LAWN TENNIS

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21906, 6 October 1936, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS

THREAT .TO SENIOR COMPETITION i

COMMITTEE CRITICISES

UNITED CLUB

ORGANISATION OP COUNTERATTRACTIONS '

The reported action erf the United Chib in organising competitions for senior players distinct from the competitions of the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association was the subject of strong comment at the meeting of the competitions committee turn last evening. The discussion arose When arrangements were being made for the season’s ' competitions, some members of the committee holding the opinion that the association, because of the action of the club, which has On its membership roll practically all the senior players of the city, need not make provision for a senior event. Mr D. Martin urged that three courts should be allotted to each match in the senior mixed event, instead of two. Whether the senior men's competition lapsed or not, said Mr Martin, it seemed .certain that the entry would be smaller. He said that the United Club committee, in its endeavour to stimulate interest in the club, had decided to organise its own competitions on its own courts. One proposal was that the club championships should be opened on November 1, instead of late in the season. This would mean that senior players who were also members of other clubs would play at United instead of in the association’s competition. "Killing Senior Tennis”

“We should not be ruled by what the United Club does,” declared Mr W. A. Clothier, chairman of the committee. -‘Tennis in Canterbury has sheen controlled by the United Club too long.” Mr W. J. Deans: They want to kill senior tennis in Christchurch.

Mr Martin; They think they can get their senior tennis on the club courts. He added that the Fendalton Club did not propose to enter a senior team this year. Hie players were going to piay at United. Mr Deans; Fendalton has not a senior team left* that is why. Mr Clothier urged that the commit* tee should not cross its bridges before coming to them. The committee should proceed on the assumption that competitions would be held as usual. The committee had no official notification of the club’s intentions and the club, if it had in fact made a decision, might yet reconsider the position. M A "Deplorable State” “If the United Club does not take part It practically means the abandonment of the senior competition,” declared Mr J', Mercer, chairman of the management committee of the association. “That, 1 think, would be a deplorable state of affairs. To my mind, the reported action of the club shows a certain lack of confidence in this - a ..... ‘‘The United Club holds the sehior shield, which ’ j was presented by the president of the association, Mr P. R. Harman, and to say the least it shows a lack of appreciation of what he has done to improve the standard of play among the senior players.” Mr Clothier; ! think so, too. Mr Mercer said that the senior competition should be the life of tennis in the province, and it was the association’s job to stimulate Competition among the senior players. The senior competition provided keen competitive play in the best possible conditions for the senior players, including younger men who needed experience of play in strong company, and was a big factor in keeping up the standard of the game in the province.

Mr Clothier: The players certainly will .hot get such good games. on club courts.

Mr Martin said that Mr B. Browning Und Mr B. A. Barrer had both assured him that United was going to Withdraw. The club was in a position to do a good deal of harm to hardcourt clubs by organising its own competitions on its * own courts. Those players Who played for hard-court clubs in the senior competition would have no incentive to play anywhere but at United.

Mr Clothier was of the opinion that the association should go on with the competition, regardless of the attitude of the United Club. “We may deplore the competition not being so strong, but we should -not allow ourselves to be dominated by the United Club.” he said.

Rians for the season’s competitions were made on the, usual lines, with the exception of an amendment, moved by Mr Martin, that three courts be allotted to each senior mixed match, subject to the courts being available. Entries for the senior mert’s competition are not usually called until some weeks after the other competitions have begun, but in order to clarify the position, it was decided to call entries for this year’s competition Immediately, entries closing on November 2.

COMPETITIONS FOR ' SEASON .

club trams graded by COMMITTEE

An entry of 66 teams, as compared with 80 last year, has been received for the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association's mixed inter-club competitions which will open On October 84. The smaller entry has enabled competition play in the hard' court grades to be held on two Saturdays out of three instead of alternate Saturdays. The competitions committee of the assoelation met last evening' and graded the entries afi follows:

Senior Mixed—Avonside, Elmwood, OpaWa, Fendalton, Sumner, Waimalri, wools ton, and Cathedral, A Grade—Avonside, Barrington, Elmwood. (2), Fendalton, Linwood (2), North BeaCh, Norm Linwood, Opawa, Redciifis, Hiccarton. Domain, St. Albans, St. Mary's, St. James’, Shirley, South Christchurch, Sumner, Te Whaka, WaUnalri. Woolston, Edgewarfe (2), and Cathedral. B tirade—-Avonside, Barrington, Fendaltoh, Linwood, North Linwood (2), St. James. St. Mary's, South Christchurch, V/oolaton, Shirley, Addington Catholic, RiCcartdn Domain, and St. Albans. G Grade—Addington Catholic, Barrington, I’endaiton, Heathcote. Linwood, Mount Pleasant, Opawa (2), Prebbleton, Redcliffs, Rlccarton Domain, Edgeware, Cathedral, and Addington. D Grade—Addington Catholic, , St. Mary’s, Shirley, Woolston, VfaldhUrst, and Nori’ Beach. There were present Messrs W. A. Clothier (in the chair), J. Mercer, W. M. Hawkins, J. L. Squire, P. C. Bumett, C. Franklin, D. Martin, W. J. Deans, and R. S. W. Owen.

Appointments were made as follows: Register keeper: Mr J. L. Squire; emergency committee, Messrs W. Clothier. J. L. Squire, and s. W. Jameson; match oommlttee, Messrs W, Clothier, J. L, Squire, and W. M. Hawkins.

The Committee adopted the Dunlop ball

MALVERN SUB-ASSOCIATION

COMPETITIONS BEGUN

"The first matches In the Malvern Tennis Sub-Association’s competitions were played on Saturday. Sheffield B v. Klrwee B (Sheffield names., first.) Women’s Singles—Miss K, Ltlley 2, Miss J. Bedford 6; Miss M. Vigera 6, Miss M. Selby 5; Miss V. Voice 2, Miss R. Begg 6; Miss M. Humm S, Miss, 3. Smith 6; Miss L. Xnnes 5, Miss 3. McKle 4. . Men’s Singles—H. Alderson 3. N. Wilson 6; E, Rogers 3, A. J. Stewart 6; S’. Austin 2, P. Lavender 6; R. Adams 6, S. Page 4; l\ Bull 0, J. A. Wilson 6; O. Vigera 6, H. Skilling 1. . = • ■ . „ Women’s Doubles—Misses Idlley and Vlgers 3, Misses Bedford and Selby 4; Misses Voice and Humm 3, Misses Begg and Smith 6; Misses Innes and Searle 6. Misses Mcfcle and Penney 1. Men’s Doubles—H. Alderson and E. Rodgers 8* N. Wilson and A. Stewart 6; P. Austin and R. Adams-8, P. Lavender and' S. Page 3! F. Bull and O. Vlgers 2, J. A. Wilson and H. Skilling 8. Mixed Doubles—Miss Ltlley and Alderson 6, Miss Bedford and N.. Wilson 4; Miss Vlgers and Rodgers 3, Miss Selby and Stewart 6; Miss voice and Austin 3, Miss Begg and Lavender 6; Miss Humm and Adams 3, Miss Smith and Page 6; Miss IfiheS and Bull 3, Miss McKle and Wilson 6; Miss Searle and Vigers 6, Miss Penney and Skilling 2, Totals: Klrwee 114 games, Sheffield 89 games.

Hororata B v. Barfield (Hororata names first.) Women’s Doubles—Meadames K. Comley and E. Fleming 2, Misses M. Pole and Clarke 6; Misses E. Chapman and 1. Phillips 1, Misses Sanson and H. Cullen 6; Miss G. Gibson and Mrs F. Wright 6, Misses Painter and Fox 4. . Men’s Doubles—J. Mitchell and P. Derrett 6, A. Hart and R. Williams 5; J. Thorne and R. N. Roberts 6, J. Reid and R. Crldge 0; R. Oliveirand J. Oliver 6, M. Johnston and J. Beatty 3. Women's Singles—Mrs Comley 1, Miss Pole 6; Mrs Fleming I, Miss Sanson 6; Miss Chapman 6, Miss H. Cullen 6; Miss I Phillips 5, Miss Clarke 6: Miss G. Gibson 1, Miss Painter 8; Mrs F. Wright 4, Miss Fox 6.

Men’s Singles—J. Mitchell 6, A. Hart 4; P. Derrett 6, R. Williams 2; J. Thorn 6. J. Reid 0; R. N. Roberts 6, R. Cridge 3; R. Oliver 6, M. Johnston 2; J. Oliver 6, ,J. Beatty 2. Mixed Doubles—Mrs Comley and Mitchell 6, Miss Sanson and A. Hart, 3; Mrs Fleming and P. Derrett 6, Miss Pole and R. Williams 4; Miss Chapman and J. Thorne 6, Miss Cullen and J. Reid 4; Miss Phillips and R. Roberts 6, Miss Clafke and R Cridge 3; Miss G. Gibson and R. Oliver 2, Miss Painter and M. Johnston 6; Mrs Wright and J. Oliver 6, Miss Fox .and J. Beatty 0. Hororata 112; games, Darfield 93 games.

Darfield v. Hororata (Darfield names first.)' , Men’s Singles—R. Edbrooke 4, J. Rich’6; W. Tritt 4, W. Bell 6; P. Barltrop 6, S. Gibson 4; J. Reid 3, .A. D. Oliver 6; B. Register 4, E. D. Dalmer 6; B. Wilson 1, K. Kellaway 6. Women’s Single^—Miss D. Robinson 0, Mrs Dalmer 6; Miss K. Edbrooke 6, Miss D. Oliver 4; Miss M. McKenzie 6. Miss E. Thorne 1; Miss U. Hennessy ~6, Miss H. Phillips 2; Mrs Wilkinson 6, Miss I. Hore 3; Miss R. Hutton 5, Miss Fuller 6. Mixed Doubles—Miss Robinson apd Edbrooke 2, Mrs Dalmer and Rich 6; Miss Edbrooke and Tritt 6, Miss Oliver and Bell 4; Miss Hennessy and Barltrop 6, Miss Phillips and Gibson 4; Mrs Wilkinson arid B. Register 4. Miss Hore and Dalmer 6: Miss Hutton and Wilson 6, Miss Fuller and Kellaway 4. Women's Doubles—Misses Robinson and Edbrooke 1, Mrs Dalmer and Miss Oliver 6; Misses McKenzie and Hennessy 4, Misses Thorne and Phillips 6; Mrs Wilkinson and Miss Hutton 2, Miss Fuller and Kellaway 6. .

Men’s Doubles —Edbrooke and Tritt 3, Rich and Bell 9; Reid and Barltrop 9. Oliver and Gibson 4; Register and Wilson 9, Dalmer and Kellaway 5. Totals—Darfield 109 games, Hororata 120 games.

Klrwee A v. Sheffield A (Kirwee namesfirst.j Mixed Doubles—Miss I. / Irines and L. Melrose 6, Miss Y. Begg and A. Aitken 4; Miss D. Judd and L. Jones 6, Miss G. Dysart and J; Turner 5; Mrs .Q. A, Wright and L. Rbthwell 6, Mrs Wilson. and C. Turner 5; Miss Chamberlain and K. Adams 0, Mrs Eden and S. Hart 6; Miss H. Lllley and A. Adams 1, Miss Bridgewater and R. Bedford 6; Mrs L. T. Wright and R. Atkinson 4, Miss Roper and R.'/Hayes 6. ' Women’s Doubles—Misses I. Innes ;and D Judd 1, Misses Y. Begg and G. DySarl 6; Mrs Q. A. Wright and Miss Chamberlain 5, Mrs Wilson and Miss Bridgewater 6; Miss H.. Lilley and Mrs L. T. Wright 1, Mrs Eden and Miss Roper 6. Men’s Doubles—L. Melrose and L, Jones 6, A. Aitken and J. Turner 9; L. Roth well and K. Adams 1* C. Turner ahd S. Hart 6; A. Adams and R. Atkinson 2, It. Bedford and R. Hayes 6. . Women’s Singles—Miss 1. Innes 4, Miss Y. Begg 6: Miss D. Judd 4, Miss G. Dysart 6; Miss Chamberlain 1, Mrs Eden 0: Miss H Lilley l>, Miss Bridgewater 6; Mrs L. T. Wright 0, Miss Roper 6. Men’s Singles—L. Melrose 1, A. Aitken 6; L. Jones 3. J. Turner 6; L. RothWeU 2, G. Turner 6: K. Adams 4, S. Hart 6; A. Adams 3, R. Bedford 6; R. Atkinson 2, R. Hayes 6.

Glenroy v. Coalgate (Glenroy names first.) Mixed Doubles—Mrs Stone and J. Thwaites 3, Miss G. Charles and C. Stuart 6; Mrs Richards and C. Heddecllff 6, Miss E. Weastel 1 and G.- Murphy 4; Mra Hall and R. Keith 1, Mrs Keilaway and C; Milne 6; Miss Thwaites and P. McHugh 2, Mrs Stuart and J. Stuart 6; Miss F. Thwaites and F. Harris 5, Mrs C. Stuart and W. Hobbs 6; Miss Newell and W. Stone 6, Miss D Charles and C. Green 2. Women's Doubles—Mrs Stone and Mrs Richards 6, Miss Charles and Miss Weastell 5, Mrs Hall and Miss Thwaites 5. Mrs Keilaway and Mrs Stuart 6; Miss F. Thwaites and Miss Newell 2, Mrs C. Stuart and Miss D. Charles 6. Women’s Singles—Mrs Stone ,6, Miss Charles 3; Mrs Richards 5, Miss Weastell 6; Mrs Hall 0, Mrs Keilaway 1; Miss Thwaites 6, • Mrs Stuart 0; Miss F. Thwaites 6, Mrs C. Stuart 15 Miss Newell 5. Miss D. Charles 6. Men’s Singles—J. Thwaites 1, C. StUan 6; C. ReddeclifT 6. G. Murphy 5; H. Keith 2, C. Milne 6; P. McHugh 8, J. Stuart 6: F. Harris 6, N. Hobbs 3: W. Stone 3. C. Green 6. Men’s Doubles—J. Thwaites and C, Reddecllfl 1, C. Stuart and G. Murphy 6{ R. Keith and P. McHugh 0, C. Milne and J. Stuart 6; F. Harris and W. Stone 6, N. Hobbs and G. Green 6. Totals: Glenroy 6? games. Coalgate 114 games. , ,