LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1604, 22 November 1912, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS.

RICE BEATS DIXON. DEFEATS FOR THE ENGLISHMENBy Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright (Rec. November 21, 10.10 p.m.) Sydney, November 21. There was delightful weather for today's play in the inter-State lawm tennis championship, and tho courts were firmer. There was a largo- attendance. The results wero as follow:— SINGLES. Lowo (England) beat Wright (New South Wales), 0-3, 0-6, 6-4, 6-3. Beamish (England) beat Patterson (Victoria) rn threo straight sets, o—4, 6—2, 6-4. Marsh (New South Wales) beat Dunlop (Victoria), 6—2, 6—l, 7—5. Marsh was too 6peedy and accurate, Dunlop saving himself. Ollivier (Now Zealand) beat St. John (Queensland), 6—4, 6-3, 7—5. He played with an absence of winning shots, and won chiefly on the mistakes of St. John, who was tired after yesterday's doubles. The day's sensation was provided by Rice (New South Wales) beating Dixon (England), 2-0, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4. Rice played the game of his life, and put every ounce of weight in his drives, whioh were of a beautiful length. He kept Dixon effectively away from the net. The Englishman back-handed with great easo. Rice was cheered for his magnificent play. Parke (England) beat A. B. Jones. (Now South Wales), 6-1, 6-3, G-i. The Irishman's first game impressed spectators by the ease with which he treated Jones's driving. His off-ground shots were too severe for the Australian, and his length was almost perfect. Parke's back-hand shots across court into tho corner or up the side lines were also brilliant. He made scarcely a mistake, and gave the finest exhibition of base-line tennis seen on the championship court here. Jones had never a chance, although ho effected brilliant shots, which was necessary to gain a point. Brookes (Victoria) easily beat Brown (New Zealand), 6-0, 6-0, 6-0. DOUBLES. Beamish and Parke (England) beat Barnard and Patterson, 6-3, G—3, 6-2. Tho Britishers were' a fine pair. Bcamish's service was a great asset and outclassed his opponents. Jones and Wright (New South Wales) beat Lowo and Dixon (England), 6—2, 6—4, o—o. Tho game was unattractive. Dixon was apparently worried by a number..of false bounds spoiling half-volleying,