LAWN TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 37, 3 July 1914, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS.

VICTOIiY OK lUlOCdv i;s. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright London. July 1. At the Wimbledon tournament Willing ami .Mil.;. Broquedis beat Davins and Mi- j Palmer, o—l, S—Ci. lu tlii! Jin;:' of Mil singb-v Brooke; bin I Kroitzhehi, li—2, (i—l. o- 7. 4—Si, S--ti.

Th; final was played in tripical heat. Brookes' service was particularly strong. Tlw first two sets and the, third set went with t'lie Service, until Brookes led by ? to 4. when Froii/.heim equalised and won Brookes' service. He Ihi-n went . nt with a love game. Bi'uokej never <led in Hhe fourth set.

The last win i lirlllin:!. I'roiUbeini broke through Uro Australian's service in the fifth game, and led :i to 2. Brookes squared anil led by 5 lo 4, and w)n the first point oil' the Gorman's servy? with a wonderful passbut lost two consecutive serviees. At (i—ll, Brookes was lending at 40—30, when he double faulted, and but for the line umpire's vrong decision Froitzlieim ■hon Id have hd 7—(i. In the last Brookes was twice within a point of vinning t.li" m-I. The winning; poini; ?cßrird ';y tile most wonderful shut i f l?u» nmteli. :l lnH'k-liiUid jiii-k-up. The \ici(irv was lUinlicaily cdiceml.

and Mile. iirotjucdis mot an i-noxppcledly j-mkl :11aic-h. Davin.s fnor, l):ivsun) ? 17-ytar-old jiavUu--r. ivpcaU'dIy pai-ned the c'Mim|)UiH on the Imekh.tnd.