LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11753, 30 November 1903, Page 8

LAWN TENNIS.

CANTERBURY iLAWN TENNIS . ASSOCIATION.

INTER-CLUB COMPETITION.

At the Cranmer Courts on Saturday Cranmer B played Avonside A. in tbe Canterbury Lawn Tannin" Association* Inter-dub Competition. MSn's (Singles (best of 17 g_n«e>—E, .Jackson 9 fceai C Webb 8, ttortow 9 besit H. A. Perm 5, Steedtmul 9 ibeat J. A. B~m.ll 7, S. Hardey 9 beat Hursthouae 8, Barker _ beat 'H. P. Wast 4, A. E. Jay 9 'beat Webb 0. Ladies' Singles (best of 11 games)— Miss Goodman <i beat Miss Grahurji 2, Miss Thomas 8 ibeat Mrs Paipps 3. Men's 'Doubles (best of 17 igaiues)—Jackson and Gorton 9 'beat WeUb and Pe-nn 7, Steadman and Hqrsthouse 9 beat Hardly and West 7, ißiuasell and Jay 9 beat Barker and Webb 2. tLaddea* Doubles (best of 11 gomes) —'Misses Goodman and' Whitehead 6 beat ■ Misses Graham and Thomas % Mra Papps and (Miss Thompson 8 beat Misses Jackson and Julius 6. Combined Doubles (beet of 11 games)—-Pe~n> and (Miss Goodman, 0 beat Miss Graham ana Jackson' 4, Webb and Mis* Whitehead 0 beat Mies Thomas and CbrUm 4, MUs Jackson and Steadman 6 beat Russell and (Mrs Papps 3. Harder and Miss Thompson 6 beat Miss Julius ama Hursthouse 1. Totals, Avonside A 107, Cranmer B 94.

Lmwood -A v Avonside B, play sd on the Avonside Courts:-_:en's Singles {best of 17 flames)— JA. Borrows 0 beat Patterson 2, Gararid 9 ibeat Sillar 6. Neale 9 beat Bennington 8, Taylor 9 beat Hodges 4, Donaldson 0 beat Dunnage 5, Nicholson 9 beat Parker 8. Ladies' Singles (best of 11 jr-raoa)—.Mies Nicholson 6 betft Mias A, Webb 9, __sa Clarkeon 6 (beat Miss E. Webb 3. Men's Doubles (best of 17 game*)— Borrows and -viobolscui 9 beait Mlar amd Hedges 2, Garland and Bennington 9 Ibeat Patterson and Newta 8, Taylor and Dunnage a beat Donaldson and Parker 3. 'Ladies' Daubles (beat of 11 games)— Misses Nicholson and darkson 6 beat Misses E. and _, <Mrs Berry and (Miss Luxton 6 <ieat Miss J. Jameson ana Alias Cripbton a. Cambined Double- (best of 11 pom™)— Borrows snd Miss jWcholsan 6 beat Sillar and Mita E. Webb 1, Patcrson and Miss A/Webb 6 beat -G-rlatid end Mies JV Jaoneeon 2. lion* nii3_ton and tMies Clarluon 6Jbea<t Neale ana Mies iLuxtc-,, 3, Bodma and Mrs Berry <5 beat Taylor and iMiss Orichton.B. Totals, Lin—ood 113. Avonside 73.

Canterbory A V St Albans, played on «h« St. Albans Courts:—Men's Singles (best of 17 (games)—Laurie 9 beat Cbapwel 5, <Jo«s 9. beat Kmgbt 7, Rose 9 Jbent Wfcitcorofbe 5, Ball-ntyoe 9 beat Foley 7. Stringer 9 beat Wood' a. White 9 beat White Pureon* 6. Ladiefl* SmWes (best of 11 gsmei.)—.Mlse Cox 6 ibeat Mm* K. Van Asch 4 Mrs Ballantyne 6 beat Mies A. Cox 4. Men". Doubles (beet of 17 wmes)—Laurie and Gos* 9 (beat Chappelland _ni_ht 6, Roes and Bellaiity-ne 9 beat Whiteomribe and Foley 7, Wood end White 9 beat Stringer amd White Parsons 8. Ladiee' Doubles {best «f 11 aaaies)—Misses Cox 6 •be£ __ss TL Van Aach and Mrs Bslkntena 3. Masses iMoDougall bj_3 Moncrief 6 tbewt Mrs Oortcm aad Misa Campbell 4. Combined Doubles (beet of 11 #ame»>_Bo<w wid Mies K. Van Asch ft beat Chappell and Mira Cox 2 " ,°?Z* *? d M*e Ballantyne 6 Vat Kniriit and Mis* A. Cox 5. Ballant-ne and Mrs Gorton 6 ibeat Wlhitoombe and Miss McDo_ir_ll 4 Strirwer and Mas C*mr>beM 6 beat Foley ard Miss Mo-orW 4. Totals, Canterbury A 118 St. Albans 83. '

Tenc-ts ©layers ahoidd note that entries for the Meeting close with Mr Barry Kee*mfc the horn, wcretory nt the H.BvTj.T. Association. Napier, as follows-— Handicap events. Wednoeday. December 16tb • rbampionshlo events. Monday, December -21st Ir.terest in the tourn_mMtf opepars' to be very kewi throughout the colon-, and a awvst ■»__. eessrul MtberiTiir is anticipated. We hear that the "_«_>n<k «w in first-claw condition. wad should tflay ftwt and true. A team of A_*r*han players is e»t>eot«i to compete. Intccdine; cmnpetitom dhoald ccc that their entries go forwaid in flood time.