THE VETERANS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 55, 7 March 1939, Page 15

THE VETERANS.

STANLEY STREET TOITRHBY.

ANNUAL DOCBI.ES TO-MORROW. —— I The dou lies competition for the Thomas Mack}- Memorial <*np will start at Stanley Street at 12.3" to-morrow, when veteran lawn tennis players will take the court. The age limit is a minimum of 45, or alternatively K'O years for the pair. The context is on a basis of the best of 17 canifK. Those eliminated in the first round will compete for a plate event, while those defeated in the first round of the latter will take part in a consolation match. Thus every pair Is assured of three matches. The draw is :— Byes in Top Half.—J. V. Mack? and C. 0. Chalmers, owe 30 2-6: I»r. H. Holmden and Dr. Drury. scr: L. A. Delpratt and H. Dm ton. owe 15 2-6. First Hound. —U. Mclnnes v. C. F. Quinnell. receive 15. v. another pair: V. R. Johns and J. Bronn. owe 15 4-6. v. K. G. Ita inner and B. Macky. owe 2-6 15: B. Burns and C. A. White, receive 2-6 15. v. R. U. Sloman and F. Brewin, receive 3-6 15; T. E. Hickson and H. Henderson, owe 15, v. F. O. Pope and A. B. Downing, wr: C. B. V. Wheeler and S. Thorne George, scr. v. W. H. Jaine and L. V. Nicholls. owe 4-6 15; G. I. McLeod and T. Hall. scr. v. H. R. Webster and G. Bird, scr: W. D. Glaister and C. J. C. Moller. scr. v. A. St. C. Brown and R. E. Taylor, owe 15; J. Naysmlth and W. C. Morrin. owe 3-6 13. v. G. E. Overbury and A. F. Sharpe. receive 3-6 15; R. G. Sellar and C. Stewart, owe 3-6 15, v. J. F. Ewen and Captain B. Lewis, owe 15 2-6: G. H. Mayhill and F. Brookbanks. owe 2-6 15. v. another pair. Byes In Bottom Half.—Tukere Te Anpi and J. Rukutai. owe 15: E. Jones and C. D. Warren, owe 2-6 15: A. C. Johns and G. L. Taylor, owe 15 4-6.

SEMI-FEN ALS.

DISTILLED and

WEST ENDS TWO SUCCESSES. In the Auckland 1.-iwn Tennis Association's hard court competitions, semi-finals oil Saturday resulted:— Fourth Grade.—West End No. 1 defeated Mangere Ontral by six rubbers to three (with one unfinished). West End Nos. 1 and 2 teams will now contest the final of this grade. Fifth Grade.—West End No. 1 defeated Balmoral by ten rubbers to six.