AUSTRALIA AHEAD

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 927, 21 March 1930, Page 13

AUSTRALIA AHEAD

IUCKLANDIERS LOSE IN TENNIS SINGLES BARTLEET BEATS TEAGUE Edgar Bartlest, after the third round of the rren’s singles in the Auckland Lawn Tennis Associat on's invitation tournament at Stanley Street this morning, remained Auckland’s hope in the deciding games of the championship. \ He defeated Teague in a strenuous ga:ne, 6—7—5, but Teague was the only Australian to lose. 13artleet is to play Sproule and Kalms is to play his countryman, Donohoe, in the semi-finals this afternoon. Only Bartleet s reliable play and his calm treatment of the varying positional play of Teague won the day. Bartleet -was at his best in the first set. and he won rather easily. Teague was frequently surprised by swift alterations in the force of Bartleet’s strokes and there was no doubting the worth of the Aucklander’s success. Teague was up against odds in the second set and ho strove pluckily. Bartleet was run closely and he was compelled to watch Teague’s cleancut backhand shots narrowly. In the semi-final, Bartleet plays cautious Sproule, whose adroitness was actually the cause of displacing Stedman, 6 —3, 6—3. Stedman played soundly, but Sproule’s all-round work was superior. . KALMS BEATS STURT Kalms and Donohoe had good wins. In beating Norman Sturt, 6—2, 6 —3, Kalms perhaps was not called upon to use most of his tactics. His play was not as machine-like as usual and he lost on double-faults several times. Donohoe was much too active for Chisholm and ran away with the first set, 6 —3. Chisholm rallied splendidly and ran Donohoe to 6 —4 in the second. Australia’s triumph In the singles has been repeated in the msn’s doubles. Brilliant matches are expected this afternoon when Kalms and Teague play the Aucklanders. Sturt and Stedman, and Sproule and Donohoe meet

Bartleet and Griffiths. To win their positions in the semi-finals, however, the Auckland pairs had much harder games than the Australians, who have not been the least bit troubled in the preliminaries. DONOHOE BEGINS WELL ‘ Bong baseline driving gave Donohoe a surprise win in the first set of his semi-final match with Kalms. Donohoe did particularly well at the beginning and led 3—l before Kalms settled down. Donohoe was ambitious and in effecting one return which completely beat Kklms, sprawled full length on the ground. Kalms drew level, 3 —3, but Donohoe won the next three games and the set, 6 —3. It was brilliant tennis. , Important players will be engaged hi tho final games of the invitation tennis tournament at Stanley Street courts tomorrow afternoon. The Australian players will be engaged in the last matches of their New Zealand tour. Tho finals of the men’s singles and doubles, the women’s singles and doubles, and the combined doubles will be played. Donohoe by beating Kalms in the second set of the semi-final in the men's singles won the event. The score was 6 —4. Kalms led at the beginning, but hasty strokes on his part allowed Donohoe to take the lead, and so qualify for the final. Additional results are:— MEN’S SINGLES Second Bound.—Stedman beat Wilson, 6—o, 6—l; Sprou.e beat S. Lamb, 6—-2, 6—o: Teague beat Aldred, 7 —5, 7—5; Bartleet beat Turner, 6—l, 7—5; Donohoe teat Pickmere, 6—4, 6—l; Chisholm beat Rowlands, 9—7, 6—4: Sturt beat A. W. Lamb, 6—2, 5—7, 6—2; Kalms beat Morrison, 6—3, 6 —4. Third Round.—Sproule beat Stedman, ?—3, 6—3; Donohoe. beat Chisholm, 6—2, * —4; Kalms beat Sturt, 6—2, 6—3; Bartleet beat Teague, 6—2, 7—5. MEN’S DOUBLES First Bound. —Sproule and Donohoe beat Cooinbe and Rishworth. 6—2. 6 —4: Bartleet and Griffiths beat Hubble and Nicholson, 6 4. €—3; Kalms and Teague beat Milne and Lucas, 6—o, 6—l; Turner and S. Lamb beat Hughes and A. Lamb, *-2, 6—l. Second Round. —Sproule and Donohoe beat Rowlands and Hardy, 6—o, 6—2; Sturt and Stedman beat V. R. and A. C. Johns, ti—3, 4—6, 6—4; Bartleet and Griffiths beat Harrison and Pickmere. 6—o, —2; Kalms and Teague beat Turner and S. Lamb, 6—o, 6—3. COMBINED DOUBLES First Round.—Sproule and Miss Miller ■ beat A. C. Johns and Mrs. Scott-Watson, 6 6—4; McDonald and Miss R. Taylor beat N. Craig and Miss Richardson. 6—l, ®—3; Kalms and Miss Marjorie Macfarlane beat S. Lamb and Miss Frankham, 7 «—2: Teague and Miss Whitelaw beat Griffiths and Miss Roberton, 6—2, Second Round.—Sproule and Miss •Miller beat McDonald and Miss Taylor. 6—2; Donohoe and Miss Knight beat Pickmere and Mrs. Napier, 6—2, 6—l; Teague and Miss Whitelaw beat Johns and Miss Quill, 6—2, 6—3. WOMEN’S SINGLES First Round.—Mrs. Napier beat Miss Quill, 6—4, 7—5. Second Round.—Miss Marjorie Mucfuriane beat Miss Roberton. 6—l, 4—6, 6—3; Miss Potter beat Miss Ramsay, 6—l, 4—6, b; Miss R, Taylor beat Miss Miller, <>— 4. .6—3. * • Third Round.—Miss Marjorie Macfarlane beat Miss Potter, 6—3, 6—o. WOMEN’S DOUBLES First Round.—Miss J. Ramsay and Mrs. Napier beat Miss Potter and Mrs. Arneill. o —7, 6— 2, 7 5. Second * Round.—Mrs. Scott-Watson and Miss Miller beat Miss Knight and Miss Whitelaw, 6—4, 2—G, 6—4.