INTERNATIONAL TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 196, 8 January 1913, Page 5

INTERNATIONAL TENNIS.

TI-IE DAVIS CUP. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Sydney, January 7. Ihe Australian Tennis Association has decided to challenge for the Davis Cud in 1913.

INTERNATIONAL TENNIS. THE THIRD TEST MATCH. ly Telegraph-—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The English tennis players met the New Zealanders in the" third series of matches here to-day. The weather was fine but there was a high wind blowing. The court was slow at the commencement, but improved as the day progressed. The attendance was liberal. The Governor was present with litis suite.

Parke met Ollivier. and had no difficulty in accounting for him. The local man had no chance in either heat, the generalship of the cup winner being too much for 'him. Ollivier made many, mistakes, which made the play of the visitor easy, much to the disappointment of the spectators. Parke won his games 6—2, G—-2.

The second game was between Swanston and Dixon. Dixon, with his clever placing and work at the centre of the court, took the game to 4—o. His opponent gained one more game, and then Dixon went out. The second set was a protracted struggle, 24 games being played before a decision was arrived at. From six all. the players took alternate games up to 11 all.'and then Swanston ran out with two games. In the decisive set. Dixon bad no diffi culty in securing honors. He led 2 —l 3—l, 4 —l: 4—'2. s—'2.5 —'2. 5—3, and set. In the doubles, Rcaniish and Dixon had no trouble in accounting for Fish.vr and Peacock. The locals put up a good struggle in the eighth, ninth and tenth games of the second set. In the first set, the visitors waltzed home, and the-mutch endel o—l, o—4. ■Beamish beat.Peacock 6—4, (i—],

kTlie final lijafcli i)f the day was v. Lowe. This was most stubbornly FmigM. Lowe took tho .first set (J- IS. Fisher half vblleying and volleying with ,yreat precision,' took the second; one-all. In the thirl set, the score stood at .1 all. mid then Lowe took the last three games and the set and match.

The contest will he resumed at 1.30 if) morrow.