LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 425, 6 February 1909, Page 12

LAWN TENNIS.

- v - : ■;.- .-■-.■_——o • "-.,■ -.-..;;, ; ; : '■;'■. '■■ ■; ■;; ■'. . (Bi INIEE-CIUB.) : ;" ■ \ ' The weather conditions were perfect last Saturday for tho continuance of the inter,club.matches, yet the play' on. a whole was not up .to the mark, inany players apparently suffering from the heat, whilst several openly admitted that they, were tired after the re-, cent tournaments. . :•■,•'., . : ~ - : : WeUingten met and defeated Thorndon. on -the.latter club's courts by 9..sets' to 4i; -Fisher,..had' a good win /from;-Peaoook, •. his ■ tactics, on the ■ rather heavy/court "being most successful. Especially iprmidablo 'was tfaat 'short drop shot of which ;he is a past master, the .stroke,frequently.scoring the point. Pea-: cock, on the other hand, drovo .with great -pace/and smashed hard, but,' unfortunately, -a groat l many of his deliveries went out, and his play throughout both his matches was. somewhat reckless. Brown and Smythe: had a hot encounter, but-the Thorndon player is a hard man to -boat,-as:many a player'be'sides Brown has found out! Smythe led 6—4.:: His opponent; evened at 6 all, but was only able to take.one more game. The winner played a;/fine/game, his ■ side-line drives being most accurate. Wilson played a bettorgame than Young, scoring, more winning shots- than his.steadier opponent., : Gore's, out-drives proved a stumbling, block to ! Salmond,' who was frequently in difficulties through being unable to lift the low-travel--ling and little rising 'drives, which came: with unfailing regularity. .Miss Trayers was not playing up-to form,- in-hor-, single. .-.■ Miss Batham -took .4 gariies. off'■ her, and all the games in this-set were shorVpnly one running into advantage. ' Mrs. : Holmes .scored 4',games against , Miss, .Ward?'.'-'principally through her' excellent placing. Fisher, and Brown combined well and riiade a> stronger ;pair. than Peacock/ and ;Smythe,. who, were only.' able .to take^two/ games.';ironi them./ Brown >did his share, and had some ~ clean, crisp: volleying ..to.' his, creHit.,, Wilson and. Salmond just managed to creep' home from: ;Young -and Gore, 9—7.. . Sloman and Dids;bury won fromFraser and Cook by the same score. - MiBS Batham arid Mrs. Holmes took .the lead;from:Misses Travers and-Ward; At .five;all.;the,Wellington: ladies : made no/roistakes,"'scoring the next two'games, and took seti 7tt6.; ■ ''■<■-.', :i.-.:.; ; - i''->:'\..\o:-. V/ -: Fraser, arid Miss Cock had a win, from Slbraan, and Miss Simpson. Miss Cock played well, and ably backed up her partners Didsljury .and Miss Turtiori won the second .combined.'-;:>;';.'::'/;■;,: : ■■ /'.-\, '.:' , - : '':?.--\'\ ■-". ;.'Players who journeyed to Day'B Bay were' all mofe'pr, less wrpthful at /the/bad,/state of • :the .courts.- : Certainly: the ;-sterm on '-Friday/ was accountable, for, thb heaviness;-.'.but: not; for-.the- bumps, rweird; bound: of , the balls,; 'and/ grassless. patches', on:-.the.,courts.;-.; A! more ./generous -,use"'of: the 1 roller would prove-matters'a : little; '^. : , ■■'■■■■ ".'.'".■■- i .;-. ,;: The/ Brougham-Hill .Club .turned -lip-with' a npndespr,ipt'vteam;r;cbnsis:ting of fdur'seriibrs! onlyy tho .rest.' being i drawn'from/Cup.: ; 'AV'Giip; B,':. Racket, :.• and; r ,unclassified players',-e'vi-i deritly:.picked-.;up;•,:onv.th'e,-}v/iy-'adross'i .-.yhb' Collego,- , playing ■tFo'em'ergVncies.-.wereiablei to,:win';B "sets' to"6; ;the!first.;..ladies , ,double■.%''default. ■~Neith'eri , Prpu'so iriori.Quinnell played : up -to forin-ip] :the; singlo,';and , defeatirigi .Hunter,'.9—6j was not -playing; arijthihg-likei .the:. game .whioh;he-, is capable of," : Waticins;! -wh.o.'usually.-.-plays * junibiy. proved 'his'.-wor.th-by, defeating ,F. ,P.- "Wilson; •with won the'second. d^uble>;;. ; liWeir;! had; &>dny-, on, 'and: simply 'could iiot'": J 'gb: wrong. , '/, In his /single :ho^ 1 rattled lipvg-rQ. : against-Lindsay'before tho ,: ia;tter. -had got' going. :- Miss. Van Staverep had • the jveyengei ori/.-Mrs.' 7 :'Goldie'. for.- .heh' previbus beating.'; .The games: ran .'even until :& all; when , a long vantage..gamo and the'-.two following;.games; went: m'. favour'of iMiss • Van, Staver'en.iiWreri' .and" Fprman,:-Mrs.;,'W. .Hpwe,/ and;/i.Miss ,Cro'mbie';'scorcd':wins for; the, losing: team'.,''' ; ::'. ; Cup/.—Brougham,HiJl'.A suffered;a bad : de-;; feat rrom-Petorie.;,,Thig ; is about tlie ; ; .Weakeit| jteam the A's-have, ever putt in, particularly: 'the'ladies/at leasij;' exception 'of : Miss 'Morgan, :who - really -did 'well:' in ■''beat(ing MissTHoj-ne.,,..Hawkins.vCornelli': and: ,Gree^,werp:.not,pushed in,their'singles,--but' , •O'teary^ave''Kirk all:;he wa'nte'3;^/sptli:la- ; ; dies';.:doubles were; .won : and^also.' bne;;oombinedj the other- being, narrowest of margins by.Herd arid Miss Mur-' :tho action of the Shield Coramittee/in .grantingVa:' transfer -to Miss Morgan. : ;.,frpm' . senior ■ toH junior 'will' :give ;risev .tbVhSomeV;complications.' ; 'Miss» Morgan,/'swho, /holds Broueham: , Hillohampipriship, at;.the/' forthcoriiing. Easter ■ tiburnament; ;will she -be.;classified as' senior-.pr'junior.? /If;'as junior,, where will' /the./.two; senipr;;Brougham/Hill >ladies,: who:have, .boen;.; , beaten'. ; .by 'Misa'Morgan, be; pmcedj ) -;;If-;as;.senibr r .it,is not fair that she' junior,/ especially./.whori: the above-mentioned club seems.'tovb'e. so; 'pushed;for ladies for '.its senior team.' , : The Shield /Committee can hardly be: commended :for,its,,adtion. ; :.Apparently'ithe club who do-' ,fies,',it:,,ie, allowed, to , have its own-way. and go-,in/peace; ■';■;. ; : w .•; -■:■;;■-; •■';..;■: --. : / ./r'jThe/Nowtownteam. Tvhich'was expected' to go.throughthe. cup . competition without- a loss went down rather badly to Wellington.' Both ■:.clubs-'had good teams/in/ the/,field.Retlward evidently - does . not \ get much prsc-. tice. arid was .shaken up by j.Fernie, itbeiriganybody's /game, until the; last stroke.- The': ojher/ three/singles.';': went .to' Wellington, 1 MNicol disposing of , Nagle-in a surprisingmanner.: :":Miss: Dimant -played .well, against Mrs.;- Nagle,' and deserved her win.: She-kept her opponent on'the run,- and generally won her' point" with a sharp" drive;, across.court. Mrs. -.Gradjr made a wonderful;recovery' in her single, taking four games in , succession, after being led 6—2.by Mrs.: Pierard', , ' but failed in the j deciding. game.; C : . The Nowtown ladies wore' most: consistent in the doubles, /.winning ;, both.' 'Eller and; M'Lean-, were mpre severe than-the , Newtdwn men in'the double; and/their brisk, net .play assisted. them , , to pull off. both combined doubles,-partnered with.Miss' Hannah and-Miss Webb 'respectively.; .:" ■ -■ ' .••■■-•'.■'-■;•■ '••-. ■■■:-.-' •.'■;. Victoria College only managed ; to .win- one' set.fro/m, Brougham :Hill;B team, although, the games Scott" v.. Edwards, , and ' Misses Davis and Sullivan v."Hisses' Sason and.At- 1 kinson''were very clos.e. Scott and Fair,- bydefeating Hurley and Edwards,', scored'the College's only win.. '/■From Miss Dempsey's play ;; on Saturday/ 'shb certainly moritß a higher place in-the teain. ! '.'}.■■'":. V: ,' • " Hutt did not -have their, -best' team in agairiit : : Karori,i, arid consequently : were beaten. , v Scqre:■β-sets to's.i/-The absence of Jackson, Climie, , Miss Ross arid Mrs;: Mur-' phy from.the Hutt team.weakened it considerably.-. ■"■-■;.'■". i .-■• ■ ■'-■-;'v : ',■"•;- ■ ■■■■.- ■•-.. : ; -, Quinnoll and Mrs. Lindsay won the Brougham Hill; handicap combined, beating Mrs. .Ay.-How.oandJJrcn'in r the final./,,, : ;■■;. , .