LAWN TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 January 1921, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS.

AUSTRALIAN VISITORS., ' , MATCH AT WANGAgUI: TARANAKI PLAYERS’ SUCCESS. (By Wire.—Special to News.) Wanganui, Last Night. The visiting New South Wales tennis players met a combined WanganuiTaranaki team at Wanganui to-day in brilliant weather. The Australians displayed remarkable proficiency in the finer points of the game, and «£>n by a substantial margin. Considering, howevef, that the New South Wales representatives may be classed among the best players in the world, the local men did well to win two rubbers out of the the twelve played. Wanganui and Taranaki were well represented by the following: S. Powdrell (Wanganui), K. G. Archey (New Plymouth), A. G. Wallace (Waverley), C. J. Dickie (Waverley) and M. L. Lampe (Wanganui). The visiting team was: N. Peach, F. Peach, M. Marsh, A. 8. Watt, and 8. H. Henderson. The Peach brothers, invincible in the Sydney tournaments, faced Powdrell and Lampe in the opening game. Spectacular tennis was at first absent, and the accurate placing of the visitors gave them the first set somewhat easily by 6 games to 3. Tn the second set the local men brightened up, and there were some stinging rallies, the set going to twelve games before victory went to New South Wales by 7 to 5. Marsh and Watt met Wallace and Dickie, and had to lower their colors to the accurate combination of the Waverley players. Wallace’s services were particularly difficult, and in fast rallies the local men kept their end up without much trouble. They took two straight sets, 6—4, 6—3.

The singles occupied the remainder of the morning, and here the Australians were powerful. Watt defeated Powdrell, taking consecutive sets with comparative ease, 6—4, 6—4.

Lampe exhibited scientific tennis when he defeated Henderson. The first set was Lampe’s, 6 — 4. The next commenced with each player a game to the good, and then Lampe took four games running. Henderson became more aggressive, and ‘eventually won the set. 7—5. In the deciding set, Lampe’s height, which enabled, him to smash down shots which left Henderson standing, gave him vietpry by 6—2. Archer met F. Peach, and was up against one" of New South Wales’ best. The Australian’s line shots gave him the first set, 6—4. In the next set Archer displayed a puzzling serve and accurate placing, which ran hiha out a winner by 7 to 5. The final set went to Peach*, who was brilliant in line balls and snap shots across the court. Marsh defeated Dickie without difficulty, and N. Peach beat Wallace after a strenuous contest, in which there was some fine tennis. After luncheon Watt and Henderson beat Archer and Powdrell. The local players fought every inch of the way, and Archer got in some excellent volleys, while his service at times was unplayable. Once again the coolness of the visitors pulled them through, and they took both sets, 6—4, 6—4. Peach brothers had a great struggle with Wallace and Dickie. The Australians were obviously surprised when the Waverley men took the first set, allowing the visitors to win only one game. The second set saw a strenuous contest, which went to the visitors after twelve games, in which brilliant tennis was exhibited. In the deciding set each won a game, and then two games went to the New Ztealanders, whose team work was good. The Australians evened up, but the local men led again, and for a time dominated the game. With the score at five all the visitors won the following game, but could not win tlie next. During tense excitement the struggle extended into eighteen games, the Australians winning by 10 to 8. Wallace And Dickie played well together, but the accurate placing of their opponents, and their deadly crosscourt shots, were too much for the local men, though they put up a plucky fight. In the two concluding rubbers the visitors won easily. Marsh and Watt beating Powdrell and Lampe, and Marsh and Henderson defeating Archer and Wallace. In the aggregate New South Wales won by 10 rubbers to 2, 21 sets to 6, and 152 games to 109.

AMERICANS IN AUSTRALIA. FURTHER VICTORIES WON. By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. Received Jan. 14, 10.45 p.m. Melbourne, Jan. 14. The weather was perfect, the court good, and the attendance large for the tennis matches against the Americans. Patterson and Hawkes beat Washburn and Tilden, 6—-3, 7 —5. Hawkes’s playing was fine, his placing being very accurate. Tilden’s service and direction were very telling. Patterson was much below form, but made a great rally in the sixth game in the first set. Tilden’s base line drives were very severe, and his backhand drives were a special feature of >he game. Tilden beat O’Hara . Wood, B—6,8 —6, 6—2. Tilden started serving poorly. Wood’s half-court. line strokes were splendid. Tilden was making beautiful crosscourt strokes, and his volley service was extra severe. Wood was outclassed in the second set, only winning the fourth and fifth games. Johnston beat Brookes, 3 —6, 6 —l, 6 —4. The strategy of Brookes gained him some advantage in the first set, but Johnston’s long driving across the court to the side-lines kept Brookes too busy to hold his strength. In the remainder of the games Brookes made beautiful attempts, but his strokes lacked force.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.