LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1605, 23 November 1912, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS.

ENGLISHMEN VICTORIOUS. A WET DAY. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright . . \| (Rec. November 22, 11.5 p.m.) : Melbourne, November 22. : Rain, interfered with to-day's play in tho inter-State lawn tennis championships. .; The weather was cold, as well as wet, and 1 tho courts were heavy. Tho rosults were i as follow:— : i SINGLES. ■'. ! Brookes (Victoria) forfeited to Olliviei ; (New Zealand), and Heath- (Victoria) to?, j Marsh (New South Wales) owing to the strain being too severe More the Davis"'-' j Cup. matches. Parke (England) beat- Ollivier (New" Zealand), G—l, 6—2, G—3. Ollivier showed some brilliancy, but was never dangerous. ' Lowe (England) beat Rico (New, South ' Wales), 11—9, .6—2, G—2. Lowe's • throughout was superior, but Rice put: <■ J in more weight strokes. Lowe's service " j was excellent, and his work on the heavy ../! court indicated that tho British team'a j chances were distinctly good if similar con- . . j ditions prevail for the Cup matohes. | . DOUBLES. Beamish and Parke (England) beat" j Wright and' Jones (New South Wales), 6—4, 6—2, 2—G, '8—4." The winners were. ' i a , fine double combination. Beamish was j effective in his return of the service, his - ' ' back-hand play and his smashing. Parke\ was clever in driving, both in. the return "j of the service and the Tallies. Both were ! extremely clever in killing anything short— . They broke down on the deeper lobs, but" i scored' heavily off the short lobs. Their : opponents were unable to find the length. ! Tho finals will probably bo played off '■ to-morrow. . ;