LAWN TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 118, 5 October 1912, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS.

NOTE> COMMENTS

Writifig on the matter of the personnel of the English side chosen to^visit Australia for the Davis Cup,' Mr. Gordon Inglis says:—"We have got what, in my opinion, will be the finest side procurable in England for a match in Australia. A couple of prominent names may have been omitted, but their success in Australia would not have been so great as the men chosen. What is still more important, you have got four ' men who are keen players, good fellows, and thorough sportsmen in every way. I wager they will make a thoroughly good impression upon the players they have not yet met. So far as the Davis Cup is concerned, they will give you a real good battle. So far as the tour is concerned, they are men who will play the game thoroughly, and see that each State they visit is given of their best. As you know, something more than ability is required to make a tour a success. Unless you have the loyal cooperation of the visiting side, difficulties are always likely to ensue. I shall be very disagreeably surprised if there are any difficulties in this case." When A. W. Gore won the all-comers' singles at the All-England championship meeting, in which AVilding heat him in the challenge round, Mr. T. H. Hicks, hon. secretary of the Australasian Association, wrote to congratulate him on ■his fiire performance, and in doing so expressed the hope that he would be seen in Australia this year as a member of England's Davis Cup team.- In sending his thanks for the congratulations, Mr. Gore said: —"Wilding, with his youth and condition, was, I take it, too much for me. However, it was quite a good 1 ending to'my 'singles' career at Wimbledon, having competed 25 years running. lam sorry to find it quite impossible to leave my business for the lengthy trip to Australia. If by going I had been able to persuade Barrett to go, I should have made a great effort, but .we really found it was more than Ve couk}. 4°- However, I understand a representative .side is going out, and I feel sure, they will receive a hearty welcome from you, although as regards tennis we can teach Australia nothing. My great • regret is that public schools take •110 .interest in ithe' game in this country. The are not turning out any players of note; and we have no young) players coming along, as you will have seen by the championships this year. Dixon, Barrett and myself still go . on, but I' am .afraid the public are getting rather tired of the old brigade."

j G. Ollivier, holder of the New Zealand ■dingles championship, intends to go, to , Australia in time . for the Victorian c!iamp'ion,sty]i.. tournament. St. Jphn,, 'Qu&nfifeidV leading'. player, is. expected t.O 'be'a'ebmrietit'pr at .the same toiirna : '..merit', that, under|t,hfc ,>eg|jlaJ;ioijs jpf,the' Davis Cup, perform.an<jes,at, 'wiil be' of jfo iuse to,'.j;li|Q,. ( .. ill. ilqciding upon ithe ~four fp bq (for the match! as .'thes6noininabpij^' : 2,1 c(ays .b^jei^iejjoqtqgt,,commences,. thfe championships wilt; not have commenced At that r time., ...

Already' the ..-New champji 1 •l&feipg ar'ii b£hg-' keenly- titlked about) by. vplayeirs -ih;,Wellington: (says the Pqst), ;aM quitfe a-il&ige'iniumber have resojved ■ to b'6 -in Hastings at.Christmas. Mioses Travers aiid' are keen on pjrac-''tice'-to be in the best form' •i'pd ;i Condition- r f6'i' the ladies' evejnts. 'Well'-'dp) 'thev. "lbjoW that the Hawjke's .Bay k'tfies\wifl"'giye all-comers a 'kot "'tiilje foi - ' clianipionship honors .this VMr.. issos. ( W'elj,«• o'od,. Baird, and ijai'tgjll,.and; otWi's,.will be fighting on tjliejv this-.time, and therefore .jtvjU'ihayc trome.jsjight' advantage'. |viU ; jhe,,holder^.Mjse .Stewart, be then? to..defend hfif .titled, -.There is every reaso* to- baMpv-fi. s^e-will, ;)nd, ,i'rom aU.fipdenr- - ane«jj<s}ie will ,-lmve .to fight even harder i th»ilishe; /l:i,(l-ila«t ',yi?ar to succeed iri deI'&iJdmg.'isuetosftfiallyv • The ejiambion '.'.v«iltiyfe«"<^Mis»••Owul, of Auckland—ls :i sure * s'tttrtdr/i-ftAaf-she ; is now' keener on winning the Miigld'tlian she. lias over, All dliat. is \huited -■ ixnv if tn i hln-e : 'MisA PrtWdrt'll back- in the lists,;and : ''-tlierf tli'tf'lkdifes; feiiigliSs' wbukl bo tile best '' 'l