BROOKES DEFEATS PARKE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1652, 20 January 1913, Page 7

BROOKES DEFEATS PARKE.

BIG TENNIS IN SYDNEY.

AUSTRALIANS LEAD.

AN EXCITING DAY'S PLAY.

By Telegrapte—Prc6B Association—Copyright

(Rec. January 19, 5.5 p.m.)

Sydney, January 19. Play Was continued yesterday in tho match between the British Isles lawn tennis team and the Australian representatives. ,The weather was bright and extremely tot. The attendance numbered 3500. .

Most of the interest centred in the meeting, of Brookes (Australia) and Pajka (British Isles)., Parke, at the 6tart, outplayed Brookes until the score stood at 5—2 in his favouri' Then after a great deal of amazingly-clever volleying >from both, Brookes recovered, and in fine stylo took four games in succession; making the soore 6—5 in his favour. Parke won tho next two games, Brookes securing the last three, and the . set, in 31 minutes.

■Parke won the first game of the second sot, mainly through two great recoveries. ' After this the style in which Brookes mixed his game rattled Parke, who made some weak 6trokos, whereas Brookes was right at the top of ljis game. The set lasted sixteen minutes. ■ i Brookes scored 48 aces to 43, and 31 to 20. The'game was noteworthy as Parke's , first defeat in Australasia. : ! Dunlop made a better showing Jn tha singles against Lowo v than on Friday, but found Lowe'6 superior placing tod much. Jones won the first 6et'against' Beamish after a fine game, but went to pieces afterwards, the heat affecting his energy. Heath opened sensationally against ■ Dixon, taking a set to love. Dixon 'there- ' after played infinitely 1 better. The score in the second set reached three all, ten deuces being called in the fourth game. Beamish and Dixon succumbed' to Heath and Jones, mainly through Jones's j fine network, overhead work,'and severa l serves. Dixon's tossing was a valuable asset to his side, but Beamish tired towards the finish, finding tho net too often. ■ : ; Brookes and Dunlop, as anticipated, defeated Parke, and Lowe, Parko playing many pretty passing shots. Lowe's service occasionally beat even Brookes. The scores wore as follow:— Lowe beat Dunlop, 6—2, 6—4. Beamish beat Jones, 5—7, 6—2, 6—l, Dixon beat Heath, 6-6, 6—3, 6—l. Brookes beat Parke, 9—7, 6—2. Heath and Jones ' beat Beamish and Dixon 6—4, 4—6, 6—l.' ; • i Brookes and Dunlop beat Parka and Lowe, 6—2, B—3. • . : The total points to date'aro:— ' : Aust. 8.1., ■Matches . ............ 7 5 . Sets ........17 12 ; Games 149 121 DIXON'S TRIBUTE. ; \ Sydney, January 18. Mr. Dixon, the captain of the English tennis team, declares . that during his long career he never saw anything to equal Norman Brookcs's display of yesterday. ' ' In view of the results in the present meeting,-, it is interesting to recall tho scores'in;the Davis, Cup contest played at the beginning of Decepiber. They were as follow:—' Parke v. Brookes—B—6, G —3, 5—7, 6—2. Dixon-v. Heath.—s—7, G—4, 6—4, 6-7-4, . Brookes v. Dixon,—6—2, 6—4, 6—4. ) Parko v. Heath.—6—3, 6—4, 6—4. Brookes and Dunlop v. Parke and Beamish. —6—4, fr—l, 7—5, ' The totals for the Davis Cup contest wero:— . . British Isles—S rubbors, 9 sets, 86 games. 595 aces., _ Australasia—2 rubbers, 8 sets, 85 games, 581 aces., ... <... ,