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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1õTM¤n, 1912.

(Continned from Paye 4) players, . A. Caridia and E. B. Clarke. Mr. Balfour, who is over 3. played bravely till the end and showed some very good strokes, a heavily cut forchand drive being especially conspicuous. Clarke and Caridia ultimately won by 6-3, 1–6,

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The next day two rounds of four doubles were played, the result of these being that the All England Club and Berlin each won four matches, F. W. Rake and H. Kleinschroth proving the best match winners by in turn beating Wilding and Beamish and Ritchie and Mavrogordato. Neither of the other couples on either side won two matches running.

Meanwhile the only British competitors in the Olympic Games lawn tennis.con- tests at Stockholm, the South Africans, C. L. Winslow and H. A. Kitson, enjoyed

THE SAME TO-DAY AS IN great triumph by winning both the

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singles and the doubles event. Winslow beat Kitson in the final of the singles in a four sets match and won the gold medal, As the representatives of almost all eon- tinental countries, including France, Ger- many, Holland, Austria, Sweden and Denmark competed, the South Africans may be congratulated on their fine per- formance.

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The greatest, however, still had to The history of the Davis Cup is not an ancient one, but none the less) interesting. In 1899 the American multi- millionaire, Mr. Dwight Davis, presented his silver punch-bowl to the United States National Lawn Tennis Association "for the encouragement of International Lawn Tennis, and since then almost annually, most spirited contests have been fought out for the possession of the Trophy and the title of International Lawn Tennis Champions, which is given to the holders. Until 1904 only the British Isles and the United States competed, but sincu several other nations-Australasia with New Zealand, British South Afrien, India and Canada. being regarded as nations-entered, separate

aglading Franer and Belgium, Austria,

Aus tralasia, the last-named country holding the trophy since they beat the British Istes at Wimbledon in July, 1907, by matches to 2. Four players are selected In the Singles and by each nation.

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as against games produced forty aces sixteen to their opponents.

The last game of the match was very exciting. Da Laurentz service the Frenchmen last the two first points, a double fault made the game love-forty and brought the Englishmon within a stroke of game set and match. A good service to Barrett made the score 16-10. Two tremendons sinashes by Laurentz quickly added 30 to the secre: deuce. Twice Dixon gained the advantage game only to see the next point lost, then for the third time Dixon put in a beautiful return and for the sixth time the Englishmen were within a stroke. Then came the end, and a shockingly lame ending it was. Laurentz made a double fault and lost the match. He was, however, not the chief offender in this respect, Gobert double faulting six times, three times in succession after leading by

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in the Bingles may or may not take part 40-15 in the above-mentioned sixth Yours faithfully,

in the Doubles contest.

This year the draw in the Davis Cup Competition worked out as follows:-

The British Isles meet France in England, the winners play the United States in America, and the winners of that

game of the second set.

heat of

tie will have to make the long journey brought relief from the trold not get

to Australia to play the holders.

France: having beaten England on hard courts in Paris, there was much specula tion about the result, but in the und, on the grass court of Folkestone, the British Roper Barrett and by Isles, represented Dixon in the Doubles, Gore and Dixon in the Singles, won an exceptionally fine, victory over the French team, in which Gobert played extremely well on Thurs day, but was a sad failure on the follow ing days. The court of the Pleasure Gardens at Folkestone was ed. the best condition and is considered court in the United Kingdom outside Wimbledon. It is well situated in pleas ing surroundings and once the stands occupied by the fashionable throng which

The last day's play, two singles, Dixon- Gobort and Gore-Deeugis quickly decided the issue. There was a strong breeze blowing across the court, which, although placing the players at a disadvantage, 1

the first two days. Dixon going playing with beautiful freedom of style and apparent ease, soon led by four games to one. Working very hard, Dixon con- trived to win the next three games amidst great applause, thus getting on terms at four games all, only to loose the set at 4-5. Gobert made a good fight for the second set, leading by 2-0, only to lose this lend through silly double faulting and thereby losing two service game while Dixon gradually in

He eventually lost the set. proved, and especially in the last set showed a fighting spirit which is wonder ful in a man well over forty, Gobort,

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On the first day two Singles were de-last match between Core and Decugis, cided, C. P. Dixon beating Max Decugis which was really to decide the issue, was in decisive fashion by three sets to love started when a rainstorm which had (6-3, 6-2, 6-1), and Cobert avenging his threatened the whole afternoon broke defeat at Wimbledon and beating Gore over the ground. Flaying in the rain after a magnificent struggle, in which the after winning the first set by 6-3, Gore was irresistible and gained a love set, Frenchruan was almost always on top by after which this match was abandoned. 6-4, 4-0, 0-0--3.

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