TENNIS STARS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 368, 1 November 1932, Page 5

TENNIS STARS

(Press Assn.-

games in Auckland EXHIBITION GAMES EN ROUTE FOR £ SYDNEY 1 T-OUR TOO STRENUOUS

-By Telegraph — Copyrlght)

Auckland, Monday. , The American Lawn Tennis team, which is touring Australia and later New. Zealand, arriyed in Auckland by the Niagara, and members subsequently played exhibition games at i Stanley Street in the presence~of ai large gathering of spectators. j The visiting party comprised: MesI srs W. Allison. (managqr), H. "Ellsworth Vines, John van Ryn, and Keith Gledhill, Mesdames Allison, Xan Ryn and Vines. The Amerieans were met on board the Niagara and welcomed by Mr. G. Gore, president of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association and Mr: R. B. Hardy, president of the Auckland Association, directly after the vessel berthed at 2 p.m. "We did not expeet to play here, but when we learned that the Auckland Association was lceen to see us in aetion, we are only too pleased to oblige," said ■ Mr. Allison. "When we left home we thought we were in for a well earned rest as vv have had six or seven months of championships and Davis Cup tennis. However, we gave exhibitions in Honolulu, but not in Suva. We have a very. hard time -ahead of us in Australia, and it seems to me at present, that it will have to be curtailed a littles, more\especially if we are to tour New Zealand on the way back. Vines, our leading player, is due back in America early in March, but if we do not get away from Australia until the middle of February, the public may not see much of him. "However, nothing definite can be said until I hqve consulted the Australia.n authorities. The programme they have mapped out for us includes five test matches apart from championship play, and this looks rather strenuous. I must say the whole party is yery pleased indeed to have an opportunity of coming to Australia and .New Zealand." The exhibition matches attracted a large crowd. The Amerieans were obviously below form after the sea voyage, but treated the spectators to brilliant play. "**The results were: Singles — Van Ryn beat Gledhill 6-3, Vines and Allison 7-all. Doubles: Allison and van Ryn beat Vines and Gledhill, 7-5, 6-2.