LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1169, 3 July 1911, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS.

THE WIMBLEDON MEETING. By Telegraph—Press Association—CoDjrizhi London, June 30. At the tennis championship meeting at Wimbledon, R. Heath beat Hunter, 6—2,' 6-2, 6-1. In tho doubles, Heath and Dunlop beat Mavrogordato and Bcsmich, 6—l, 6—2, 6-4. (Bee. July 2, 5.5 p.m.) London, July 1. In the lawn tennis tournament at Wimbledon, Gore and Eoper Barrett beat Dnnlop and Heath, 6—2, 6 4, 7—5. BOXING. LANGFOP.D DEFEATS FITZGERALD. By TelegTaph—Press Association-Copyright New York, Juno 30. Sam Langford, the negro pugilist, knocked out Fitzgerald, the Philadelphia "White Hope," in five rounds. BILLIARDS. ANOTHER WIN FOR LINDRUM, By Telegraph—Press Association—Coorrieh! Sydney, July 1. Lindium defeated Recce, the visiting English player, by 8(19 in a match of 14,000 up. Ho did not uso hazard play to anything like the same extent as in his previous game. I CYCLING. SYDNEY SIX-DAY MEETING. By TelegTaph—Press Association—CopyriEht Sydney, July 1. A great gathering of champions is promised for a six-days' cycling . meeting commencing in. Sydney on January 1 next. A cablegram has been received, stating tho following inteud to come:—Major Taylor, J. Clarke, Floyd, M'Farlaud, Ivor Lavson, Hehiv, Joe Fogler, Walter Butt, A. Goullett, E. Collins, J. Moran, and W. Fenn. Probably Frank Kramer, will also compete. ...-..'. A ROAD RACE. A 17-mile' cycle road race was run. at Hutt on Saturday, under tho auspices cf Mr. J. Boucher. Tho weather was fine, but the road was very heavy, though only one rider came down. Tho race- was won by C. Gray, with W. How second, and 11. Edwards and A. Sievers, dead heat, third. Time, 15 minutes.