TENNIS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 August 1924, Page 3

TENNIS.

jlCflrfidtUN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION, SYDNEY, Aug. IT. Sumford University tennis team defetded Sydney T Diversity hv tout To tw» libbers. DAVIS CLP. .AUSTRALIA v. -JAPANNEW VOR-K, August. 1-1. The Australians lic-giin Davis Cup preliminaries with .Japan at I’roiidetiee to-day. In the first match. Pat-: lerson defeated Sliinmzu 7-o, 11-0, 0-4. The weather was dear ami a Jingo, jrt tendance was jirosent. Sliimuzil; serving, won the first two gtimcs: hrc-.aking through T’atterson’s .service.. •The Japanese was driving continuous-1 | v to Patterson’s hack-liaml wliicli.; oppeai'eii weak. His service, however, began to function magnilicoiilly, and lie won the third and fourth. iSliimu•/.ii won the liftli, I’atterson netting and outing. The Japanese strokes •were excellent though eccentric. The games alternated with the service until the eleventh when Patterson broke, through Shimur.u'.x service. i’attcr>',n was now serving with tremendous force and the Jajaine.se was uualiJe to more than touch the halls. The Australian won tile twelttli game T-2, and the set.

NEW YORK, August 11. In the match Wood v Okamoto. the former won (I-1, A-ii, (5-1 (fourtli missing) li-l. In Hie first set the games alternated for a while with the. service ami the score stood Jour all. The Japanese strokes were free and spoedv. hut lie showed a rather cramped backhand. Both played at the hack d the Court, being content to wait

an opportunity to force- tut opponent into errors or make a placement. The service- again held until the ninth when Wood broke through anil won. NEW YORK. August 11. Wood’s brilliant service and steady driving ga.ve him an easy victory. In the first set the .lap cxluilisted himself in frantic endeavours lo return Hie Australians cannonball drives. NEW YORK. August 15. In the second set Sliiriitizu won the li;rs t- two games. I’atterson broke through his service, which is extremely soft, I won the next three. There nas a deceptive quality 'in Shimti/.ii style, as lie appeared to desire only tn drive the ball over into las opponent's court, and Jus volleying ami steadiness were amayiingh' effective. The Japanese would Hot allow Patterson to play an! overhead game, being content to keep she match to a volleying duel, wltidf demanded steadiness. He hammered the Australian bad; hand games and then alternated with a service and there was the bitterest struggle until the nineteenth game wlien tin* Australian broke through the .Japanese service ami eventually won the set. eleven jejune's ai'jiinst nine*. In the third set. Hie games alternated with the service, loth men playing at tlu* hack ot the court IUHd the ninth game, when Patternin'! broke through the Japanese service and won the next on his own service. taking the -et (>-L I’alterson throughout tin- match seemed extremely puzzled hv the suit ness <>l the Japanese service and in attempting 11, handle it. hit haul, and drove ~ut. He alternated attempts to mil - loh Khimuzu. with attempts to drive shots with smh force, that. Shimuzu would he Uiiahle to return them. Shimiizu however is known to he the lined lubber playing in America, and the Australian's taeties lai'ied. .Pattlersnn’s volcanic service probably played the most effective pint, in his victory. The match was a ding dong struggle throughout, especially in the second set. wherein Patterson was extended to the fullest, lie liiialh dropped a tantalizing shnnstroke at the score <).<l and with a. series of vicious baseline drives and untakeal-le services of a,es took the next two games. The third set was IT fit ureh-ss. the Japanese apparently tiring and being quid. Patterson with ;t series of scpdaeulai siiuses had him demoralised. MAY YORK. August LT. In the second set both tool; 'h other’s service in the fil'd twr games. The rain yesterday had afpet ted the courts. Patterson ill particular. .seeming to be troubled tlieretiv, tin- spikes nut lioimng.

Okamoto broke through Woods’ scr vice in the fifth and continued ti drive for cross court shots with greu

success, riiiiniup out a winner 0-2. In the third set the score stood at i_;L the Australian lhadinp. Oka,until, like Shimuzu. is extremely steady, his ground strokes working splendidly, lie lost his service in the tenth game, however and Woods won. In the fourth set. each lost their nervine until the fourth game, which, Okaniolo won. The service then held until the seventh when Okainoto broke through and led -Vi. The Japanese won the eighth, making two leplaeomiMits and set --0-2. AY I api oared extremely tired. The Japanese played with renewed resiliency after tell minutes rest before this set. t„ the fifth set Wood pulled himself together and out volleyed his opponent. " inning the first three games; Okainoto won the fourth, Wood the. fifth. and "hen Wood broke through Okainoto’s service ill the sixth it appeared clearly the match "ns over. Wood came up to the net too often ,luring the match, otherwi.se he profa, hi v would have won more easily, although the Japanese was a very sturdy

opponent. The Jap developed a sudden streakel' Brilliancy in the second set. constantly outmanoeuvring Wood and scoring five straight games. The Australicni. however, by great work at tbe net regained the supremacy in tbe next set. and although Okainoto won t.he fourth. Wood easily defeated him in the fifth, after the Jap had exhausted himself at tin* back of the ( oiirt.

TROTTING.

,Y TKl.l'nltAlMl I’KKSS ASSN., (OCYP.tCnr. I MKTROI’OI.ITAN TROTS. THIRD DAY RKSKLTS. CHRISTCin'ROH. August LA. ] The Mctroonlitaii Trots are being continued in dull weather, luit the track is . ..... MIDSFMMK.It HANDKAH: M.mcv Spider iscr.) Ro-e Deters (2-l.vd - Marvin Drift (t'Myds.i All started. Won by 3 length-, lime I.ioHTNINO 11 A NUICA D : Prime Derby (scr.) D»" nea-t (>. r.i dead heal ■ J ('oil tser.j . . ster. Tobermory. Won l.v l> lenglb.'. NATIONAL (TT HANDICAP: Onyx ( 72yd'A. . ~ (.rent Bingen ( ISvds.) - lliirrv Audubon i 12yds. i - Ser. Aeron. Won l.v two lengths T,,,,e ‘fKDKRAT. HANDICAP; Olenelg t'O'd . ■ ) tlaliin'iiv i 1 2yds.i J Nelson Tasker (21yds.) ."' V Mi started. Won by two lengths Ti ’ ntf HK\ClicOTK HANDICAP: f/.gan l.ou (3fiyds.) ‘ l ulv Switliin (-4vds.'l ••• - Dollv Dillon ( 24yd'. ) All started. Won by two length Time 1.30. .