COMING TOURNEY

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 67, Issue 47, 5 December 1946, Page 2

COMING TOURNEY

TENNIS

OPEN HANDICAP FIXTURE DRAW FOR OPENING GAMES The Mid-Canterbury Lawn Tennis Sub-Association’s handicap tournament will commence on Saturday morning at 10 o’clock, with singles events, the A grade on the Te Marae courts and the B grade on the Ashburton Club courts. The draw for the opening marches is as follows: A Gradi Men’s singles—A, Kelly (owe 15 3-6) v. P. Murray (owe 30); J. Coward (owe 30 3-6) v. A. Stanley (owe 30); W. T. Watkins (owe 30) v. R. Lainbie (owe 15 3-6); D. M. Bruce (owe 15 3-6) v. H. Taylor (scr); P. Jackson (owe 30, v. G. C. Nicoll (owe 15 3-6); E. P. Bryant (owe 40) v. K. Cookson (owe 15) ; W. S. Richards (owe 30 3-6) v. E. J. Bland (owe 15 4-6); R. Oakley (owe 15 3-6) v. D. F. Watson (owe 15 4-6); N. Gosnell (owe 30 3-6) v. J. Russell (owe 15 3-6); J. R. Cocks (owe 4-6) v. 11. Macgregor (scr); C. Hooper (owe 40) v. A. Baynes (owe 4-6); L. Lees (owe 15 3-6) v. K. G. Eowke (owe 15 3-6). Men’s doubles—K. Cookson and A. Kelly (owe 15 2-6) byeK. G. Fowke and W. T. Corbett (owe 15 2-6), v. G. C. Nicoll and Y. W. Russell (owe 15); N. Gosnell and W. S. Richards (owe 30 4-6) v. J. R. Cocks and 11. Macgregor (owe 3-6); R. Oakley and A. Baynes (owe 15) v. E. J. Bland and D. F. Watson (owe 30); D. M. Bruce and R. Lambie (owe 15 2-6) v. A. Stanley and C. Hooper (owe 40); E. P. Bryant and W. T. Watkins (owe 40) V. Taylor and J. Russell (owe 15); P. Murray and P. Jackson (owe 15 4-6) v. J. Coward and L. Lees (owe 30). Ladies’ Singles—Miss H. Grice (owe' 15 5-6) v. Mrs J. Drummond (owe 4-6); Miss N. Clarke (owe 15 3-6) v. Miss J. Kilworth (owe 30); Miss E. Watson (scr) v. Mrs M. Moore (scr); Mrs W. G. Todd (owe 15 1-6) v. Mrs M. Wall (owe 40): Mrs J. Brown (scr) v. Miss M. Kelly (owe 2-6); Miss M. Saddler (owe 4-6) v. Miss M. Watson (scr); Mrs R. Dixon (owe 15) v. Miss D. Smith (scr); Mrs M. Fahey (owe 3-6) v. Mrs L. Porter (owe 30). Ladies’ .doubles' I —Miss E. Watson and partner a bye; Misses M. Watson and G. Pauli (owe 2-6) v. Mrs Drummond and Miss Saddler (owe 15 4-6); Mesdames Wall and Todd (owe 40), v. Miss Kilworth and Mrs M. Fahey (owe 15 4-6); Mrs Brown and Miss Smith (scr) v. Mrs D. Moore and Miss Clarke (owe 30 3-6); Mrs M. Moore and Miss Kelly (owe 15) v. Mesdames Far rant and Nicoll (owe 4-6); Misses Piper and Bell (owe 15 2-6) v. Mrs Porter and Miss Grice (owe 30 3-6); Mesdames Dixon and ■- Bonnington (owe 15) v. Misses Henderson and Mclennan (owe 30). Mixed Doubles—Taylor and , Mrs Dixon v. McGregor and partner, Oakley and partner v. Cookson and Miss Smith (scr), Coward and Miss McLennan (owe 40), a bye; Bruce and Mrs Todd (owe’ 30) v. Jackson and Mrs Drummond (owe 15? 3-6); Bryant and Miss Grice (owe 40) v. Bland and Miss Watson (owe 15 3-6); J. Russell and Miss Beli (owe 15 3-6) v. Hooper and Miss Clarke (owe 30 2-6); Fowke and Mrs Porter (owe 30) v. Kelly and Miss Kelly (owe 15 1-6); Murray and Miss Saddler (owe 30) v. Watkins and Mrs M. Moore (owe 15 3-6); Watson and Miss Kilworth (owe 30) v. Stanley and Mrs D. Moore (owe 30 4-6); Richards and Mrs Wall (owe 30 4-6) a bye; Nicoll and Mrs Farrant (owe 15 1-6) v. Cocks and Mrs Brown .(scr); Lambie and partner v. V. W. Russell and partner.

SURPRISE RESULT

U.S. DAVIS CUP PAIR DEFEATED MELBOURNE, December 4. The greatest shock of the Victorian tennis championships was the defeat to-day of the American Davis Cup pair, Kramer and Schroeder, by Bromwich and Long in the semi-final of the doubles championship. The Aus* tralians won 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Bromwich was the outstanding played, the uncanny accuracy of his shots amazing his opponents and the gallery. He did not lose. a service. His placements were beyond criticism and he did not make more than a dozen errors throughout the match. At times he covered three-quarters of the court and, to the of Kramer and Schroeder, returned shots which they thought were going for outright winners. In the other semi-final the Americans Mulloy and Talbert heat Quist and Brown' 10-8, 6-4, 8-6. Earlier in .the day Quist and Brown eliminated Parker and Brown (America) in the quarter-finals 7-5, 6-3, 8-10, 10-8. Two members of the Australian Davis Cup squad, Dinny Pails and Adrian Quist, were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Victorian singles championship yesterday. Ted Schroeder <Araerica)' heat Pails 0-6, 6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, and Gardnar Mulloy (America) beat Quist 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2. In other quarter-finals W. Sidwell heat .T. Crawford 6-1, 6-4, 6-3, and J. Bromwich beat C. Long 6-3, 6-1, 6-0.