LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18013, 4 March 1924, Page 10

LAWN TENNIS.

ASHBURTON V. SOUTH CANTERBURY.

A representative match, Ashburton v. South Canterbury, waß played on the Timam courts on Saturday, and resulted in a comfortable win for the home team by 18 matches to 6. Results are as follows, South Canterbury players being named first: SINGLES. WaddeD. 8 v. Partridge 9; Crammond 9 T. Hood 3; Roberts 9 v. Bonnington 6; Smythe 9 v R. Bonnington 4; Keen 9 v. Easterbrook 2; Laurenson 9 v. Field 1. LADIES' SINGLES. Misa 11. Pearse 8 v. Miss Stewart 9; Miss Green 8 v. Misa Percy 9; MiEe F. Pearse 9 v. Miss Digby 4; Miss Hart 9 v. Miss Cowan 2; Miss Cowie 8 v. Miss Aldridgo 9; Misa Crawford 9 v. Miss N. Percy 5. MEN'S DOUBLES. Waddell and Crammond 8 v. Partridge and R. Bonnington 0; Roberts and Laurenson 9 v. Hood and G. Bonington 4; Smythe and Keen 9 v. Easterbrook and Field 4. LADIES' DOUBLES. Miases Pearse 9 v. Misses Stewart and Digby 4; Misses Green and Hart 9 v. Misses Percy and Cowan 6; Misses Cowie and Orawford 9 v. Misses Aldridge and Percy 4. COMBINED DOUBLES. Cramond and Miss Green 9 v. Partridge and Miss Stewart 7; Wadd*ll and Miss Hart 9 v. Bonnington and Misa Percy 3; Roberts and Mies Green 9 v. Hood and Miss Cowan 4; Smythe and Miss F. Pearse 9 v. G. Bonnington and Miss Digby 5; Keen and Miss Cowie 5 v. Eastorbrook and Mies Percy 9; Laurenson and Miss Crawford 9 v. Field and Miss Aldiridge 4. South Canterbury 18 sets; Ashburton 6.

DAVIS CUP DRAW. (BT CABLE —PRESS ASSOCIATION COPYRIGHT.) (Al STBALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.; (Received March 3rd, 8.30 p.m.) WASHINGTON, March 2. The draw for the Davis Cup international tennis matches will be held in the executive office, White House, on March 17th. President Coolidge will draw first. Sixteen nations will participate in th& draw, which will determine the order ot play between teams in the two zones. The Cup matches will be played at Philadelphia early in September. NEW COURTS IN SYDNEY. (Received March 3rd, 9.23 p.m.) SYDNEY, February 3. There are prospects of tennis players securing their requirements at a much cheaper rate ' than they are compolled at present to pay for private courts. The City Council is laying down 16 courts in various parks around the city, and it is estimated that they can be run at a profit with a charge less than half that charged for private courts.