LAWN TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 45, 22 February 1934, Page 20

LAWN TENNIS.

1 r PASCOE CUP SEMI-FINALS. " A MIDNIGHT MARATHON* SET. The semi-finals of the Pascoe Cup (business houses) tennis competition were commenced at Clive Road courts last niglit. Results (players in first-named teams taking precedence) :— Telegraph Office (1933 champions) v. . Electric Power Board.—Curtis and Clurken beat Heard and Wilson, G —3, o—4 ; Forrest and Oldfield beat Roy and Taylor, G—4, G—2. Telegraph won by 2 rubbers to nil. I'ost Office y. Auckland Savings Bank, No. I.—Carter and Buist lost to Allen and Wellbourne, G—3, 2—G, O—G ; Anderson and Osborne beat Barrett and Harrison, —0. 6—5. 18—16. As this rubber did not finish until nearly midnight, the match will not be completed until 7.30 on Monday night, when the deciding rubber will be played. Immediately afterwards the winners will meet the Telegraph side in the final. AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION. ALTERATIONS TO THE DRAW. Owing to the inclement weather last Saturday, some alterations have been found necessary to the inter-club draw of the Auckland Lawn Tennis Association. Matches deleted :— Second Grade.—Royal Oak v. Mount Albert: Remuera, No. 2, v. Takapuna, Remuera wins by default. Third Grade.—Devonport v. Takapuna, Devonport wins by default; West End v. Campbell Park. Fourth Grade.—Devonport v. St. Helier's, to be played on March 3; Takapuna v. St. Helier's, St. Helier's wins bv default; St. Luke's v. Unity, No. 2, Unity wins by default; Avondale v. Trince of Wales. The following additions have been made :— Third Grade.—Campbell Park v. Ngataringa, at Ngataringa. Fourth Grade.—Mount Albert v. St. Helier's, at Mount Albert: Devonport v. Grafton, at Devonport; St. Helier's v. Eden and Epsom, at St. Helier's. Fifth Grade.—Mount Albert v. Bayfield, at Domain. PAPAKURA RAILWAY V. KARAKA. In a lawn tennis match played at Papakura, the Karakit South team beat Papakura Railway hy 9 rubbers to 5. Results (Papakura first) :— Men's Singles.—Evans lost to Altkenhead. 4—9 ; Dickey lost to Ilodgins, o—9. Ladies' Singles.—Mrs. Evans beat Miss MePlierson. 6-—2; Miss M. Osborne beat Miss Ilandley. 6—5. Men's Doubles.-—Evans and Dickey lost to Aitkenhead and Hodglns, fi—9; Springer and F. Osborne lost to Totty and C. Aitkenhead, 4—9 ; Baird and J. Osborne beat Watson anc'l Foreman, 9—6. Ladies' Doubles.—Mrs. Evans and Miss M. Osborne lost to Misses Ilandley and McPherson, 4—(>; Mrs. Rushton and Miss .1. Osborne lost to Misses M. Ilandley and Mansell, 4—6 ; Miss Green and Mrs. Foreman lost to Misses F. and L. Bycroft. s—o.5 —0. Combined Doubles.—Springer and Mrs. Rushton lost to Totty and Miss Ilandley, 3—7; F. Osborne and Miss J. Osborne lost to C. Aitkenhead and Miss Mansell, 5—7; Baird and Miss Green beat Watson and Miss F. Bycroft, 7—3 ; .T. Osborne and Mrs. Foreman beat J. Foreman and Miss L Bycroft, 7—4.

OTOROHANGA V. TE KAWA. The following will represent the Otorolianga Tennis Club against Te Kawa, at Otorohanga, on Sunday : —Hilder. Garvey, Stafford, McDonald, E. Rhodes. P. O'Connor, F. W. G.. Johnson, Munro ; Mrs. Harris, Misses White, L. Quinlan, McKerras, D. Liddy, Mrs. Hitchcock, Airs. Irvine and Mrs. Taylor.