LAWN TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 51, 1 March 1928, Page 16

LAWN TENNIS.

MATCHES FOR SATURDAY. THE SELECTED TEAMS. Fallowing are tho mntches and teams for Saturday's events under the Jurisdiction oz tho Auckland Liiwn Trnai» Association: B GRADE FINAL. u " ,vorslt y. Remuera. not hninlcy Street.—Remue.ra: Messrs. Thomson Lamb, Partridge. Rowllings ; Mrs. I onkw ; Misses A user, Brookes, Robe-tson. University ; Messrs. J. V. Andrews, N. W. \V» "n ; McDonald, H. M. Spencer; Mlhhi's Butty, Hume, Mcintosh, Wnnn. C 11HADE FINAL. OF KNOCK-OUT. Jbmielll v. Eden and Epsom at Stanley ''f —-I iirnell ; Messrs. Stiillworthy, Al!4n ' ~,,, (, " ul<1 ' Rishworth; Misses Wells, i Vi " ,'' r ' St °rey. Eden and Epgom : wTr HrH r' J 3- Tur » er ' A • Walton, Wilson Misses ,T. T.amb, A. Kennedy. p DUwurth, It. Murdoch. C GRADE. , *i v '. ,gatarlngn -' nt Stanley Street, not Ngntarlnga.— Auckland: Messrs. Harrison, Shackell, Elder. McKensle; Misses Ucaimel, Carrie, Rend, Adams. Ngataringa • Messrs. N. Huggett, J. Storry, J. Macfarlane, H. Anderson ; Misses J. Daniel K Johnson, M. Harvey, D. Cox. 1 • i £ OUTER SUBURBAN.—A GRADE. 'Pnpakura v. Clevedon, at Clevedon.— Clevedon : Messrs. J. Alexander. T. B. Mcmnnell. C R Grlspe. W. R. Bull; Misses V. h. F. Stephens, D. Hyde. A. Dow. rnpiitoetow v. East Tamaki, at East Taniukl Papatoetoe v. Mangere Central A grade will be played oh March 17, at Papatoetoe. ... B GRADE. Tapukura v. Clevedon. at Papakura.— Clevedon : Messrs: R. Stephens, C. Stevens, Knight, A. Atchison, W r Alexander, D. Ryburn ; Misses M. Stephens, J. Munro, M. D&w, J. McCuJiough. M. Gore. Pnpatoctoe ▼. Bast Tamaki, at Papatoet<)e. I MANUREWA CLUB. ffhe Mannrewn Tennis Club held a social evening in the Public Hall Inst night, over sixty young, people being, present despite the extremely, unpleasant weather conditions Which prevailed. During an interval in the ptogrnmft the president (Mr. W. L. Smith), behalf of the members, made a presentation of a ;<Ji»inty silver cake stand and stain--1«W« cutlery to Miss Vera Warlieh and Mr. LfVreaaV'Cra, whose marlage takes place lit the near futnre. Mr. Smith referred to tfcp esteem lh which the guests were held by taelr fellow members as l a result 'of many yJprs' connexion with the club, and expfessed the hope that sneh pleasant association would continue for a lengthy period. Hla remarks were greeted with applause, followed, tw, the. singing of "For they are Jolly good fellows/' after which Mr. Cox Suitably spiled. - -■A progammt of dancing was thoroughly enjoyed by those present, a Monte Carlo waits being won by Miss Mavis Glbbs and Mr-. D. Warlieh. Excellent music was provided by Mt; -A; Donaldson and members. Popular, soovi were rendered by Madam Atfoen Frost, Miss Mavis Gibbs and Mr. R. Donaldson. also a pianoforte solo by Miss Joyce Hewitt. A dainty supper was served bjr the lady members.

WAIEATO EAST ASSOCIATION., THE SEASON'S FINALS. r i » . 9The Waikato Bant Association's club nhamplonships, whiclj Jan been played throughout the pm wm concluded this week. The rcattlt# Jwfert;rr ■ j A Grade (Keane Banner).—Matamata defeated Arapuni by 14 sets to 8. ~® Grade (C. E. Macmlllan Cup).—Tirao defeated Matamata by 11 sets to 8. J& Grade—Pntatnrp defeated Hlnneta by 7 .sets CO 4. £■ liiw ZEALAND COUNCIL f tS DAVIS CUP TEAM. ? MR. J. C. PEACOCK SELECTOB. t; .p • J . , (By Telegraph.—Press Association). ***-■ WELLINGTON, Wednesday; The New Zealand Tennis Council met this wi EiL It was stated Mr. J. C. Peacock lmd been asked to act as selector for the New Zealand Davis Cup team. . North Island championships are to |w«-«irfSSrfflS3^ / The council hopes to arrange for a visit ®* »» English tennis team to New Zealand. jThe profits on the French team's visit Jfcre £300. half of which la to r> to the Inrench Association. " -It was declded ta.conflne.-hMs' andvsarls' StSSSSi C*gTO!>»h'rjNet*W pupils ttteniftng reglatftlM primary , and secondary mntStT It tTisdrrliSifi fed «sJSS t 9 sK& «*wVATHER AND SON TOURNAMENT. J Mr. comthe Son \ I wduTd like, hs a member of the committee controlling the Father and Son to the remarks of •Half Volley/ which are not according to f|ct, especially air' they .carry a reflection °n the management and detract from the merits of tnewinners. Had you made; inquiries you would have fouad that a committee,, consisting of Mr. Swan (sec* ritary of tV„4.L.T r A.), Mr. Thomson, •fed the writer, was in charge. Post entries were received for these events, and a lot of work had to be ,d°P9 in a short space of time. The WtlijfpTni Son of eight pairs was actually drawn, vfith list year's finalists seeded aad inaced respectively top and bottom; it was then found , that the entry of Winger and Son had been omitted, and ai the draw had been made up and there if ere other /tVffltts toattend to, this- entry was bracketed with the first pair, which happened to he the Stedmans, and consequently tllejr -played- one match extra— someone Jkaiw dothis—it was perhaps well known in' tennis <&*MJuit »tialifc- method*'have often Ufa# a&9*ed aider similar efrcum- «(£. anxious to commenflig^M»,>Jbomsona.bad iTck of skill. At ttejmzpincncement of the tourney the fasC- that the; Stedmans had one if ore matefc-t© ptey* seemed to even matters, ' With the Thomsons, ■vfero prohibit'finalists, and Stedman, sen., thoufh, eligible,,had not entered in the Thomson, sen., vrus P"P#fM###»jthe sporting risk at aa<( did so. "No accottlH£«f'^e : veterans' event was taken into your reckoning of Stedman insets and Thomson 4 sets; counting the Veterans' event Thomson played 7 sets, only one less than Stedman, and had he reached the final would have had at least two more. I "Mr. Thomson was one of the originators of these contests, and has worked Hard in the interests of the competition, rilso competing in both events since their inauguration,. "Last year, owing, to the indisposition lof one of tits 'Stedmans, the Thomsons Kportihgljj. Until mid-winter for tlic- final, when it was played on a wet chip court/ with players out of form. Tliey r Were beaten, but one never. heard any complaint. It. seems a pity that the fli nt year the Thomsons win thine should J'i'VW tlwirUß much unnecessary fuss."