LAWN TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 48, 26 February 1923, Page 8

LAWN TENNIS.

DUNLOP SHIELD FINAL. BARTLEKT'S FINE WIN. I liespite the squally south-west wind on | Saturday afternoon some bright tennis was; seen al Stanley Street, when the final of I The Dttnlop Shield competition, a ladies' : invitation championship mat.-h. and a I match in grade C of the weekly inter-club { competitions were player], E. L. Bart- ii ieet played the deciding game in the shield 1 competition and won it for Eden and j . Epsom, by beating E. Page. I —6. .".—7. | 7-3. !>-7. 6—4. The final of the ladies - I .-lianipionsbip between Ml**** Knight and Marjorie Macfarlane will probably be 1 played next Saturday. Jl brXl.ul' SHIELD i; AMES. |; Onehunga had beaten Auckland. and ! were beaten by Parne'l. whilst Remuera received a bye from W'hangarei and were 1 beaten by Erien and Epsom. This resulted I in E. L. Bartleet i Eden and Epsom, having '■ to play E. Page .Parnell.. wltb H. Weboter 'Eden and Epsomi matched against W. 1 Williams. Sin. c both the Eden and Epsom ; players won their singles it was not necessary for the doubles to be played. Webster heat Williams after a long fight, the K.len ami Epsom man making better progress against the wind than did his oppi.nent. Both played well up to form and the match was by no means given away, as tbe scores show: 6—3. 6— l. C 2. In the deciding game between Bartleet and Page, the wind was a big factor in making play difficult. Page, who won the llr.-t set. 0-1. adapted himself to the cob» ditions more quickly, but Bartleet made a j sterner fight in the next, the games being ( level at 3—3, 4—l. 3—3. Page winning the eleventh and twelfth games by narrow margins. The third set was a long-drawn ' .struggle, each player winning a game alternately to 3 —5. Page then lost two games when 3(.. Bartleet evened tbe sets in the fourth, which he won P-—7. In this set both players were displaying top form.' being extended and playing a tiring game of long, wind-displaced rallies, with balls that bounced just inside the line rising far out of the court. Alternately tbey won. game for game, till 7-7. Then. in the 15th game Bartleet won after deuce - bail been twice .-ailed, aud tbe 16th game was his to 30. Sets 2—2. At the commencement of the fifth and deciding set the wind was still blowing with | tantalising effect, and Page appeared to he | tiring, after a strenuous game with a more I youthful opponent. Bartleet won his first [ service to 30 and Page repearted the performance, one all. Bartleet carried his service to deuce nine times pre Page won" a* I rhe result of netted balls. In the fourth game the serv;-o of Page was losing its sting, ana 1 hey were al! second deliveries that Bartleet had to take. Nevertheless. I ages returns were so hot rhat deuc e was | '■ailed tire times before the Parnell man hod a three to one advantage. Bartleet p.aye.l determinedly in the next, winning it I t.. 3n. but Page won on bis own service | after deuce in the next. 4-2. ThU was Page s last win. hereafter his placing be- I -oming iess .-ii-.-ui-atc. whilst Bartleet , netted fewer bails and seemed to have I gauged the strength of the wind better. He I won his next to 30. and equalled 4-4. in ' the succeeding game, .winning off Page for t:ie loss ..f one point. The ninth game tie won to 1.".. repeating the performance in the j next, winning game, set and Shield for j Eden and Epsom. . I LADIES' INVITATION CHAMPIONSHIP. ! j First Round. —Miss Marjorie Macfarlane . heat Miss Vinson. 6- 3. li—4; Mrs. Klrhter ! beat Miss Ramsay. 6—3. h —6: Mrs. j I Hogben beat Mrs. Buttle. 6—-1. 7—5: Miss 1 ' MacCormick heat Miss Lawrv. 6—l 7—5 ;'' Miss Payton beat Miss Worrall. 6—l.6— '■!:.'■ Miss Marion Macfarlane heat Mrs. Leathart (by default.: Miss Kerr-Tavlor heat Miss!' Wilberow (by default): Miss Knight beat | ' Miss Pagni. 6—l. 6 1. Second Round—Miss Macfarlane beat - Mrs. Richter. 6—4. 6—2: Mrs. Hogben ' beat Miss MacCormick, 7—5. 6--4 ■ Miss • Payton beat Miss Marion Macfarlane 0 .". 11-9: Miss Knight beat Miss KerrTavlor' 6--0. '.1-7. Semi-Finals.- Miss Knight heat Miss Payton. o—4. o—4. I Miss Marjorie Ma.-farlanc beat Mrs. ? Hogben. .-,-!. fi-2. I — I • iKADE c. j' 1 MOtNT .U.BERT~v7st lIELIERS. |, Mount Albert defeated St. 11.-ljer's by 11 twelve games to one in grade c of the j I weekly inter club matches, Results follow Mount Albert players being named first •■• Mens Singles. -N. c. McLean beat t; ' Diamond. 6-3 6 .5; R. 11. Putter beat 1 D. Uratliall. G—3, 0 4: J. E. Bearhen' ■ lost f«. .1. KllilTe. 4-6. 4—6: A Bailey ii bent W. Phillips. o—4. 6-1 , I Ladies' Singles.--Miss Maun beat Mis« M ' SP B '-H' Mens Doubles.— McLean ami Beacher ! I 1.c.;. Diamond and Wrathall. 6—3 6—4 -' . Potter and Bailey heal EllifFe and Phillips! 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