TELEGRAPHIC

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12857, 24 December 1912, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC

TENNIS.

NEW ZEALAND v. ENGLISH REPS

SOME FINE CONTESTS.

(Per Press Associ*,t-ion.)

AUCKLAND, Dec. 23. The Test matches between New Zealand and the English Davis Cup winners were continued this afternoon in the presence of a large crowd of .spectators. The courts were in good order, and some first-class play was witnessed. New Zealand showed ■up much better than on the previous day, winning two matches and closely contesting others. The first match, between Swanston and Beamish, was a good contest,, Swanston, gaining the honour of taking the first set against the Englishmen. Swanston gained the second set—6-4—chiefly due to his good service, and Beamish the third—6-4. Ollivier was in great form in his match with Lowe, his service being almost unplayable, whilst his ground and overhead work were firstclass. He easily annexed the first set (6-3), tabling 3 love games. His short lobs had Lowe thinking hard, and he showed great judgment in placing his strokes. The earlier part of the second set was more closely contested, and the score ran to 3 .all, but Ollivier took the next three games, winning the set by 6-3, and the match. Dixon, the English captain, proved altogether too good for Peacocke. The latter nut up a good fight for the first set, and won four games to Dixon's two. The Englishman, however, won the next four and annexed the set —G-4. In the second set Dixon gave a taste of his form and won by 6-0, Peacocke gaining only a single ace. Parke was in good form against Fisher, whom he defeated 6-2, 6-2, although Fisher put up a much better fight than the score would indicate. Parke placed his balls with great precision, and was particularly brilliant in his driving. The doubles match between Lowe and Beamish and Fisher and Ollivier was the best of the afternoon, Fisher 'in particular playing fine tennis. His overhead smashing and volleying were a feature of the contest. He received little help from the Canterbury man until near the end, when Ollivier recovered his usual form and the pair then went out. 'New (Zealand had much the bejbter of the first set, which they won by 6-4, but the Englishmen equalised the scores by taking the next 6-3. The third provided a great contest, and sixteen games had to be played before the New Zealandcrs finally got to 9-7, taking the set and the match, a great drive by Fisher proving the -winning stroke. The Wellington man played with great dash and accuracy throughout. The light was failing when Swanston and Peacocke took the court against Parke laricl Dixon, but some fine tennis nevertheless resuHed- The Englishmen took the first game, but tnu oCccni rftrv to <teuce no less than eight, tinies before tne rsew Zealanders won from Dixon's service. The set1" ultimately went to the Davis

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ton men started *,v ~h.^ . •"■evit w"i in the second, winm.« . \\: rirst three games, the Englishmen g,«.. a ing only one ace in three games. Swanston and Peacocke by accurate play took the. score to 5-2, but the Englishmen then played up to their best form and won the next five games, taking the set, 7-5, and the match.