LAWN TENNIS

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 12, 9 October 1928, Page 17

LAWN TENNIS

PACIFIC SOUTH-WEST CHAMPIONSHIP

COCHET BEATS BOUSSUS IN FINAL (Australian Press Assn.—United Service.) (Rec. October 8, 7.5 p.m.) New York, October 4. At Los Angeles H. Cochet won the Pacific south-west tennis championship, defeating O. Boussus 2—6, 6 -4, 0 o, Boussus and Miss Anne Harper, of San Francisco, won the mixed doubles title when they beat Van Ryn and Miss Madge Gladman, of Los Angeles, 6—l, 6—-, in the Coche’t and Doeg won the doubles championship, defeating Van Ry n a “J I Berkeley Bell, 3—6, 4—6, 6—4, 6—3, 6—2. HERRINGTON DEFEATED BY COCHET (Australian Press Assn.—United Service.) (Ree. October 7, 11.5 p.m.) New York; October 6. At Los Angeles Cochet defeated Alan Herrington (fiollywood), 9—7, t/T? ’ 6—3, in the semi-final of the Pacific South-west championship. Cochet meets Boussus in the final to-morrow. Cochet and Doeg won the doubles championship, defeating Vanryn and Berkeley Bell, 3—6, 4—6, 6 —4, 6—3, o—2. ST. PETER’S CLUB ) Fine weather prevailed for the opening of the St. Peter’s Club on Saturday last, when a record number of members and visitors were present. In his address to the members the president (Rev. H, Watson) congratulated the club on the improvements which have been carried out to the courts, and in declaring the season open wished the members every success. The games were ably controlled by the club captain (Miss Williamson), play continuing till a late hour, when one of the most successful opening functions in the history of the elub was brought to a close.

ENCOURAGING THE JUNIORS.

HUTT VALLEY CLUBS TAKE THE ■< LEAD.

Ou September 6 last there appeared in the columns of “The Dominion” a comprehensive scheme for the encouragement of tennis among the juniors throughout New Zealand. That the article in question is already bearing good fruit locally is evidenced by the fact that each of the three leading clubs in the Hutt Valley is prepared to admit to free and full membership for one year, not only the most promising boy, but also the most promising girl player, resident in the vicinity. At the moment the selection of the two boys and the two girls for the two Lower TJutt clubs has not been completed, but the Petone elub, which has already fostered two outstanding school girl champions in Mrs. Sturman (nee Nancy Curtis) and Miss Dulcie Nicholls, has decided to admit immediately to free membership, on the recommendation of the president of the Wellington Public Schools’ Association, Edna Mutiiner, of Petone West School, primary schools’ doubles champion in 1927, and Ronald Greening, of Hutt Valley High School, a semi-finalist in the 1927 schools’ tournament. Both players are residents of Petone.

So far the only city club known to have followed the lead given by Messrs. Salmond and Spraggon, who recently donated free membership for two years at Miramar to tWo of last year's school champions, is the Wellington. Club, which has agreed to admit one junior fret this season. It is anticipated that other clubs will be only too willing to encourage juniors. ,