TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 257, 23 July 1908, Page 11

TENNIS.

CIVIL SERVICE TOURNEY. The: first annual Civil Service tennis tourney .was played' at "Brougham Hill' courts yeStarday.. Play comifienced ; about 10 a.m. and 'concluded about' 5 'p.m. Tho Civil Service tennis championship was" won by L. Hawkins (Railway Department), who'beat J. Hunter-(Post'and 'Telegraph Department), 13-8 y •" Tile Handicap Singles was not completed, their- remaining two games to . bo playod— Hawkins v. Watkins in thb semi-final, and .thiCijriiiifct ;V, Sampson, in• the final. Thesewill be'coiiipleted on. a date to be fixed. The.lollowing is a list of the competitors, showing their respective Departments J. Hunter (Post and-Telegraph); L. W. Hawkins,,(Railways),E. Y. lied ward (Crown Law)ji J,j\T; rWatlcins (Mines), G. T. Andcrson; (iiajilways), L; Climie (Crown F.' A.' Lewis (Roads); N. Fleming (Crown Lancl3), T; r 'H. Jones' (Treasury);.,T.;R, Herd (Customs), S. J. Sampson . (Hospitals and Charitable -"' Aid), P. Clark'v (Geological Survoyj'.'i: H. -' Cockayno (Biological),, J. F. O'Leary (Advances to. Settlers), J. H. Clark (Land and Inconio Tax), J. Esam (Advances to Sottlets). The results a,re as follow :— .: - CHAMPIONSHIP. BEST,: OF TWENTY-THREE GAMES. : First round. —L. Hawkins ..beat F. A. Lewis, 12—0: G. 1\ Anderson, beat A- Esam, 13 —:B,Wa.tkins-beat H. Clark, .12—2; T.-H.' Jones beat L... Climie, by defaultP. ClarkVbeiV J/ F. O'Leary,. 12—9; A. H. Cockayne;"beat.T. 11. Herd, 5—4 (retired); J. Huflter; beat G. ;'S/Pratt, J>y dofjiult;. N. Fleming aiid;.El.Y, Redward, scratched. Second round.—L. Hawkins beat N. Fleming and-E./Y.'Redwa'rd, by default; J. T. iWatkins beat G.\P.. Anderson, T. H. Jones 'Beat,.Pl Clark, 12^-8; J. Hunter beat •A. H! Cockayne, 12—4. . ' Semi-final.'-4 L" i" Hawkins .'(Railways) beat J. ,T;. .;i\Vatkiris (Mines), ; J. Hunter (Post i and . Telegraph), \ beat T. H. Jones (Trepury), 42—.8.; ; , •■' • . Final.—Ly Hawkins ; N (Railways) .beat J. Hunter (Post and Telegraph), 12—8.

HANDICAP SINGLES. ;,;SI£TY POINTS ADVANTAGE. First.'Round.—L.'Hawkins, (scr.) beat T. H. Joties (17), 60—52; J. Hunter (—2)' beat T. It:. Herd, by default; J. T. Watkin's (7) beat P. Clark (24), 60—-53; A. H. Cockayne (24)beat-E."' Y. Redward- (3), by default ; 'A. -Esarh;(3B) beat.L.-Climie (12), by default; S. Sampson (20) "beat F. A. Lewis (13), 60—: 48; ;G:'.P.'. Anderson (10) beat N. Fleming (14),: by default; H. Clark (36) beat J. F. O'Leary .(26), 60—51.- • Secbiid Round.—L. Hawkins beat J. Hunter, !6CH-41 ; J. T., Watkiris'beat A. H. Coc-kayne,'-60-^53; S.: Sampson beat A. Esam, 60—57; G. P. Anderson beat H. Clark,' 61— 59..f'".•:;•••••• ;• : Semi-Final. —S. Sampson 'beat G.' P.' An-derson,;6of-36.y • .. . . An;;energetic''Committee,consisting . of Messrs.fJ. T. Watkins, F r A, Lewis, and J; F. O|LeafyVcarried o'ut:all the arrangements. Tho.'.Committoo ' wishes to acknowledge. its indebtedness to the Brougham Hill; Club, for the uso;bf tho courts.-; Mr. G; N. Goldio car-ried'out,-liis duties 'as handicapper. very satisfactbriiy; .although events proved that Hawkins',and Sampson were* rather leniently dealt have' given them,. a stiffer task, to. accomplish. ', NOTES ON THE PLAY. In, the championship semi-finals, Hawkins v. ■'Watkins, the former -was in capital form, and played a safe game..; He ran up, his score-to.3 —1 before he allowed his opponent to score. He. then mado another uninterrupted run, until his " score stood at 7. Watkins thon had an . innings and scored three games; ; in ;succession; 5—7. Hawkins then wont up to 10 before 'ibis opponent' had another chaiicQ; the, latter," however, got in: antwo ;games before the winner reached 12.; In the .other set, j Hunter., v. Jones, the latter,', by dint of his greater, experience,' was thej'-first' to show, up prominently, arid soon led \by -3-—l. - Jones ' was playing superbly; and by hard driving.was soon on level terms, from which stage each player won game andgame about,, until tho scoro. stood at 6-;-5. Hunter'; was then leading, when the younger player■'.> spurted, and winning two games in succession led by 7—6. Tho pacethen began to ;tell;on him ,as he had immediately previous taken. part' in ;a, stubbornly contested game with" Clark, which he won by 12— S. His last chance went when he failed to level at 9 .all, after leading 40—15 on his, service. Hunter:-was using Ssf head to advantage, and-'the ; score- l^—B.'just about represents the' players' merits. . The final,- Hawkins v.'Hunter, was an interesting set.: Hawkins was the, first' to get aw4y' leading by .2—o. ' Hunter evened matters ;by" scoring '.tlie nest two; games. .Even plajv followed, ,>vith Hunter, leading by-£-3, until Ha.wkins, having gauged his opponent's strength, , forced tho game, until ho had established a lead of B—4, when he adopted cafeatactics, and although Hunter, played up well, he was outclassed, beinc finallv beaten by 12—8. - 1