LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13907, 5 December 1910, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS.

I THE DAVIS CtTP. ! (ntOM ors own correspontjkjt.) SAST FRANCISCO, November 0. Maurice Mclaughlin, the brilliant young San Franciscan who represented America tt I the Davis Cup matches at Sydney le*t year, '• in very disappointed at -the failure of tn« I American Association to send & toam to j New Zealand to challenge again for the Ctjp j this season. The reason for tho default, be says, waa eimply the difficulty in finding men who could spare tho time for the trip. Four players were chosen by the American j J Association—W. A. Lamed, tho champion, | 1 Beals Writrht, and T. C. j I Bucdy, of Southern California. If any two jof thi»o had Keen able to uiaxo tho trip achallenge would have been entered; but Mo Laughlin was the only one frea. "It is a great pity wo couldn't have sent I a team down," McLaughlin said to "Tho j i Press's" correspondent. "I was hoping , for < some tim*> that Bundy would bo able to get away. I'm very sorry for myself that we j couldn't arrange it." MEN'S JUNIOR INTER-CLUB j COMPETITION. . t j Tho Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association's j Men's Junior Inter-club Competitions were Tosiimed on Saturday afternoon under favour- ! ' nble weather conditions. Kosults are us fol- I ! low: — ST. ALBANS A v OPAWA A. St. Albans A won from Opawtv by 51 to 42. Scores (St. Albans A mentioned first): —Singles: Bain beat Oxford 9-G. Par3oneon I beat Garland 9.7. Sand&ll lost to Harmon 7-9, I Thomson lost to McKellar S-9. Doubles: Bain and Paraonson b«tt Oxford and Garland 9-5, Sandall and Thomson beat Harinan and McKellar 9-6. I SOUTH CHRISTCHURCH A v ADDINGj TON. I Tlhia match (played on Saturday, November j 26th) resulted in South. Cferretchurch A win- : ning by 54 to 24. I LINWOOD A v LINWOOD C. Lin wood A beat Lin wood C. by 54 to 26, tile scores being as. follow (A team playere are mentioned first in each ir_tance>—■Singles : ,"H. O. 21. Taitt 9 v L. C. Newman 4, <X Webb 9 v S. C. Owen % B. .Godfrey 9 v M. Scßfflomllc 8, W. Styche 0 v F. Dnnnago 4. Doubles: Taitt and Webb 9 v Newj man and Owen 5, Godfrey and Styche 9 V Dunnage and Somm«rvilla 3. AVONSIDE B v LINWOOD B. Avoneide B beat Linwood B by 48 to 32, the scores being as follow —Singles: T. O'Connell (Avonsido) 9 v H. R. Schmidt (Linwood) 1. H. Lee 5 v J. Braver 9, •J. C. Lano 9 v F. Hardy 3, H. Thomson 9 v C. H. Harrison 8. Doubles: O'Connell and Loo 7 v Schmidt and Braver 9, Lane and Thomson 9 v Hardy and Harrison 2. LYTTELTON v ST. MARY'S. Played on tho Lyttelton courts and won by Lytteltoa by 54 to 15. Scores (Lyttelton players given first); —Singles: J. Laureneon beat Wood 9-1, G. Laurenson beat Shaw 3-8, D. Warner beat Aipill 9-2, Vickermnn boat Gogins 9-0. Doubles: J. and G, Laurenson beat Wood and Shaw 9-1, TTn; ■" end Vickcrinan beat Aspill and Go2ino 0-3. LADIES , INTER-CLUB COMPETITION. Tho match, Opawa A v Linwood, played on the Linwood courts on Thursday, resulted in ft win for Opawa. A by H to 24. Scores {Opawa A mentioned first): —Singles: Miss M. Menzies beat Misa Cuthbert 0-1, Mise A. Meny.ies beat Mise Taylor 9-3, Mrs Oxford beat Miss Whitcombe 9-3, Miss R. Willis beat Miss Hardy 9-7. Doubles: Misses M. and A. Menzies beat Mispcs Cuthbert and Taylor 9-4, Mrs Oxford and Miss Willis beat Misses Whitccmbo and Hord 9-6. Ladies' teams, representing the Lyttelton and South Christchurch Clubs met on the Lyttelton courts on Saturday, tho visitors winning by 47 to Lyttelton's 45. Scores (South, Christchurch players mentioned first):—Miae Paterson beat Mies Mahor, 9-5; Mise Morrison lost to Miss Just, 4-9; Mise Jameson lost to Miss R. Just. 8-9; Miss Ormandy beat Miss Lee 9-8. Doubles: Misses Paterson and Morrieon lost to Misses Maher ard Just, I 8-9; Misses Jameson and Ormandy beat t Misses I. Just and Leo, 9-5. The followmpf is the result of the metch in the Association's ladies' inter-club competition between South Christchurch and St. Albims, played on Thursday on the South Christchurch courts, and won by St. Albans by 44 to 40 (St. Albane players mentioned first):—Singles—Miss L. McDougull beat Mies Paterson 9-3. Miss J. McDougall beat Mirs I Morrison 9-4, Mrs Pipe beat Miss Jameson 9-7, Miss McDougall lost to Miss Ormandy 3-9. Doubles—Misses L. and J. McDoufca.ll boat Misses Paterson and Morrison 9-8, Mrs Pipe and Miss McDougall lo«t to Misses Jameson and Ormandy 5-9.