LAWN TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 13, 16 January 1930, Page 16

LAWN TENNIS.

CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.

NEW ZEALAND TITLES.

FIRST ROUND DRAW.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Wednesday. The draw for the New Zealand lawn tennis championships, which commence at Miramar on January' 27, was made to-night and is as follows, the names of the competitors being arranged in serial order (seeded players are marked with an asterisk) Men's Singles. Top Half. —Byes: *D. G. France (Wellington), *Iv. W. Dyer-(Wellington), K. C. Anderson (Wellington), E. B. W. Smyth (Marlborough), *A. C. Stedman (Auckland), R. R. Lees (Bay of Plenty), R. R. O'Brien (Wellington), W. G. Morrison (Auckland), *1. A. Seay (Canterbury), J. B. Parker (Wellington), M. Gifford-Moore (Wellington), C. B. Beatson (Nelson), *A. L. France (Wellington), P. Howell (Maori Association). First Round Matches—E. H. Orbell (Canterbury) v. A. G. Wallace (Taranaki), M. 0. Gardener (Wellington) v. E. W. Griffiths (Auckland), *C. E. Malfroy (Wellington) v. K. G. Starger (Bay of Plenty). Lower Half.—Byes: R. McL. Furkins (Wellinjgton) to piay winner of MalfroyStarger game, G. F. J. Dart (Canterbury), M. L. Lampe (Wanganui), # N. G. Sturt (Auckland), B. A. Barrer (Wairarapa), I. C. Charters (North Auckland), E. A. Roussell (Wellington), *C. Angas (Canterbury), W. J. Melody (Wellington), R. Howe (Wellington), E. Howell (Maori Association), *N. R. C. Wilson (Wellington), D. Purvis (Canterbury), H. V. Howe (Wellington), D. F. Glanville (Canterbury). Top Half.—Byes: , *Miss Mar]one Macfarlane (Auckland), Miss M. Gibson (South Canterbury). First Round Matches. — Mrs. N. Thomson, nee Miss Tracy (Wellington) v. Misa M. Lee (Wellington); Mis*

Preedy (Wellington) v. Miss N. Smithson (Canterbury); *Mrs. W. J. Melody (Wellington) v. Miss N. M. Fleming (Canterbury); Miss E. Brady (Wellington) v. Migs M. E. Andrew (Canter* bury); *Miss M. Wake (Canterbury) v. Miss M. Wliyte (Wellington); Miss Marion Macfarlane (Auckland) v. Mrs. C. Smith (Wanganui) ; *Miss B. Knight (Auckland) v. Miss E. Park (Marlborough) ; *Miss D. Wood (Marlborough), v. Miss N. G. Welch (Wairarapa); *Miss D. Nicholls ( Wellington) v. Mrs. W. A. Scott (South Canterbury); Miss Macdonald (Wellington) v.j Miss D. Howe (Wellington) ; 'Mrs. K. P. Adams (Wellington) v. Miss Cameron (Wairarapa). , Lower Half.—-Byes: Miss Nichols (Wellington)* to play winner Mrs. Adams-Miss Cameron match; *Miss M. Myers (Wanganui), Misa N.' Lloyd (Sydney). Men's poufcles. First Hound.— * Angus and Sturt v. Dyer 8r03.; C. G. Whyte and A. E. Sandral (Wellington) v. A. G. Wallace (Taranaki) and Smyth; * Wilson and Stedman v. Dart and BeatsOn; Glanville and C. Johns (Auckland) v. Melody and Furkins; *D. G. France and Malfroy v. H. Howe and Morrison; N. A. Foden and H. I. Thompson (Wellington) v. Roussell and B. Howe; *Lampe and A. L. France v. Seay and Charters; Griffiths and Williams v. Howell Bros. Ladies' Doubles. First Bounds. —*Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Thompson v. Misses Cameron and Preedy; Misses Brady and Welch v. Misses Park and Wood; *Mrs. W. F. Sturman (Wellington) and Miss Lloyd v. Mrs. Smith and Miss Myers; Misses Gibson and Whyte v. Misses J. Wheeler and C. Longmore (Wellington); *Mrs. Melody and Mrs. Scott v. Misses E. Bowron (Canterbury) and Smithson; Misses Knight and Fleming v. Misses D. Howe and D..Nicholls; # Misses Marjorie and Marion Macfarlane v. Misses Wake and Andrew. First round bye: Misses Nicholls and Macdonald to play winners of the Misses Macfarlane v. Misses Wake and Andrew match. Mixed Doubles. Top Half.—Byes: *Mrs. Adams and Stedman, Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Morrison; Miss I. Morrison (Canterbury) and D. Glanville, Miss Whyte apd Griffiths;

•Miss Marjorie Macfarlane and Sandral to play winners of Miss D. Howe and A. L. France v. Miss Knight and Johns. First Round Matches.—Miss Howe and A. L. France v. Miss Knight and Johns; Miss Gibson and W. G. Robertson (South Canterbury) v. Miss Lee and N. G. Whjteman (Wellington); Miss Marion Macfarlane and C. G. White v. Miss D. Nicholls and' P. Howe.; *Mrs. N. Thompson and Wilson v. Miss Wake and 6rbell; Mrs. Sturtnan and Smythe v. Miss Welch and K. W. Dyer; Miss D. Wood and Furkins v. Miss Fleming and E. Howell. Lower Half. —Byes: Miss Andrew and Parker to play winner of Miss Fleming and Howell v. Miss Wood and Furkins; # Mis» Lloyd and Sturt, Miss Brady and D. G. France; Mrß. Scott and Wallace, Miss Myers and Lampe.