LAWN TENNIS.
ti t j The inter-club competitions coram'.Deed 5 on Saturday, and aHhough the weather . was good the courts were very dead. owing to the recent heavy rains, r- This rear the Association brought fori ward a new scheme which was tried on -> Saturday, and. generally speaking, was s found much better than the old one. 1 t say generally because these inter-club - competitions, when played at clubs where - there are only three or four lawns, mono • polise two courts the best part of the 5 afternoon, so that members who do not. - , happen to be good enough to play in them get very little play. Then, again, 1 at these lawns the competitors themselves only pet two sets, and in some instances very poor ones. The association should arrange that the figles matcues j be started before 3.30 p.m. With the exception of the ParneT 1., West End 3. Ist grade, and the. Ptrael! - ! 11, and Onehnnga 1. second grade »onr tests, the victories gained were of a f very hollow order. These two contests. 3 however, were well fought out, in each r instance, the matches being six all. when i i the last game came to be played. Pars nell are to be congratulated on scoring i s from West End, as this club has a good j i, team. i , I In the second grade Remuera I. had a rather an easy win from We«t End 11 -The only close maveh was the second i ladies' double, the West Enders only « ! winning hy 7 — after deuce had been ; 5 i caller! several times. -; By defeating Waller. 9—7. Datiie -quite justified -the good reports gwen of II his prowess. He is equally strong in t double play, and combined splendidly t will Hiekson. ] j McCoy (W.E.), by playing a very - : steady back-line trame, proved too Bjncli j , for S. Eongnet. TV latter player, how- j i. ever, nhowid the want of practice. i i In Tories the Retrrcers club have an- ; c other promising voting placer. His over- , i head work in the combined and men's \ i! double" is especial! v good. I -1 The ladies of the winning team should , ? ' come through the season with a good ! i record. * ! c j The West End Club are very unfortn- ! . : nate in loshur Tranran. That player has > : received a rood appointment at Napier. > I and leaves this week. i *
LAWN TENNIS.
Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 287, 2 December 1911, Page 16
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