LAWN TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 273, 17 November 1936, Page 15

LAWN TENNIS.

. | * j AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION. SECOND GEADS CONTESTS. Additional results of second grade lawn i tennis mate lies played last Saturday :— >"gat«a beat Unity by 0 rubbers to 4. HaHybartoa Johnstone beat Marist by '•> '' rubbers to 1. FACTORY ASSOCIATION. At a further meeting of delegates of the j newly-formed Factory Tennis Association j it was decided that the events be Kiown ! as the Griffiths Cup competitions. Many ! factories have entered teams and a very j successful season is anticipated. Matches] are to be commenced on December and all entries must be in the hands of the secretary not later than November 24. Two delegates. Miss Haslain (Collins Eros.) and Miss Farr-11 (Dotno Braces), j were added to the committee. Mr. J. J. ; Pilkington (Empire Boz) was elected see-j retary and treasurer. Factories are invited to enter teams ! without delay. Th? iceeti'jff closed with a J vote of thanks to Mr. OriSths for generous help to the association. KAIPARA SUB-ASSOCIATION. The opening match of the Kaipara Sub- j Association was played -at Ktirneti on Saturday afternoon, between Waikoukou and j Knroen. tbe game resulting: in a win for ! Waikoukou hy eig*kt rubbers to nil. CAMBRIDGE SUB-ASSOCIATION. i Tbe Cambridge Tenuis Sub-Association's ; A jrrade competition was commenced on j Saturday in fair weather. Kesults:— Trinity defeated L#eamsnjrton by *j rub- i bers <109 to T (10'J Raines). St. Paul's and Hautapu keenly oontest+'d ; their match, St. Paul's winning by a mar- i jrin of only 'l jrames (7G-TZ), tbe rubbers! being 8 all. Bruntwood defeated St. Andrew's by 1* ! rubbers (109 games) to T gam^s). FRANKLIN ASSOCIATION. Although rain seriously interfered with ] the opening round of the Franklin Dawn t Tennis Association's annual competition's j on Saturday, several clubs gained sufficient rubbers to win th*-ir matches. Other matches will be finalised nest Saturday. A Grade.—St. James' beat West End by six rubbers t.o one. three being unfinished : Karaka beat Pukekohe by six rubbers to' three, one being unfinished. B Grade.—Bombay beat Paparimu by nine rubbers to five; Mauku beat Glenbrook by 3 3 rubbers to one. two being unfinished : Tuakau i>eat Buckland by nine rubbers to five. THE DAVIS CUR. WELLINGTON, tliis day. Tlie Wellington Lawn Jennie Association management committee to-niglit tx-presee-d itself opposed to New Zealand challenging for the Davis Cup this season.