SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 99, 20 April 1914, Page 7

SUNDRY SPORTS.

LAWN TENNIS. THE DAVIS CUP. By Eii.EGmiO iTELEGbath— Copyright! [United Press Association.l London, April 18. The Canadian Tennis Association lias refused to send a team to England to play .the preliminary round m the Davis Cup, and the Australians will have to go to America to aueet the Canadians after the championships have boon decided at Wimbledon. Brookes and Wilding, are sompwhat chagrined at Canada’s action,, having hoped to piny the flush round ip Eng-' ’aiid. ,d,>A, • ,c • iic; It is uudppstood jt(\*bo very:unlikely itaiit Germany will send a t/eamr.to America,;,;■ consequently' Australia’s match in the sgcond pound will pro-, bahly be cancelled though the. team will have to remain in the States for the semi-final.

OTAG 0 TOURXAMEXT.

i i tee rt i-u-iJ.. k j i. [lPeb Press A Hanoiatton.) — Dunedin; April' 19. The conclusion of thdiOtago Easter tourney: promoted by the Otago Lawn Tennis ..brought a ’ t iinclusion yesterday Afternoon,' when Hie . finals of variojob/,dhampibixfeHips ,;t '.d-'liandicap events were played off at Anderson's, Buy: The; men’s Csipgles championship was won by L. S. Jen- • mirgs- (Oaniavu) from Warue Pearse 'Temuka),, after q i; ,sterling contest, o—o, o—3, 6—o. ■■ The ladies’ championship singles were again won by Miss F. Campbell, who beat Miss M. Anderson in the final, 6—o, 6—4. An exhibition doubles was played between Brown, Bros,. (winners of the Otago championship) and Olliver and J. S. Sinclair, and was won by the latter pair, 6—B, 7—5, 6—2, 4—o, 6—4. The following are the results Final of the “A” grade handicap— J. H. Meek (15—I) beat J. S. Nicholson (5—6), 9—B. Men’s championship singles—Jennings beat Pearse, 6—o, 6—3, 6—o. Men’s handicap doubles—Wilkie and Bray heat McDongall and Black. Ladies’ championship singles.—Miss F. Campbell beat Miss M. Anderson 6—o, 6—4. Handicap doubles—Misses F. Campbell and R. Bagiev beat Mesdames McAra and Wilson, 9—2. The ladies’ handicap singles and mixed doubles are still incomplete. CRICKET. Dunedin, April 18. J. N. Crawford, the inteernational cricketer, ■’ has advised the Otago Cric. ket Association' of his preparedness to accept its offer of a three years’ engagement. FOOTBALL. (Br Electric Telegraph —Copyright) [United Press Association.) London, April 18. . The Northern Union team is described as tho strongest ever sent. 1 ‘ ’BILLIARDS. London, April 10. In the Imuaii-.Stpvepson match tho scores are; Inman 9099. Stevenson 6029. !•' Tlio Cray-Diggle' iuateh has finished : Cray 9999, Higgle 6270.