LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 17982, 28 January 1924, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS.

B GRADE COMPETITION. Tho firat round of tho Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association's men's B grade competition was played on Saturday afternoon. Nino clubs have entered teams, and the competition promises to be an interesting one. The follcnving aro tho results: SINGLES. Leckic !). Young 0. Scaric, 9' Hobbs 1. , Gibson O, Pcglet 1. Stride 9, Price 1. DOUBLES. Stride and Soarlo 9, Pegler and Price 1. Leckio and Gibson 9, Young and Hobbs 3Linwood 51, St. Albans 7. Linwood A v. St. Albans. Addingkm beat Linwood- B, at Aldington, by 50 games to -15. The following aro the scores (Addington names first): ■SINGLES. ' Holley 3. ifcCallnm 3. Smith 9. Jeffries 7. Stanley 9. Slurly S. S-proolcn 8, Hicks 3. DOUBLES. Holley and Smith 8, ITcCalhim and Jefrics 9. - • - Stanlev asd Sproeten 7, Sfurlj aad Hicfe 5- . ". ' " Xdnwood B,t. Addington. Sumner beat Edgswarc, at EdgcTßrft, by 50 games to 43. Score's:— SLN'GLES. C. H. Henley S, J. Longton 3. H. He-st-3tone S, A. Peterson 9. A. Smithsoc 9, G. Jars-is 6. E. Allen 6, TV. Clothier 9. DOUBLES. Henley and Smith 3, Loagtcn and Peterson 8. He.wstona and Allen 9, Clothier and Jams 8. KAIAPOI CLUB. A ina-tch -was played at Kaiapoi on Saturday afternoon betireen the Kaiapoi and Rangiora Clubs, which resulted in a win for JiaiaEci by ■*& sunsa.«ta iL She ga^nee

resulted as follows, Kaiapoi glayass fecißg mentioned firat:— LAJDIES Mrs Baker and Miaa Papprill S, Mm Bell and Mrß Sullivan I. ; Miss Goldtkorpe and Mjpa Palmer 3, Mies 'Cudby and iliss Dixon 0. • men's DOUBiaaa. Fairer and Inwood 6, Wood and 801 l 9. Fowler and Gordon 9, Mjartyii and Menziea 1. COMBINED DOUBI*ES. Fairer and Mrs B&ker t, 'Wood and Mrs Bell' 6. Inwood and Miss Fapprill 6, Bell and Mrs Sullivan o. Fowler nnd Mias Goldthorp© G, Martin and Mian Cndby CGordon and Misa Palmer 6, Moaiiea and Miss Dixon 1. MEN*S SINGLES. Farrer 1, "Wood 6. VICTORIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. (Br CABl.&—*bbss AsadciAWdff cdpsiiGsr.) (iUSTttAIJLUSi ASP 8.2. CABbZ ASSOCLiTIOS.) (Eoceived January 27th, 5.5 p.m.) MSLBOITHNB, January 26. In the semi-final of the singles championship yesterday Anderaon defeated Hone- 6-2, 6-3, 6-a. Anderaon soon found hia length and &epfc Hono away from the net. As an exhibition, the game Vaa ajroilod, tjio «zcellent cervices bob necessitating toy rallies. Kalma and "WillArd, who were defeated by •Patterson and CKara, Wood, in the dcuMeD, h&ro yet ti> learn position in doublets play. The losero executed a maaber of fino &tvri#, bat tapis, a lot of risks in tossing to two each. daidUy aniajsherE. , Owing to ioa,iry r*in to-day, tho tournament ws3. postponed xmtil Hoqjday.