TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 306, 26 December 1924, Page 7

TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.

— a DOMINION TOURNAMe NT . NO PLAY TO-D 4t START TO BE MADE TO.Jl ORROW . All matches for the New lawn tennis championships *„• u land to have been played to-day » were poned owing to the wet weatk* 6 P ° St * courts were saturated by the ♦ ' The rain which fell overnight, anrh' r i ential i impossible to commence p] av ~,w as ruining them for the \ games. 8 Qa > s A start will be made with fl» prelim mary rounds at nine o'clock tft-L"™ , morning. ulrow , Discussing tlie prospects of n. , ers, s: 'Toreha„d," , in I the 'i^l "In the men's singles the seeded < players are G. Ollivier, J. m seeaea E. D. Andrews, E. L. Bartleet wT Fotheringham, A. W. Sims, J T. j j renson, J. a Peacock, 0. L. £ ; A. (.. Wallace, j The seeding of Lowry is a tribute to ' an unknown quantity so far as jfew 1 Zealand is concerned, but his ' reputation in England while at Cam- > bridge University was a high one. But English tennis has been proved to be at a fairly low standard comparatively speaking, so that the estimate formed ' of Lowry by those responsible for the ' seeding may be just a little exaggerated. ' It will be about the third round that ! the real battles will commence. The I seeded players will be drawing closer together for decision. Tbe last eight ' should be Ollivier. Lowry, D. France Bartleet, Sims, Laurenson, Lampe, and L. France. It will be seen that I expect ' D. France to beat Andrews, Bartleet to beat Fotheringham after the latter has accounted for Griffiths, Sims to beat Smyth after this player has beaten Seay, and O. Lampe to beat Glanville after Glanville has accounted for J. C. Peacock. Ollivier, Bartleet, Sims, and L. France. I pick to be the semi-finalists, and Sims to beat Bartleet in the final. In the doubles the seeded players are Peacock and Sims, France and France, Lowry and Andrews, Bartleet and Bobson, Ollivier and Seay, Laurenson and Griffiths, a seeding which, on the whole is certainly a great improvement on that of singles. The last four pairs should be Peacock and Sims, France Brothers, Bartleet and Robson, and Ollivier and Seay, and the finalists, France Brothers, and Bartleet and Bobson, with the odds in favour of Bartleet and Robson. Peacock and Sims should beat Smith and Fotheringham, as this latter player is no doubles player. France Bothers by virtue of their lengthy combination, ought to account for Lowry and Andrews, and for Peacock and Sims. Wallace and Dickie, when opposed to youthful opponents of the calibre of Bartleet and Robson, may be said to be on the retired list. The Ollivier-Seay combination will depend a lot on the temperament of Ollivier, and this pair will not, I think, be a match for Bartleet and Robson. ROTORUA TOURNAMENT. (By Telegraph.— Own Correspondent.) ROTORL'A, this day. » The Rotorua tennis tournament commenced yesterday. The weather was Cdc. There was a record entry of 400 players. Details of the play are as follow :— First Round Winners. Ladies' Championship Singles.—Misses Suttle, Foster, Legge, Mcrberson, Mackay, , Sharp. Mrs. Kerr. Combined Championship Doubles.—Miss Morrison and Brown, Miss Torrens and Ladies' Handicap Singles.—Miss Foster. Miss Suttle. Combined Handicap Doubles.—Mrs. catkins and Watkins. Mrs. Foster and Meßao Mrs. Alison and Alison. Miss-Mnnson and Role. Miss. Morris and Morris. Miss Brown and. Brown, Miss Sharp and Harvey, Miss Dunning and Burt. Ladies' Handicap Doubles. —Misses Hogg and Manson. Misses I-ogge and Dement. Men's Championship Singles.—Messrs. Rathbone. Torrens. MrFnrlanc. Brown, Lonquet, Malfrov. Reed. Gower. Mcßae. Men's Handicap Doubles.—Messrs. Sellars and Gardner. Jordan and Jordan, Brooker and Bow. Byes : Gower and Hay. Reed and Brooks,' Smith and Dannefaerd, Martin and Torrens. Hulton and Smith. Moir and Crawford, Hudson and Lonquet. Rathbone and Burt. Halkett and King. Malfroy and Malfrov, Windsor and Burt. Men's Handicap Singles.—Messrs. Campbell. Burt. Lonquet. MrFnrlanc. Bow. Byes : Harvey, Stevenson. Govden. Gower, Sellar, McDowell. Jordan. Wnrlcy, Smith, Alison, Watkins, Simson, Ilnlton. Men's Championship Doubles—Messrs. Smith and Dannefaerd. Burt and Wlnslow, Campbell and Wilson. Gower and Hay. Renshaw and Jordan, Hulton and Smith. Sellar and Watkins. To-day play is not probable, owing to heavy rain falling.