LAWN TENNIS

Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1933, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS

MORE AUSTRALIAN SUCCESSES

IN AMERICAN TOURNAMENT,

United Brest Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).

CHESNUT HILLS, August 23.

The north-east gale that brought deluging rain on the Atlantic seaboard, washing out the women’s national doubles ‘at Forest Hills, is seemingly rushing oil to Boston. A preceding fog, almost as thick as molasses, and

dripping wet, made the courts t here like semi-liquid rubber. ’ : j

A small, hardy crowd of enthusiasts mostly in waterproofs,' clustered -in an otherwise bare grandstand,, when Crawford and McGrath met Bell and Mangin, the Australians winning 6—3, 6—3, 7—5. Both teams were erratic, finding the navigation of the court difficult. Bell, despite spikes,' frequently fell to Mr Grath’s. two-handed, backhand, which, intrigued the gallery. A brisk breeze sprang up in the second set, driving the fog like thick smoke, obscuring the players’ vision. The players were not so much battling against each other, as the fog! All netted frequently, ;a!nd experienced difficulty in winning their .own services. The Australians, however, were steadier, and although they had a bitter fight in the third, they ran out winners in straight sets,

Quist and Turnbull defeated Joseph Coughlin 'and Henry Gulley 6—3, 6—2, 6—4. The match was played under circumstances similar to the other Australian contests, Culley and Coughlin, however, \yere no match for Quistk and Turnbull, whose superior stroking, marked the contest throughout. The Americans, though volleying gamely and bravely, playing the forecourt game, were unable to produce sufficiently expert competition.' The superiority of the Australians. was much more marked than would be indicated, in the point score. They were scoring with placements, while the Americans were driving short.

Quist and Turnbull meet Allison and "Van Ryn, and Crawford and McGrath meet Lott and Stoeffen to-morrow, and if the Australians are victorious they will contest the upper half semifinals on the following day. In the second round of the doubles playing in- a steady drizzle to-day, Perry and Wilde defeated Sutter (New Orleans), and Eugene McCluffe, (New" York) 6—4, 6—3, 14—12. Tidball and Mako (Los Angeles) defeated Lee and Avory 7—5, .5 —7, B—6, 6-—l.

( STEDMAN’S SUCCESS. LONDON, August 24. (Received this day at 10.45 a.m.) At Scarborough in the North, of England championships, third round, Stedman (Now Zealand) surprisingly defeated the title holder, Lyttelton Rogers, the Irish giant, 5—7, &—3, 6-3.