TENNIS

Hokitika Guardian, 31 August 1925, Page 3

TENNIS

[Australia A- N.Z. Cable Association.] NEM’ YORK. August 30. In the National tennis doubles final Richards and M'iMiams heal Hawkes and Patterson 0-2. 8-11). (I —I. 11 1). In l lie womens singles chiunpioiiship Miss Ryan (California) heat. Miss F’ry (England) II —I. (I 1. Iu tho tennis nixed champion-hio reiiii-linals. llawkes end Miss .Me Kane h nil Tild.ni and Mrs Mallory (5 -I. Richards and Mrs Harvey heat Burnt rn and Miss Rvan (>—l. ft- I. NEM' YORK. August 3(1. Tim mixed doubles championship final rcstilied in Hawkes ami Miss Me-: Kane healing Richards and Miss HarVev. (i 2. Ce- t. In the men’s doubles final Talterson served first two double limits losing an important game for a lead. Richards and M’illiams heitli foot faulted in the first set. Play was only average, lacking pace. The players were all over anxious. Richard's service was a prominent feature in this set. fn the second set Patterson again lost the opening service. He was not playing sir well as earlier in the chamnimiships. Rielftirds and Millianis led ,|_2. Then Patterson and llawkes improved and took the lead 5 1. Thex went with the service lill 7—(5. Australians in the next, game had the match point five times, hut failed to win the game. Richards fool faulted in jho eighteenth game and lost the set. In the third set llawkes won his service, hut Patterson lost. Tho Americans were deadly overhead and Kieliards was making a few errors. M illiams was effective with angle shots. The Americans took the set by consistent play. Patterson’s service again failing. . The plavers opened out m toe lourtn set, Patterson winning the lead with his service. The Americans by verv fine serving kept the games equal till nine all. The Australians had the sid point four times when they were 5—3 ami once when limy were 7—<>■ 1 Inwl.-os lost his service in the nineteenth game 'Williams finishing the match will) perfect, serving in the twentieth game. u was thought the slow tennis would not suil the Americans, hut I hey adapted themsclvos to the conditions better thani their opponents and were verv consistent throughout. [n lIk? mixed doubles lliiwbes aud Miss AlcKanc outclassed Richards and Mi-s tlarvcv. .Miss McKane was briliinn throughout, her ground shots and net work being maguifb-ient. Richards had little support I non his partner.