TENNIS NOTES.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20729, 14 December 1932, Page 19

TENNIS NOTES.

WALKOVERS IN SENIOR COMPETITION. HATCHES LACK INTEREST. [By Cboss-Coukt.J "he ft l " 6 * ToUn( * ot * nsa * cue s in the rtaterbury Lawn Tenuis Association's .Mior inter-club competition on Satur*,r afternoon, served to confirm the jasptession gained from the entries that jjsoompetition would be far below the Kst standard'' prescribed for U 8 contests for tho Harman Shield, jiaritteu'ly the stronger teams were town against the -weaker ones for Sat--plav's games, and tbere will be some jjOier struggles in later rounds. That, janrever, docs not alter the fact that Ctnterburv's leading players on Saturj»T were playing matches that were of jagg ose to them from a practice point 9 t Tiew than a "friendly" game amongst themselvcs._ Toe powerful United tt-am, comprisi]je I. A. Beay, W. K. Robinson, T. W, Patterson, and T. Khodes-Williams, Biet Cathedral, newcomers to the competition, and probably the weakest four £tiis event. F. U. Schmidt took Robaion to S-6 in the second get of their single, bat that was the only set of tie match in which the United men tot more than two games. Canterbury Oollege I, winners of the competition ja 1931-3-', also met a weak side in tlieir own second team, and although gome of the matches were quite wcllooatested, the shield holders lost only one net of a match that was played in I acre or less happy-go-lucky manner. Hollow Victories. Avonside gaining a six-love victory e ~ei Linwood, three out of the five winning teams on Saturday came tlrough their initial games without the ioas of a set. Fenualton I. would probably have had a similarly easy win igBXBBt Cashmere, but for the fact that i» replace their club champion, J. 11. Cowshaw, who was absent, they called IMB a promising, but inexperienced jnaior in 0. P. Jones. Cashmere have a reasonably strong pair in D. F. Glanvjlle and E. Browning, but their third mi fourth players. W. J. Deans and W. 8. Angas, are not up to ranking list itaidwd. ~ ' . , The only reasonably well-rought game of today was between United 11. ant! ItoMton ll.,but the former was clearly the batter side, and won three of the ftrar singles and one of the two doubles. Two of the singles,' those in which 1 B.*Louglman (Fendalton - ) beat J. E. W. Shepnard and E. L. Prebblc (United) beat S. H. Orbell, went the full &famee of three advantage sets. Not one match on Saturday produced tenaio of first-class standard, and the few spectators had to be content to watch the one-sided stroke displays of the leading provincial players. C. Angas, the New Zealand champion, played some pretty Ehots against C. 0. Treeby, the vounz Linwood player, who gave a good account of himself, and H. A. Barnett required all his defensive ability to deal with the fast serves and drives on backhand and forehand that G. X. L. Knight sent across. The Banking Lists. It has been a quiet week as far as the ranking lis& are concerned, only one result having- hsen ; notiiied to the secretory, la tliiff i'saie K. G. Munns staved eff'a challenge for ninth place from A. E. (Stat, &D, 8-6. It was a poor game, with Cant making innumerable mistakes in the first set and throwing away op- ! pcrtnidiies-riiieluding two set points—- ;• is the second. J. G. A'Court (sixth) and J. K. Johnston (eleventh) have withdrawn their names temporarily from the lis*, tha former having strained the BKSeles oi a leg and the latter being iissy on holiday. 'fhe placings on the lists at present, with the rankings at the beginning of the season given in parentheses, arc as Mows:— Men's List. L C. ADgas (1). 2. H. A. Barnett (2,). 3. W. B. Kobinson (C:. 4. P. F. Glanville (3). 5. T. W. Patterson (4). «. J. G. A'Court (7). 7. T. Bhodes-Williams (B,i. f. H. Dyniond (5). S. H. Q. Muniiß (9). 3JS, A. B. Cant (11). ML J. R. Johnston (10). «. B. A. Barrer (12). VLH.G. Searie (13). 11. B. B. Loughnan (15). flf. B. E. England (14). •ffIML S. P. Andrews (17). Vf t J. W. D. Fisher (16). «. J. W. Arnold (19). »;B. W. J. Gould (new). 3ft B. H. Orbell (IS). (Withdrawal from No. 20.) "Women's List. I. Miw D. Nicholla (2). 5. Mia M. Wake (1). 3. Miae T. Poole (4). 4»MUb E. Bndkin (3). & Mils >T. Bishop (6). fcMisH I. Poole (5). i". Miss I, Morrison (11). •Withdrawals from No.'s 7, S, !•>, and 39.) * Gaßengcs have been received as folH*r's list—Barrer v. Oant, Searie v. Hhm, Arnold v. Fisher, Andrews v. ggfcaj!, Patterson v. Glanville, Bhodest. the loser, Munns v. Dymond. Jfcanen'B list—Miss T. Poole v. Miss Crawford Asserted Himself? ! , *• Australian champion, J. B. Crawjustified the many complimentary that have been said concerning "M'fcpas, -ind must, incidentaUy, have I I?!? 1 * ' on g way toward vindicating Jgdf as a match player, when lie S» Stt first check to H. Ellsworth .S&'y triumphant Australian tour in championship final on gSNjsj-. Crawford has been reeogin. all the great tennis-playing S!*»Ws as a master of stroke producMsLS*' tllero as I:>een g00(3 reasou *grot hJa ability to play his best in Kff Wapany or "under the strain of Jjgfflwonal competition. •JBj.OTmerous matches against the Sffl? team in which Crawford has 58£iWrt may have helped to remove * SP*Peramental disability. If such > is t l S?* e ifc mark the commenceW a new stage in Crawford's i Standing head and Bhoul- [ S|*y< bis contemporaries in Aus'SSS'Vra'arford has had neither the improve nor the good pracjgUgSMry for the full maturing of jjjPT 8 ' The visit of the American wfll* Provided both, and -ven if 'fijfjf** mot quite at his best in 'JEST*' 8 , match it should have the JE}W 'Creasing Crawford's confi- - imml k e *P' n i? him to overcome the ■ sllgjPv complex that appears to ■ iffl/^** 81 * n l»ig matches. ' Wn|,etltion Naders. rTMaoT have generally in their duty of sup'»i Jesuits to the secretary of "\jj|ffiSffi'''fon* As far as can be ascer--1 tltß f° Uowin e are *^ e ''ira* 1 * iat ,0 far havß not mi "

fered a loss in their respective sections Of the competitions:— A Grade—Section I.: Cathedral I. and lanwood. Section II.: Waimairi, Belfast, and Edgeware. B Grade—Section I.: Linwood. Section II.: St. Mary's, [North Linwood, and Addington. . C Grade—Section I".: Elmwood-. Section II.: Waimairi and Aulsebrook's. D Grades—Waimairi, St. John's, Avonside Church, and Templeton. Now that Cathedral have entered a team in the senior competition, the res suit of the A grade, -which they have , won for the last three years, is very open. The men's side of the team will be weakened considerably, but Cathe- ' dral -vs-ill still have much" the strongest ; women's four in the grade. i _ The Waimairi Club has a great record . in this year's competitions. Xone of its three teams has yet suffered a loss. Notes. -Entries for the Canterbury championship and handicap tournament to be , held at Wilding Park on December 24th. ; 26th, 27th, and 28th, closed on Monday last, but details of the numbers com- . peting are not yet available. It appears, however, that the entries will ■ be much the same as in previous years, ; with no visiting players of note talcing part. In spite of the notices at the nark and the numerous circulars that have 1 been sent to elubs on the question, players are still wearing shoes with heels on the grass courts at Wilding Park. The turf was soft after the night's rain last Saturday, and the ■ groundsman was concerned to find a woman player wearing shoes with inchhigh heels on oue of the courts. He told her that she would have to take the shoes off or leave the court, and after indignant protests she removed the offending footwear. BRITISH ASSOCIATION. ; THE SUBSIDISED PLAYER J QUESTION. j ('Received December 'J.Scii. o.b "p.hi.) LOr-TDONT. Deem ber !):?. At the annual meeting of the Lawn Tennis Association of Great Britain Samuel Hoare was elected president. Mr H. H. Honckton moved that the rules be amended in order to make a "subsidised player" ineligible for the committee and ineligible to compete in any tournament except for the national championship. He said that there was no use in burking the fact that there was much insidous subsidising. "We want it brought into the open,'' lie said. The meeting accepted the proposal. Mr Monekton then proposed that competitors in tournaments except the national championships should make a declaration that they were not directly or indirectly under an obligation to further the business of any firm or that they were not receiving financial assistance, rebate or hospitality. The meeting agreed to an alternative proposal that notice to the same effect as the declaration should be inserted in the entry forms, except those for the national championships. j MALVERN ASSOCIATION. f ; HOROKATA B T. GfiEEXDALL\ ; (Hororata names first.) Mixed Doubles* —Miss T. Horo and G. 3. Cartwrigbt 5. Miss 8. Gillanders and L. F. Gough 6; Miss Quarterniain and J. Mitchell 3, Miss H. Rudd and T. C. Gough 6; Mi.sg Puller and K. Brown 1, Miss If. Adams and C. E. Ridgen 6; Misa I. Phillips end T. P. Right 0, Miss T. Frew and I. Gillanders 6; Miss H. Phillips and AY. Butt 0. Miss V. Frew end E. E. Needham 4- Mrs K. O. Gray and B. G. Gray 6, Mrs J. Gillanders and 3. Gillanders S. Women's Singles—Miss I. Hore 0, Miss S. Gillanders 6; Miss Quartarmain 1, Miss H. Rudd 6; Miss I. Phillips 1, Miss M. Adams 6; Miss M. Fuller 2. Miss T. Frew 0; Miss 11. Phillips 6. Miss V. Frew 3; Mrs R. G. Gray 0, Mrs J. Gillander 6. Men's Singles—U. iO. Cartwright 3, L. F. Gough 6; J. Mitchell 5, T. C. Gough G; X. Brown 2, C. E. 'Ridgen 6; T. P. Hight 8, I. Gillanders 6; AV. Butt 6, R. E. Needham 4; R. G. Gray 5, J. Gillanders 6. Women's Doubles—Misses I. Hore and Quartermain 1, Misses 6. Gillanders and H. Rudd 6; Misses I. Phillips and M. Fuller 0, Misses M. Adams and T. Frew 6; Miss IT. Phillips and Mrs R. G. Gray 6, Miss V. i Frew and Mrs J. Gillanders 2. ■ Men's Doubles —G. E. Oartwright and J. i Mitchell 3, L. F. Gough and T. C. Gough 9; ! X Brown and AV. Butt 4, C. E. Ridgen and i I. Gillanders 9; T. Fl Hight and R. G. Gray ' 6, R. E. Needham and J. Gillanders 0. , ' Greendale won by 139 games to 75. | NORTH CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION. SOUTHBROOK v. SAVANNANOA. (Southbrook names first.) Women's Singles—Miss M. Watkins 6, Miss • A Winter 5; Miss I. Benjes 6, Miss M. i Evans 4; Miss M. Kennedy 6. Mrs Kelly 0; Mrs It. Schluter 5, Miss Hunt 6; Miss J. f Newton 6, Miss Verrall 4 ! Men's Singles—A Mardon 6, W. Frisian i 5; L. Schluter 6, C. Evans 0; H. Benjes 3, i R Frizzell 6; C. Tulley 4, P. Ml 6; AV. | Shepherd 6, A. Yerrall 2; A. Brown 0, J. ■■ Mixed Doubles —Miss M. Watkins and Mar- : don 6 Miss A. Winter and W. Frizzell 5; j Miss Benjes and Schluter 6, Mrs Kelly and Evans 2: Miss Kennedy and Benjes 6, Miss ' Evans and R. Frizzell 1; Mrs Schluter and i Tulley 4, Miss Hunt and Lill 6; Miss New j ton and Shepherd 6, Miss Verrall and Verj rail 4; Miss L. Shepherd and Brown C, Miss I Verrall and J. Winter 3. ; Women's Doubles—Misses Watkins and , Benjes 6, Misses Winter and Evans 4; Miss Kennedy and Mrs Schluter 4, Mrs Kelly and Miss Hunt li; Misses Newton and Shepherd 3, Miss Winter and Miss Verrall 6. Men's Doubles —Mnrdon and Schluter 6. Frizzell and Evans 1; Benjes and Tulley C, R. Frizzell and Lill 2; Shepherd and Brown 6, Verrall and Winter 0. Southbrook won by 119 game 3 to 81 games, j