LAWN TENNIS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 12, 15 January 1932, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS

NEW SOUTH WALES LADIES VISIT TO INVERCARGILL. RAIN INTERRUPTS PLAY. [ Per Press Association. ] INVERCARGILL, Jan. 14. Further rain this morning prevented the concluding games in the tennis match between the New South Wales ladies’ team and a South Island team being played. The visitors left this afternoon for Dunedin. JAPANESE ON TOUR TEAM ARRIVES IN SYDNEY. CHANCE IN DAVIS CUP. Received Jan. 14, 10.25 p.m. SYDNEY, Jan. 14. The Japanese tennis players who are to tour Australia have arrived at Sydney. The team consists of T. Harada, R. Nunoi and J. Satoh, who were cordially welcomed by the Australian tennis officials, the Japanese Consul, and a group of leading Japanese citizens. Harada, interviewed, said that Japan would have an excellent chance of capturing the Davis Cup in five years’ time, as there were four 20-year-old players in Japan whom he described as world-beaters, namely Ito, Yamagishi, Fuzikura and Huwy. BRAIN WINS MATCHES PLATING THE CORNERS AUSTRALIAN IDEAS Commenting on the Australian ladies’ play, a Christchurch writer says:—How simple is the game of tennis after all. Miss Hall had a poor variety of shots; she did not slice or cut or'play drop shots. Her backhand, while it was well under control, had little pace off the court and her forehand was not remarkably fast. She did not clip tho lines and her passing shots had often two feet to spare. Her serve was medium pace with enough cut to come off the grass quickly. Here, again, she played the corners of the service court, but with six inches to si\e, an d her first service was mostly sufficient. What would be said if a suburban player had beaten Mrs Dykes? Yet there are thousands of women in New Zealand better equipped to do so. It is tho brain that wins matches. With the average player all sorts of bright ideas are wandering through his mind. He does not need ideas; he needs principles. Have a few shots and learn them well. Play the sidelines; use either hand im- i partically. Have no preferences, 1 neither plume yourself on your cross- < >urt nor any other shot. Can you *ut the ball to any part of the court from any part of the court? If you can you are a great player, no matter how you poke the ball over. ST. JOHN’S CLUB HANDICAP EVENTS The match committee of the St. John’s Tennis Club are desirous of having the handicap matches in their competitions advanced to the final stages as early as possible. With this object in view they have announced that the following players must play their matches by to-morrow or they ! will be scratched:— Ladies’ Handicap Singles.— Miss Hood v. Airs. Dempsey, winner to play Mrs. Stratmore; Mrs. Marshall v. Miss Wright. Men’s Handicap Singles.—Latham v. J. Purcell. Combined Handicap Doubles.—North and Miss O. Glover v. Harris and Miss Liggins; Holroyd and Miss Dennis v. Smaller and Airs. Marshall; Le Brun and Miss Newsome v. Jenkins and Miss Hainsworth. Men’s Handicap Doubles.—Lampe and Harris v. Stodart and Bourne; Dennis and J. Purcell v. Hounsell and Jack.