LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1659, 28 January 1913, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS.

BRITISH TEAM V( VjCTOniA.

BROOKES DEFEATS PARKE,

■ By Telegraph—Proas Association-Copyright (lteo. January- 'il, 10.45 p.m. Mo I bourn 8, January. 27. - The lawn tennis.tournament botween the .British. Isles team and Victoria was con- ' tinued to-day in hot weather. - 1 1 LowO won his first set against Dunlop 1 and the first game of the second set. Dun- ■ lop then retired ill, Lowo was in bril- ' hunt iorm, Qiid .hu> serving aftd placing ; were first class. , ; Brookes won his first sot against Parke, : 83 aces to. 25, . .The Australian 1 -was playing dazzling tennis, and his serving, and ; volleying wero perteot. Brookes lost the farst , service gam© in tho second set, and was unal>lo to recover the leeway, Parke winning tho set by. 39 aces to 32. Brookes secured the, third set.. .. ... The British team desired tho singles to be the best of live, and Parke was especially desirous of this. Th'ey urged that the victory, of Brookes Over l'arko-in Sydney in two straight sets hod been acclaimed as. re-establishing Brookes's supremacy," at dl M Wa3 championship test declined to play unless the committee s original arrangement—tho best of thfee- sets—was adhered to. • The British tcom finally agreed to accept this. Heath and Campbell played very soundly ;ogainst Beamish and Lowe. Campbell . brilliant at the net, and Heath was solid. The detailed scores were:— Lowe beat Dunlop, 8-6, 1-o.'' Dunlop retired, i • ■ • Brookej beat Parke, G—3, 3—6, 6—3. neatli and Canipbell beat Beamish and : Lowe, 6—4, 6—2, 6—3. ; ■-Victoria lia3 thus won tho tournament, tho total'.stores beihg:— Vic. ; 8.1. , Rubbers 3 3 / ■ Sets ■ ...... 1(1 - ■; B'. '"• . Gatuoj. ' 87 85 - -• ' .HUTT TOURNAMTNT. . ■ Following nro the results to date in tho lawn tennis tournament, which is being felayod by the llutt Club. Tho semi-final stttgo.has now being reackds—. ladies'; Championship Singles.—lliss <0; Stevens boat Miss Wilson, 9—l; Miss Spccdj"-beat Miss F., Stevens, 9—B; Mrs. Wngg boat Miss Sfoedy, 9—3. Ladies' , Championship Doubles.—Miss Humphrey and Miss Speedy , beat : Miss Welch and 1 Miss Wilson, G —4, 6—3. LacKes'-. Handicap : Singlei.— Mte ••• P. ■Stovens (plus 5) beat Miss Wilson (plus 10); Miss Speedy (plus 10) boat Miss Humphrey (plus 8); Miss C. Stevens (owo 10) beat: Miss Welch.(plus (20)( Miss Burt (plus 22) beat Miss Mason (plus 22). , Ladies' Handicap. Doubles.—Misses' C. and :',F.. Stevens, - (scr.) beat. - Miss. • Humphrey ahd Miss .Speedy (plus 10); Mrsr Wngg and .Miss Burt (plus 25) beat Miss Wofoh and Miss Wilson (plus 15). In tho final Misses C. and IV Stevens beat Mrs. Wagg and: Miss Burt. Combined ; Handicap'' Doubles.—Miss Wilson and- C. I. Brown ■! (plus 12) beat Mks Speedy . and Poanariga ,(plus 15); Miss C. : Stevens, and : Power (scr.) beat Miss Bilrt nnd;Parkes (plus : 25); Miss E. Stevens (ind A. P. Brown (plus 18) beat Miss Weleh and- Bond (plus 25) j Mrs. Wagg and Jack96n (Mf.) beat Miss MasonaM Dawson (plus 25). • • .Men's.-.'.Championship Singles.—A. E: Brown' beat ParKes, 6—l, 6—3; Clero beat HurSthouse, 6— i; 6—4;f. Heketa' beat O.'Heketa, 6-^-4,'3—6, 7—s;'J. M.- Power beat T. 'Hi'Dawson, 6—o, 6—o. , Men's 1 Championship Doubles.—Jackson and Power heat Treadwell find 'Dawson, C—lj-tr 1 !; Jaoksoh and Power beat. ' O. Heketa and Poanatiga, o—l, 6—l j A'. P. and , C. " I;". Brown beat' Hursthouso; and Clero, 6-^4.B—6(' .e' jv-frp' a! toh'-s/x': ■. Combined " Championship Doubles.— Miss .Wilson and C. l. Brown beat .Miss Humphrey aind;oHu<athbus6,>v.7*-5;.4,6rff1; Mrs;. Wagg an® •'fffatototilJeatfiJlissi'Qi. St-evens and Potfer, G—3, I—€, 6—2: - •Men-i 'Haiidlcap Siiigles^— ■ (owe. 6) beat Jensen (plus 15); Treadwell (plus 15) beat Piirkds (plus 15); A. 1 Pi 'Brown (owo s):t.eat 'Bond (plus 12) j Clero (scr.) beat'HuJsthoUse -(plus 10); ,C. I. - Brown (plus 5) U. Stevens (pins 15) j'Poananga (plus 7) beat Dawson (plus 15); Jackton (oivo 10) beat. O;'Heketa (plu9 12); T. Hekota .(plus .10) bent It. Brown (plus 20); Jackson beat T. Heketa. V-' Men's Handicap. Doubles.—Jackson and Power (Owe 10) beat R. Stevens and: O. Heketa;' A.' P. and' C. : I.' Brown ,(scr.) Lent. Treadwoll and Dawson (plus 15) j Hursthouso and Clere;' (plus ,10), beat Bond and--Parbes (plus <15);; .T. Heketa and Poaiiaga beat If; Brown and Bridge, Jaokso'n and: Power' beat A; P. and C. I. Brown; T. Heketa and Poananga beat Hursthouso and Clere.. . ':'i