LAWN TENNIS

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24501, 26 February 1945, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS

JUNIOR S AT TIMARU^SSS RESULTS OF ROUNDS -^=r^“ ■ From Our Own Reporter TIMARU. Feb. .25. I ' - The * South Canterbury Junior tennis-, championships were played at Timaru on Saturday, under the auspices of the South Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association. ■■ Re- , suits:— . Boys, under 18.—Second round: J.- A. Adam beat A. M. Donaldson, 9-1; Green beat W. Leslie. 8-0: M. Cargo beat H. Clark. ,9-1. Third round: Green be»*A?’ E. McCuntu 9-S; Cargo beat R. Morgan. 9-0; R..M. Smith beat L. Morgan. 8-2; B. Tatt beat W. Sugrue. 9-2; D. G. Christie b6at D.’R. Scott, 9-1. Fourth round: Adam - beat A. C. Norton. 9-1: Cargo beat Green. 9-4; Smith beat S. Betty. 9-7; Tait beat Cl Giris?’imder 18.—First round: Z v Bating beat B. Williams, 9-3; P. Sutton beat A. Johnson, 9-5. Second round: R. Oldfleld beat S. Sinclair Thomson, 9-0; D. Ellot beat J. Meikle, 9-2: H. Uneham beat F. Buchanan. 9-5: J. Stewart beat S- Bird-, ling by default; H. Black beat R. Steven. - 9-8: V. Coles beat D. Rutherford,--9-4. B. Evans beat S. Grlgg. J-1: J. Smith, 9-3; G. Ulrich beat C. Hardy. _ 9-4; A. Wright beat Smith, 9-3. P. Young beat E. van Asch, 9-2; R. Wiltianis beat F. Deans, 9-5; Sare beat llgan. 9-3; M. Hyde beat N. Dixon, 9-8, J. Ross beat N. Ashcroft, 9-6; J. Shackleton beat Z; Eating, 9-7. Third round: a» Lineham beat J. Stewart. .9-6: P. beat A. Wright, 9-2; M. Hyde beat JHtefCl 9-5. ■■ - : -'■'--*'-1 rT

THREE TEAMS LEVEL IN SENIOR, GRADE * UNITED BEATS CATHEDRAL. The defeat by United of the previously unbeaten Cathedral team on Saturday leaves three teams level, at the head of . the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association s senior men’s inter-club competitions.; Ottiy one round of the competition remains to. be played, and - unless that round produces , a surprise, a play-off will be necessary ~ among United, Cathedral, and Elmwood.;, A Cathedrai was. unlucky to have. tp_play a key match without H. A. Bamettr who was sufferlng irom .a leg Injury, wplted eventually won by six rubbers to none, but aU were so closely, foughtjm to suggest that Barnett’s presence, which would; have affected the placing of- the whole team, might have resulted in a very even match. AU four, singles went to T three s*rto B. E. Souter. firrf man for, United, had a good, match with G. C. Reid. More forceful, though less polished, Souter was , on; top in the deciding, set. J.:McKeiude (Cathedral) volleyed and smashed, vigorously' to .take the.?first set' from H. By* mond; but once the- latter had weathered the storm his experience and sound'AUcourt play gave, him a decisive advantage.-.. The closest match of.the toywaa.between p.» D. McGregor (United) and D. Martin. .The latter injured an ankle;but;, struggled on gamely, .and actually heldt match point at 5-all In the third set Me- , Gregor took three points /In successtoJL to wln a gotfd match- r The United, Jupior, B. D. White. Clinched toe match -by beat-, ing M. J. O’Malley; whose lack of tiWcV; tlce told,against him. ~ ... Of the remaining matehM on Satufdayb the best were between W. J. Smith (Wig- , ram) and J. B. Bushell lege), and A. M. Johns (Wlgrdm) and F? W. ; Seldon (Canterbury College). • .Haed hitting and well-contested vollles mark--ed both games, but tote Air Force men ‘ won with' a tittle in hand. Wlgtamspored its first success' of the seasgn.-.. - -• Competition points are now as follows: ■ Cathedral/ Elmwood A, and United i. North? Llnwood 3, Canterbury, College and Elmwood B 2. Wigram and Woolston 1/ rJ- • : Results were as follows:—-: ' SENIOR MEN’S • GRADE Ututed-V; Cathedral Singles.—B/ E.i Souter beat G. C. Refd. - 6-3. 4-6, 6-1; H. Dymond beat J; McKenzie. 3-6,' 6-3/ S-3; D. McGregor beat D, Martin, 3-6, 6-0, 6-5; E. D. White beau M; J. O’Malley, 6-3., 6-2. ■ ' Doubles.—Dymondfand Bouter beat Reid ;; and McKenzie, 9-7/ 6-2; ’ and - White beat Martin and O’Malley, 7-5 fretired). " V United won by 6. matches- too. CUnwooik B .v.,Woofcton/ ’s, , Singles.— B'r- Whelan beat-O.'-L-. Jackson, 6-1, 6-4;. T. W..Callender (Elmwcod), W. 0.;.: , F. J. Bennetotost to H. C-SwU^M.JW|.' 4-8; A. T.-iCaSwrlght JOrf to v A.jC^pie, ? Doubies.—Wbelan r to»d Callender Jacksori and fjdjpt, Jfcd, 6-2j.Benpett.|M£> Cariwiight, W-O. . 1 ' « j B,w«m matches .to. % Slr,gU-v^w"j', 2-6; ,P. Dtumng beat Doubles—SirSth- and A. M. Bushell, acd:SeldoD£»e.''B-2. DuratoT and Thomson lost to Naim and johnsi, 6-2, 2-5, 6-8 ' ’ ’ " " “. ' WigoMSf won hy 4 matches to 2/ •« .a. . r.n'r LgHfc Grade. Mixed . -Woolston A beat Cathedral by to 88. ** ' ; sV Shirley beat Opawa.- 9-7. ' v . Edgeware b6at "Barrington by .97 .gajllwf t0.90.' . Sumner- beat- Canterbury College, 9-7. •-* ‘Woolston B begt^ic.Fqrce,CHarewwkh > 11-5.-^,^-,- v 4 , ‘ Grade Mixed" ■ " ;.~ (A Section) - „ Windermere beat , Addlngtop CathoJlc^ 9 "walm&lri beat Opawa' 1244j ; ; >' W^rtoh l Wooistpfir - Cathedral Beat Woolston-A by 96 to 89.Addtngtoji' beat WoolstopjSr* 124 , - 'fix-*'*....,-■: -y-j.:, a• Edgeware beat North Linwbod, Fora Company Can Bus Car,—-The Ford"Motor Company, which basbuiit ■ 30,000,000 cars and, tmeks, has ‘ officially permitted: to a new for the company’s use—if it bamnfio . a dealer willing, to sell at; the retail price. The War Producuoh Board gave permissipn on condition that toe car was purchased retail—Detroit,- Feh;33.