LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18942, 5 March 1927, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS.

SUBURBAN TOURNAMENT. CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW. The handicap events in connexion -with the Suburban Championship and Handicap Tournament were commenced last Saturday. It has been decided to adhere to the arrangement not to proceed with the tournament today, although the Inter-provincial match against Otago has been postponed until March 13th. The Suburban Tournament will resume on March 12th, when both the handicap snd championship events will be proceeded with. It is hoped to conclude the tournament on March 19th, when the Junior B competition will probably commence. The draw for the championship eventa is ss follows: Men's Singlty.—W. Hawkins ▼. V. Furcell; J. P. Sanderson v. P. Brldgens; H. Tillman r. T. Prebble; Geddes v. 0. Farrer; J. R. Peal v. H. Brown: G. C. Thomas v. T. K. Papprill; J. McMillen r A. Hirst; G. Chambers v. A. W. Dickson; J. Mercer v. W. Peppier; E. J. Corcoran t. S. Hollobon; D. G. Silvester r. V. 0. Schmidt; E. Chapman v. E. H. Orbell; J. O'Malley v. F. 8ma!l; J. H. Silvester v. E. li. Prebble; G. Pierce v. J. T. 0. Stephens; P. Vesty, a bye. Ladies' Singles.—Mrs Chalklen v, Mra Holland; Miss A. Powell v. Miss M. Morland; Mrs McKsy v. Miss M. Hslligan; Miss M. Rankin r. Miss V. Bloor: Miss R. Grieg v. Mrs McAuley; Mra Peppier v. Miss E., M. Guy: Miss Columbus v. Miss A. Tsylor; Miss G. Rankin, a bye. Men's Doubles. —First round: Mercer arj Chapman, a bye; J. Sanderson and H, Howard v. J. O 'Malley and J. Mahoney; E. Corcoran snd 0. Farrer t. W. Peppier and H. Brown: F. Furcell and J. R. Deal r. H. Tillman and F. Smalt: Geddes and . v. D. Silvester nnd J. Silvester: .T. T. O. Stephens and E. Huston v. a. Thomas and L. Higglns: R. McClurp and F. Brldgens r. W. Hawkins snd G. Pierce, a bye. Second round: E. L. Prebble and T. G. Prebble r. P. Testy and P. Hollobon: A. Benjamin and J. Manchester v. A. Thompson and 0. Crase: A. Hirst snd G. Hirst v. .T. MeMlllen and F. Hurrell: S. A. Good and G. Chambers v. F. 0. Schmidt and A. Dickson. Ladles* Doubles.—Mrs Chalklen and Miss Tiowe v. Mrs McKay and Miss Powell; Mra McAuley and Msb» Haitian't. MUmi Bloo* snd Williamson: Misses Gut and Orel*. a bye: Mrs Peppier and Miss Marriott v. Misses Rankin and Rankin. Mixed Doubles. —P. Vesty and Mrs Chalklen "T. L. T. Hlgelns and Mrs.Holland: W. Peppier and Mrs Peppier r. W. Hawkins and Mra McAuley: J. McMillen and Miss Halllesn v. J. P. Sanderson and Miss V. Bloor: F. Small and Miss Lowe v. J. R. Deal and Miss R. Grelg: A. W. Dickson and Miss G. Rsnkln r. A. Thompson and Miss Powell: F. 0. Schmidt and Miss M. RnTT,cln v. H. Tillmsn and Mr» Taylor: G. Thomas and Mrs O'Connor r. V. Purrell and Miss E. M. Guy; Mercer and Miss Colothbus, a bye.

N.Z. ASSOCIATION. At the quarterly meeting of the Council of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association, held in Wellington, Mr S. R. Gawith (Wairarapa) presided. Tho report of the Management Committee mentioned that the visit of tho New South Wales team to the Auckland championship meeting in December bad aroused much interest, that the financial result had been satisfactory, and that the team bad proved fine sportsmen and had given tennis In the Dominion a help forward. Arrangements had been made for tho team to g» to Christchurch, Timaru, Oamaru, and Dunedin, but the tour had finished at Christchurch on January SCnd, at the request of the manager and captain, on account of the team being tired, certain of the members suffering from too moch play. Complaint was voiced by several delegates that tho team had not played on the West Coast, in Hawke's Bsy, or Otsgo. but had engaged in games not on the scheduled list, which had been privately arranged after the tour had ended under the circumstances stated. 1 A lengthy discussion took place, and eventusll* the report was adopted, a motion that the matter be left in the hands of the Management Committee not being pressed. Tt was reported that the Wauganul Association had agreed to adjust its southern boundary in order to allow Bulls Club to join up with Manawatu.