NOTES ON THE PLAY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1637, 2 January 1913, Page 6

NOTES ON THE PLAY.

f - YFINB-STAN'.D BY BEAMISH AGAINST Lf-'v, ,■ ■:•,%;'.:. ■■"'■.;. [;;'':.: /: (By TelegTaph.—Sncoiai. Correspondent) s P : 'v"' : 'S :~\i -''>"'.';■ '"'Hastings, January/l. . I, superb,weather which' has been in [';'«,-'"'evidence'.; during the'.present tournament ;■ '■/ -,';'; held out for' the lost day.' Indeed,' to-day !;-:; : was M theJ pleasantest of all, for the heat \y'ii cool/ibreezo'.'.';.. The j.':'' ; >.' 'showed signs'of wear and tear, hut t' ." V'Dn'the whole, havo, stood well .'.'Tho atten- |.; vj ; ', dance -was -again large, and the gathering i ';:;Ml.iias proved a huge success from the finart- {:'.;■■'.'■ '-cial"standpciiht The profit will >be ;o.ver l •.;' ■■/£2IXi i ■'• said it -is'ito' bo divided pro rata ; ;■:;Sl*t^<»n^'tho''''■New■^[Zealarid''''Tenh'isf^ ; |j. : ;-'"L.''. ; ,'ciatipn""and tho.local club. '-Tho general f' .'ii'V nirahgemenfe'.fdr- .tho'- tourney, have .been f;;;'..'Excellently "made, and; there has"been no hitch';from : first; to'last.':/' }'• .';.'■'' h'';*;,» a. The} first>'ev4nt-- to-day' was' the final "of p '~e:'*; tho New Zealand, championship combined d; K V douhles.-'between Ollivier -and Miss 'Hart-' [s; ; : gill y^fFisher.'and Miss Travefs.F The for- !'.};'.''■ iner,'pair (Won' in :two. straight, sets, after. |j'.:?.--vp 'exhibition. fS';?;.VplliviOT;iwas_ patchy, and. Fisher -.'rnorb'soL'' h}'4 .';Wis3 -"l'h.vsorao -'good work pi r - : '--.. ffvh'rnes^but"'Miss■ Travers was-right off h~:'■' \ «or,garnet'vThe 'Fisher'-Travers combinaj¥-.\'.' j^on-' played* so' badly; .that.'they lost.the {C'i'/vfiist 'Set without - securing a game. .' 'In r but; never £'.'!£ : ri ijookedjjjike^'winning",the.; mateh;^ ; ; W

£%>? Lorifl/Fjght ,Iri the* Singles. *', r'^.:,/''_lh-.th9>'afterhbon''the' : star'event'of the tJ,.J,.':'' ; tournament ; iithe single" championship of I; '-t'./la.pstxaksdi;'-.('was■- jmt'on.'-■'•' Parke met f-'\' :s&amish, : and: on his.Toputation and Has- - •"" ./tingS-VformvJiftirke:.was expected ,to win la '.three., straight leets,""; this,: 'although >* "fjleamish had shown himself to be athorr f /oaghly'cohsisteht^player','. with, aiuple':fe- ' servo .power.'-.";-As./-things .tamed.' out l 'Parko ;nad all.his/wojki'cut out to win. i Ho .was;.distinctly off his;game,' and no- £ y thing :but';h's; indomitable.persistence:.en- ' hbledhim five very ?- 'Jmfd sets.: irßeamish: Opaiied;'ont well in '»> the .first set, splendid '.length,: > Jind V'playing,' with .'ample " 'confidence.: Parke^'as' teual, ''■ was: 'slow'-to 'get going, »■ , and/when he'.did'ho:played chamber of i ( lisl c lb*'. 1 drives, net lor i ftutiof i bounds:.;.. >'Thas"*-- Beamish.-:took -'.the.'"-set } fairly, dn'hia merits, Beatnishtbbk i tlie:first : .ganie : in,th© second set,.'and,then ". Parke.',.struck '.a ; :winning: vein; ■;... He.was * FfaU les^li'aiicuratb. l .than..usnal,'. but':he ■> _forced ,the i lgame,.and l show i ed '9uch;;excel-, > "lent' ! judgment,- and - combined 'patience } '. I nlß''tcflk l the set'at.'6-r2.1; Many"thonghb this-was i thai end ■oti Beamish',' Jbut, that, player'came f to -light in:finelstyle. :,Erom', the 'Qpening r ' of -the': third'., set 'he took his- position I ehiefiy.-lin mid-court, and from- there he volleyed' splendidly,' while Parke; still tryP big;to'pass'.him. ,kept;putting the ball in I ,the-net. TBeamish'. showed brilliant form I right through.this.,sft, probably the .best [ ho; has 'showii at the" tbiirhament,-'and ft* (vlen it was finished he;had sir 'games; to i Parke'a;-onel.':Matters-were:n6w'di9tihct-U. for'the.favourite;'and'helapi f parently; realised: this.'"-'.': With': thoTcom--1 moncement of the 'fourth set .Forke him- | Eelf looked somewhat weary, and Beamish : Parke had: the serve fpr j < tho i( first'game,; and: putting-all-irit<i'his 1 servo :he, ; then followed 'up -arid 'vollev&l i in : a-.-dea'dlyl',fashion'." ll \ J Beamish..replied \ with ..rigo'ur.-'i.bntvthe':;attack iwas too hard, ,:an'M;the '.firstlitwo 'games went to t Parke.; ThenAßeamishtopk'tha next; but I" It wac .all ,'.Ke gbt v iri ~thas set.'.', Parke,thoutrh:a!tri'tle patchy,.wassch'emin'ir.for ; pointsf.allithp. h'jpe.vftndhisipeiif'rftlship 1 • apnearedl- to';-':be. the.i'biirsest -..-, factor l.in gaining'.him'jth'e verdict-in four successive ( gftTT\^S..J-'i : i;>i' i ■.Vi'.-Vi.'.'j-'..'v>-''»<'*'>.-'l' -■':'■: ' .-;■• ' k JThore,,was,\keen excitemeht'among the J Bpcotatifis, au with -two sots .all the pair f ot.'ehanfpipns i facedl-'each -bther,; for -the £ final, sot;'.oßeamish; had'first, serve, and 5 • he^won.the,game;after Parko had jabbed * twice * into; the- net. 'Parke served 'and played^carefully.; but.'. there wero .'■ three douc'ejsbefore'he succeeded in making il all. ' Beamish, served, and a few exchanges found 1 Parke, again 'leading.fbnt -Beamish again 1 Parke's service.-; He followed > this up by taking anothergame, thanks to [i .ft lovely-low:volley,;, taken.from just 'un- > „ dor, the.Tie,t:;;v Just at this intensely.(iriti-. ;■• looked.that Beamish might inn.v' : Parke's ; .ahxiety.,wa's:6hown by his making : ;a double fault.in the next gameV p being '30'dbwn,he gbtdeuce,' and: ; ' , hn'allylij''fi;uke: : bairca''ught:'the''t6p'bf;,the' 1 net, rolled over, and gave him the .game/ , 3 all. -Beamish was still keeping a splendid length; andlwas, far-from beaten, but . , Parke stuck to;hiswork, and, husbanding \, ' <^ry'.stroke,"got.too^3.'^Beamish,cam*.' again; and/.'with Parke a shade uncertain,' ? i collared;a-couple of hard-fought games, in" pj "7 which-neither, cqnld claim an advantage t • nntil'the point wasdefinitely gathered in. L Two'.sets .all: and, five -gamf.s all in . tife; • j i fifth; set was;(exciting*.'enoiigh:for any- , contest, atffl-both-. players;,wcre : nlive to' | , .every ..oppbitunity. ..'■;.-: In the next ..game t Beamish served,, and got..lStr-lovel:then came/JS- a11,,-15-3Q.-'and the last . fiecured. by; ft-beautiful drive by Parke.' ' I BaTke ; ,Trext'-drove out, : :and ; this"example' f " wag followed by Beamish, giving Paike I the advanhge. At 6 games to 5 Parke ( Esrvod. and boat Beamish with his first, s then Beamish sent back a lovely dnvo J that« beat Ihs opponent cleanly, 15 all. > Beahii«h -went to >he net, and collared tho next cut. This was his last ndvan- [ tage. He died hard, for with the sore , st 40-30-against him, he returned with ' n superb"cro.-s-C()"rt shot, but farkq got it put, plajed <him, and took the earno '' jind the mntoli. Both players wero loud- ( Iv etieered on the conclusion of their very t fine content

h'^}{.{ : :£':'.: 'Brilliant Doubles Play; an hour after .came the concluding Ev;,y>Sevenk..oE;~the- finals' of the' |; ■;•;,.nAustralasiah doublo championship. fi':, ■'■•-■ -^ no ' match,-between Parko and Dixon >«:'.;-''Versus Beamish and Lowe provided.'the, £-j.';iVp'champagn'e'j of : all,tho sporting averages t^^ /submitted- at-the -tourney.-> iltjwas, -of t.''- ■;." "■': .Course, not.nearly:; so "strenuous' 'as' tW' p:£''. singles jfist -Iplayipd,; but}itCwas;\mo'st [atLowe ami Beamish ■lonpi,; '.bed beautifully.'. Beamish''was prominent K:';:'. : Jh fino not work, .whilst Lowe got in somo I;, ; stinging drives; .On the other side, Dixon f,;".' t'Kve probably thß best exhibition of the S; ;!:-C lot; his drives, though scarcoly so dean• !'-'•■".■-as.Parkes,.were very effective, whilst his p '~.! smashing /was. always, -well timed. •-: This--1:1 , . -was,the best performance given by Dixon P.: ■-.-.-.at /the' tourney, and: it was one of all-' {'■'■ .-'■/■'•round merit;. Pai'ke',was just • Parke, j.'V which means'that':he attended to every-' fv ■'■.; 'thing that came his way in a complete f , , and workmanliko manner. Though Parko [.; ■'/'-: i-. ■ and Dixon, thanks to superb combination, f :won fairly comfortably in three straight j(V,. /- sets, the visitors wcro 'heated'to 'numerff" -.' -/ ous hair-rnising /rallies ;n ; :the way of. W f... , turning shots.'- iThe apparently impossible f.\", -was'achieved time after time, acd the [;-.'•■' cheering.which followed some of the ralfft ■:■ lies lasted well over the minute.,'.. Every- [.. ;■ one was delighted, and the match providr ;. ;'ed a fitting/finalo'to araoßt successful \k ■'>'' to ornament,;;-; ' '■•..,■•■•;,.- ,'.