TENNIS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1923, Page 1

TENNIS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. BOSTON, August 25. lit Hie linn! of tlie national double--. Tihleu and Norton defeated Williams and Wash hunt 3-0. 0-2. 0-3. 5-7, 0-2. The tennis was patchy at first. but brightened up later, and was brilliant in the iourtli set. Williams and Washburn were somewhat inaccurate, but the former played wonderful tennis at times, serving splendidly and doing many excellent angles and backhand volleys. Tilden served wonderfully, ami volleyed beautifully. .Not ton played his host tennis of the week. Ilawkes and Miss McKnne defeated Richards and Miss Goss 0-1. pi-8, they "ill meet Tilden and .Mrs .Mallory in the finals to-morrow,

The Australian Lawn Tenuis Association having consented, the Australian team will tour Japan, leaving America at the beginning of October and remaining a. fortnight ill Japan. BOSTON, August 25. In the oilier .sem-linai of the national doubles, Tilden and Norton defeated Alonzo and Johnson 7-9. 8-0. 8-0, 0-2. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) BOSTON, Aug. 25. Tilden and Mrs Million woo the mixed doubles championship defeating Ilawkes ami Miss .MeKaiic 0 —A. 20. 10- -8. in a. closely contested mateb. in which the British pair were many tinu-s within a point of winning the match, hut tlie Americans hv breaking through Miss MeKane’s service in the seventeenth game of the third set bad the victory in hand, for Tilden set veil in l last: game anti his service was ternlieallv spe.edv.