CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2193, 4 July 1914, Page 13

CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS

MEN'S DOUBLES BHOOKES AXD WILDING. DOUSTiS MANY MISTAKES. By Telccraiih-l'rctu AffoclalJon-Copyrlcrhl London, .Inly 2. In the men's doubles at Wimbledon, wukes and Wilding teat Doust am , Alavrogonlnto, o—i, ti-'J, ll—o, G—3, and boat tho Lowo brothers in the fiiml, o— '2, B—(i,8 —(i, I) —1. Mrs. Larcombe lieat .Miss Kyan in the linnl of tho ladies' singles, o—3, G—2. In tlic semi-iinal of tho men's doubles Doust mado many mistakes, especially in lobbing, varied with faulty volleys. Ho improved in tho third bet, but his opponents apparently then slackened. Tho innteli Gilding and Urooltes against the Lowes was a {airly soft thing for the Australasians, The Knglismnen (Irovo too squarely, and lost many points through not using cross-shots. THE PLAY IN~THK DOUBLES. ■ CIUTICISMS OK BROOKES-WILDING I COMBINATION. [ (Reo. July 3, 11.20 p.m.) London, July 3. Tho heat nt Wimbledon was tempered by a cool breeze. It is considered that. Wilding and Brookes aro not an ideal pair. Owing to Brookes being n ieft-haiided, a ball sent to tho centro nften leaves tho couple in doubt which . should tnko it with tho forehand. Doust attacked this weakness yesterday. Wilding's play was tactically unsound, and often forced Brookes out of position. . Dixon and Kopcr Barrett, tho holders of tho doubles championship, are expected to attack theso weaknesses in tho challenge round. Doust( in the third set of tho doubles, was the most brilliant of the four. Ho Pinched bravely, bringing off dazzling volleys. Against the Lowo brothers, Brookes made sixty-five winning strokes, and fortv-liyo losing, whilo Wilding nindft fifty winning and thirty-six losing. Gordon Lowe served finely, and scarcely missed a volley, but A. 11. Lowe's fiervico was weak.