Half Volleys

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 580, 5 February 1929, Page 14

Half Volleys

When Miss May Spoil's comes to live in Auckland, this province should have a mortgage over the Anthony Wilding Memorial Cup. According to a Christchurch message, she is to be married to Mr. Henry Dykes of this city next September.

An orgy of international tennis in 1029-30 is looked forward to by Australia. It is definite that a French team headed by Cochet and Borotra, and that the Wrightman Cup English women’s team will play there. It is also possible that a South African women’s team will compete there at that time. Senorita D’Alvarez, Tilden and Hunter are also possible visitants The Australian championships in 1930 should be full of interest.

Miss Elizabeth Ryan intends to reach the South of France by March. She is returning from a pleasure trip to Ceylon, Burma and India. Writing to “American Lawn Tennis,” she says: ‘lt was such fun the other day playing tennis at 6 a.m. at Port Sudan (I believe Mr. Brookes did the same). Some Port Sudan people were on board and they asked me if 1 would like a game, as we stopped there three hours. 1 jumped at the chance (as I have played so little lately) and was all ready on the stroke of G a.m. Very good grey hard court —net tape red and a very good idea —native ball buys. I saw a camel attached to a milk cart just near, I suppose out to deliver milk. After four sets jumped into' the bathing pool—which was made safe against sharks. Water much too hot, just like a very hot bath. Back to ship for breakfast.”

Manuel Alonso* is now liivng in New York, he having recently become connected with the American Car and Foundry Company. He may pay a visit to Spain. leaving New York the latter part of December; in which case he may play in some of the Riviera tournaments.

The death of Colonel Henry George Mayes, due to blood poisoning, occurred on December 4 at Sir Arthur Crosfield’s house at Hampstead, London, at the age of 47. The poison is said to liavo originated in a boil on his face. Born in England, Colonel Mayes became prominent in lawn tennis while he was residing in Winnipeg, Canada, before the Great War. He was champion of Manitoba in 1910 and 1912, and in 1913 and 1914 he was a member of the Canadian Davis Cup team, along with R. B. Powell, B. P. Schwengers and Captain ,T. F. Foulkes. Powell and Schwengers were selected to play in both years. Colonel Mayes’s hard court play was superior to his play on grass. He beat both Brugnon and Baron de Morpurgo on the Riviera, and led Cochet and Lacoste in five set matches more than once. He was one of the most popular players in England, and his helping oncoming juniors was only one of his kindly acts with *the younger generation. “Big Bill” Tilden has been doing reasonably good business with his play, “Dracula.” He has been touring the Southern States of America and playing a good deal of tennis between shows.