Showing marked superiority, Lewis D. Carson and C. C. "Dud" Squires retained the Open Hardcourt Tennis Doubles Championship ct the Cercle Sportif Francais yesterday by van-quisling Harry K. F. Li and P. K. "Poker" Tong in three straight sets of 6-3, 6-2, and 6-3.
The defending champions played smoothly together and were never in danger of losing. Carson opened up superb to establish a lead of -2-nil Breaking Squires' service in the third game and winning on Li's delivery in the fourth, the Chinese tied. the score. But before they could get any further, Carson captured his second service and later regained a two. game advantage of 4-2, Squires lost again but the leaders took the next two games for set at 6-3, Tong and Li started to play an all offensive game in the second set, Tong tried to put over ace services but his efforts were futile. But on the receiving end, off Squires' offerings, the losers managed to gain points and tied the score at l-all. Li won the next game but the lead was short-lived zs Carson immediately equalized. From then onwards the victors played irresistibly over a string of seven games, for a 6-2 score in the second and a 3-0 lead in the third set.
Within fifteen minutes of the start the Scots had netted three goals. Fraser scored the first by smashing his way through the Police defence and scoring from a centred pass. Peachy followed this up by dashing in from the wing to put in a low shot that brought Peasgood to the ground in a wild attempt to save. Duncan got the third from a dribbling movement and, dashing over to centre with the ball at his feet, kicked towards the centre of the goal. Peasgood dived out to catch it but missed and the ball rolled on into the net with the Police defender full length en the ground.
A further quarter of an hour elaped before the next score came when the Seaforth forwards made a con-carted move and from a good passing movement hich left the Police deence entirely bewildered Ross ran n and from a difficult angle shot he ball across to the goal. The ball vould probably have gone on pas! he go: l had not Peasgood tried to collect it, but in doing so he slipped ud fumbled giving McGuigan a chance to run in and slam the ball rte an undefended goal.
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