LAWN TENNIS

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 72, 18 December 1928, Page 13

LAWN TENNIS

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS THE DRAW DROP IN ENTRIES FOR MAIN EVENTS The following is the draw for the several events in the New Zealand Lawn Tennis championship, which will commence at Auckland on Boxing Day, December 26. For comparative purposes, the number of entries for 1927 are given in parentheses: — . „„ Men’s singles, 50 (64) ; ladies sing les. 28 (32); men’s doubles, 26 (31) ; I- 1 ' 1 "- 8 , doubles, 13 (19) ; mixed doubles, 2o (31) . boys’ singles, 30 (13) ; girls singles. - (14) ; boys’ doubles 13 (—) 1 S llls doubles, 9 (—) ; junior mixed, 13 (—)• Men’s Singles. Bves. —*E. L. Bartleet v. W. G. Robertson ; R. J. Carter v. P. te 11. Jones; *C. Angus v. W. G. Watkins; E. »■ Wright v. winner of Gregory V. StromFirst Round. —J. L. Gregory v. C. IIStrombom; *J. T. Laurenson v. A.. K. North: L. T. Pickmerev. R. W. Blakey v. W. J. Melody; K. McL. Ferkins v W. H. Entwistle; *M. L. Lamp” v. A. M. Nicholson; C. F. Atmore v R. E. Taylor; A. C. Stedman v. A. b. Gray: A. K. Turner v. A. W. Smithson: *C. E. Malfroy v. J. D. Jones; J. C. Charters v. E. W. Griffiths; S. C. Thorne v C. C. Chalmers; T. Rhodes-Williams v. H. O. Thomson; *N. G. Sturt v. G. 1. Grant: M. SI. Morrison v. R. P. Adams., J. N. Lowry v. F. R. Chisholm; K. Hayr v. G. L. Brown; *A. L I* rance v. S 'Byes'- b 'C. E. W. Mackintosh meets winner of France v. Lamb in first round; J. A. F. Watson v. IL V. Howe, D. 1. Glanville v. S. J. Robinson; V. R.Johns v. G. Slartin. Ladies’ Singles. Byes: ‘Sliss Marjorie Slacfarlane v. Miss D. Howe. First round: Miss SI. Eliot y. Sliss P. Rukutai; Sliss SI. Gibson v. Sliss I. Miller; ‘Mrs. R. P. Adams y. Sliss N. W. Whitelaw; Sliss A. J. laylor y. Mrs. H. Jones; Sliss Marion Slacfarlane v. Miss SI. Myers; Mrs. B. Napier iy. ‘Miss SI. Wake; ‘Miss SI. Spiers v. Sliss SI. Potter; Mrs. SI. Shroff v. Sirs. A. SI. Avneil; Sliss M. Andrew v. Miss B. Newton; Mrs. Scott-Watson v. Miss D. M. Nicholls; ‘Miss SI. Tracy v. Miss J. Iy Ramsay; Miss D. Miller v. Mrs. D. M. Robson. „ T T Byes: Miss A. I. Litten v. ‘Sirs. W. J. Melody. Men’s Doubles. Byes: *N. G. Sturt and C. E. Slalfroy v. S. Lamb and W. A. Horne; A. S. Gray and E. W. Wright meet winner of Jones and Jones v. Gregory and Thomson. First Round.P. te 11. Jones and J. D. Jones v. J. L. Gregory and 11. O. Thomson ; *A. L. France and C. Aligns v. L. T. Pickmere and C. F. Atmore; W. G. Watkins and Lucas v. S. Thorne and R. SIcL. Ferkins; A. W. Smithson and R. V. Bundle v. A. K. Turner and E. H. K. Turner: V. R. Johns and A. E. McKeown v, 11. V. Howe nnd R. P. Adams; *E. L. Bnrtleet and J. T. Lnu-i-enson v. W. J. Melody and C. E. Partridge: E. W. Griffiths nnd C. E. W. Macintosh v. E. P. Drew and W. G. Robertson; S. J. Robinson nnd L. C. Chrhners v. M. L. Lampe nnd T. RhndesWillinnis: A. C. Johns and SI. M. StorI'icon v. A. M. Nicholson n”d G. Grant; *D. F. Glanville nnd J. N. Lowry V. G. Martin and W. 11. E. Entwistle. Bras. —IV. Binkey and W. IT. Simons; F. R. Chisholm nnd J. A. F. Watson: J. C. Charters nnd A. C. Stedman. Ladies’ Doubles. Bye.—‘Misses M. Spiers and M. Wake meet winner of P. and D. Miller v. Misses D. Nicholls and D. Howe. First Round. —Misses P. and D. Miller v. Misses D. Nicholls and D. Howe; ‘Mrs. Melody nnd Miss M. Myers v. Misses A. I. Litten and O. J. Taylor; Mrs. P. te H. Jones and Miss P. Rukutai v. Misses JI. Andrew and M. Gibson ; ‘Mrs. R. P. Adams and Miss M. Tracy v. Misses T. D. Newton and R.

Taylor; Mrs. A. Arneil and Miss J. E. Ramsay v. Misses M. Potter and K. Knott. Byes.—‘Misses Al. and M. Macfarlaue v. Mesdames Scott-Watson and Shroff. Mixed Doubles. Byes.—“ Mrs. R. P. Adams and A. L. France v. Mrs. Scott-Watson and A. C. Stedman; Mrs. D. M. Robson and E. M. Ohlson meet winners of Miss M. Whitelaw and Turner v. Miss Myers and Lampe. First llouud.— Miss M. Whitelaw aud A. K. Turner V. Miss M. Myers and M. L. Lampe; “Miss M. Spiers and C. Angus v. Mrs. A. Arneil and T. L. Pickmere; Miss I). Miller and V. 11. Johns v. Miss M. Andrew and R. McL. Ferkins; Miss J. E. Ramsay and M. Morrison v. Miss M. Gibson and T. Rhodes-Williams; Miss Marion Macfarlaue and J. N. Lowry v. Miss M. Potter and A. S. Lamb; “.Miss M. Tracy aud C. E. Malfroy v. Miss T. D. Newton aud T. R. Turei; Mrs. Shroff and J C. Charters v. Mrs. Melody aud W. J. Melody; Miss P Miller and A. C. Johns y. Mrs. IL Jones and J. I). Jones; Miss li. Nicholls and N. G. ■ Sturt v. Mrs. E. Napier and I IL Cotter. Ilves. —Miss M. Wake aud D. F. Glanville v. Miss P. Rukutai and P. te IL Jones; Miss M. Macfarlaue and C. E. W. Macintosh v. Miss D. Howe and E. W. Griffiths. Boys’ Singles. First Round.—T. H. Wilson v. E. P. Drew; W. Fisher v. D. Howe; F. B. Court v. 8. R. Walton; B. W. Brownlee v. J. N. Heeps; T. Burns v. L. George: E. A. Roussell V. D. E. Scott; W. G. Robertson v. R. R. Lees; A. L. Morpeth v. M. Ferkins; R Newman v. W. B. Sutherland; 11. A. Barnett v. R. S. Milne: B. G. Thomson v. A. D. Long; W. 11. McDonald v. A. G. Clow; J E. Knowling v. R. Howe; J. S. Wilson v. J. H. G. Cooke. Bye at top of round: R. F. East will meet winner of T. 11. Wilson v. Drew. Bye at bottom of round: J. J. Moir will meet winner of J. S. Wilson v. Cooke. Girls’ Singles. First Round.—Myrtle Ryan v. Barbara Stedman: Gladys Blackman v. Phyllis Conway; Molly Ilooton V. Betty Buddle; Ida Nixon v. Gwen Gardner. Byes at top of round. —Jean Chambers v Mavis Howe: Marie Colson v. Madeline I : Betty Griffiths v. Patricia Buddle. Byes at bottom of round.—Mary Hall v. Lesley Adams: Ethel Horn v. Esther Dickson; Mary Baird v. Ruth Taylor. Boys’ Doubles. First round: W. G. Robertson and E. P. Drew V. D. E. Scott and W. 11. McDonald; J. H. G. Cooke and B. W. Brownlie v. J. N. Heeps and T. N. Heeps; R. R. Lees and W. B. Sutherland v. E. A. Roussell and R. Howe; J. J. Moir and 8. Wilson v. R. Newman and H. A. Barnett; A. L. Morpeth and B. G. Thomson v. F. B. Court and R. F. East. Bye at top of round: R. S. Milne and S. R. Walton meet winner of Robinson and Drew v. Scott and McDonald. Byes at bottom of round: T. H. Wilson and’ L. G. Wilson v. A. D. Long and M. Ferkins. Girls’ Doubles. First round: Esther Dickson and Betty Rich-White v. Madeline Eliot aud Mavis H Bves at top: Barbara Stedman and Cecily Bell' Lesley Adams and Ida Nixon; Gwen Gardner and Alisa Woods meet winner of Esther Dickson and Betty Rich-White v. Madeline Eliot and Mavis Howe. Bves at bottom: Mary Hall and Ruth Tavlor v. Joyce Travers and Kathleen Milne; Molly Ilooton and Betty Griffiths v. Marie Colson and Patricia Buddle. Junior Mixed Doubles. First round: Marie Colson and E. A. Roussell v. Betty Buddle and R. 8. Milne; Barbara Stedman and T. H. M ilson v. Betty Griffiths and R. Newman; Jean Chambers and F. B. Court v. Esther Dickson and J. Dickson: Molly Hooton and H. A. Barnett v. Phyllis Conway and R. R. Lees; Gwen Gardner anil R. I‘. East v. Mary Hall and I. C. Stewart. Bve at top: Ruth Taylor and S. K. Walton meet winners of Marie Colson and Roussell v. Betty Buddle and Milne. Bves at bottom: Mavis Howe and R. Howe v. Madeline Eliot and W. G. Robertson. j