TENNIS.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10312, 22 January 1927, Page 9

TENNIS.

HARD COURT AND LAWN. NOTES AND NEWS.

(By “Sideline.”)

‘‘Suzanne's’’ School. Suzanne Lenglen has decided to open a school for tennis coaching at Cannes. She intends to make it pay if there is any truth in'the rumored projected charges for lessons. For instance, a private lesson for half an hour will, it.is said, cost 10lk> francs (approximately £8). At that rate, with any sort of a decent clientele, the school should be more remunerative than exhibition matches —even with Air. Pyle paying his fancy prices for her services. Yet Suzanne, if anybody does, deserves any success in that line. She has done wonderful work for the game of tennis and is fully entitled now to rean her reward.

Played Doubles Without Partner. Tennis experts declare that none of the present-day Australian stars use the methods of M. A. Parker, states a Sydney writer. Some interesting stories are associated with “H. A.” during his tennis career, but the choicest is connected with his star in Weisbaden, about the year 1905.

So far as can be gathered lie was successful in winning both the. singles and double championships, and he was asked to take part in a mixed doubles championship. Declining at first, “H.A.” later elected to play with a pretty American girl, who told him she had never won a prize, but would dearly love to do so. “Very good,” said he. “Will you do as 1 tell you?” Receiving an answer in the affirmative, he said, “As soon as you hit the ball' get of the court and leave the rest to me.’ As a tribute to Parker’s skill it is only meet to add that they reached the final round, but then forfeited owing to continuous rain, coupled with the fact that Parker had to play in Spain. It may he recalled that Parker won the New Zealand singles title in 1595, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905 and 1807. He was also on several occasions a member of the winning pair in the men's and the combined doubles. The Rabbits. It’s nice to win a tournament; 0 many wads of oof I’ve spent. To gain cups silver plated, But all for it I’ve got to show Is empty pockets—gone my dough; Of. tournaments I’m sated. O sometimes I, of rounds a few Have won, but rarely more than two, But still I’ve got elated; And then I’ve found the handicap Was too big to the. other chap, Whose skill was under-rated. Or else I’ve sat about and froze Until-my teeth did shake —my nose Was blue and red—l’ve waited From 9 a.m. to half-past six, Without a game, though I, my fix To secretaries related. But still I’ll have another fling Our entries help—it is the thing For which we are created. We help to make the whole thing pay; . , \Ye can’t desist; it is the way We tennis duds are fated. Odd Strings. Frank Peach is described as Australia’s most brilliant all-round stroke expert. His smash is particularly good and rivals Patterson’s. However, he is like Peacock, inclined to carry too much condition.

A Wellington paper has the following item:—“When the inter-cluv matches in .full swing the demands upon ball supplies are growing big. .Therefore the management committee of the Wellington L.T.A. has decided to call for tenders for fifty dozen balls. Bv this device it is hoped to cheapen balls to the clubs considerably.”

Misses Hei and Hale, who played with the brothers Peach, of M.S.W., in the N.Z. combined doubles championship at Auckland should have learned quite a deal about the game from their association. To be paired with a strong partner is splendid practice and especially so in such an important event where the standard of play is high right through the piece.

Thus' Miss Mav Spiers in an interview' at Christchurch on her return after losing the ladies’ singles title at the 'Dominion tournament at Auckland: “Auckland is not a good place for visiting tennis players. There is somethin" in the air that makes one feel boneless. It affected me that way, and it affected all the other visitors, too. It was just the same with the men as with the ladies.”

Olliver’s plav against North in the tennis test, N.Z. v. N.S.W., was the talk of the galleries. He played with machine-like precision, returning he touched, while North sprinted like a hare. His game had the certainty of a long break at billiards. He would not have lost the first set if he had not let up, and when he ran away with five games on end there was nobody else in it. North never broke through the defence.

In the test against N.S.W. Andrews was anything but on his game against Norman Peach,- and his win was a lucky one. Peach was definitely superior in the first set, and commenced quickly, winning Andrews’ opening service to love, and holding this advantage throughout the set. Andrews lost his service again for 2 —5, and netted weakly in tile final game for Peach to take. Andrews ju,st nosed out 7—5 in the second set. In the first game of the third set Andrews began better, and ran ahead 3—o, but Peach pulled up well, and served his way to 3—all. The next two games were divided, and after that Andrews showed more finish, twice catching Peach' at his feet, and running out to 15. At 30all in the next game Peach sent down an ace which beat,the umpire’s eye, and Andrews won the re-play. Peach then double-faulted for set.