LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20413, 7 December 1931, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS.

WICfIE-8 AT WILDING PARK. SF-: • W' e ßd round of matches in the Can--HHwry .lawn Tennis Association's senior " competition wag played on Satur.under ideal conditions. The , ■JjKW? ll '' courts were very fast, and *' eoa i'tion, and some interesting ! 'jß? TOuhed from the meeting of a numsn'er&ury players. Avoiwide, Canterbury College 1., ih f Albans all gained P.PSMw'aa&in being decisive in all but ri ' » ?*°°d and the St.-Albans-rii'Sf ea " United 1., Avonside, and Fendalton I: are ?° far > while St. Albans 11. have eact suffered one ?? Saturday wag the raja I, A. Seay -and D.F. Glanfor United I.' and CashjrJ r - 1 Played with speed and pre"s, corners ■ -with his drives LuT 8 returns at ,the. net with Glanville has been show-jJJJ-Uiu year, -and- the merit of £Mmnse may be judged from »'Vi . Patterson was a little J? A> r ® w " l ng Jn a good open conyTr. ot the doubles in. this match Sg ftjgh standard. Sn f * k»rd?hit forehand had C. roapie very-frequently "when these S*Jf' Avonside-Oanterbury ColVftrsity player exchanged 'iS® W-New Zealand champion in *S* not: afraid to'venture to üb_°w» Nope of the other '■H* eiterod such good opposition 3'. P"" 3 - who did not drop a 2j7'»„Play. . VA-ollege I. gained their second ths Expense of United IX. 5P j' l " l ' t»!is imatch was. that be■32»«:Williatßi and H. A, Bar-ww-WilUatng was stroking nicely fflaqe Barnett work for every imT sufficiently decisive ■iw. Bum «rous. advantages that play gave him.' A. easy win over H. ■gMiojsrlnj that the two " players ranking list. The latjP| Wav form, although. his foreSfc *»8 the fastest seen on the a™ alterijoon. . ouappolnting spell,' J. R. A! . . n ® ' or Linwood; showed a ifljf'?'® form in beating J.. -G. WTJBwiJtan 1., who is some half•JvSWvb him on the ranking list. «n for Linwood was! that of ■" ™* V;„S. Somerville, but the dalton "on sets after the had been evenly shared, osence weakened the FenWhich went down to St. > wjn one of the four Robinson gave further in beating N. G. Munns Me as foliows:— ■atwhury College 11. NOLES. H.' Adkins, 6-3, 7-5. E-. E, England, 6-1, 6-4. , J H. Griffiths. 6-2, 6-3. n A. A. Mac Gibbon, 6-1, 'UBLES. « beat- Engla'nd and 4 .beat Griffiths and Mac•i* matches to none. taie I. v. United 11. ngles. t T. Rhodes-Williams, 6-1, H o. t ß..rie. 6-0, 6-J. L. Prebble, 6-3, 6-3. h«at R. A. Row, 7-5, 6-2. wr beat Rhodes-Williams W beat Prebble and Row. !# won by six matches lo liinwood. »0I«S. J. -R. Johnston, 3-6, to C. 0. Tieeby, 6-2,

J. W. D. Fisher beatr S.. W. Field, 6-1, 6-2. M. .G. Somerville beat C. Glanville, 6-3, - DOUBLES. * A'Court and Fisher lost to Johnston aud Treeby, 9-7, 4-6, 1-6. Somerville and Somerville beat Field and Glanville, 6-2, 6-3. Fendalton won by 8 sets to 6. Fendalton 11. y. St. Albans. SINGLES. • X. G. Munns lost to W. R. Robinson, 2-6, 6-8. P. D. Hall lost to R. H. Tait, 4-6, 1-6. D. W. J. Gould lost to N. S. Anderson, 4-6, 4-6. E. A. Lee lost fo W. Goss, jan„ 2-6, 1-6. DOUBLES. Munns and Lee beat. Robinson and Tait, 10-12, 6-4, 6-3. Hall end Gould beat Anderson and - Goss, 7-5,7-5.' , St. Albsns won by four matches to two. Cashmere ▼. United I. SINGLES. • D. F. ; Glanville lost.-to.-I. A. Seay, S-6, 1-6. R. Browning lost to T. W. Patterson, 2-6,' 4-6. A". V. Winchester lost to J. H. W. Sheppard, 0-6, 1-6. 'R. A. Young beat S. W. Jameson, 6-1, 6-2. , DOUBLES. Glanville and Browning losb to Seay aad Patterson, 7-9, 6-4, 2-6. , Winchester and Young lost to Sheppard and J"airi«son, 5-7, 7-5,, 3^6. United won by five matches to one. JUNIOR COMPETITIONS. Following are the results of matches in the junior A, B, C, and D grade competitions, which were advanced a further round on Saturday;— GRADE A —SECTION 11. LINWOOD 11. v. AVONSIDE. Men's Singles—F. A. Wilson beat G-9-1, S. J., Russell beat F. Amodeo 9-2, K. A. Fulton beat C. Marden 9-2, A. Ellie lost to L. Park 6-9. . : Women'b Singles—Miss W. Anderson lost to Miss B. McNae 4-6, Miss D. Olarkson beat Miss Morland 6-2, Miss O, Jones beat Mibs Maindonald 6-3, Miss N. McJannet lost ..o Mrs Amodeo 3-6. „ , ~ Men's Doubles—Wilson and Russell beat Gooch and.: Amodeo 9-3, .Fulton and illis beat Mardon and Park 9-3. Women's Doubles—Misses Anderson ana McJannet.lost to Miss McNae and Mrs a™ o " deo 3-6, Misses Clarkson and Jon«s peat Misses Morland ond. Maindonald 6-2. Mixed. Doubles—Miss Anderson and Wilson beat Miss Morland and Park 6-2, Misa Clarkson and Russell lost to Mjss Maindonald and .Gooch 4-6, Miss McJannet and Fulton lost to Miss McNae and Mardon 2-6, Miss .Tonos and Ellis beat Mrs Amodeo and Anode" 6-4. Linwood won by, 10 sets to 6. CATHEDRAL 11. v. OPAWA. Men's Singles—F. O. Schmidt lost lo Jt. Roberts 4-9, A. Mercer lost to A. Goddard 8-9, D. Martin beat C.' Morrison 9-8, R. Hickey lost to D. Minson 5-9. Women's Singles—Miss A. Hampton lost to Miss H. Andrew 1-6, Mrs Bamfield lost to Miss N. Reed 3-6, Miss Fox lost to Mrs Balfour 1-6, Miss E. Shamy lost to Miss E, Wickes 3-6. ' Men's Doubles—Schmidt and Mercer beat Roberts-and Minson 9-5, "Martin and Hickoy beat Goddard and Morrison 9-6. Women's Doubles—Misses Hampton and Vox lost to Misses Andrew and Reed 0-6, Mrs Bamfield and Miss Shamy lost to Mrs Balfour and Miss Wickes 2-6. Mixed Doubles—Miss Fox and Schmidt lost to Misß Andrew and Roberts 5-6, Mrs Bamfield and Martin lost to Miss Reed and Morrison 4-6, Miss Hampton and Martin lost to Mrs Balfour and Goddnrd 3-6, Miss Shamy and Hickex lost to Miss Wickes and Minson 5-6. Opawa won by 13 sets to 3. ELMWOOD v. REDCLIFFS. Men's Singles Auton lost to if. Gant 5-9, R. B. Hamilton lost to M.'.Harper 6-9, A. Kay lost to M. Sheen 4-9, J. N. Hamilton beat Senior 9-4. Women's Singles—Miss P. Wright lost to Miss P. Barr 3-6, Miss L. Camm beat Mrs Papps 6-1, Miss J. Nicholls lost to Miss Senior 4-6, Mrs Wood beat Miss Stevens 6-4.. Men's Doubles^ —Hamilton, and Hamilton lost to Gant and Harper 8-fl, Auton and Kay losfto Sheen and Senior 4-9. Women's Doubles—Misses Camm and Wright beat Misses Barr and Stevens 6-2, Mrs Wood and Miss Nicholls lost to Mrs Tappa and Miss Senior 4-6.

Mixed Doubles —Miss Camra and R. B. Hamilton beat Miss Barr" and Gant 6-4, Hiss Wright and J. N. Hamilton beat Mrs Papps and Harper 6-4, Miss Nicholls tnd Kay beat Miss Senior and Senior 6-2, Mrs Wood and Auton lost to Miss Stevens and Sbeen 2-6. Redcliffs won by 9 sets to 7. BELFAST v. BECIKENHAM. Men's Singles—Watson beat Burgoync 9-2, Goode beat Ruston 9-2, Neale lost to McFarlane 6-9, HaSßall beat Young 9-6. Women's Singles—Mrs Blank beat Mrs Holland 6-3, Miss Scanes beat Miss Taylor 6-2, Miss Goode lost to Miss Manning 2-6, Mrs Watson lost to Miss Irwin 2-6. Men's Doubles—Watson and Neale beat Ruston and McFarlane 9-6, Goode and Hassall .beat Burgoyne and Young 9-8. Women's Doubles—Mrs Blank and Miss Goode beat Miss Irwin and Mrs Holland 6-3, Mrs Watson end Miss Scanes lost to Misses Taylor and Manning 1-6. Mixed Doubles—Mrs Blank and Watson beat Miss Taylor and Ruston 6-3, Miss Scanes and Goode beat Miss Manning and Burgoyne 6-4, Mrs Watson and Neale lost to Mrs Holland and Young 4-6, Miss Goode and Hassall beat Miss Irwin and McFarlane (1-2. Belfast won by 11 sets to 5. HORNBY v. WESLEY. Men's Siifgles—J. Kenworthy lost to R. Davidson 2-9, C. Worsley beat E. Taylor 9-7, R. Spicer lost to D. Hinman 3-9, A. Spicer boat J. \yillis 9-8. Women's Singles—Miss Boyle beat Miss P. Bruce 6-5, Miss Spicer beat Miss W. Hutton 6-5, Mrs S'picer beat Miss J. Wilkins 6-5, Miss Dickey beat Mrs Shennan 6-4. Men's Doubles—Kenworthy and Worsley beat Davidson and Hinman 9-4, Spicer and Spicer beat Taylor and Willis 9-5. Women's Doubles—Misses Boyle ' and Spicer lost to Misses Bruce and Hutton 4-6, Mrs Spicer and Miss Dickey beat Miss Wilkins and Miss Shennan 6-5. Mixed Doubles—Miss Boyle and Kenworthy beat Miss Bruce and Davidson 6-5, Miss Spicer and Worsley lost to Miss Hutton and Taylor 5-6, Mrs Spicer and R. Spicer lost Wilkins and Hinman 2-6, Miss Dickey and A. Spicer beat Mrs Shennan and Willis 6-4. Hornby won by 11 sets to 5. UNION v. WAIMAIRI. Men's Singles—J. L. Squire *iost to 11. Tillman 7-9, W. R. Peterson lost to L. Higgins 3-9, H. J. Down beat W. Hadley 9-3, W. K. Burley loßt to F. Smith 2-9. • Women's Singles—Miss I. J. Day lost to Miss 11. Hookham 1-6, Miss D. L. Lockwood beat Miss G. Dalley 6-5, Miss M. Lockwood lost to Miss N. Thomas 5-6, Miss M. Bowden lost to Miss N. Williamson 4-6. Men's Doubles—Squire and Down Idst to Tijlman and Higgins 3-9, Paterson and Barley beat Hadley and. Smith 9-7. Women's Doubles —Misses. Hay and D.t Lockwood lost to Misses Hookham and Thomas 3-6, Misses M. Lockwood and Bowden lost to Misses Dalley and "Williamson 5-6. Mixed Doubles—Miss Lockwood and Squire lost to Miss Hookham and Tillman 3-6, Miss Hay and Paterson lost to Miss Thomas and Higgins 3-6, Miss Lockwood and Down lost to Miss Dalley and Smith 4-6, Miss Bowdon and Burley lost to Miss Williamson and Hadley 1-6. Waimairi won by 13 sets to 3. GRADE B—SECTION 11. SHIRLEY v; TEMPLETON. Men's Singles-—Kearney.beat Oldridge..9*7, Aldcrsley lost to Smith 2-9, McDougall lost to Cunneen : 8-9,- Vinnicombe lost to Playle • 1-9. Women's Singles—Miss Aldcrsley lost to Miss Oarey- 0-6, Miss Talbot lost to Mrs Smith 3-6, Miss'Pyne lost to Miss- Cunnoea 2-6, Mrs Morrow beat Miss Stewart 6-2. Men's Doubles—Kearney and Aldersley beat Oldridge and Smith 9-8, McDougall and Vinnicombe lost to Cunneen and Playle 5-9. Women's Doubles —-Misses Aldorsley a«<l Talbot lost to Miss Carey and Mrs Smith 4-6, ' Miss Pyne and Mrs Morrow lost to Misses Cunneen and Stewart 2-6. . Mixed Doubles —Miss Aldersley and Kearney lost to Miss Carey and Oldridge 3-6, Miss Pyne and McDougall lost to Mrs Smith and Smith 3-6, Mrs Morrow and Aldersley boat Miss- Cunneen and Cunneen 6-5, Mias Talbot and Vinnicombe beat Miss Stewart and Playle 6-4, Tomploton won by 11 sets io 5. 'ADDINGTON v. ELMWOOD. Men's Singles—J. K. Burtt lost to L. Brougnton 3-9; A. S. Bell beat G. Smith 9 ; i,'; S;'Bell beat E. I). Broughtou 9-5, J. T.: Andrews lost to M. Rumbold 3-9. - Women's Singles—Miss I. Steel beat Miss K. Chapman 6-2, Miss.F. B«ecroft lost to Miss It. Nicholls 3-6, Mrs W. Foster beat Miss L. Ockenden 6-0, Miss C, Wood beat ( Mrs R. Owen 6-5. Hen's Doubles—Bell and Bell beat Broughton and Bronghton 9-4, Burtt and Andrews lost to Smith and Kurnbold 7-9.

Women's Doubles —Miss Steel and ilrs Foster beat Misses Chapman and Nicholls 6-5, Misses. Beecroft and Wood beat Mrs Owen and Miss Ockenden 6-2. Mixed Doubles —Miss Steel and Burtt beat Miss Chapman and Smith 6-3, Miss Beecroft and A. S. Bell lost to Miss Ockenden and L, Broughton 6-4, Miss Wood and S. Bell beat Mrs Owen and E. D. Broughton G-5, Mrs Foster and Andrews lost to Miss Nicholls and Rumbold 4-6. Aldington won by 10 sets to 6. OPAWA v. HOBNBY. Men's Singles—N. beat F. Marshall 9-4, .11. M. Minson beat G. Dickcv 9-4, G. Osbora beat b. Gillet 9-3, D. Gower beat C. Slade 9-3. Women's Singles—Miss K. Esson lost to Mies Humphreys l-.G, Miss" F. Wickes beat Miss 0. Howard 6-4, Miss D. Dixon beat Mrs Dickey, C-2, Miss I. Tregear lost to Miss Bnnnett 6-6. Mon's Doubles—Brydges-Jones and Minson Marshall and Dickey 9-3, Dixon and Tregear beat Gillet and Slade 9-2. Women's Doubles —Missos Esson and Wickes beat Misses .Humphreys and Howard 6-3, Misses Dixon and Tregear beat Mrs Dickey and Miss Bennett 6-2. Mixed Doubles —Miss Eason and BrydgosJones beat MisS Humphreys and Marshall 6-1, Miss Wickes and Minson beat Miss Howard and Dickey 6-4, Miss Dixon and Osborn beat Mrs Dickey and Gillet 6-5, Miss Tregear and Gowcr beat Miss Bennett and Slade 6-0. Opawa won by 14 sets to 2. GRADE C—SECTION 11. Linwood beat, Waimairi by 15 sets to 1. St. Mary's beat Yaldhurst by 9 sets to 7. Cathedral beat North Linwood by 11 sets to 5. GRADE D—SECTION 11. Riccarton beat North Linwood by 9 sels to 7. Heathcote beat, St. Mary's by 10 sets lo fi. Opawa beat Yaldhurst by ie sets to 0. NORTH CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION. RANG-lOEA v. UNITKD - Women's Doubles—iliss Parsons anil Bruero 6, Miss Kennedy and Miss Clark 1; Misu Glaagow and Mrs Heney 6, Miss Fieslney and Miss Harper 5; MrH Johnson and Mrs Shankland 6, Mrs Clarko and Miss I'yler 1. Men's Doubles—H. H. Sohluter and L. , Watkins 6, L. W. Wilson and J. Mcßrydo 2; J. D. Palairot and L. Smith 6, T. KinW atld y. Corbett 5; A. Fahpv and C. Hoskina 6, J. Samuels and H. Stove 3 Mixed Doubles—Miss Parsons a.jiH H. H. Sohluter G, Mies Kennody and L. "W. Wilson 3-,' Miss Braera and L. Watkins 6. Miss Clark and J. Mcßryde 5; Mi'ss Glasgow and J. D. Palairot 6. Miss Prestney and . Kinley 3; Mrs Heney and R- JTahey 6, Mjsb Harper and V. Corbett '2: Mrs Johnson and L. Smith G, Mrs Clark and J. Samuels fi; Mrs Shankland and C. Hoskins 1, Miss Tyler and H. Stovo II Rcblufer fi, L. W. Wilson 1: L. Watkins fi, J. Mcßr.vd« 4; J. T). Pa!niret C, T. Kinley n; T?. Fabry V. Corbett 6; L .Smith 6. J- Samuels 3; G. Hoskiea 6. 11. Store 1: Miss Parsons fi, Miss Kennedy n- Misn Bruere 6, Miss Clark 4; Mjss Glnairow 6. Miss Prestney 1: Mrs Johnson 2, Mif Harper 6; Mrs Henov 6, Mia Clark 2; Mrs Shankland r,. Miss Tyler G. Sets, Entigiora SM). United 4; 1 games, ,Bang^or a .183, United 83 " KATAPOT A r. WEST EYRETON. Playing at West Eyreton on Saturday alter- j noon, Kaiapoi A defeated West Eyreton by

120 games to 66. The games resulted as following (Kaiapoi names first): — .Women's Singles—Miss M. Logan 6, Miss A. Dixon 3; Mrs Hickenbotham 5, Misß K. Dixon 6; Miss Taylor 4, Miss J. Dixon 0; Miss Todd 4, Miss Addinell 1; Miss V. Logan 4, Miss K. Dixon 4; Miss C. McDougall 4, Miss C. Tomlinson 1. Men's Singles-—G. Hirst 6, E. Dixon -l; L. Morris 4, A. Petri® 6; A. Hirst 4, Js'. Smith 1; M. Lilley 1, E. Bradley 4; J. McDougall 4, Bennett 2; A. Mackay 4, G. Jennings 0. Women's Doubles—Misses M. and V. Logan 6, Misses A. and K. Dixon 3; Miss Taylor and Mißs Todd 6, Miss Dixon and Miss Addinell 3; Mrs Hiokenbotham and Miss McDougall 6, Miss Burns and Miss ■ Tomlinson 0. Men's Doubles—G. Hirst and Morris 6, Dixon and Petrie 8; A. Hirst and Lilley 6, Smith and Bradley 1; McDougal! and McKay 6, Bennott and Pester 1. Mixed Doubles—Morris and Miss M. Logan 4, Dixon and Miss A. Dixon 6; G. Hirst and Mrs Hickenbotham 6, I'etrie and Miss K. Dixon 3; A. Hirst and Miss Taylor 6, Smith ahd-Miss J. Dixon 3; Lilley and Miss Todd 6, Bradley ,and Miss Addinell 5; McDougall and Miss V. Logan 6, and Miss Burns 4; McKay and Miss McDougall 6, Pester and Miss Tomlinson 'i. INTER-STATE CONTEST. HOPMAN DEFEATS CRAWFORD. (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—BY ELECTED "'ELE GRAPH —COPYRIGHT.) (Received"'December 6th, 7 p.m.) MELBOURNE, December 6. New South Wales beat Victoria in the inter-State tennis competition by 15 rubbers Hopman brilliantly defeated Crawford 6-3, South Australia beat Victoria 1^" 7 - In the women's games Victoria beat New South Wales by seven rubbers to five, they also defeated South Australia 8-4.