THE TWO PARKERS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1926, 8 December 1913, Page 9

THE TWO PARKERS.

AUSTRALIA* TENNIS CISAMPJONSIIH'. The sensational match of tho recent Australasian < Immphmships at Perth was that in which the West Australian champion, K. |>\ Parker, defeated his namesake of Sydney, the "Western iVn ! t i" s ret<!r3 to the. contest:— fho bad was opened. by tho two T arkcrs, FI. A.,' the Sydney Cit.v chain- •'»» «f .y c ar. and champion of all the States and .Now Zealand in his time, and truest,' last year's local chainpion. ...ome seven years have elapsed since these two men played in the same tournament, and on that occasion Draist deleaved Kmest Parker slid was in turn defeated by H. A. Parker. Since then there is no doubt thivi Ernest Parker mis developed greatly, and tho exhibition that ho gave on Saturday, foliowsng tes defeat of Pice a. few months ago oil the same courts, showed cleariv how much ground he jhad gained. The local champion opened by serviiio- and won tho iirst game to 15. Tho Now South. H ales man, who has been suffering from rheumatism for some months past, appeared to bo a little stiff in the arm, and either for that reason or because his opponent was too strong and alert tor him, he did not secure a f inrle point m his service 'k. j.y n , therefore two love, ami after winniii" tho .next gamo to 30 he became 3 love. The visitor tnen took a hand, and after winnine his service, took Parker's as well, and the score stood at 2—B. The next game went against the visitor's service, and taking; tho next two in decisive lasmon the local man, amid the plaudits of tho company, won tho first set at 6—2. In the second set, tho visitor broke through tho local champion's service, only to have the-tables turned by his Opponent in the next came. Matters confirmed in this fasluon"unt'l the sax games had been played, and tho score 3 nil was called. E. i<\ Parker then came to n Standstill, ami the visitor ran out and equalised-with one set all. The spectators uiclaphi>ri«iilv pulled themselves for the third set and displayed tho greatest keenness in every stroke. If a long and protracted battle was anticipated by any of the onlookers, --hey were iloiwieil to disappointment, Tho local man tock cimi 'e at once, and, taking the visitor's service ii'o'ffl liim fo begin with, carried the score without a break to's love. The visitor's supporters looked elum, but brightened up a little when their champion broko-tho ice and scored n game. jJiifc the local champion was still" confident and assertive in his pin v. and do what.lie could tho Sydney 'champion eoiud not stem the tulo of his invincible shots, and finally succumbed at the seventh game. The Perth. Parker therefore scored tho first victory tor Western Australia, and was cheered lustily ti'V lvis prowess. Each man took tho resuit like sportsmen. The winner would Invo it that his opponent was not in his true form., and was callable of much jotter tennis, while the vanquished declared that the local man was far ton iongh a proposition for him to tackle. Potn, however, gave a magnificent exhiisitioii of. the game, and displayed a versatility and accuracy, which latter qnalsiicatioii was shown esneciallv in the matter of placing ouch shot, ' that gavo intense pleasure to the onlookers. ISk> serving of both was also excellent iUHi reliable. Look at it how one ivill, it cannot but bo acknowledged l tint the local man's performance in'winning the match for hss State against such a strong, experienced, ami capable player as H. A. Parker is one that deserved the verv highest praise, and none were | less prodigal in giving it titan tlie beaten man.

Quito an exciting controversy lias boon aroused by tho iiminunceinmit in the Melbourne "Ago" that the Sydney r irls had [iroved (heir superiority in iluT ,j. C. Williamson, Ltd.. beauty competition m connection with the forthcoming pantomime of "Tho Forty Thieves" n't Melbourne Iter Majesty's. Many letters luivo uecii published on the subject, and it sec-ins to bo taken for granted that tho pleasurable pastime of surf bathing in 'Sydney lias had a great (leal to <10 ivitli ti;o promotion of attractiveness in lorm of tlie Sydney girls, However, tho facts as regards the alleged superiority o tho Sydney .competitors show that tho Mel.iowrne girls Jmvo not actually been oiitclnsßpd. There woro manv more optraiits from Sydney, the girls of Mcilionrno having apparently been too i.'njKivard m coining forward." but when the selection was being made it was touiui tiiat tho number of Melbourne beauties to represent Australia in The Drums of Alt Nations" whs larger than those from Sydney. Th'> position, therefore, is that' while (hero

aro more attractive girls'in SvduJv from Dip poilit of vie v of numbers/the beauty 01 tho Melbourne girls is more pronounced. and their general attractiveness likeWIS!?. Julius Knight has been telling that , .Ji ! '" (1 Superman" was most successiul in MaonlaiuJ. ' 4 \Vi> sold si:; nioioreats. said .I.K. "Wherever y/'jnv was staged a motorcar was scoured from the lacat garage for the pieee. It was amays a show car, ;uid it was purcimsed JJ s , ( ! m '?,„ 1, . , cm , of tho audience next •■ay- I his will bo tidings of great, joy lor Hermtrd Snaw. I shouldn't" wonder it he gives permission for the maker's iiauio.aud the spot-cash price to hp conspicuously placed on the ear in future. I Here are groat possibilities In Ihe idea. 1 haven't heard whether rushed fh> properly lions when ~iiaw s miracles'' was niuiiing, hut I aare say tiiey did. Anyway, a chance Mas missed ii business wasn't pushed that way.— "Hullctiii." Sli'eiiley t'hurch, near T! end in v. wa« entered dmim< the iii;:hl hv a man. who evidently slept in one of'the pews, ocvoral luis<oel;s were found piled. ffl ™ « «'<!. ami on the floor were cij-'iii emls and iiiiiueioiiM spent matches. •I'lm official hlsloiy of |)m Jfus^a-Janan-i;n7 I: ; n,e