TENNIS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 January 1921, Page 2

TENNIS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. NEW SOUTH WALES TEAM. WANGANUI, Jan. 14. v The New South Wales tennis team played here to-day representatives of Wanganui and Taranaki. There is glorious weather, and splendid games. Results—Doubles, Wallace and Dickie heat March and Watt, 6—4, 6—3; Peach Bros beat Lampe and ,Powdrell 6—3, 7—5. Singles—Watt beat Powtlrcll 6—4, 6—4; Lampe beat Henderson o—4, 5—7, 6—2. F. Peach v. Archer, 6—4, 5—7, 6—2; Marsh beat Dickie, (i—l, 6 —3. AMERICANS WIN SINGLES. BUT LOSE DOUBLES. MELBOURNE Jan 13. The weather was dull after the recent rain, but the court was in good condition. The attendance was large. Tilden beat Hawkes, 6 —3, 6—3. The experience of Titden told largely against his younger opponent, the back hand lonj' drives of Tilden keeping Hawkes on his base line. The volley service of the American was too severe. The accuracy of Tilden’s placing on the half court lines kept Hawkes busy. In the second set Hawkes failed toscore until the sixth game and followed by winning tfio next two games.

Washburn beat Patterson, 7 —5, 6—3. Both players gave an excellent exliibi tion of backhand and forehand driving. Washburn displayed strategy and introduced much force into his service strokes. Patterson volleyed, finally gaining much advantage. Brookes and O’Hara-Wood beat Tilden and Johnston 6—4, 6 —5, 6—3. The generalship of Brookes, with the assistance of his capable partner,'caused the Americans to get rattled each set. Johnston was not playing up to his usual form. Tilden misplaced many long drives, but his volley service whs extra strong ,repeatedly beating Brookes. MELBOURNE, Jan. 14. The weather was perfect, the court good, and the attendance large. Patterson and Hawkes beat Washburn and Tilden 6—3, and 7 —5. Eawkes’s playing was fine, his placing being very accurate. Tilden’s service direction was very telling. Patterson was much below form, but made a great rally in the sixth game. In the first set Tilden’s base line drives were very severe, and his backhand drives were a special feature of the game.

Tilden beat O’Hara Wood B—6, 6—2. Tilden started serving poorly. O’Hara Wood’s half-court line strokes were splendid. Tilden made beautiful crosscourt strokes, and his volley service was extra severe. O’Hara Wood was outclassed in the second set, only winning the fourth' and fifth games. Johnston beat Brookes 3—6, 6 —l, 6—4. The strategy of Brookes gained him some advantage in the first *et, but Johnston’s long driving across the court to the side lines kept .Brookes too busy to hold his strength in the remainder of the games. Brookes made beautiful attempts, but his strokes lacked force.