LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18266, 27 December 1924, Page 13

LAWN TENNIS.

CANTERBURY TOURNAMENT. PLAY POSTPONED. Heavy rain made play impossible at the United tennis courts yesterday, and tho Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association's Christmas tournament, bad to bo postponed till to-day. Provided tho courte arc dry enough, tho games will begin . at 9 a.m. WEST SPREYDON V. TEMP.LETON Templelon -woa by- 86 gajneo to 53. Sooteß, West Sprcydon names mentioned first:—. . ... COMBINED DOUBLES. Chambers and Miss Hornsby 0, Smith and Mrs ' Humphreys 6. Auderfon arid Miss Woodbury 3, Hammond and Miss Gilmour 6. Wilkins and Miss I. Woodbury 6, Playlo and Mrs Smith 6. Hnminsvrar and Miss Wiliins 6, Kissel and Miss Caesar 3. LADIES' DOUBLES. Misses H.. and I. Woodbury I, Mrs Humphreys and Miss Gilmour 6. Misses Wilkins and Hornsby 1, Mrs Smith and Miss Caeaar 6. MEAN'S DOUBLES. Anderson'and Chambers 9, Hammond and •Playlo 6. . , . t • Wilkins and Hemingway 9, Smith and ajsBCI °* TOADIES' 'SINGLES. Miss IT. Woodbury 1, Mrs Humphreys 6. Miss Hornsby 2, Miss Gilmour 6. Mine I. Woodbury 0, Mrs Smith 6. Miss Wilkins 2, Miss Caesar 6. > MEN'S SINGLES. • Chambers 1, Smith 6. Anderson 2, Hammond 6. . Wilkins 5, Playle 6. Hcming'svay 6, Kissel 0. DOMINION TOURNAMENT. RAIN PREVENTS OPENING. (STBCIi-ti TO "m PEBBi.") AUCKLAND, December 2fi. Tho Now Zealand. Lawn Tennis; Championships. •which should have started this mornins, had to be postponed owing to unfavourab.o weather. Conditions improved after

mid-dav, and had this been (aroflMn at least same of the matches mipht hxra been disposed of. The entries inchnio players from all the principal associations of the Dominion, and whiio in point, of numbem the competitors do sot equal those of lMi yets, tb« beat of the Nov Zealand talent trill b» engaged in all sections. Present indication* are that the prosant.chr.mpions will have to be on tho top of their fotrm io retain th«ir titles. A. Sims, the men's Bingloa champion, ha* been practising at Stanley street during tfc* paat few days, and on hi* display abouJd give a good account of himself. Tho ladiaa' champion, Miss Spicre, ia in eoodi playing) form, and has favourably imprsaaod Auek* landers vith tho exoolienca of ber stroke*. Bartleet and Robson,- the men's doubU* pinners of 1923, h&vo boon disappointing m far this Beason, bat will probably etrike their true farm as the tournament pre* presses. The pairs in this section. premiss 'io bo rery ovenly matchod. "His bwdn «f the ladies' doubles title, Mrs Malody, <4 Wellington, and Miss McLaren, of Danedia, have entered for tho tournament aod ''ImII be hard to replace. Other formidable pairs aro Misses Lloyd (New South Wales)-sad B. Knight (Auckland), and Mrs ICsMhall tad Miss MacCormick, tho Auckland oh audioes* Miss Macfarlane and If. L. Robcocr retain the combined title, thev best will be needed io triumph ofar Mranf of the other pairs. I "