LAWN TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 205, 18 January 1913, Page 8

LAWN TENNIS.

AUSTRALIA v. BRITISH ISLES, THE COLONIALS' SUCCESS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Received 17, 11.20 p.m. Sydney, January 17. The test match between the British Isles and Australia opened in dull and muggy weather. The courts were fast. The attendance was 11000. A feature of the contest was the briLiant display of Brookes, who beat Dixon two love sets, the first lasting eleven minutes, and the second nine. Dixon played a pluck}' uphill game, getting in a number of smart serves and scoring shots, but Brookes was unplayable. Dixon at no stage had a look in. The champion sent down many severe serves, which Dixon either did not reach or mishit. The power of anticipating his opponent's shot and concealing his own intention was shown to perfection. The opinion of observers who had see Brookes often was that he never played better. Again and again he sent back winning shots when it seemed impossible to reach the ball. Brookes himself declared that he played the best game of his life. He took twenty-seven aces to twelve, and twenty-six to nine. Dunlop easily succumbed to Beamish in the singles, Beamish showirg beautiful ■backhand work and cross-court drives. , Lowe played Jones- in the open court simultaneously with another match in the main court. Lowe showed resentment at the unscreened court, saying that the spectators streaming past badly affected his game. Heath made a good stand against Parke, but his weak back-hand work was costly. In the doubles Brookes and Dunlop overmatched Beamish and Dixon, Dunlop playing an entirely different game to his display in the single's. Brookes again sent many unplayable serves, and his network was perfect. The Australian pair took the first set to love, a most unusual feat in modern first-class doubles, Parke and Lowe fought a close contest with Heath and Jones, Heath proved indifferent as a doubles player, possessing no proper low volley. He found the net with irritating frequency. Jones's brilliance compensated for this and won the match. Scores:— Beamish beat Dunlop, 6—2, 6—l; Jenses beat Lowe, 6—0,0—1; Parke beat Heath, 9 —7, 3 —6, (i—3; Brookes beat Dixon, 6—o, 6—o. Heath and Jones beat Parke and Lowe, 4—6, 6—4, 12—10; Brookes and Dunlop beat Beamish and Dixon, 6—o, 6—3. The present score is: Britain, two matches, five sets, fifty games; Australia, four matches, nine sets, 57 games.