LAWN TENNIS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 June 1933, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS

QUEEN’S CLUB TOURNAMENT. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, June 23. In the Queen’s Ciub tennis tourney results were:— Men’s Singles (semi-finals): Vines beat Glenhill 6/9, 7/8, 6/3; StoeTen v. Sutter, 12/10, 12/12. Stoefon won the toss to decide who was to play Vines in the final. Women’s Singles (semi-final); Mrs Helen Wills-Moody beat Miss Rice 6/2, 6/1; Mrs Pittman beat Miss Burke 6/2, 6/4. Doubles (semi-finals); Vines and Gledhill beat I 101 l and Miki (Japan' G/2, 6/4; Kirby (South Africa) a;nd Farquharson defeated Burwell ana Jones 6/4, 7/5.

WILL VINES BECOME A PRO?

NEW YORK, June 24

Repeated rumours that Vines, the tennis champion, is planning to turn professional, were soon partially substantiated to-day, when it was learned that the Tennis Corporation, which promotes professional exhibitions, William Tilden, and other leading players, known as “The Tilden Troupe,” are prepared to offer the Californian one hundred thousand dollars to join the

Troupe next season. Press despatches from London quote Vines as saying that lie would certainly give this offer serious consideration, but lie was now playing amateur tennis, and had made no definite deision to play professionally.

DkAW FOR EUROPEAN ZONE. (Received June 26 at 10.45 a.m.) PARIS, June 25 Under a nek rule, the draw for the European zone of the Davis Cup in 1934 ha.s been made. It only includes countries which failed to reach the 1933 semi-flnalis matches. The semi-linal mind must be played before September 9. Australia, Japan, Britain and Czeeho Slovakia, as semifinalists for 1933 are already among the last eight for 1934.