LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 75, 21 December 1907, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS.

(By Inter-Club.)

The ; second round of. tho Shield Competition .was completed last Saturday, '.when Wellington met and defeated Victoria College, • on the fornfor Club's courts; Wellington is now; leading, with 6 wins and no losses; • ]3roughani 1 . HilU comes; next .with .4 wins and-2 losses, and Victoria College and Nowtown are equal with; 5 losses and 1 win oaoh.— •. • ■ v ■Wellington,-was not- playing its -two. best' inen-7-Peacock. and Fisher—which is .rather to be regrotted, as it would bo interesting to see what stand Prouso.and Bc'ero would have niiido against theso-"top-notchers".; besides, it;doos:not look well to bring in these champions against some :clubs and leave them .out against - others. J. S. Wilson gave a;.fine display at times in his match -against'-S: .Prouse,' his' drives; being perfect - in both length and pace, whilst • his, opponent, although- putting up a hard figfit, was hot quite 'up to his- usual form. Beero put up amost creditable win against Brown. This was 'a particularly interesting match; both players .drove hard, - and'- occasionally varied their tactics with some very clcvor volley-; ing. Brown's condition seemed to be his greatest fault. Green's characteristic hard driving was responsible for his win against Anderson., Cooke was much too good for Putnam, outclassing him in all departments. Miss Van Staveren did not put up t-lio fight against Miss Travel's that hor supporters expected'. The latter lady soon assumed tho aggressive, and - dealt with her opponent's cut strokes with such pace -anti promptness tbijt the match was soon won, 7—2. Miss Williams was right 011 her -game, and with fine driving and oxcellent placing ran out winner fairly easily from Miss Roberts. Miss Williams must have had an excellent chance of catching t-lie selector's eye for the Sydney; trip had she entered at the New Plymouth meeting. Prouse and Beore again wore at work and showed lino combination by completely outclassing Brown and Cooke. Brown : cut in on' Cooke's court to. .sucli-'a degree that-evoii' the-rankest novice wondered if he

was playing a single t)r_a (louhlc: Brown has yet to learn when._to«poach ;and when not to. Under the cirquflfsfcaiices Cooko played a very good ganio:~ Green and 'Wilson had no.difficulty, in scoring a win. against Putnam and Anderson, but Green sfrould not try.-_ta. make every stroke a winnin? oue—-get position first, and then score w4nsiv your opposi-. out is worked out of. positinu. -flower aqfl Smith put up a far hettcr-iifji.fc against Fraser and Fcrnio than suffering defeat, o—9,_ifr.ani? tUeir-'.nipMi.cJxfi ,'porienced opponents. _,(iaia®ij slifflld, ~with_ gcod practice, a" fiiieT flayer: Hs~hfasa powerful, drivo and lacks •t]>o necessary self-control' bs;. yet, ancV he should remember that winiliig shots 'do'not grow like blackberries. . Misses ■Trh.TOre.-andj Ward do not plAy such ri r gc6a. donate Ilickson and. Miss' Wjirjl.: Missqs voren and Robortsj .although not. at" any time pressing J pair iserkitislyj: put up a. creditable porfonran:». it was the superior pace of the winner's-drives tlinf won ■many of the points; Autcigbt. fjifcl. tlisks'oii and Miss Williams Bad." jan I rats'y "Tviii -from ■Misses Scott and Cox, who ! were unhble'.to cope with the volley- 'of.; diits ; drives hurled at them by their victors. f-Fraser ; and Miss AVard wero'- too "strbhg • ior"ifie College pair, Smith and IMins. Scott'ancl.,woli J J 7—3. flower and Miss Cox gqtr jiw \vi?/h d SpUn-, did lead 6 —l from' Pernio ind llfosi; Hickson, t and it looked dike-a safe wm fori the College, but with wonderful t arid' patience the Wellington :pair'" to o]v i-s,;ga'ntes M'n succession, hut were only . ab.io to claiiii" the match after the sixteenth:'ga> no • \ . ICarori had a hard-cariied :i wirf' against Khandallah in the ,Cut)\contest by" 7'! sets {to fi, 86 games to 8/V t)ic-losing team 'having 1 game to its advantage. •• Smytlid: and Fa-jconer had all'ttioy could dtr>'t£> win their singles, and ; Jones won co?nfortalily from Davies. Miss Thomson' and 'Mks'Cobk hiTd a hard fight;- there", Keir'e r , vci;t- little ito choose between ,'t?icscC "two v " The gamo was anybody's. lintil !thb'W. stroke was won by Miss C(£k.; S-hythoi:was unable t-ff secure more than 3 gaines hgaiiist Miss Bath am, but in the Irifies'. (innble the former lady, partnored.with'. :Hes "Thomson, gave "Misses Cock- arad Baibjtri a very " close run. One combined .doublediwfnt. to-each club by. the' narrow' aairgin of-is in?both cases. .• . -'' i- ■ : '

Wellington had an easy wirt vfroin "Newtown by 11 set-si; to .2. ipnlyi owa. inen'a ahd ono ladies' single goiiig-' : ;to Newtown.; Sheppard had a well doserviod win "against: McNicol, and Misji •..Clark Whcwcd 1 hbrsolf -inuch superior to Mrs Pibrard,, obtaining heg win .. '- ■Li i : Brougham Hill had _an_ easy victory "from Victoria College of 12 sets'; to'T, Smith and" Miss Miller • being /only win the College obt-aanfed. ' -ynv. '.r*'?'--:*" In the Pennant contest -.'fahnsdriv-illc " is" to. he congratulated :on •i'defoitfingV Braigharri Hill A by 4 sets t0•3.,.'-RbfeJttsor" i ..disposed of their opponents!., pasilj;'qfetv " b'btli' singles and men's doubled Miss ; vod too strong former, partnered. wit)i.-;3liss,; Fariiicr,,:.:dd-' feated Miss Wilson arid • 'Jflrs. ; Moibro:'- B&i thuno and Mrs. Moore led '}--o,,bufc'frtr so'iiie' •reason wont off, and Lawrence iner took 7 games in sifbcitEsibif/ ; ''' ;5|, ' ,? : ,;V Brougham Hill 13 defeited'' lege Aby 6 sots.to 1.. Taylor, ; '.byl.j>catirig Northeote o—7, secured."tlio.only''win for theCollego. t ' y.;'' , Racquets.— fi'om. Muritai _ by 5 sots tp I.< •Jtovrdon-nvoff-his' game'with the scorei9—B from : Smit'h; ; pn'd with Wright had a good'win hgaiusC Sriiitli. and Arden. Mrs. Radc.liff e>s ; '-absiilice.. .frojii' tlio team certainly lessoned.'Muritai's cbiinces of recording a wiit. ->'i Kilbirnie is still, to7,th'e.■.front," andiJmd .a., decided, will from- Victoriar.CoJlegeiiV.iOisets - . toil. Oram and Miss Butler won "tho only set for the Collcgei. Broujham Hill, A do- • feated Victoria Collego -B-tff-0. •>• Thb'Brougham Hill team is a : strong one, but somehow Eller, O'Lcary, and Veen <cIo-> not.■•©vb- quite : the necessary' attention, fo..±lie •they should. 1 If they'studied -the-tactics of; the game as nuich practice would soon bo in a much' higher "grade. The, same applies : to' Clark-j.' 1 I Tlio New Zealand'fe^niairi^fit,it' mouth is drawing thd-la'dy- players.'•from-far; ,and near, and it. standard of play .will lie the- highest' (Sver - seen in any. New' Zoalauid contest; yet T held..' Naturally the burning question is' who will: be. the lucky six.' to be clibsaihPto; represent'.' the Dominion against' Now,:'SnuMi.''Walef a| Sydney in-March; The 1 ' Rejectors—Messrs Gore, Young, and Goldie—have a trying task beforo them, as there a doKen ladies •in;tho running. MisseSrjVdllwood arid Hitcliings aro. reported to "be playing a - great game, and Mr.'E. ..Tii R.os's; ; of. Canterbury,'' has a areat opinion'i;of-''the 'fdrlnei- lady's" play.. Mi'. Boss is" a'-'fery' fmb; judge of'a' player's "capabilities;"; wh.birhosays thai' so-and-so promises to W a "coming New Zealand eh.-impion.'one i£ K vdfy apt, : . after~seciug\ the Hastings lady, play, . quite to. •agree "withhim. .