LAWN TENNIS

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21377, 21 January 1935, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS

MATCHES AT WILDING PARK PLAY IN LOWER GRADES ONLY A further round in the lower grades of the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association's competition was played at Wilding Park on Saturday, conditions on the grass courts being very good. In the senior grade, in which one round only remains to be played, there were no matches, owing to the absence in Wellington .of several players accompanying or forming the Wilding Shield team. Matches on Saturday were played in-sec-tions 1. and 11. of the A grade, and in Bection 1. of the B, C, and D grades. The results were as follows, the names of players belonging to the first team mentioned appearing first: GKADE A SECTION I. CATHEDRAL I. v. CASHMERE Men's Singles D. Martin lost to A. Austin 6-9; M. J. O'Malley lost, to J. W. Mosley, 5-9; J. Comerford beat T. Young, 9-5; J. H. O'Malley lost to J. Myers, 6-9. Men's Doubles—Martin and M. J. O'Malley beat Austin and Mosle'y, 9-4; Comertord and J. 11. O'Malley beat Young and Myerß, 9-5. . Women's Singles—Miss I. Toole beat Miss A. Keighley, 6-2; Miss V.'l Flood beat Miss G. Mortimer, 6r4; Miss S-. Anderson beat Miss E. Inwood, 6-3; Miss A. Fox lost to Miss Simoa. 3-6. Women's Doubles—Miss Poole and Miss Anderson beat Miss Keighley and Miss Mortimer, 6-S; Miss Flood and Miss Fox beat Miss Inwood and Miss Simes, 6-4. Combined Doubles—Mies Poole and Martin beat Miss Keighley and Austin, 6-1; Miss Flood and M. J. O'Malley beat Miss Mortimer and Young, 6-5; Miss Anderson and Comerford beat Miss Simes and MosUy, 6-5; Miss Fox and .T. H. O'Malley beat Miss Inwood and Myers, 6-4. Cathedral won by 12 sets to 4. * AVONSIDE v. ELMWOOD I. Men's Singles—P. Burnet lost to F. Jull, 8-9; C. M. Franklin lost to E. D. Broughton, 7-9; O. Pierce lost to A. L. Kay, 2-9; T. Hood lost to L. J. Broughton,. 6-9. Men's Doubles—Burnet and Franklin lost to Jull and Kay, 6-9; Pierce and Hood lost to Broughton and Broughton, 7-9. Women's Singles—Miss E. Thomas lost to Miss R. BftTry, 5-6; Miss B. McNae beat Miss B. Nicholls, 6-5; Mrs F. Hodgkinson lost to Miss J. Burt, 3-6; Miss Hannibal lost to Miss P. Wauchop, 2-fi. Women's Doubles —Misses Thomas and McNae lost to Misses Barry and Nicholls, 1-6; Mrs Hodgkinson and Miss Hannibal lost to Misses Burt and Wauchop, 8-«. Combined Doubles—Miss McTUe and Burnet beat Miss Nicholls and Jull, "-0; Miss McNae and Franklin lost to Miss Carry and E. D. Broughton, 4-6: Mrs Hodgkinson and Pierce lost to Miss Wauchop and Kay, 3-6; Miss Hannibal and Hood beat Miss Burt and L. J. Broughton, 6-4. Elmwbod won by 13 sets to S. SUMNER v. OPAWA Men's Singles—G. A. Webb beat R. R. Roberts, 9-4; H. Bishop lost to N. 'C. Franklin, 5-9; R. J. Wilson lost to N. Brydges-Jones, 4-9; R. Lalley lost to R. Bullard, 2-9. Men's Doubles—Webb and Wilson beat Roberts and Franklin, 9-4; Bishop *rd Lalley lost to Brydges-Jones and Bullard, 3-9. Women's Singles—Mrs Bell-Syer lost to Mr* Beale, 2-6; Mrs Brooke lost to Mrs Iggo, 2-6; Miss E. Turnbull lost to Mrs 6iuson, 3-6; Miss Thomas lost to Mrs Thompson, 2-6. Women's Doubles—Mrs Bell-Syer and Miss Turnbull lost to Mesdames Beale and Iggo, 3-6: Mrs Brooke and Miss Thomas lout to Mesdames Gibson and Thompson, 3-6 Combined Doubles—Mrs Bell-Syer and Webb beat Mrs Beale and Roberts, 6-4; Miss Turnbull and Bishop lost to Mrs Iggo and Franklin, 1-6; Mrs Brooke *nd Wilson lost to Miss Thompson and BrydgesJones, 4-6; Mibb Thomas and Lalley lost to Mrs Gibson and Lalley, 1-6. Opawa won by 13 sets to 3. WOOLSTON I. v. LINWOOD I. Men's Singles—H. Hill beat P. Bell, 9-1; W. Hawkins lost t» B. Gant, 7-9; R. Austin beat C. Glanville, 9-7; W. Woodward lost to H. Barron by default. Men's Doubles—Hawkins and Hill beat Bell and Gant, 9-4; Austin and Hill lost to Glanville and Barron, 8-9. Women's Singles—Mlbs 8. Boyd beat Miss C. Dickson by default; Mrs A. B. h. Smith beat Miss W. Anderson, 8-1; Mrs W. Douglas beat Miss M. Crosbie by default; Miis J. Fletcher lost to Miss B. Gluestein, 5-6. Womon's Doubles—-Mrs Smith and Miss Fletcher beat Misses Dickson and Anderson by default; Mrs Douglas and Miss Boyd beat Misses Crosbio and Gluestein, 6-2. Combined Doubles— Miss Boyd and Hawkins beat Miss Dickson and Bell by default; Miss Fletcher and Austin lost to Miss Anderson and Gant, 3-6; Mrs Douglas and Austin beat Miss Anderson and Barron, 0-4; Miss Fletcher and Hill beat Miss Gluestein and Glanville, 6-5. Woolston I. won by 10 sets to 6. SECTION 11, FENDALTON v. R.EDOLIFFS Mon's Singles—E. A. Lee lost to G. Duncan, 7-0; O. P. Jones best F. Harper, 9-7; D. M. Lusk beat J. Stevens, 9-2; G. Carter beat S. Hodge, 9-5. Men's Doubles—Lee and Lusk beat Duncan and Harper, 9-3; Jones and Carter lost to Stevens and Hodge, 7-9. Women's Singles—Miss C. Wood lost to Miss Barr; Mrs A. Cooper lost to MiSB Gibbs, 4-6; Miss D. Kernahan beat Mrs Gant, 6-2; Miss M. E. Jones lost to Miss Stovens, 4-6. Womon's Doubles—Mrs Cooper and Miss Kernahan lost to Miss Barr and Mrs Gant. 0-6; Miss Wood and Miss Jones lost to Miss Glbbs'and Miss Stevens, 6-6. Combined Double—Miss Kernahan and Lee beat Miss Barr and Duncan, 6-1; Miss Wood and Jones lost to Mrs Gant and Harper, 1-6; Lusk and Mrs Cooper beat Miss Gibbs and Stevens, 6-3; Miss Jones and Carter lost to Miss Stevens and Hodge, 5-6. Redcliffs won by 9 sets to 7. BECKENHAM I. v. LEESTON Men's Singles—T. Macfarlane beat T. Free, 9-6; F. Smith lost to G. Leahy, 7-9; J. Langridge beat A. Scott, 0-5; F. Burgoyne beat R. H. Ford, 9-3. Men's Doubles—Smith and Burgoyne lost to Free and Leahy, 5-9; Macfarlane and Langridge beat Scott and Ford,' 9-3. Women'b Singles—Miss J. Harding lost to Mrs Vaughan, 5-6; Mlbs W. Bain lost to Mrs Ford, 3-6; Miss A. Drury lost to Miss Eggleton, 3-6; Mrs Mcllroy beat Miss Mcpherson, 6-5. Women's Doubles—Misses Harding and Bain lost to Mesdames Vaughan and Ford, 0-6; Miss Drury and Mrs Mcllroy lost to Misses Eggleton and Macpherson, 2-6. Combined Doubles—Miss Harding and Smith lost to Mrs Vaughan and Leahy, 4-6; Miss Bain and Macfarlane lost to Mrs Ford and Free, 4-6; Miss Drury and Langridge beat Mrs McPherson and Ford, 6 ; 3; Mrs Mcllroy and Burgoyne beat Miss Eggleton and Scott by default. Leeston won by 9 sets to 7. WAIMAIRI v. ST. MARY'S Mon's Singles—F. Smith beat P. D. McGregor, 9-4; H. Tillman beat G.' J. W. Sloane, 9-6; K. Andrews beat W. Thorn, 9-8; J. Squire beat L. Gasson, 9-6. Men's Doubles—Smith and Andrews beat McGregor and Sloane, 9-4: Tillman and Squire beat Gasson and Thorn, 9-7. Women's Singles—Mrs Chetwin beat Miss L. Haughey, 6-3; Mrs Andrews lost, to Mrs R. S. Freeman, 5-6; Miss Spooner b#at Miss E. M. Heaphy, 6-C; Mrs Thomson beat Miss P. M. Lynskey, 6-1. Women's Doubles—Mrs Chetwin and Miss Spooner beat Miss Heaphy and Mrs Freeman, 6-2; Mesdames Thomson and Andrews beat Misses Heaphy and Lynskey, 6-2. Combined Doubles—Mrs Chetwin and Smith' beat Miss Haughey and McGregor, 6-3; Miss Spooner and Tillman lost to Miss Heaphy and .Sloane, 4-6; Mrs Andrews and Squire beat Miss Lynskey and Gasson, 6-1; Mrs Thompson and Andrews lost to Mrs Freeman and Thorn, 1-6. Waimairi won by 13 sets to 3. BELFAST v. EDGEWARE Men's Singles—L. Morris beat J. H. Griffiths, 9-8; L. Watson lost to E. MeKeague, 3-9; L. Neale beat A. Bennetts, 9-6; M. Lilley' lost to R. Joyce, 4-9. Men's Doubles—Morris and Neale lost to Griffiths and McKeague, 4-9; Watson and Lilley lost to Bennetts and Joyce, 8-9. Women's Singles—Mrs Blank beat Miss M. Armstrong. 6-3; Miss Dash lost to Miss M. Legg by default; Mrs Booker beat Miss Douglas, 6-4; Miss Ashley lost to Miss M. Richardson, 5-6. Women's Doubles—Mesdames BJank and Booker beat Misses Armstrong and Legg, 6-5; Mrs Booker and Miss Ashley lost to Misses Douglas and Richardson. 1-6. Combined Doubles—Mrs Blank and Morris beat Miss Armstrong and Griffiths, 6-3; Mrs Blank and Watson beat Miss Douglas and McKeague, 6-8; Mrs Booker and Neale lost to Miss Legg and Bennetts. 2-6; Miss Ashley and Lilley lost to Miss Richardson and Joyce, 4-6. Edgeware won by 9 sets to 7. B GRADE Cathedral beat Addington by 9 sets to 7. St. Mary's beat Avonside by default. Linwood boat St. Albans by 13 sets to 3. Shirley beat North Linwood I. by 14 sots to 2. , i , ; .. . ~- . ...;.; ■■■

O GBADB Riccarton Domain beat Oxford Terrace Baptist byll sets to 5. St. Mary's I. beat Barrington by 15 sets to 1. D GR.'">B Barrington beat St. Phillip's by 9 sets Avonside Church beat Heathcotft by 15 gets to 1. NORTH ISLAND TOURNEY TITLES DECIDED (tBSSS 4BSOCXATIOK TELSOJUM.) HASTINGS, January 20. The weather was ideal at Waipawa when the championship events in the North Island tennis tournament concluded. The courts were crowded with spectators for the finals, in which a high standard of play was seen. sults:Men's Singles Semi-final Coombe beat Dyer, 6-2, 6-0, 7-5. Final Coombe beat Russell in four sets. Men's Doubles Semi-final Charters and Rousell beat Robinson and Lamb, 1-6, 6-4, 6-2. Final Charters and Roussell beat Coombe: and Pearce in a strenuous match.

Women's Singles Semi-final Miss Nicholls beat Mrs Adams, 6-0, 6-0. ' Final Miss Nicholls beat Miss HOwe. Women's Doubles Semi-final Mrs Adams and Miss Gould beat Mrs Cotterill and Miss Glenny, 6-1, 6-4. Final Misses Nicholls and Howe beat Miss Gould and Mrs Adams. Mixed Doubles Charters and Miss Nicholls beat Dyer and Miss Macassey in the final. W. Hooper took the schoolboys' singles from his brother, S. Hooper, after a strenuous and closely contested fight. The handicap events' will finish tomorrow.

MENZEL BEATS CRAWFORD TRIANGULAR TOURNAMENT IN SYDNEY (dfTTBD PRBBS 4SBOCTATTOK—-BT EtXCTMO TBIAOBAPH—COTTBIGST.) (Received January 20, 7.5 p.nv) SYDNEY,'January 19. The international triangular tennis tournament, among South Africa, Australia, and Europe, was continued in perfect weather. Surprise features were:—J. H. Crawford's defeat by R. Menzel (Czechoslovakia), and the convincing victories of the youthful Bromwich over Maier (Spain) and Kirby (South Africa). The latter, however, was handicapped by an injured finger. Results:—

Singles Bromwich beat Maier. 6-2, 7-5. Bromwich beat Kirby, 6-0, 6-2. McGrath beat G. de Stefani (Italy), 4-6, 6-3, 7-5. Menzel beat Crawford, 8-6, 0-6, 8-6. Doubles Crawford and McGrath beat Maier arid Menzel, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 8-6. DAVIS GUP ENTRIES LONDON, January 18. Davis Cup entries are as follows: European Zone—Australia, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa. North American Zone—China, Mexico, United States.

South American Zone—Brazil, Uruguay.

Entries close on January 31, and the draw will be made in London on Feb'ruary'l. '■ .-•■-■• ...;,'.■.; ,■-