TENNIS

Hokitika Guardian, 31 October 1921, Page 4

TENNIS

IXTKUVIKW WITH 'll IK A l STKAI.IAN TEAM. AI’I'KKANI). OUiljw 28.

The Australian tennis players, who arrived hy the Makura from Vane.ui-v-'i-, in an interview said they had had a splendid time, anil could * not speak 100 highly uf the way the Amyyh an | rap!.' tn-ited tin'll). They found tlie Japanese a very solid team, and also wonderfully good sportsmen Speaking oi the play id the Japanese the Australians say they can get the hall as often as they like. Shilnidzu is a imirvel on the hark line, doth IVach and Anderson agree they know no player who (-mild heat him at it.

The meeting of Shimiilzii and I ildi n in tile ehallenge match was most exciting and a close game i '.suited, the Japanese being within two points of heating the American in three straight sets.

Tlu' outstanding feature of tin' tour, so far us the Australians were concerned said l’eaeh. was Anderson's defeat of Tildon. Id-17, in tJi,. tiftli set in the Ra«t v. West match at Chicago. Anderson was playing lor (lie West U*am and heat the American player Ivy 3 sets to 2. In ; lie first two sets Tildon was a bit orr.itif. hut after that the tennis was distinctly good and Tildon was playing as well as ever he did when in Auckland.