LAWN TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 35, 11 February 1937, Page 19

LAWN TENNIS.

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION. PROGRAMME FOR SATURDAY. IN'TfcR SECTION CONTESTS. All sections have now been finalised in the Auckland Lawn Tennis Association's inter-club competition!), ami intersection play will commence on Saturdaj-. Fixtures GRASS COURTS. Tliinl tirade.—Semi-finals : Mount Albert v. Auckland, at Stanley Street: Eden and Epsom- v. ltoyai Oak, at Stanley Street. HARD COI KTS. Third (trade.—West End v. Waiata, at Windmill Road (1 and l! i. Fourth (trade.—Waiata v. Mount Roskill. at Windmill Road (6 and 7) : West End v. New Lynn, at Windmill ltoad ('J and 101. Fifth Grade.-—Herne Bay v. Yauxliall. at i lie Domain: Grammar v. Fergusson l'ark, at Windmill Road (U and 15).

PASCOE CUP.

INTER HOUSE TENNIS. Tlie inter-house tennis competition for the I'nscoe Cup was continued last night at the ('live Road courts. Results: — South British Insurance v. Rendells, Limited.—Spooner and King lost to Yendell and Warren, 3—(i ; Patterson and Cato beat Baguley and Whitehead, C—3, '>—1 : Spooler and Patterson lost to Warren ami Baguley. T>—(i, 2 —o. Rendells won by 1' rubbers to 1. Post Ofttcc Savings Bank v. Westfield Freezing.— Keardon and Reid lost to Fenton and Lusk. (> —3. I —0; Lomond and Huckstop lost to Grant ami Potter. 2—o, 3 -■(>. West Held Freezing won by - rubbers to o. Sargood. Son and Ewen v. Farmers' Trading Company.—Wade and L>rnie lost to Allen and Burridge. "Z —«>, 4 -(>: Gibbons ami Keunings losl to Bowker and Coleman, 5 (>—l. r,—". Farmers' Trading won by L' rubbers to 0. Public Trust v. Auckland Savings Bank. Mollo.v and Thompson beat Alien and Wellbourne, c.—3, H -t>, 8— (5; Finklestein and Russell lost l<> Barrett and Stuart, 4 -(>. 3—ti : .Molloy and Finklestein ln*at Allen and Barrett, li—4, t! —3. Public Trust won by L! rubbers to T. The Transport Board versus A.M.P. Society match, which was postponed from .Monday night, resulted in a win for Transport Board by 2 rubbers to 1. Labour Department v. Vacuum. Oil Company.—Crookcs and Green lost to Smith and liaigeut, 4—o, 4—o ; L'ngermath and

Butler lost to Sadgrove and Wilson, 3—6, 3—o. Vacuum Oil won by two rubbeis to nil.

New Zealand Insurance Company v. Smith and Caughey.—Wilson and Robinson beat de Suza and McLean, 6—l, 6- 5; Abbott a"hd Jay beat Bell and Main gay, 4—6, 6—3, 6—3. New Zealand Insurance won by two rubbers to nil.

"New Zenland Herald" v. Alfred Backland and Sons. —Satchell and P. llartuell lost to Gooch anil Skinner, 5—6, 4—6; 11. Hartneli; and Tremain beat Colvllle and Hewitt, 6—l. 6—l: Satchell and H. Hartnell heat Gooch and Colville, 6—5, 6 —3. "llerald" office won by two rubbers to one.

l'ost Office v. Hospital Board.—Carter and Forrest beat Couper and Cautlay. 0 —2, 0 — 2 : Anderson anil RottaviUe beat lloyes and Munns, 6—o, o—3.0 —3. post Oftlce won by two rubbers to nil.

The deciding rubber of th» Railways v. Customs Department game, which had been postponed from Monday night owing to rain, was won l»y Railways. Draw for to-night :— Johns. Limited v. D. Henry and Company, Atta Taxis v. Brookbank's, Limited ; Macky, I.ogiui and Caldwell v. Auckland Farmers' Freezing; National Trading v. Bank of Australasia.

MINOR CLUBS' ASSOCIATION.

POSITION OF TEAMS FOR SEASON. Results of matches played In the Auckland Minor Club's Lawn Tennis Association :— A Grade.—Dunholme beat Whitworth, 10 rubbers to 2: Surrey beat Avalon, 15 rubbers to 3; Transport beat Islington, 11 rubbers to 7 ; Akapoa, a bye. B Grade.—Alderley beat W.Y.M.1., 10 ruhl>ers to 8: John Court beat Welcome, 10 rubbers to 8: Meadowbank beat Surrey, 12 rubbers to 0 ; Dunholme beat St. Mary's, 13 rubbers to 5. C Grade.—C'urran Street beat Starita, 14 ' rubbers to 4; Transport beat Avalon, 9 rubbers all, 117 games to 112: Freshfleld beat Whitworth, 11 rubbers to 7; Welcome a bye. Positions of the teams in the various grades : — A Grade.—-Transport 8, Surrey 8, Dunholme 0, Avalon 4, Islington 2, Akapoa 2, Whitworth 0. B Grade. —Alderley 8. Dunholme 8, John Court 8. Meadowbank Welcome 6, W.Y.M.I. 4. Surrey 0, St. Mary's 0. C Grade.—Transport 8, Curran Street 7, Avalon 7, Freshfleld 4, Welcome 2, Whitworth 2, Starita 0.

FACTORY ASSOCIATION.

Griffiths Clip tennis matches to be played at the Windmill Koad courts next Saturday morning :— Ijidies' Section. —R. Greer and Sons, Ltd., v. Dominion Brace Co. Mixed Section. —Collins Ilros. v. It. Greer and Sous, Ltd. ; Hanks Box Co. v. Bridgens, Ltd. •