LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20756, 17 January 1933, Page 11

LAWN TENNIS.

7 f^vr ~ WILDING SHIELD. WELLINGTON LEADS \- CANTERBURY. -' TEAMS EQUAL TN NUNNELEY .„■-* CASKET CONTEST. * 3 WELLINGTON, January 16. <!%e Wilding Shiel 1 and Kathleen -'ttßßiitlev Casket competitions for internwrineial tennis were played at Wel- " SMtOH to-day in easily the hottest day .this eeajon, an<} there was a complete »ie«U* ot wind. la the Shield content for men, Weljington »re leading Canterbury by five ;t*M*m* ** onP ' an( * * n tlie Cas^e t comS tttion for women, Canterbury .and eSington are equal with three rubbers '**bb. - , BetttlU:— « WILDING SHIELD. Singles. D, {J. France (Wellington * beat O. Aa*M (Canterbury), 6-3, 6-4. ■' '"-<* J. Malfroy (Wellington; beat H. "- '.j!. Barnett (Canterbury), 6-2, 6 2. 3f. B. C. Wilson (Wellington) beat T. -■ jßfi«d««-Wil]iams (Canterbury), 4-6, 7-5; 4-4. B. MeL. Ferkins (Wellington') beat * - W. B. Robinson (Canterbury), 6 1, 5-7, Doubles. Franc* sr "f Malfroy (Wellington) ?' i "fcat Bhodes-Williams and Robinson - f ? 4 -fCtoterbary), 6-3, 6-3. ':'" *'' Sanwtt and Angas (Canterbury) beat ?it f * I,; Wta» "d Ferkins (Wellington), 6-3. T f * r>* -'< ■ KtraNBLEY CASKET. ' ,-;" Singles. S|is« D. Nicholls (Canterbury) beat jjjk j). Howe (Wellington), 6-4. 6 0. * Mr» H. M. Dykes (Wellington) beat IliM T£. Wake (Canterbury), 6-1, 6-3. . Mrs D- G. France (Wellington) beat ■jim JL Bodkin (Canterbury), 9-7, 6-0. . 50m T.Poole (Canterbury) beat Miss M. Whyte (Wellington), 6-3, 6-2. Doubles. JMStt Skholls and Miss Wake (Canter- i fear?) b*»t Mrs France and Miss Whyte (WdJJington), 5-7, 6-4. 6-4. Mils Howe and Mrs Dykes (Wellingt«a) beat Miss Poole and Miss Rudkin CCfcitMbary), 6-2, 3 6, 6-3. /COMMENT ON THE PLAY. FRANCE'S VICTORY OVER j •; ANGAS. tlp!^' ' (naw isnocuTiox TH-essiM.) gP WELLINGTON, January 16. W i Rtartiag »eratehily against C. Angas **„ i» tke Wilding Shield singles, D. G. jfaaee httt the first three games, when ;'it coeW aot keep the Canterbury man iji' fc» the aet. Thereafter France raised jjj[U hi* game to a brilliant standard, and fe is3o»f the net behind deep drives vol- §*';■ kf*d at »harp angies to . the opposite W. «M»Ua«, and won the next nine games. j|P" U A4f** took -the net, he was passed |» .«cmb eeart with f»§t dipping drives to J*erced on the defensive, fci-.tai..-i«B9rted to lobbing, but always |jj/r.£!i«*e» am&sß«d to where Angas was KC i«t,.,a*<| had little hope of getting. In m-,- *®i*nr«9TOg to pass France at the net, itV 44flm Wis kawyme his forehand drives m? **A mmstasoaily netting. Being footIE &&«$ about 10 times for standing on list did aot help him. Angas was Bpi,,' Malfroy aad Barnett. W§-' Halfroy had to do a great deal of run- |# Sim j to rettfra Barnett's numerous lobs; tftfu Swt with the exception of rare occafl' mas Barnett could not keep Malfroy j!'- from the net, and from the net Malfroy JijJ dtaoiaated the game. His stop volley |w m deadly accurate, and he seldom M" .f*Bed to return the ball deep down the |ll ; -«B« iiaea with his ground strokes. BarM[ wft was compelled to defend almost »r thiwigaont. and was netting his foreW Wad driTw a Jot. 111. lobincoa in the first and third sets SiP *!*>*»* Ferkias could scarcely place the ftfr , *»B'»aeh beyond the service line, and !s*?** •'Wgstewd. Ferkins drove con*|i,*:»d«atlj down the side lines, or swung |b| 5 4*** k*Jl easily acroas the court. In the fp:-** 6 *!** »et, Bobinson played with better 'M' ? n * * a »*er pace, and won rallies Jn' <• 4*t»ive volleying lo take the set M ??* S'wrfcw* defending on the backIt* '*■*• lfc »*» bat a flash in the pan, howW Qwat Chxncc Thrown Away. ! i-Williams threw away a great it heating Wilson in straight 7 brilliant stroking from thu «, he allowed Wilson to make ainiy in the net. When Wilson Wly went to the net, he was iy beautiful drives or was by perfeet lobs. Three times PilHams was within a point of I id in the second set after win-j > first, But caution deserted ■ he came to the service line belt balli, and Wilson had no dift driving to hia feet or past him I* tet. In the third set, Wilson rilliautly as to length and pace eoracy, and Bhodes-Williams t withstand his fast service or' Bh odea-Williams's failing :e was geen in his serving double i Tit*l points. > doubles France and Malfroy ly dominated Bhodes-Williams insoa from the net, the Canterir, especially Rhodes-Williams, too far back and being caught eet. • was not in his best form, and was worse, in their match Barnett and Angas, who were in driving and volleying, and r fewer mistakes. re•ervice was very poor, funneiey Casket Games', t Nunneley Casket (singles Mrs wppletelv outplayed Miss Wake «e-line duel. The Canterbury '»» not over-exerting herself, sying to Miss Nicholas's backus Howe restrained the Canteryer from consistently using her cross-court drive from the foremer. But Miss Howe netted « from attacking positions, and fond set was quite outplayed, cholls forcing her to scratch in »ers, principally forehand, for I drivee. t hard and deep, Miss Poole d Miss Whyte, who was unable * grip on the game, scarcely beyond the service line. nr«nce gained a 4-love lead on tdkin; but the steady play of er. trho played to keep the tliag Mrs France constantly on

the move, and forcing her into errors only surrendered the set at 9 7 Too great a toll had been taken of her £ n k!n\f d thG ««»»d «rtV£ Kudkm was mowed down by a more Kudkin s errors were in the net. ' Women's Double?. Miss Nieholls's drives and chops abhseconded by Miss Wake's net?'play proved just too good for the back line defence of Mrs- France and Miss Whyte. Miss Wake found holes between the Wellington pair when Miss Whyte went to the net. The lobbing of the Wellingon pair was accurate, and gave them the nrgt set. The hard driving of Miss Poole, .backed up by Miss Kudkin, forced the m ve " a Itlle 1 tlle but erratic combination °*M» Dykes and Miss Howe to three sets. Miss Poole threw valuable points away by rashly over-driving in the third set. SPLENDID EXHIBITIONS GIVEN. 'DEFEAT OP ANGAS PROVIDES SURPRISE OP PAY. |THE PRESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON, January 16. At the end of the first day's play in the final round of the Anthony Wilding Memorial Shield competition, held on the Miramar tennis courts today, Wellington led -Canterbury by live matches to one, a lead identical with that held over Auckland 'n the semi-final match played previously, m the Kathleen Nunneley Casket competition, tlie matches were evenly divided. Canterbury and Wellington each winning two singles and one doubles game. A hot sun and a very flight breeze blowing across the courts made for ideal playing conditions. The contests provided some splendid exhibitions of tennis. The result of the match between '>• G. Trance and C. Angas was the b'g. surprise of the day. France began casually, and Angas went to a 3-u lead, but once France really got going there was only one player in it. France took nine games on end, winning uic first set 6-3, and running to 3-0 in the next. Angas was playing very badly. He frequently made openings and then missed the deciding volley. For a while be either netted or put out over the back line, nearly every ball he hit. France, on the other hand, was playing with the utm'ost confidence, and making the minimum of mistakes. Angas. made a stand in the second set. He was coming back on to his game, and passed France several time* with well-placed backhand shots, but France was pressing relentlessly, giving him no real chance to settle down. A feature of the match was the number of footfault decisions against Angas. They were all on his first service, but they were sufficient to disturb further his already unsettled plav. The umpires and linesmen, indeed, were keeping a keen eye open for footfaults all the afternoon, and Ihe Canterbury players suffered in consequence. Miss Eudkin, in her Nunneley Casket matches, was one of the frequent offenders. Malfroy Brilliant. Barnett could do nothing to counter the brilliant display of tennis provided by Malfroy. Malfroy served, volleyed, and drove at his best, and none of Harnett's shots troubled him in the least. The Ferkins-Robinson match went to three sets, but Perkins, who played a fine game, was never in danger of losing. Robinson bothered him with hard, accurate hitting in the second set, but apart from that Perkins was clearly his superior. Rhodes-Williams played a consistently good game against Wilson. He was stroking the- ball beautifully, and placing well. Wilson was erratic and was dowk 0-3 in the second set before he began to get on to his shots. RhodesWilliams had an easy chance of obtaining a commanding lead of 5-2, but, he missed badly on a, shot'which should have won him the game. He kept up his lead on the odd game until 5-5, but- thereafter had little chance of taking the match. Wilson took the last set fairly easily. There were some splendid rallies and exciting volleying duels in both doubles matches. Neither of the winning pairs was very much extended, although Wilson and"Perkins did carry the score to 7-5 in the second set of their, mateh with Angas and Barnett. The winners, however, held the advantage of the odd game throughout. Angas was ing much better form than he had shown in his match. Wilson missed a lot of overhead balls. ', The other doubles match was easy for Malfroy and Prance, who were both playing splendidly. One-sided Matches. Neither of the women's singles between the first two players was very interesting for the onlookers. Both were one-sided matches. Miss Nicholls\s shots were too severe for Miss Howe, who had few chances to make winning shots, although she did at times sustain some good rallies. Miss Wako was using her forehand to good advantage; but it was of little use against the brilliance of her old rival, Mrs Dykes. Miss Rudkin began nervously against Mrs Prance, and was down 0-4 in the first set, mostly on her own mistakes, for Mrs France was not playing very well. Miss Rudkin soon settled down, however, and, stroking well, began to run Mrs France about the court. She was placing hor shots accurately, and sent many winners to the coiners. She pulled up to 5-5. but could do no more. Mrs France, who is one of the hardest players in New Zealand to beat, now began to return the ball consistently, and took, the next two games for the set. Deuce was called sis times before Mrs Fiance could break through Miss Rudkin's service, and take the first game of the next set; but that was Miss Rudkin's last, effort. Although she did bring the score twice to deuce on her next service, she faded badly over the rest of the set, and could get only one point in the last three games. Miss T. Poole's hard hitting proved too much for Miss Whvte, who was getting little length on her shots. Miss Poole thrived on these short balls, and consistently put them away for winners. A Canterbury Win. Mrs France and Miss Whyte put up a stout fight against Miss Nicholls and Miss Wake, and won the first set bv determined plav. Mrs Fiance was consUtencv itself/and -Miss Whyte mnde rnanv winning volleys at the net. The Canterbury pair, however, were stronger shot for shot. Miss Wakes forceful forehand was working well, and Miss NicholLs lost tew chances of ■intercenting at the that they were ao'e to hold a sufficient advantage throughout the last two sets to give them points when they were really wanted. • - ™ i i Mi-<s Rudkm and Miss Poole made the pace all the way in their doubles match with Mrs Dykes and Miss Howe, who countered tho hard luttmg or the \uunzer players bv steadiness, and by their lobbing tactics forced them -to make mistakes. Miss Poole who playi-J a spirited &*™ & throughout the match, made frequent errors in the last set. Miss Rudkin was always effective at the net. - .

WOMEN'S COMPETITION. Tlifl following matches in the women's mid-week inter-dub competition will he played at Wilding Park to-morrow, commencing at 2.15 p.m.:—North Linwood t. Cashmere, South Christchurch v. Kdgeware, Shirley v. Elmivood No. 1, Sumner v. Atod.side. Woolston v. Klmwood No. 2, Opawa v. Addiugton Catholic. THE MANDER BANNER. Playing" in the Minder Banner competition at Hawarden. Waikari defeated Hawarden by eight sets (83 games) to eight sets t6i games). Results (Waikari names first):— Men's Singles— V. Harrington 2, J. 1. Lowe 9; S. Hunter 7, A. Foster 9: D. Mueller 9, J. Williamson 1 ; A. Marsden 9 J I Feek C ' Women's Singles— -Miss Blunden 1. Miss ,1 Fisher 6; Miss Honeybone 6. Mr* P. Scott 5; Miss Brien 5, Mr* A. Pickering 6; Mrs Blunden I. Miss M. Wright 6. Men's Doubles —Harrington and Hunter 1, Lowe and Foster 0: Mueller and Marsden 9, Williamson and Feek S. Women's Doubles—Misses Honeybone and Brien 4, Mrs Scott and Mrs Pickering *>; Mrs Blunden and Miss Blunden 5, Miss Fisher and Miss Wright 6. Mixed Doubles—Harrington, and Miss Honeybone 6, Lowe and Miss Fisher 0; Hunter and Miss BJunden 6, Poster and Sirs Scott 4; Mueller and Miss Brien 6. Williamson and Mrs Pickering 2; Marsden and Mrs Blunden 6, Peek and Miss Wrijht 2.