ATHLETIC SPORTS.
;' ■ ■. LAWN TENNIS .' ■ THE ENCLISH. CHAMPIONSHIPS, ' BROOKES- INVINCIBLE. 'By Teleeranh—Pitss Afieociatlon— n opyrijjhi Vnw T London,. Jmio'22.' , .Hie Eng isli Lawn Tennis Champion-,-ships have commenced .at Wimbledon. W of tl ! e ' sil, e fe s. Moss ,«cat,R.,JVI.. Judstoil,,tl]o Australian veteran,. ..who. retired Jn the ■■fourth sot, ■4—6,.,8-^6,.-.8^2.:-3—1.; ;8 ,'N Tloii.f teatFranlclih,' 6-2,. 6-2'• A W Dunlop, beat Wilson-Fox.' G—2' (i—9 ; & b pS c - p -' Di *°»' f 1 J, 0, 1, p—-3. Parke was often inaccurate,,-but drove in'his best form J.IIO winners included F. Lowe, A. W «ore, 1<... Deciigis, 'Gonnot, and A. 15 Jieamish. v Tr ?? <nls '' alu ' Dunlop' were not extended, luuston.. was mucli below form in the tnirdrand-fourth, sets.'.. •r" .-the sccond.rouiid, N. .E ; . Brookes beat. li.:P. Davin, 6—o, o—o. Davm rdrovo excellently, but Brookes was lnvmciblo at' tlio net. WILD INC ON THE PROSPECTS. BROOKE.j AND DOUST.'- . ~ London, June 22. ■ Anthony gilding, the world's-'cham-pion, reviewing the prospects of tho players at tho Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledoji, considers t' t lirookeswill be the outstanding i> ■■- sonahty at tho meeting. Wilding goes on , : sri . v ■ "Brooke's first service is not .quite so accurate as it was in ■■l- Jt, . las. lost some of jts terrors with familiarity, but ■ lus game still eliows the master hand. Doust lias beenl suffering from neuritis iii > tho Tight sliouldor, but shouldreach tlio semi-final. He.is one.ofvtlio iastest men on the court I liavo efor. met. His volleying is a delight to .'watch; Tho final should rest between.. Brookes, rarke, Doust, and Lowo, though'Froitz•l?' Deciigis ■ must rbe reckoned with. Brookes will probably r reach tho challenge round. Dunlop. and Harding are a-promising pair for the . doubles." '.CAMBRIDGE"BEATS OXFORD. London,' June: 22. beat Oxford at'.'tennis by Tlie Yenckcn brothers, for. .Cambridge, w ere successful. in tlio firsthand second lounds of the*doubles, but:-were beaten m tho third. . ' ; '
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2184, 24 June 1914, Page 4
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302ATHLETIC SPORTS. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2184, 24 June 1914, Page 4
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