BIG TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1642, 8 January 1913, Page 8

BIG TENNIS.

\ DAVIS CUP WINNERS HERD. t '• • ; V \ / LOCALS DEFEATED. ! : FISHER & SWANSTON DO WELL. t ! ■: I ! ■ Jj SOME FINE PLAY. \ , .:■■_- \ Before upwards of 1000 spectators at tho 3 Thomdon court yesterday, the Britfcn . Isles tennis team again proved their supcr- > iority over a New Zealand four in a series - of games. J After heavy showers of rain on the prer vious night, the weather was beautifully fino yesterday morning, and under tho inr. i .fluonce of tho sun and a high -northerly s wind, tho court dried quickly. His Ex--1 'cellcncy the Governor (the Earl of Liverl pool) and party were present to seo the b All of yesterday's matches were won by - ithe visitors, whose play, if not as brilliant 3 as might bo seen in a Davis Oup contest, was both clever and attractive, tho bc6t [ of their shots being executed with a won- [ derful ease. In tho doubles they showed s capital form, and' volleyed practically ■ everything, accurately and successfully. J In two of the singles, however, the visU '~ tors were fully extended by their New 5 Zealand opponents. Tho contest between C. P. Dixon, British Isles captain, and E. s N. K. Swanston, New Zealand champion, r provided more than the usual amount of excitement, the middle set, won by Swanl ston,. being very keenly fought. ■ It was > "eleven a,11," and deuce was called in each ■ of tho next! two games beforo Swanston [. won—l3-tll. Tho first and final sets were [ , won by Dixon, ...'■' In the contest between F. M. B. Fisher • and Lowe, tho New Zealand reprcscnta- ' tive got in' Some brilliant work, and oomplotcly baffled his opponent again an^ again, but Lowe's play was more certain i in the end, and he won. two of; tho three sets. Parke, the Davis Cup hero, proved greatly superior to Ollivier on tho day's f day, and Beamish, who has a very briliant'service, was much too good for Peacock: Altogether, tho play, was full of interest, and something good may be looked for again to-day. • . , . PARKE & OLLIVIER. ,' EAST WIN FOE THE CHAMPION. .■ About half-past one o'clock Parke and Ollivier entered 'the court, and were greet- ' ed . by applause. • Ollivier, who took ;th«. service, won : tho first; ate; but' then double.' faulted twice, lost the next by hitting into the : not, and, the game by driving his last shot over the base line. Parke won off his own service to 30 and also won from Ollivier's service—a deuce gam©.' Ollivier then took a hand and won the first three aces in the noxt with clever drives to tho back line, and Parke double-faulting, gave the New Zealand player a: love game, I—3, Parke leads. Ollivier : then won off his own service, but Parke easily-secured the next two games and took the set after deuce had'been'twice called in the concluding game, G-t2. -. ■ ■'•■■ - In the second set Ollivier, opened with a lovo gahie his own service, and led Parko by 15—40 in the second, after a clever rally, but the Irish champion won' tho next four aces, making the score one all. Parke • took the next four games, ' but Ollivier won the seventh off his own service, ,5—2, Parke leading. In tho . eighth and iConcludinjr game, a long-Tally' saw, Parke wear his opponent down by a succession of low back-hand drives to the base-line. It was 15—love, and presently a love game and 6—2 in favour ■ of Parke; ■' ■ i j I ,,;;);r)i^p J N,i& .svvanston. ,_=>„/-,,,> GREAT FIGHT-IN .SECOND SET. ; : Swanston served l in .\ the'' first game against Dixon and his service was weak,-. but he was otherwise in good form and the first game after it- had, been ls—4o against him. Dixon won the next four games, his service being .difficult to return, while liis placing from one side of tho court to,the other was accurate and kopt his opponent constantly on' the movo.. Tho* sixth—a deuce, game—went to Swanston and he also won the seventh off his own. service each point being gained after a long rally. 4—3,.Dixon leads. Deuco was. twice called- in.the next game, before .the English captain won, but ho took the ninth comfoVtably and won the first sot, G—3. .-'' . i. • One all, tiro all early score in the second set, but then ; Dixon fmged ahead, and, by clever play, in which his half-volleying was-a feature, made the 6core.:s—2. ; -It .seemed' as if the Ei.glish captain would then hav6-an easy victory, but Swanston, whoso'pUy was imi proving as the game, wore on, recovered the lost ground until five all was called, and then Swanston leads. Deuce was called no fower than six times in tho next game before Dixon won, 6 all. It was thon a' neck : and-nock struggle be■tween. the contestants. The uineteenth gam© particularly being a lengthy and-nard-fought one. Eleven all preceded an exciting.game, which ended in favour of Swanston, 'amidst applause. Swanston was serving in the twenty-fourth gaine,' 'and the score was against him 15—40,but -then his opponent. put three shots out in quick succession, and' Swanston finally won the'game, and set, with a beautiful drive, worthy of Parke, 13—11. Dixon won from; his own service—a loto game—at the commencement of the finai set, and Swanston also won from his service, making the score one all. Dixon, held the upper hand then onwards, and won tho set 6—3... '•'.,.' BEAMISH & PEACOCK. ' FURTHER ENGLISH .VICTORY. * 'j Beamish always had 4. comfortable lead; against Peacook, who lost the first three games, but won the fourth 1 to love,.off ' Beamish's service. The fifth—a deuce ' game—*nded in favour of. Beamish, 4—l, but Peacock then recovered some of the i lost ground—mainly ■ through Beamish's mistakes—until the 6ecre read Beam-, ' ish leads., In tho.tenth game.Beamish ' worked the. base-line with success, and | won off his own service to 15, taking.the 1 set, 6-4. ■.:> V . ' ■ -j Peacock, serving in tho opening game of the'second 6ot, managed to make .the ' score deuco, but Beamish won the game ] and also' tho next couple. Peacock scored ' off Beamish's service in the fourth—a j deuce game—but that wasihis only point, : the following;.three, games going to the ' Englishman, who won the set, 6—l. .] LOWE'« FISHER, ' ] :''.■•■■;.;— ■; -•.♦'■,:' i FISHER SHOULD HAVE WON.' Fisher's'form reached brilliancy in the match against Lowe, and he appeared at ) tho end of the second set to havo tho s mastery of the Englishman, but tk'o-lat- t tor was in bettor condition to seo out the j deciding set. ■•Lowo.vron, the first game , c off Fisher's, service and also tho next—. ( a lovo ganio—and after Fishor had won \ off his own service Ixroo again. secured ,» a love game. Each then won off his own s service until the ninth, when . Fisher, i though-playing splendidly at • times, lost c after deuce had been called on three- oc- t , canons, and the set went to Lowe, 6—3. 1. Fisher was particularly brilliant in tho 'second set, and'kept enticing his opponent a to one side off the court to beat him at t the other, and noarly always with sue- 1 cess. Tho scoro was soon s—l in favour i of Fisher; Lowe then made up lost: s ground, and captured the next three I games. Serving in the tenth, Fisher lost s tho first two aces,- but thon recovered to 30 all. It was then 30—40, deuce, vantage o in and gamo and set to Fisher, who was n applauded for fine play. s Excitement, ran high during tho early t stages of-the ultimate set. Lowe won t the first game, but Fisher evened tho v score after a close struggle. Tho third v was a lovo game to Lowe, but Fisher a won from his own service, and 2 all was ' called, while the Wellington player was : only:beaten in the next after deuce had been- called five times. Fisher again e won from his own service, making the e score three all, but condition then told, e and the next threo. ganuss wont to Lowe, o ylio.toolt Mt ; . IP

1 THE DOUBLES. ENGLISH MUCH SUPERIOR.; Dixon and Beamish (B.I.) proved great", ly superior to Fisher and Peacock (N.Z.j . ill tho doubles, the visitors easily winning the first two sets. l In tho opening set the- English players showed a perfect understanding of bno another's ploy, and tho only gamo they lost was Peacock's 6orvice. Some of their work was very pretty, and tho set went to them 6—l. The second set saw tho visitors carry two lovo .games, and also capture tho next The scores next read, 4—l, s—l, 5—3, s— i against the Wellington men, and the British Isles team then took tho tenth gamo and set, though not until deuce had: been called threo times. TO-DAY'S_MATCHES. Tho following are the fixtures for today :—Swanston and Ollivier v. Parke and Lowe, Dixon, v. Parke, Lowe v. Beamish. The Englishmen will nlso play a doubles, Dixon and Beamish v. Parke.and Lowe. Play is to commence by 1.30 p.m. .' '