LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 146, 14 March 1908, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS.

'. « • * (Br Inter-Club.) " • 0 Last Saturday saw the Cup competition u brought to a close. This has been a most - interesting event, and tho filial result was in 7 doubt until almost the last. Brougham Hill, s tho winners, head the list with 11 wins and t 1 loss, Wellington come second with 10 wins 1 and . 2 losses, and Khandallah third with 8 • wins and 4 losses. Petone, Ear'ori, and Y Newtown also competed in this, event, and 1 show that thoy have sterling material ini thoir teams with which they can expect to 0 do better against tho three first-mentioned teams in future competitions. ? Brougham Hill defeated Victoria College - by 12 sets to 1. Miss JiacKellar, taking first 8 single, played a remarkably good game 0 against Mrs. Howe. Tho Brougham Hill D player had tho lead at 4 —3; only to see her " opponent even and take tho next three games 5 and set,' 7—4. This was the only win scored 1 by tho College. Howe soon rail up 6 games » to love against Mansfield, who then settled 1 down and .took, two .vantage, games. After s . Brougham Hill lead 7—2, tho Victoria Coir 5 lege man, 'by sheer hard work, added two 1 more games to his credit, Howe_. winning, 1 9—4. Watkins quite outclassed Eichelbaum in both pace and plalcin'gj and took the' set, J 9 —l. Clarke and Lawrence, both. promoted ' from lower ranks, won their singles com- " fortably. The three men's • doubles , fell to 1 Hill somewhat easily. Miss Archer > 'and Mrs. Burton made a good double, and f wore willingly responded to by. Misses Mac--5 Kellar and -Atkinson, ■ the latter pair, workling well for the 3 games they won; Al-, ' 'though Mrs. Howe Slid Miss .Arthur led ' 6—2, Misses Cox and Barkis played up | pluckily, aiid, after taking the next two | igamos madfcgH. good struggle for the last, and only loKjl after a-Vantage game., Herd ' land Mrs. both playing at-the net; ;made' a most :• aggressive, double, and-simply " did not'give their opponents-a'chance.. .The : ! throe vantage-' games played wore • pulled 1 off by Brougham' Hill; "who"took the set, 1 '7-0. ■' ... ■;. ; Wellington defeated Newtown by • 10 ! sets > to 3. An even • and ..interesting game was s fought between Cooke and Low, who won 1 gam 6 and., game until the.fbrmer,- 'by Well ' ..placed-drives and occasional net play, took the lead, 7—5. Low then camo at : his op- - ponent with renewed vigour, ..taking'the next .3 -games,' and . finally :the .set at 9—B. Ward' ' and Sheppard had a.closo game. Therlatter I player is 'still improving his game. ' Ward's 1 freo style and fine length helped, materially towards .his win., Mrs. Low's steady game I; and her. good placing, earned heu ! a .win from Mrs. Pierard, and', although the latter strovo 1 hard, 4. games wero all she: conic l , win from 1 .the-Nowtowh lady. Miss Howard, a young 1 player who gets over tho courts quickly, and. gives promise of, making a good player, de 7 . feated Miss Redward, 7—2, ans. with Mrs. Pierard won the first ladies' 1 douhlo, 7—3. Misses Hannah and Francis; wero too strong .for Miss M'Lean and Mrs..Brown, who could only take 3 games from tho Wellington pair. Cooke and Fraser's, combination' enabled them, to withstand tho attack of Low' and Sheppard. The.'latter make a. strong double, as may be, seen by their taking 6 games from tho , Wellington . pair.- Murray; ami-'.Powell' just managed to get.home, 9—3, from Shand aiid Lawson. •■:' Powell partnered with Miss' M'Lean, gave . Lawson • and Miss Francis .a good run, but Lawson is a strong man in-a ccmbined, and' being well backed - up by. his. partner, .proved strong enough .'to; hold liis. own .and win..; ■ , ~ - . .. Khandallah, after beinn; defeated 7—6 by : . Karori in a previous round, -turned-the tables . last' Saturday, when-it defeated its former' victor by 12 sets to 1. "Symthe-v/as in, ex-' cellent' form, and; had' no difficulty 'in dis-posing-of Fleming'. Holdsworth, Jones, and Richardson won their singles comfortably.1 Misses Cock- and . Batham won both' their, singles and double by a .big margin. .Davies and Miss Bennett ran Cockayne: , 'and*'Miss : .Clark, into a long game,. making the score 6 all, then the Kbandallah pair took the 13th gamo at 50—30: ; . - defeated-Brougliam Hill B 4 sets to. '3 ; aftjer a very-closq match,. . tlio, Moore Brothers. being particularly■; suc r cessful, contributing 3 win's for -tlie' subur- . ban Club, whilst Merrielees and Mrs. Mooro" won tho fourth match. '■ Brougham Hill A had. an easy victory from Victoria College B, •' winning 7 sets to nil. O'Connor, who made'his first appoaranco' in' irto'r-club tennis, is a most promising player.--He has a very stinging drive; -with -.'which he frequently'won his,shots outright in both Jus' games. -- This, player • should ■ certainly work his way,up; i>nd will be heard of next.'.sea- ' son-doing well, in a higher grade., Racquets:—Brougham Hill -A defeated Muritai <by 7 sots to nil: -Through'the absence of tho Muritai ladies 3 matches went hy default. ... , 7 Kilbirnie, for the- second time defeated' Brougham Hill B by 5 sets to 2.1 Jack arid Miss Mitchinson won the two matches for tho Brougham -Hill team. Tha Shield Committee will require to makesomo very stringent rules- next 'year to do away with what might be-termed "team faking.'' Almost air clubs who have had senior and junior teams competing in the inter-club contests have been guilty of this practice. It is just as discreditable for a club to play 'a Pennant or Radquet player in a senior match as -it is for another club , to , drop a n'an 'who lias played senior all the season into a .junior, teak, wjien it required strengthening up. "... ; Both the Men's and Ladies' Singlo Championships of the Brougham . Hill Club produced surprises. Quinnell, after accounting for Young and Howe, met Laishley in the final, and won the championship from the holder, 7—5, 6—3. Miss Morgan won tho' Ladies' Singles, and in her victorious passago accounted'for Miss Murray and Mrs. Goldie, and, meeting Mrs. Howo iu the final,' won after a three sot match.