Firms’ Night Matches

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29746, 13 February 1962, Page 6

Firms’ Night Matches

Fourth round matches in the Business firms' night tennis competition for the Slazenger Shield resulted:— Hope Gibbons l td., v. Amalgamated Wireless E Cormack and R. Watson beat R Jeal and A. McMurray. 9-4: B Crawford and E. Cormack beat Mrs D Jeal and A McMurray. 14-2; B. Crawford and R Watson beat R. Jea) and Mrs D Jeal, 10-2. Hope Gibbons. Ltd., won by 3 games to 0 New Zealand Farmers, Ltd., v. New Zealand Motor Bodies, Ltd. .1 Adams and R Sandford beat W George and M Stevens. 12-2; J. Adams and D. Wad-J man beat W George and D.l Martin. 13-3: R. Sandford and D Wadman beat D Martin and M Stevens. 9-3. New Zealand Farmers. Ltd won by 3 sets to 0. Canterbury Frozen Meat v. A. R. Guthrey. Ltd. W Dickson and M Seplc lost to P Bowen and G Ford. 6-8: M Sepic and K Leitch lost to P Bowen and T. Walsh. 4-9: W Dickson and R. Leitch lost to G. Ford and T. Walsh. 6-9 A. R. Guthrey. Ltd., won by 3 sets to 0 R G. Robinson. Ltd., v. Dunlop, Ltd. D D Brading and E. L. Little lost to J Palethorpe and L Martin. 13-1: E. Little and I Tweedy lost to L Martin and K Kinzett. 14-0: D Brading and G. Tweedy lost to K. Kinzett and J Palethorpe. 7-4. Dunlop won by 3 sets to 0. National Airways Corporation v. S. Mercer and Sons. Ltd.. I P Clayton and E Woods lost to J. J Mercer and W Logan. 6-9: E Woods and D Fisher

drew with D R McCormick and W Logan. 6-6: D Fisher and P Clayton beat D. R. McCormick and J J Mercer, 7-4.

National Airways Corporation drew with J Mercer and Sons. Ltd., I, 19 games each. Bank N.S.W. v. St. G. Atkinson,

D. Francis and D. McCormack lost to A Atkinson and R Bell. 1-12; D Francis and P Scott drew with R. Bell and Mrs G Atkinson. 7-7: D McCormack and P Scott lost to A Atkinson and Mrs G Atkinson. 4-9 St G Atkinson won by 2 sets to 0 1 set drawn

E. O Sinclair v. Christchurch

•Star” T. Le Compte and R. Brittan lost to S Clarke and T Cullfngton. 4-8: A Knight and R Brittan drew with S Clarke and D Huston 7-7: A Knight and T Le Compte lost to D Huston and T Cullington. 5-6.

Christchurch "Star" won by 2 sets to 0. 1 set drawn J. Mercer and Sons. Ltd.. II beat Ministry of Works, by default.