TENNIS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 April 1922, Page 2

TENNIS

iUHTIIAI.IAN AND N.z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

DAVIS CUP CONTEST.

LONDON, April 26

.Viler bearing several petitions for a •hjnige of venue for the preliminary rounds of the Davis Cup the committee decided to abide by the original recommendation and to have as man\ rounds played in Europe as possible. The committee trelieves that 10 of the M competing countries can play m Europe.

CANADA UNLIKELY TO PLAY

NEW YORK, April 25,

The United States Lawil Tenuis Association has cabled to Australia, suggesting that a teain travel to Europe to plav ill thb preliminary games in the Davis' Clip Match. The same suggestion has been made to Canada. It is now believed that the latter will default in the match with France, being unwilling to undergo the expense of the European trip. It is also believed that Hawaii will forfeit to the Czechs for the same reason.

MDLLE LENGLEN IN FORM. PARIS, April 2(5

Mademoiselle Lenglen at Monte Carlo won the Beau Seleil Ladies’ Championship, without losing one game in four rounds, This is the first- singles tournament Millie Lenglen has participated in since her return from America. It is evident that she Ims regained her best form,

N.S.W, TOURNEY,

SYDNEY, April 26

Tin- tennis tournament was continued bright Weather, hut the ground wa heavily sodden as a result of the u'tei„con’s vain, the New Zealanders lost all their matches against Victoria, the latter being the cleverest combination v'ef despatched from the South, llie New Zealanders’ play is a big improvement on their previous showing, bill they were unlucky in being confronted by such a formidable team. In the singles Boyd beat Curtis (5—L and 7—5. This was the match of the afternoon, and provided a capital exhibition of tennis, but the sodden ground took the sting out of the New Zealanders’ drives. Curtis led. two love in each set. Randell heat. Wellwood 4-6, 6-4, 11-9. This was n stirring' contest, in which Wellwood was somewhat handicapped hv heavy going. Mountain beat Paton (5 23_c" 6—l. The New Zealander waunable to get going. In the third game Lister beat MacFarlane 6—3. 6—3, The latter executed some fine shots and effective backhand strokes, but was pitted against a superior player. In the doubles .Mountain and Randell beat Paton and Wellwood 6—o, (i_3. The winners proved to be a much better combination than the New Zealanders. Boyd and Lister heat Curtis and MacFarlane 7—5, 7—5. This game was finished in the dark. The Victorian couple was too strong ioi their opponents, who, however, disputed every inch of the way. The at ter, at one stage of the second game, looked like reversing the tables, but the spirit was not maintained. On to-day’s play New Zealand would have beaten New South The tournament will be continued on Thursday, when New Zealand again plays Victoria.