TENNIS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9717, 12 February 1910, Page 7

TENNIS.

The fiiat "Country Cup" competition will be held to-day, when Mastertcn send a particularly strong team to play Pahiatua cn their own courts. The annual fixture betweeen the two ciubs will also eventuate at Pahiatua to-day. The ball question is worrying the New Zealand Association at present, and an effort is being made to supplant the "oflU'ul" hall of the Association. Sykes' is the present ball, and Ayres' the ball the agitators suggest. From experience, the majority of South Island players who have used both prefer Sykes, Ayres beiner seemingly too soft and apt to get unduly heavy. An American Exchange on the Davis Cup:—Austalasia's remarkable prowess was brought out in striking fashion late last month by her sweeping victory over America in the challenge round for the Davis Cup, a victory won without the loss of a match, and of but a single set. Once more the brilliant Brookes and the indomitable Wilding took upon their shoulders the entire burden of defenre, and accomplished the downfall of che young Americans, McLoughlin and Long, with an ease that furnished fresh proof of their amazing versa tility and skill. Thus, for the third successive time, Australasia was victorious in Davis Cup contests, and the "down under" country once more has the right to retain possession of the Cup for a full year. Canterbury beat Wellington by eight games to four at inter-provin-cial tennis at Chnstchurch last week.