Evening star., 1925-04-12

Great surprise, states the Argus,
was shown by players and officials
when 1t was made known that 1850
had been lost on the 1924 tour Of the
Davis cup team to the United States.
On the return of the team to Aus
tralia Robert j.. Schlesinger one OF
the members of the team, stated that
there would be a profit amounting to
f1,200' Pat O'Hara Wood, also Il
member of the team, bore out Schles-
niger in this statement. When Nor
man Brooks, who Joined the team in
this country, coming from England,
was shown the figures, he was as
tonished, so the article says, and de-
clared that there surely must be more
money coming from America.
a table showing the expenses and
"takings" for the last three years for
the tours is published in the article
1t shows that in 1922 the net pro-
eeeds were 1890; the expenses Were
f2,S09 and the balance on the credit
side, f2.151. In 1928 the proceeds
were 1854; the expenses were 1870
and the balance was 1884. Last
year the proceeds We're f2,600; the ex-
penses were f4,050 and there was a
deficit of E1,450. The falling off Of
the gate last year, says the article,
is accounted for by the facs that the
United States clinched the series by
winning the three first matches. The
attendance on the final day of play
at the singles, therefore, fell off con
siderably. In 1928 Anderson's vic
tory over Johnston aroused renewed
interest in the matches and the out
come of the challenge round was not
decided until the last day.
The article also includes an account
of the opening of a memorial pavilion
erected by the tennis players on the
grounds of the Geelong Club to the
late T. S Hawkes. and Russell B.
Keays Justice Weieall president OF
the Levin Tennis Association of Vic
toria, officially opened the pavilion
| He expressed his pleasure in being
present to do honor to two of Gee
longs and Victoria's finest sports
men. and referred to the esteem in
which Messrs. Hawkes. and keays
had always been held by the sporting
community throughout the state.
Hawkes. was the father of John
B Hawkes., a member of the 1929
Davis cup team. who is returning to
the United States this year as a mem
ber of the 1925 combination. He was
killed in the Japanese earthquake.
Exhibition matches between the lead
| ing men and women players of the
| State were held as a part of the Of
fetal opening. Mrs. Harper and Miss
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| Australian singles championship, met
Mrs. .O'Hara Wood and Miss l. Ad
| Olson in a double match. the former
| pair winning.
Gerald Patterson and Pat O'Hara
| Wood then met in a singles eEhibi
| tion of one set. >O'Hara. Wood won
| at to 3. A doubles match for men
| followed, in which Patterson paired
| with Norman Brookes against O'Hara
| q nd 10 ks
| third appearance since his return
| from the United States. He was slow
| in rounding into form. but in the sec
| ond set he showed flashes OF his old
time brilliancy. Hawkes. played un
| usually good tennis, and seemed
| bothered less by the strong wind
blowing than any of the other three.
| O'Hara Wood, as usual, returned Pat
| terson's cannonball service with few
mistakes, while Patterson stood out
with his deadly overhead smashes.
| Hawkes. and O'Hara Wood won the
| first set easily at to .. In the sec
| ond set Brookes and Patterson re-
versed the situation and won at S
| to 8, Brookes winning three service
games. In the third set Hawkes. and
| O'Hara Wood gained a lead of to !.
| Rrookes and Patterson took three
games in succession and led at 40 to
15 on Pattersons service in the
seventh. He failed to come through
with the necessary point for a 5 10 >
| lead, and the opposing pair after win
| ming the game took the next three
| also for the set at to and the
match. Patterson and Mrs. Harper
| defeated Mr.. and Mrs. O,Hara Wood
| in a mixed doubles match at to 8,
to l.
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