LAWN TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 24, 30 January 1922, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS.

* , AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. Play commenced to-day in the Auckland Provincial Lawn Tennis Association j championship tournament in fine weather on the Parnell Club's court. The folI lowing games )ia<l been concluded when iwe went' to press: — MEN'S SINGLES. First Round.—Griffiths beat n. Kotth. H—l. (I—love ; Hobo beat .1. Keith. « i. 0—:! : X 1.. Bnvtleei b»at r. C. Kiernucki, B—l. c— I ; .1. T. UarrisoD beat Cook, (i— 2. « —;;. MEN'S DOfBLES. First Round.- -Johns and .Johns heat Partridge and raider. (I —<>. «—- : Moir and Hrlnsden beat <'am[>l>ell and liurdilier. ft—2, f>—'!: A. •'. Tbompson and It. Bartleet bent Harrison and Harrison, β-n, .">--(!, (!—.'<; Klrnx and Sims bi-nl Killing and Tonks. 15- 1. B—•'! : 11.-illnntyne and I'.iden beat Hibble anrl Lamb. G- -3, 6—l>; Clarke and Morrisou I beat V. C. Bwen and Doidge, ,">—fl, o—l.0 —1. m>—l); Kobsun aud l£. U Bartleet beat Louison and Elliot. G- -(>. i>—l : Taylor and Thomson won from (illlles and Harris by default: .lacobsen and Martin b'-Rt Massey and Cooke. fi— l. «—.'(: ra?p and Tallis beat Caro and Browning, (i—o, (i—.'). Second Round.- Keith and Keith he.it Entwistle and Ricrniicki. 2-fi, «- 2, o—2:0 —2: Sims and Sims beat Bnllantyne and BMen. .">—fi. fi—3. B—3j .hicobsen and Mnrtin beat Tarlor and Thomson. «—.=>. 4 -«. «—1: Paffe and Tallin beat Brown and Webster. <>- 2. fl——; Rwen and llf*nfi<*Tson bent Riissell and Rohn. 6— 2. C— 1. rOMBINEn DWBTjES. First Round. Miss Airry and Morrison beat Mrs. Tonks and Tonks. X -fi. ft—3. I <5—3: Miss Pa.vlon ami Sims heat Miss ■I.iiwrj- and Russell. r,-n. t; > : Mls» Mae<'ormick and ririftiths l>eat Mlsn Marian Mat-FHirlane and A. C. Thompson. I—(s, ft—l. rt--«: Miss Richards and beat Miss Wifhorow and Dp Ciive r,mve. o—2. O—:t: Miss Korr Taylor and fianliner ben-t •Miss Ramsay and Billing. II—«. β-t: Mins Marjorie MiwFarlnne and Rnbson heat Mi«s I,loyd and Mnssev, «- 1. (i—O; Mrs. Taylor on,] Taylor bent Mrs. Jacobs?n and Jacobsen, 6 1, e—r>; Miss ■r'apnl and Ohlson heat •Mis'i V. MoKinie and Webster, ri- fi. β-s, y Second Round. -Mrs. Marshall and E. L. Mirtleet wen from Misn McOovern and Browning by default. Miss KdIkIH and Johns beat Miss Sloman and .1. F. Ewen, 6—' i, fi—2. Mrs. Scott-VViUson nnd Molr heat Miss Grove mid Robh β-i. f>—i. The ladles' championship matches will be played durinir the week, and it is hoped to conclude thr tournament on Satnrdsy next Mr. H. <l. Tbompson is hon. secretary of I the tournament, and has associated with ' him as a committee Messrs. A. Golding, R. i Angns, H. Raker, and (I. 1.. Taylor | I . I