TENNIS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 April 1923, Page 1

TENNIS.

THAT COUNTRY TRIP: FATEFUL ORANGE. WELLINGTON, April 17. Sun noil and tanned by Australia, s autumn, the New /calami lawn tennis representatives arrived in Wellington ai 10.30 o’clock this morning. There were oil board: J. S. Peacock (captain), G. Oilivier, A. W . Sims, L. G. Prance, and A. U. Wallace. iV [.. Rob.on has taken a direct boat to Auckland.

'■i The team were all smiling and happy. y| and in the best of helath. All were O loud in i heir praises of the wonderful liosjiitalily of New South Wales. They shuddered, however, to think of the t Oraiu-'c e'.pci i- m-c. Ii was like a hor- >| rihle nightmare lasting two days. ’I he 3 whole cau-'e was the drinking of miii- ( oral water after t!;c drought at Dublin. 4 Tins gave them all dysentery. which 7 j v. a . fpiii lily manifested at Orange. | Sons in a chat this morning, said ) ti.at the team Icuml t.he courts tcrI lil.i.v slow. Mis I est pmr. were (< again ,t X. Peach. 'I hey had one win in ] ea'-h. lie w.-.s playing well and would 1 lie returning to Otago ’Varsity this ) evening. Their lir.-l game had been a j met rapuli ta n liiatch, two days tifter ' | their arrival. W hat with the new eon- | diiioiis, strange light, and slower | courts, they were not as good as they j might he. They had then played in the ( ir\ oi Sydney Tournament, and had done fairly well. Piiforlunalely } the country trip to lhilhui si, Dublin and Orange had been arranged, which ended disastrously. They had then come hack to the inter-Sfate match. The gnl.es had been disappointing, about .TOO people a day being the average. Wallace Taranaki) stated that they i were eipial, if not superior, to the | team Xew South Wales had put in the ! field against them. They had won j .‘.even out of the twelve, and should j have done belter hut Australia was I stipei iur in doubles play. They rushed the net far i|iiieker than our men.

"Jl was madness in send us on tlint country trip,” contended Ollivi"i. "Wo should have played that inter-stale match at Master. Anderson heat me in the tin als in the City of Sydney tournament. Vos, he was far too good for anythin?; over here, li takes I’attCTSon all his time to hold him. Wo were playing well enough until tintt (onfutltided country 1 1 ip. and the worst of it was that they put a second rate team in the Held against ns. Wo should have won all the singles. We wore, however, very weak in doubles.” Ollivicr has hoen most disappointing over the other side. 1C gained unpopularity with the Australian public during the 1020 Invitation Davis Cup Team games. They were, however, prepared to forget and forgive. His play during the tour is best described as listless. Ife was exceptionally easily perturbed and appeared not to he trying. Time and time again lie seemed to throw away the game by looking at his wristlet watch or watching the progress of other games. DAVIS CCI\ LONDON'. April If). Savilli of the Lawn Tennis As«ooiatinn, in an interview, said it was with deepest regret lie heard the news that Australia would not part ieipnle in the Davis Cup. This regret is shared by all others. It is permitted under rules to pay travelling accommodation and expenses. lie presumed that time was the obstacle. King-oofo was i f opinion that the contest had grown too big and scattered. When it originated it was confined to Kngland and Ameiien. Now it was unwieldy, involving the greatest saeiitae of time and expense. These after all. were only games, frequently taxing the tinaucinl ability, so it was not surprising Australia is not sending her fine players and thus is out of the contest, which would not come to Kngland in any ease, hut wo would have watched their progress with in-