LAWN TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 33, 29 June 1914, Page 8

LAWN TENNIS.

i | TIIK WIMBLEDON* TOUUN'AMENT. By Cable--Press Association—Copyright | Uoceived 28, 0.30. p.m. j London, June 27. i Brookes played ehiefl yat the net and I out'pla ved Ck-nienta l)h<s fetfttlr 'indulged- in hard bitting to the ba.se lines. I Dotfsl, in the doubles though itrouhh'd j with neuritis in tlic shoulder, smashed and volleyed with great vigor, running the third sot to !)—!), when it had to be abandoned for bad light, Itcceived 2!), 12.20 a.m. j London, June 23. |. Dous't and llavvogordato defented 11 Parke .and Beamish, (i—2, 3—o, !)—7, jj I—fi, 7—5; Brookes ibeat Gore; 7—3, ' (i—l, (i—2; Dunlop and Harding dt*r.r::l ed Tingle-green and Tfocinns, (>—D.' o—Brookes and Wilding defeated Ritchie and Prebble, o—l, 4—o, t> —(),, o—t; ..Mavro;ordato and Doiist defeat-; * ed Crawlev ana Daraon, 3—o, 6—3,' 5—7, 0-3; :)—7. j ■ln the .\ll-]:Yglish Plate, Ingram defeated K. Yencken, —(i, ti—(i—l, A. Yencken defeated) Iluni«*r, 4, (!—2. The games were played under a blazing nun, in tine presence of air .enormous attendance. Doust's .-plendid cross-court shots and facing won tho third set, i and.Mavrogordalo's fin;.- form the fifth. Gwre splayed splendid l.emi..-, . was leading .1-4 mh! went within a point of winning tl u first set. (..'ore lost some 0'" » lis sparkle in the -c".-ond set, Brook ; wizard vol Icy si not allowing h m to Hsu , .his forehand drives. Brookes has reached tli? semi-final. Ritchie and Prebble lost the first set 'badly. Thoy adopted aggressive tactic? in the second and led -to' 4—l. Prebble was partieular'.v brilliant. Wilding and Brookes were down, I—4, in the fourth set, hut Wilding's midcourt smash's* enabled them- to win. •Doust and .Vavrogordato manifestly tired against Crawley and Davsun.