Evening star., 1923-03-11

The correspondent says the mat
took q monotonous course, and it VI
almost exclusively u base-line strug
gle. Mayes beat Longlen because q
his strength and ability TO outnI,
ueuver her. He drew Suzanne TOW
ard the net as often as he forced H. 3:
out to the two corners, and thus cor
PEELED Il physical strain which hac
the effect in the end of Welding g.
ball that gave Mayes an easy chaI!s''
for q kill
The match showed that the !eadtN =
men and women of the present gcuar
alton cannot really be matched d"
level terms.
An international atmospheric vi
be provided the intercollegiate tenn is
tourney this spring, as the BIRTHS
players who Will come for mater. &
with Yale and Harvard will take pa
IL the title event.
James q. anderson. caDptaiI. II IL.
Australian Davis cup team Of las
year, has been placed first in IL,
ranking list OF New South Walc'
Next in line are Norman Peach, &
Todd, $. II. Henderson, NJ. A. Rice, :
sieler. j. Clemenger. II, " kir
patrick, l. Baker, NJ. II. Marsh, /,
Neel. J. Willard and ". e. Div,
Clemenger is one OF the l;.teSt =cutl
fuj stars OF Antipodes.
An entry OF nearly seventy pia-..,+
was obtained for the recent freshm;'
tourney 81 Cambridge Cuiversi--
England. II. J. Euthoven and 4
English w.re the tinalists. l. -,
the first time in many years tha: ~.
English public school men figured
q iinal. Several Americans compel,
but none reached the seuli-tinA stas
}. y. I4awry. captain OF the Ca,.
bridge University team. Is L NeT
Zealander. 1t is understood that J..
will visit the United States in Il.
spring.
Maj. j. G.. Richie. who won tLe =
cent London covered court champi"I
ship, furnishes another example tia
tennis Is not confined TO the ynuUL
Maj. Richie is fifty-two years uic
, Riche's record is paraielied 10y Tia
| or Horace Rice OF Australia, Who. {.
! the age Of fifty, won the me tropu!i .
! tan championship at Strathsfie!d lac
| October. Rice won this title ;wert!
{ four Years ago. and his latest icr"r
was his eleventh in the event.
sfx-foo1er> nre nor uncomn.o
among Australian tennis players, h.
/ 1t Is believed that record vils ,
! tablished recently in 4 match ~ Al,
laide, when the aggregate height =,
! four contestants reached within M !
an inch Of twenty-five feet Anon.
! y. Hicks. who stand six feet four az.
| one-half inches; \. f. Scott, an i've.
/ shorter than that pair, and J.. l.. sun
! ber who Is an inch shy Of the siv
| foot class.
( California Tennis Club sCili cree,
| new plant At San Francisco.
| Tniversity. of California has SIX -
! ter nlen for its tennis team this yca.
! More than 400 Journeys viii To- no.
! under the auspices of the Unite
states Lawn Tennis Association Il.
| season.
! oxford and Cambridge tennis plas
, ers will play q team representing IL.
unlv ersities OF Belgium n London .,
April SO.
| New South Wales Tennis aSs"c!a-iu
has opened its new grounds AT Hu-
cutter Bay, Sydney. It has forty
courts and cost about s250.ona.
Canada has Joined the Internatlont
Tennis Federation, the world govern
ing body of the net game
All of the 1s.OOO seats Lave be.
sold for the tennis classic At Win.
bledon. England, although the eve,
does not start until June 20.
Wellington, New Zealand, Tenn.
Association is building fifty gras.
courts. Under the present demaR
Tor facilities play is started at
clock in the morning and continue,
all day. SchoolboyEs and girls ar,
taking UP the game in great run1bers
Montreal IL snid 10 have ih, f,rs
equipped indoor tennis courts in ~,
world. although Boston mas ty.
superb ones at Longwood. Providence
Buffalo, New York, Phi1adelphia Ar,
chicago also are.weli fixed for. indoo,
facilities.