LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18423, 2 July 1925, Page 13

LAWN TENNIS.

WIMBLEDON TOURNEY. FRENCH ASCENDANCY. (bt cable—press association— copykight.) (australian and n.z. cable association.) LONDON. Juno 30. The All-England Tennis Championships were continued at AVimblcdon to-day. Hesuits:— J. O. Anderson (Australia) beat 11. Fisher (England) 6-1, 6-1, 6-4. Joan Borotra (France) beat Barclay (Tasmania), 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, 0-3. In the fourth -sound. Rene Lacoste (Franoc) beat S. M. Jacob (India), 6-3, 6-0, 6-4. Crawford and Fisher entered the last eight by beating Knight and Gregory, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0. Ooehet and Brugnon (France) boat Spcnce and Kingsley, 6-2. 0-1, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3. Lyectt and Anderson had a -walk-over in the third round, owing to Stott and Macintosh scratching. In the second round of the Ladies' Doubles, Mra Harpor and Miss Akhurst (Australia) defeated Miss St. George (Australia) and Mrs Melodv (New Zealand), G-2, 6-3. In the All England Plate, Owen beat Fotheringham (New Zealand), 6-2, 6-2, and Bun- beat TJtr, (Australia). 6-4, 6-2. In the fourth round. Mdlle. Lenglen and Miss TWim defeated Miss Boyd and Mrs Ut-Jj 6-0. 6-2. Tho Australians failed to extend their formidable opponents. In the second round o£ the Mixed Doubles, Lamb and Mrs Harper beat Kingsley aud Miss Bennett, 6-2, 7-5. In tho third round Lyectt and Mrs Lyectt beat Ingram and Miss Bouvcrie, 8-6, 10-8. (Received' July Ist, 3 p.m.) In tho fifth round of tho inen's singles docket defeated Hennessey (America) 7-0, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-0. ,ii,. In the third round cf tho mou doubles an Italo-Hungarian combination, Do Morpurgo and Dckchrling, beat two Americans, Itic<* and Garland, 6-8, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2. In the. third round of the ladles' doubles Mrs Linibert-Chambers and Miss Harvey beat Misses Harper a » a Akkurst 6-4, 6-1. In the second round of tho mixed roubles Be Mo-purgo and Miss Eyan beat Heath and. Mi«s Boyd 6-2, 6-2. (Received July Ist, 5.35 p.m ) The French continue to carry nil before them. Borotra and Lacoste thrillingly defeating Godtoe and Wheatlcy m the third round of tho Men's Doubles, 6-2, 0-,, 10-8. ONLY BRITISH HOPE. ANDERSON'S CHANCES ARGUED. (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABL33 ASSOCIATION.) ■ (Eeoeivcd July Ist, 3.5 p.m.) LONDON", Juno.jSO. Anderson had no difficulty to-day in .joining the three young Frenchmen, Cocnct, Borotra, and Lacoste, in the eemi-imais. Anderson iVikw regarded as the only British how to stem the' French invasion but it s fancied that ho will have a. ditacult ask in bcatinjr Laccste for tho right top ay in the final. The gcnttal feeling; is that the task is too much for him to accomplish, "in his match against Fi.hex, won most comfortably. Ho ran avay in the ollowest fashion to 6-10. in the firs sot and even had a 40-30 lead in. tho sixth. The he conceded Fisher a bdore ho iffl out- Fisher only gamo in the second set. Z 'the £ set started the crowd began to lX in view of the foregone iii'if Vishe-,- improved and led l-v, » J-,. * Then AndmoVby virtue of excellent driving and serving took tho next four.

MATCHES BANNED. HOSPITALITY A BAR. (ST CABLE-rBESS ASSOCIATION-COPYBIOHT.) (Ir/STIULUK ASD H.Z. CABU3 ASSOCIATES.) (Received July Ist. 8.35 p.m.) v > LONDON. Juno 30. The topic of discussion. at Wimbledon is the Lawn Tennis Association 'b ban on the projected visit of a party of crack per, including Mdlle. Lengleu. to Glcneaglos to Say exhibition matches, for the reason tliaC y acceptance of, hpspitaiity would violate their amateur status. , The incident recalls the cases of Jacob, Fyxee, and Helmore. who were suspended m Yoril under tho Association s decision that any Sliver accepting ft reduction of >noro than V per cent, in hotel or similar rates would forfeit his amateur status under R ulo 27 Any such reduction must he extended to'all competing players.

SENIOR COMPETITION. The fifth round of the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association's senior competition, postponed last Saturday on account of bail weather, will be held on Saturday. Tjhree matches will bo played at YUldmg Park and a fourth, Opawa v. Suburban, will co decided at Opawa courts.