LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19199, 4 January 1928, Page 11

LAWN TENNIS.

: SOUTH CANTERBURY ! CONTEST. I i NEW YEAR TOURNAMENT. i i The South Canterbury Lav 11 Tcrr.ts A:i sociation'u New Year tournament was cc "'-' j timed on the Tiruaru and the Y.M.C.A. ) courts to-day, when '.he third round wa = retched in nil events. A few °: ''« seffilfinals were reached, and it is hoped io complete these to-morrow. To-days mo=. interesting match was between C. An?as • Canterbury and W. Pearse '.South CauicrI buryi, when Angas won the :ottrt!i round i of the men's championship ain-.des. Ac;a3 ! was prominent at the in", and smashed I, ionic difficult ?bo!s to the base-line H: kept liis opponent at the base-I'.ne vitii many low drives and made yood t.se o. the side-iine drive. Miss M. Ward (Canterbury! wen: dov.'.'i to ilrs W. A. Scott (South Canterbury) in the third round of the ladic=' championship singles, the score being 0-6 By dcieatim.' His'ios Pattison and Pearse after a hard "nine by g-6, Misses Frascr and Macintosh reached the semi-iinal in the ladies' championship doubles. Misses M. Speirs and M. Ward, who had a bye in the third round, meet M' = W. A. Scott and Miss Green in the fourth round to-morrow.

The following are the results. -- MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES

Third Round—Crammond bent Merer, 11-0, 6-4; D. C. Johnson beat G. K. Sianpter, 6-2, 6-4; E. G. Boddv beat W. It. Fea, 8-6, 6-1; S. G. McDotigall beat (j. Irncs-Jones, 6-2, 6-3; W. Pearse heat W. Roberts, 6-2, 6-2; C. Angas beat AV. G. Robertson, 6-3, 6-3. Fourth Round— McDoujrall beat Jsodoy, 6-2, 7-5; Angas beat AY. Pcwsc, 6-2, 6-3.

MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLE?. •J'Uird Round—J. Fulton and E. G. Boddy beat W. G. Robertson and W. E. Ronton, 6-2, 3-6, 6-0; Johnson and G. Jnnea-Jonc? beat F. Oxford and Roberts, 7-5, 2-6. 6-1 ; McDougall and Sumpter beat F. 0. Schn.idt and A. Dickson, 6-4, 6-2.

LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. Third Round—Miss N. Hoaro beat Mrs J. McDoUßr.ll, 9-4; Miss M. King beat Miss Potiltnev, 0-3; Mrs W. A. Seott beat Miss M. Ward, 9-6.

LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. Third Round—Misses E Eraser and Macintosh boat Misses S. Suruptcr and D. Methven, 9-5; Misses R. Pearse and M. Pattieon beat Mesdames McDougall and A. Piddington, 9-2; Mrs Scott and Miss Green beat Misses G. Finch and V. Nichols, 9-8; Misses M. Speirs and M. Ward, a bye. Fourth Round—Missea Friser and Macintosh beat Misses Pearse and Pattison, 9-6.

MIXED CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. Third Round—Angas and Miss M. Speirs beat Sheppard and Miea Ward, 9-7. MEN'S HANDICAP DOUBLES. Fourth Round— G. A. and E. A. Peareo (scr) beat D. Martin and W. J. Crowley (scr), 9-5; C. J. and A. F. Rawlinson (owe 5-6) beat Renton and Robertson (owe 3-6), 9-S; A. N. Leslie and N. A. Mooro (owe 2-6) beat R. D. and A. D. Sharpe (owe 15), 9-5: Fulton and Boddy (owe 30) beat E. Wallace and M. Coxhead (owe 2-6), 9-6. MIXED HANDICAP DOUBLES.

Fourth Round—R. D. Sharpe and Miss T. Cowey (owe 15) beat W. Hawltins and Mrs Herdinan (scr) by default. LADIES' HANDICAP SINGLES. Fourth Round—Miss N. Cossins (scr) beat Miss N T . Hoare (rec. 3-6), 9-S.

WILDING SHIELD

WELLINGTON BEAT AUCKLAND

(PEESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, January 3. Wellington to-day retained the Wilding Tennis Shield by defeating the Auckland team on the Association grounds at Mivamar, winning all their matches besides having two matches in hand from the previous day's play. Eain overnight did not interfere much with the courts, but the wind ha-d tamed from north to south. Wellington won by eight matches to two. Following "are the detailed results, Wellington players mentioned first: — SINGLES. A. L. France beafE. L. Bartloet, 6-1, 6-0. C. E. Malfroy beat A. W. Sims, 7-9, 11-9, 6-4. D. G. Prance beat N. G. Sturt, 6-1, 6-0. N. E. C. Wilson beat L. G. Knott, 7-9, .7-5, 6-i. DOUBLES. A. L. France and Wilson beat Knott_afld Sturt, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. ~ _,, 4 D. G. Eraricc and Malfroy beat Barlleet and Sims, 6-0, 7-5.

Tenuis enthusiasts are looking forward to the coming visit of the I'rench players. At, their exhibition matches this month they will play with. Ayres' C.S. Balls exclusively. British made, highest grade. — 2