THE WILDING SHIELD.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 1, 3 January 1922, Page 7

THE WILDING SHIELD.

j C.AN'TKRniRV V. AUCKLAND. illy Telegraph. —Press Association.) I'HIIISTCHUn.OH, Monday. Tiie contest for the Wilding Tennis .Memorial shield between Auckland and Canterbury commenced to-day in line I weather. The i-ont.-st consist,- of eight, '.-ingles and four doubles. Half of each j svere played to-day. ivlien Canterbury j svon lisc mat.-h.es out of six. i 1 In the singli-s there was a very close match lift ween ("nensvood and Bartlet. (ireenwood played better than he did in the championship tournament, svhile Hartleet. though abviouhly rather tired after his strenuous week, was iv [ g.od form, Greenwood won the first j set. The second set svas. eliara_t-ri_-_ ' by excellent tennis. Four-all svas called, j The ninth game svas marked by great ; rallies. Greciisvood svon it and led .3 —*• ' Bartlect had to is in the next game or lose the match, and he opened svith a great smash. This game and the next two and the set svent to the A---lander. 7—3. | In the third set Hartleet led at s—t,5 —t, I and amid great excitement Ilreensvood equalised in the next game. It was now anybody's match. Hartleet and tireensvood each svon their service until 11-all wa-s reached. F.aoih time the score was evened it svas Hartlctt's turn to serve, , and tireensvood svas thus in a bad post- j tion. Great passing shots and good volleying ivy each player were markcsl ! features of those games. The twenty! third game of the third set sasv' Bartleet oo to 40-love on his service. He ! lost the next tsvo points, but svon the ! next, and the score sva. 12 —W. Green- : wood began svith a doidde. ar.d the wore ; was "10-.0 svhen a great rally ensued. j CJreensvood just missed a dillieult halt- ] voiles", an 1 the game and set svent to Harticct. I*s-11. Aitken and Clark played a steady game, and took few risks. Both volleyed well and lobbed effectively on occasions. Clark took the first set ami Aitken the remaining two. Oilivicr gave a great exhibition against I Rob. on. whom he defeated in straight ! sets. Ollivier volleyed and played svith considerable skill and negotiated Robson's light nin s deliveries svith a good deal of success. He drove hard on occasions, ran into the net. and met Ro_- j son's return svitii well-placed volleys. ; Robson played sve.ll. but could make no I i impression on his opponent. He made the mistake of playing too much to llllivier's forehand. A concentrated attack on his backhand svould probably •have been more effective. ! (loss had no difficulty in defeating (Irillitlis. who svas handicapped by lameness, ami could not meve about the court quickly enough to cope svith the j excellent shots (loss played. In the doubles hetsveen Aitken ami ! Il'oss and (lark and Critliths. *he first, game svent to four all. Aitken svon his' service for the tirst time in tiie -et. Clark got lo 40 1.7 on liis serve, but ;tsvo doubles brought dou.-e. and the jgame an 1 set eventually svent to the I Canterbury pair. In tin- second set the j local men played well together, and | easily disposed of their opponents, j Clark's lirst service l was good, but |dou_>les svere frequent. Critliths played j | svell considering his handicap of liimcj IlCs.-,. J , Details of the play arc as follow..: — j I Singles.—E. L. Hartleet , Auckland I , I defeated, P. (1. (ireenwood ("Canterbury >. | il—B. :—.">. 1."! 11: C. <.. Aitken (Canterbury) defeated T. Clark , Auckland,. ."> -7. it— -1; (,'. Ollivier It'anternurvl defeated 11. L. Robson 'Auckland I. ii <>• '(>— :i: .V. (loss (Canterburyi defeated |K. \V. f.'rifliths (Auckland', ("i -1. .- •*>. I Double-, i Ireenwood and Ollivier I fCanterbiirvi defeated Hartleet and : Hobson I Auckland i. fi-.i. 3—«. X—4: 'Aitken and Coss I Canterbury i defeated '(-riffith- and Clark (Auckland 1 . 6—4. . G 1-