LAWN TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 31, 7 February 1927, Page 16

LAWN TENNIS.

SATURDAY'S GAMES.

FATHER AND SON TOURNEY. FINAL NOT PLAYED. A "father and son" tournament was played at the Stanley Street courts on Saturday. A fairly high standard o£ play was seen, and many of the matches were decided on a small margin. H. G. and H. O. Thomson, who were beaten in the final last year by Steadman and Steadman, won their way into the final by disposing of the .Maori pair, I*. and T. K. Turei. In the final they will meet last year's winners, who, in the semi-final on Saturday, beat N. W. and A. X. Bowden. The Steadiaans, who won after a hard three-set contest, preferred to postpone the final until a day to be selected this week. Among the players were H. and H. Diddams, of Sydney. The elder Diddams used to play with Dunlop, of Davis Cup fame, and in his day was a well-known interState player. He came to New Zealand some seventeen years ago in company with Dunlop, when an Australian team took part in the Dominion championships at Christchurch. The pair were not successful in annexing the doubles championship, but Dunlop captured the singles title after a sensational match with F. M. H. Fisher. Although Diddams showed a fine knowledge of the game on Saturday, he did not produce brilliaut strokes which made him famous a score of years ago. His son, who gives promise, was not at his best, owing to lack of practice. Kesults :— l - irst Kouud.—A. 1,, and J. E. Steadman heat A. S. C. and H. Brown, (>—4, «—j; x. \V. and A. N. Bowden beat <;. L. and A S Winger, I—(i, o—4. «—2 ; H. and H. Diddams beat J. S. and J. S. Robertson, 3—l>, —3, t> —,"i ; P. and T. K. Turei beat H. M and M. McCoy, tj—it, 6—4; T. and B Macky beat P. H. and A. D. Colley, ti o—3.0 —3. Second Bound.—Steadman and Steadman beat C. C. and C. B. Chalmers, ti—3, o—l • Bowden and Bowden beat Diddams and Diddams, ti—l, t>——4 ; Turei and Turei beat Macky and Macky, 3 —l>, ti—l, 6—5 ;H. c; and H. O. Thomson beat A. T. and J A Coppard, 6—l, tj—3. Semi-finals.—Thomson and Thomson beat Turei and Turei ti—ll, 6—2 ; Steaxlman and Steadman beat Bowden and Bowden 3—o o—l, ti—l. INTERCLUB GAMES. A GRADE. REMI'ERA A.l V. EDEN AND EPSOM A.2 (Remuera names first.) Men's Singles.—E. L. Bartleet beat H. C. Rowlands, ti—4, S—6 ; 11. Brinsden beat A Campbell, ti—l_>, 6—4. Ladies' Singles.—Miss Nicholls beat Miss Francis, t>—2, 6—2; Miss Colebrook beat Miss F letcher. C—2, (I—3. . "^ en D s Doubles. Bartleet and Robson beat Rowlands and Campbell, l? 1, 5 7 Potter, StU " be ' U Br °"' n aut ' Ladies' Doubles—.Miss,. s Nicholls and S? fl° Mrs. Francis and Miss Lf '.f f G T 3 ' ? — Mrs ' Marshall and Miss Macfarlane beat Misses Witherow and O 1, ho, Comhined Doubles.—H. L. Robson and Mrs. Marshall beat A. S. C. Brown and Miss Witherow, ti—2, t> —1 • N Sturt ami Missi Macfarlane beat P. Potter and Aliss Knott, 6—2, 9—7. Remuera A.l won by 12 matches to 0. EDEN AND EPSOAI A.l. V. REML'ERA A.2 (Epsom names first.) Alen's Singles.—Sims beat Griffiths C—6—l; V R. Johns beat Watkins, o—6, Ladies' Singles.—Aliss Knight beat Aliss P°h' * > ~k' o~ 2; Mlss Ram say beat Mrs. Robson, 6—2, 6—4. <• Do , ub ' e .?~ Sims and Knott beat ■ '.rifhths and Williams, 6—2. r> 2- Johns "id^ Johns beat Watkins and Hunfer, ti—3, .. I - adieS ', Doubles—AXisses Knight and ixiinsaj beat Aliss Witherow and Airs. Robf u "- — 3 . —-1 ; Alisses \V or rail and Bart--o—s M ' SSCS Kerr-Taylor and Asser. Combined Double*—A. C . Johns and Mrs. A\ orrall beat Williams and Aliss KerrS ! p ? r '( r 1 *' W — 3 ' ®— 4; Kllott and Aliss Bartleet beat Hunter and Miss Asser. 4—ti, to Eden and Epsom A.l won by 12 matches C. GRADE. STANLEY BAY V. AUCKLAND. (Stanley names first.)) ,ost to Ha «- Turbott~2—6,~s—G ' BaSSe " lost t0 Men's Doubles.— Harrison and Bas«ett lost to Haggett and Turbott, 4—6, s—l> - \f^nn' eS Singles—Aliss James iost to Cox beat Jones and Darroch, Airs Waddell, C—s. 3—6, 4—6; Aliss Snedden lost to Aliss Johnson, 6—S ~i ad ' es ' Doubles. — Aliss Maeklow and lT" t0 MrS- C ° X ® nd Wyatt ' Combined Doubles.—Cox and Airs Vacklow_ beat Darroch and Airs. Cox, tj—i; t> 5; Alclnnes and Airs. Coppard lost to Jones and Miss Wyatt, 4—6, 2 0. Auckland won by seven matches to two. UNITED V. TAKAPUNA. (United names first. ) . M^s. Doubles—Buckler and Lichtenstein } " A* ® *'* Gunson beat Wilson, 6—5, 5—6 b—J. ' Ladies' Singles.—Miss Wagstaffe lost to Miss White, 4—6, 3—6: Aliss O'Neill lost to Aliss Escott, 2—6, 3—6. Alen's Doubles—Buckler and Lichenstein lost to Gamble and Wilson, 5—6, 4 6 • Foote and Gunson beat Howe and Colegrove' B—2, 6—3. ,^ a . dies ' Doubles.—Alisses Wagstaffe an* O Neill lost to Alisses White and Escott, o —6, 4—6; Mrs. Foote and Aliss Thomas Misses l'alethorpe aud Gamble, 5 6, Combined Doubles.—Foote and Airs. Foote heat Colegrove aud Miss Gamble, 6—l, 6 3 • Lichtenstein and Aliss Thomas lost to Howe and Aliss Palethorpe, 3—6, 6 —5, 7 9. Takapuna won by six matches to four. PATERANGI AND KAIPAKI. TE AWAMUTU, Saturday. An interelub.tennis match between Pa'terangi and Kaipaki, played at Paterangi. resulted in a win for the former. Follow-in-* are the details:— Ladies' Singles.—Miss E. Shaw lost to Miss D. Cunningham, 5—6 ; Airs. Dodd lost to Aliss I. Cunningham, I—fi : Miss K. Head beat Miss M. Cowley, 6—3. Men's Singles—G. Finch lost to J. Farr. 4—7 ; H. Lines beat R. Boyd. 7—l ; S. C. Macky beat L. Cunningham, 7—l ; T. White beat F. Cunningham, 7—2: F Ryburn lost to G. Farrell, 7 —9 ; R. Head beat B. Goodwin, 7—2. Ladies' Doubles.—Alisses E. Shaw and E. Macky lost to Misses D. and I. Cunningham, I—6: Mrs. Dodd and Aliss T. Bell beat Miss D. Turnwald and O.' Graham. 6—3; Airs. Ryburn and Aliss K. Head beat Misses E. Williamson and AI. Cowley, G—o. Alen's Doubles.—G. Finch and H. Lines beat J. Tarr and R. Boyd, 9 —7 : S. C. Alackjr. and I. White beat L. and F. Cunningham 7—2; R. Head and F. Ryburn beat G. Farrell and B. Goodwin, 7—2. Combined Doubles.—Aliss E. Shaw and H. Lines lost to Aliss D. Cunningham and R. Head, 4—6: Mrs. Dod<J and S. C. Macky beat Miss I. Cunningham and R. Boyd, t>—l; Miss E. Macky and G. Finch beat Miss D. Turnwald and L. Cunningham, 7—5 ; Miss T. Bell and I. White beat Aliss O. Graham and F. Cunningham, 6—3 ; Mrs. and Mr. Ryburn beat Miss E. Williamson and G. Farrell, 6—2; Miss K. Head and R. Head beat Miss M. Cowley and B. Goodwin, 6 —2. Totals.—Paterangi. 15 sets, 122 games; Kaipaki, 6 sets,' 76 games.