor half-volley by Heath. Heath made the score 3-2 eff Dixon's serve, finishing the game by a fine pass. -In the ninth game of this set there were splendid rallies. Dixon won the ninth and tenth games and tho set. In the fourth f;et Dixon took the first two games, killing beautifully tho weak returns of Heath. Heath won the third game. Heath thon won on his service to love, making the score two all. Dixon won the next three games, pounding Heath's back hand. Heath then won on his service to love, . putting up a fine uphill fight. Dixon carried the game to u-3. In the ninth game, Dixon serving, 'vantage to the server was called, but Dixon sent down two dciiblo faults, allowing Heath to get out of his difficulty and bringing the score to 5-4, Dixon leading. Dixon won tho next game off Heath's service, and with it won the match.

The striking feature of the day's play was the complete breakdown of the Australians' service, Heath serving nearly as many double faults as lirsts. His service had no sting or length in the second ball, which Dixon punished severely. Both seemed afraid to hit. It was a question rather of a good mail playing a better and both, playing badly, tho difference between the two accounting for the scores.

Following are tho scores for the dnv's play Park beat Brookes, 8-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2.

Dixon beat Heath, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

British representatives, two rubbers, six sets, 48 games. Australian representatives, two sets, 37 games.

THE ENGLISH TEAM IN NEW ZEALAND.

PROGRAMME OF THE TOUIt [Per I'p.ess Association.]

Vv'ELLJNGTQi| f November 28. Tn connection with the visit to New Zealand of the English Davis Cup team, Mr A. J. Petherick, secretary of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association; received detailed advics to-day from the Australasian Association regarding the tour. The members of the team, C. P. Dixon (captain), A. E. Beamish, J. C. Parke and F. Lowe, have booked passages to Auckland by the Maranm, sailing from Sydney on Monday, December IG, and arriving at Auckland on the following Friday. The New Zealand representatives for the first match, Geofirey Ollivier, J. C. Peacock, F. M. B. Fisher and It. N. K. Swanston will meet the English team in the Eden and Epsom courts at Auckland on Saturday and Monday, December 21 and 23. Tho Englishmen will then journey to Hastings, via Kotorua and Taupo, arriving in time to coin pete in tho Australasian championships to bo held there, commencing on Monday, December ao. The team will then proceed south to Christehurch, where the second representative match is to be played on January 1 and 6. From the southern town the team will come straight back to Wellington, and here play the third and final representative match of the tour on

Tuesday, aiul Wednesday, January t ami 8." On tho following Friday the visitors will take their departure from Wellington for Sydney. The New Zealand representatives to take part in the second and third representatives matches at Christchurch and Wellington respectively will be selected at a later date.