TENNIS WILDING SHIELD
Teams Drawing 3-3 (N.Z. Pres* Association) AUCKLAND, February 9. Auckland and Wellington were level at three matches each after the first day's play in the Wilding Shield lawn tennis match at the Stanley street courts today. In a series of hit-and-miss affairs, troubled by a strong, gusty cross-court wind, each won two doubles and a singles.
A surprise was the defeat of Auckland's J. E Robson, the South Island champion, who lost a dreary match to 19-year-old J. B. Souter, by 6-4, 6-4.
R. N. Hawkes (Wellington) suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of A. S. Burns, who avenged his loss in the recent invitation tournament, winning in two sets. 6-3, 6-1. Results (Auckland names first):—
Singles.—J. E. Robson lost to J. B Souter, 4-8. 4-6; A. S. Burns beat R. N. Hawkes, 6-3, 6-1; J. H. Lockington lost to F. Scarlett. 4-6, 6-8; K. H. Long beat R. G. Clarke, 6-4, 6-2.
Doubles. Robson and Burns beat Clarke and Scarlett. 6-4, 6-0; Long and Lockington lost to Hawkes and Clarke. 3-6, 1-6.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29744, 10 February 1962, Page 13
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