LAWN TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 307, 28 December 1922, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS.

f N.Z. CHAMBIOITSHIPS, PLAY. (By Telegraph..—Press Association.) HASTINGS, this day. The New Zealand lawn tennis championship tournament was continued today in fine weather, but a strong westerly wind militated against accuracy of play, and made matters very unpleasant for the competitors and onlookers. Several interesting games were played in the forenoon. The match between Mrs. Melody (Wellington) and Miss Gray (New South Wales) was expected to be close, but the former was completely outclassed by Miss Gray's accurate placings and superior headwork throughout. . The men's singles proved a hard tussle between Granwood (Christchurch) and Pearce (Temuka), the former eventually winning three sets to one. Pearse played a great game in the second set. but the younger player had him at his mercy in the next two sets, winning 6— .J," 6—3. MEN'S SINGLES. Second Round.—R. V. Bundle beat S. J. Hill, 0-1, 4-0, 5-7, 10-8, 8-6; W Pearce beat G. Mookly, o—2, 7—5, o—2; J. W. Powell beat L. J. Edmondson, r,_ 7 6 _^ j c— 3, 6—2; J. D. Parker beat M. M. Cowper, o—3, o—2. o—2; S. D. Denton won from Kururangi by default; Bull beat Johns, 6—3, 7—5. 3—C, 6 —3. I Third Round. — beat ; Walker, o—3, o—l, 6—l; Aitken beat 1 Melody. 6—l, 6—o, 6—o; Wallace beat j Andrews. 6—2, o—B, 6—4. 6—3; Ollivier |beat Field, 6—o, 6—2, B—6; Cuff beat j ■Bundle, 6—o, (i —0, C—l; Sims beat Campbell, 6—l, C—o, 6—o. Fourth Round. — Laurenson beat Aitken, o—4, 4—o, 7—5, 6—2. MEN'S DOUBLES. Second Round. —France and France beat Walker and Cowper, 7—5, 7 —5, 13—11; Denniston and Armstrong won from and Harris by default; Bull I and Margoliouth' beat Dee and Miller, o—3, 6—4, G—2; Griffiths and Robson beat Schadick and O'Brien, G —l, C—l, o—2; Brown and Elliot won from Aitken and Wilding by default. Third Round. —Laurenson and Ollivier beat .Salmond and Swainson, 6—2, o—3, 6—o; Peacock and Simnis beat Quill and Parker, 6—o, 6—2, 7 —5; Page and Moir beat Denniston and Armstrong, 6—l, 7—5, 6—3; Allison and Wallace beat Brown and Elliot, 6—l, 6—l, 7—5. LADIES' DOUBLES. First Round.—Miss E. A. Williams and A. Howe beat Miss J. H. Ringland and Mrs. R. D. Brown, o—l, 6—2. COMBINED DOUBLES. First Round.—Mrs. Green and Walker beat Miss Campion and Elliott, t> —1, 6—3; Miss Knight and Johns beat Mrs. Van Asch and Buxt, 6—o, 6—o; Miss Snow Clark and Milburn beat Miss Trovers and Salmond, 6 — i, o—3;0 —3; Miss McLaren and Greenwood beat Mrs. Bee and Swainson, 6—2, 4—6 ( 6 —l; Mrs. Hetley and Oakley beat Paynton and Clark. 7—5, 4—6, o—l. Second Round.—Mrs. Balantyne and Smyth beat Miss E. Armstrong and Armstrong, o—l, 0—0; Miss Fenwick and Lampe beat Miss Fannin and Waddington, 6—3, 5—7, o—2; Mrs. Hodges and Goss beat Miss Sinclair and Thompson, o—2, 6—i. Third Kound.—-.Miss MacFarlane and Robson beat Miss Ballantyne and Smyth, o—2, G— 2; Mrs. Lascelles and Parker beat Mrs. Peacock and Peacock 6—4 6—l. BOYS' JUNIOR SINGLES. Second Round.—R. L. A. Cresswell beat R. Cato, o—l, o—6, 7 —5. GIRL'S JUNIOR SINGLES. First Round.—Miss D. Hart beat Miss M. Lee, 6—3, o—s; Miss Dallas beat MUs (i. Symonds, o—l, 6—o; Miss M. A. East "beat Miss M. McLeod, 6—3, 6 —3, 6—3. Second Round.—Miss F. Bennett beat Miss J. A. Rosenberg, 6—2, 6—o. NOTES OX THE PLAY. (By Telegraph—Own Correspondent.) HASTINGS, this day. In the Ladies' Singles to-day Miss Knight and MaeFarlane had a hard set go for the final supremacy. The Auckland ladies had a set each although Miss Macfarlane had much better executed shots, she appeared a trifle nervous before the third set, but, taking the first two games, wen on to register a comfortable win. Peacock and Wallace had a hard tussle. The play itself was uninteresting, but the contest was keenly contested, mostly from the back line. Peacock lost the first set after duece and the set at 7—5. He then went on to win ten games in succession, winning the second set to love and having commanding a lead 4—o in the third set. Wallace then rallied a.nd took the next five games, and alternate games, so that Peacock only won out at B—6. Wallace now faded away, and Peacock too kthc fourth set o—l* . Another victory for the New South Wales ladies was the win of Mrs Lascellos over Miss Fenwick. The umpire (Mr. Goss) footfaulted Mrs. Lascelles continually for jumping, so that the \"ew Soutli Wales lady dropped he fast first oervieo and contented herself with satisfying the umpire >and relying on baok line play. She placed bettor than Miss Fenwicke, who did very well to got one set. The best double? tcnni.a seen to date was between France and Howe ! against Gri th> and Miss Gray. In the first set dazzling tennis was soon, the ! Wellington pair coming- up and vollej-ing I hrillisiitly. and winning on the ,-et 6 —■> ; mo Npw South Wales lady and her partner took the next set owing to the Wellington pair steadying up. The final set was a battle royal. Miss (Jrav had l>een font faulting a lot. but unnoticed by the umpire. When Miss Gray and Gritliths led 7—6. Mis* Gray played MU« 'Howe, who returned tile eumpiiment but inetted the ball at last. The next point >aw France i-ome in a little, and in a lla»h Mis* Gray ripped a winning placejment outside him, H-0. M iss Pavton I was more steady, and her strute-v more evident, when ri he beat .Miss Kennedy. Kobson and .\loir had a luml tussle this morning. Both got a set each. j when Kobson averted his superiority j and ran away from his Remucra dub I mate in the next two set- fairly easily | chopping practically all his drj\Vs. j Miss I'ayton had her work cut out to beat Miss Kennedy. The Auckland , lady iwed her head more than her op- | ponent, while impetuou-ity spoilt the j Gisborno lady's chance-. With set all i Miss Pavton gained a commanding lead J 4—o. Miss Kennedy gr>t two gamer and was within ;i point of evening thing* when over-anxiousno:--- r-aused her to fault. Miss Pavton na- steady j but came to t he net more to rip >hort •Toss lourt placements in answer tr 1 Mis; Kennedy's high, but short. lobs

Mise Payton'3 euperior temperament won her the deciding set, 6— 2. JD. C. France is losing in his match with Kobson, 6—l, 7 —5. Hβ had jusfc come off a hard fire-set double with a set 10—3 in it, and was not at feie 'best. , /