LAWN TENNIS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 November 1932, Page 6

LAWN TENNIS

U.S.A. v. QUEENSLAND

(Australian Press Association)

.BRISBANE, November. 27

At the tennis test yesterday, between U.S.A. and Australia, the attendance was six thousand,, and the takings £9OO. In the singles, Vail Ryu (U.S.A.) beat Sproule 9—7, 4—6, 7—5.; Alfison (U.S.A.) beat Hopman. 3—6, 6—l, 6—4: Vines (U.S.A.) boat Moon 6—3, 6—2 In the doubles Allison and Van Ryb versus Hopman and M-cGrath, the eooreg were 6—3, 6—4, 3—6-, 5 7;, 66. the match being unfinished. Playing brilliant tennis of a cla'i never before seen in Brisbane, the Americ" ns made thei, r test position unassailable, /but the Australians were not disgraced. A feature of Saturdays play was Hopman’s form. .Finding McGrath out of touch in the doubles, 'Hopman troV everything on himself, and, volleying and smashing magnificently, he had the great American pair extended. In the singles also, Hopman played brilliantly, though'beaten by the‘more s6VGr& and consistent All.son• Vines in the singles, against 'Moon- 1 showed what a truly great player hr is making dazzling .-shots with the greatest ea'e, b.U terrific drives and serves winning applause from a record gathering. ' ’ The active hard-hitting Van Hy n was too severe fo r the neat, consistent Sproule, who played attractively. SAO PAULO (Brazil). November 26. At the international 't/nuis contest here in the doubles, 'Cliff end Avery defeated Tvo Simons and Carlos Iranlir 10—8, 6—2, 6—4. VISIT TO N.Z. CHRISTCHURCH, November 26. A letter stating that the visit of flm American tennis team to New Zealam would have to be confined to eigk days was received from Mr Vi ilmei -4 lison, manager of the team, at the nnar'te.rlv meeting of-the New Zepi and T,awn Tennis Association yesterday. On that account, Mr A His'on added, the team d'd not want to come to the gouth Island, but was preriared to pl a V in a trims at Auckland and Well'iigton. It is still confidently hoped, however, to make arrangements to have FFL Americans—H. Ellsworth. Viner ,-fohn van Pm, Wil">“r F. Allison, and Keith Gledldll—in Christchurch. HOKITIKA BEAT GREYMOUTH. Playing at Greymouth on Saturday, fjokiti.Ka Club’s “A” team defeated Greymouth Club by 12 sets to 4, or 121 games to 85. No finality was reached in the “B” grade competition' ojviiig to rain interfering with play. Th, games resulted as follows (Greymouth players mentioned first in ea:h case) : Ladies Singles.—Miss Cosu 110 6, beat Miss Stevdneon 3; Miss lenntnt 0, lost to Miss Thompson 6; Mrs Fietcher 2, lost to Miss Mortland 6; Mis, Fu-let 4, lost to Miss Knight 6. Men’s Single—A. K. Smith 2,. lost to Gooch 9 ; M. C. Smith 7, lo't tc Dougherty 9; O’Malley 9, beat Larcombe 4 ; fihallcnuss 2, lost to Hadwooc P. Ladies’ Doubles. M'ss Costello and Miss Tennenf4, beat Miss Stevenson and Miss Thompson 1; Mrs Fletcher and Mrs Fuller 8, lost to M'ss Knig.it and Miss Mortland 9. Men’s Doubles. —A. K. and M. C. Smith 6, lost to Gooch and Dougherty 9; O’Malley and Shallcras s 9, beat ■Larcombe and Hailwood 8. Combined Doubles. —A. K. Smith and Miss Costello 7, lost to Gooch- anc Miss iSteveison 9; ’M. C. Smith and Miss Tennent 9, beat Dougherty and ■Mips Thompson 7 ; O’Malley and Mie Fletcher 3, lost to Larcombe and 'Miss Mortland 9 ; Shallcrass and Mrs Filler 7, lost to Hailwood and Miss Knight 9.

The B. teams’ match at Hokitika on Saturday , had unfortunately to be abandoned after the singles had been ■played, Hokitika being mentioned first.

■Results were.—Guthrey lost to Clay 4—9 ; Dawson beat Phillips 9—3 ; Auld lost to Cunan 6—9; McCluskey lost to Bruce 4—9.

Miss Wild beat Mrs McGlashan 6—o; ■Mic S 0: Stapleton beat Miss Bush 6—l; Miss K. Knight beat Miss Hopkins 6—5 : Mis* J. Stevenson lost to Miss Irwin 3-6.