DOMINION TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 83, 2 January 1929, Page 10

DOMINION TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

MISSES M. SPEIRS AND M. MACFARLANE LADIES’ SINGLES FINALISTS BARTLEET, MALFROY, LAURENSON, FRANCE LAST FOUR MEN SOME SURPRISES * Not until' yesterday were any surprises effected in the New Zealand Tennis Championships. In the men s singles the last four teft in are E. L'." Bartleet (Auckland), C. E. Malfroy (Wellington J. T. Laurenson (Waikato), and A. L. France (Wellington), expected Bartleet to beat Angas in three sets straight. lhe two left in the ladies’ singles are Misses Marjorie Macfarlane and il. Speirs, and they will fight out the final for the second year in, succession. Surprises in the combined doubles were the defeat of A. L France, and Mr. IL P. Adams (last year’s runners-up) at the hands of-M. L. Lampe and Miss Myers, and the easy defeat of N. Sturt and Miss 'Dulcie Nicholls by C. E. Malfroy and Miss M. Tracy. Defenders of their titles in the finals are Mrs. R. P. Adams and Miss M. Tracy (ladies’ doubles), and E. L. Bartleet and J. T. Laurenson (men’s doubles).

(By Telegraph— From “Forehand.”)

Auckland, December 31. Extreme heat on Sunday and slight drizzling rain early Monday morning did not promise well for a resumption of the championships on Stanley Street courts. However, the weather, held, and the matches were played on good, though heavy, courts, and under an overcast sky and in a slight but cooling wind. Men’s Singles. W. H. Entwistle is every inch a fighter, and he chased valiantly all over the court without '■ ceasing to the accurate placements of J. T. Laurenson. Overanxiousness caused him to net many easy shots. Frequently j he played too wide in an endeavour to pass Laurenson, who usually followed tb the'net on deep drives. Most lobS that Entwistle put up, and which did not go over the backline, Laurenson jumped for and ■ buried. W. L. Lampe was no match for the young Aucklander/!-A. C. Stedman. Lampe strove for the net running in down mid-court at every' opportunity. Stedman, taking, his..time,..drove hard past Lampe, seldom'' trussing the corners. Lampe had no counter. While Lampe’s service gave Stedman no' trouble (in- ! deed, Stedman smacked aces off it) Stedman’s service gave-Lampe trouble, making him move out of court to take it, so « well placed was-it. . The Rhodes Williams-C. E. Malfroy encounter bade fair to be an interesting one. The first set came well up to expectations. Both stroked quietly and carefully to work the other out of position. Although both played.well to the sidelines, very few balls were put outside. The majority of what did go over the lines were put ■ there by. Malfroy. Williams made the most of his mistakes in the net. Malfroy ran tq" a;.5—3 lead in the first set. Williams’ drew level at 5 all, and had two points to win the set, 7—5. He threw one away on a double fault, and. netted the next. He again had two sets points for 9-=-7. Again did he throw one away on a double fault, and the other a net. Malfroy won the set 10 —8. Williams was never, the same afterwards, although he made a fight for the third set, and Malfroy, playing with increasing confidence - after drawing out of danger, kept Williams on the move. At the vital stages of the first set Malfroy played with great care. He more often took the net, and in the first set Williams made good passing shots, but he netted too frequently in mistakenly trying to force the pace. Malfroy dealt carefully with Williams’s lobs. Both paid a great deal of attention to the other s backhand, and in any lengthy rallies on that wing Malfroy was usually the victor. Ladies’ Singles. Miss MarjorieSMacfarlane and Miss, M. Gibson started off in a whirlwind of backline driving, both placing well, and covering the cpurt fast. Neither player worried much ’ about defence unless attack was regarded,as the,best defence. The arrival of the'ball was the signal to belt it; 'Miss. Gibson was .the first, to feel the strain ’and she- became, less certain in dealing -with Miss Macfarlane’s shots, either backhand-or forehand, as the . match progressed. Mrs. R. P. Adams had a. very hard match against Miss M. Myers, who wasextremely unfortunate to, lose the first set after being 5/2 and ■ 40/love. She hit one ball which was very doubtful, the opinion of spectators, close, to the line being sharply .divided, but the umpire, from the.box,, ; without , hesitation, adjudged the ball to be out. 'Whereas up to that point-Mrs. Adams, relied more on placement than speed, from that time she-belted everything, and it came off. Miss Myers was,wonderfully, fit, --arid; covering the . court xj;ith great speed,' made some amazing recoveries. Not . only . did she get the ball back with speed, but also with placement. -She became less accurate but not one whit less determined/' arid;. fought ■ back - almost game for game? -Most-of her mistakes were in the,-set after she had raced across court to the ball. '-It was a; game full of interest right; throughout, and could not have ; been closer. Most of Mrs. Adams’ errors were over the backline and the sidelines. / , Miss D. .Nicholls started well against Miss M. Speirs,-running into a 4/2 lead by deep driving and sharply angled shots, to keep Miss Speirs moving. Most of Miss Speirs’ errors were in the net. After drawing level .at four- all Miss Speirs seemed to find her real game,: and she it was who did most of the placing. It was useless for Miss Nicholls to move much afterthe, placements, -when Miss Speirs got-firmly into her stride, especially in the second set. Miss Nicholls placed well,’but did not vary ..her length much. Old rivals met in Mrs. W. J. Melody and Miss M. Tracy, with the usual result. Miss .Tracy . concentrated on Mrs. Melody’s backhand, then took the net and smashed or volleyed to. the corners for the winner. Mrs. Melody, it must be stated, was playing badly in the first set. In- the second set she fought back game for. game to five all. but her comparatively weak backhand weighed sufficiently in. Miss Tracy’s favour to give her the set at 7/5, and the match. In the second set Mrs. Melody’s drive . was going much better, and Miss Tracy was forced to keep back to a greater extent... ’ ’ . Men’s Doubles. The defeat of M, L. Lampe and T. Rhodes Williams by- V. R. Johns and M. M. Morrison, was unexpected. Lampe had periods of netting,his volleys, and Williams, persevered with"his usual fault of remaining too far back. The result was, he was either caught at his feet, or the ball was .put between him and Lampe. Morrisoris reverse" service also occasioned trouble. Johns was exceptionally quick at darting across the het, and cutting off drives, while Morrison, besides maintaintaining steady-.driving;-. lobbed well, to give Johns, the openings. Lampe appeared to lack confidence throughout, and hesitated in playing his shots. A. L. France and C. Angas encountered no opposition worthy of the name against Turner., and -Turner, Bartleet - arid Laurenson encountered strong opposition from Johns arid Morrison' until the great running about the i latter pair received, brought about by chasing back for lobs, and. to the net for short ones, made the latter pair tired, and consequently inaccurate. The match wits-punctuated by brilliant, volleying by all four Close up, sound lobbing, and good passing ‘i, chiefly by Bartleet, off the

forehand. The anxiety of Johns to intercept at the net too frequently left open spaces, which Bartleet was not slow to profit by. Ladies’ Doubles. The ladies’ doubles provided some interesting matches,. That between Misses M. Speirs and M.'Wake against Misses D. Nicholls and D. Howe was only won by the former pair B—6 in the third set. It was a game of hard hitting on the part of Misses Nicholls, Wake, and Speirs, and rock-like steadiness by Miss Howe. The rallies were long and neither side could afford to take the net, the lobbing and placing being too accurate. Of the Misses Speirs-Wake partnership, Miss Wake was hitting the harder ball. Their main attack was centred on Miss Howe, and once the ball was counted to cross the net 63 times and not once was it touched by. Miss Nicholls. Very little seemed to sway the game.' Indeed, most of the mistakes were the result of overanxiety on the part of all four. Errors preponderated in the second set on the part of Misses Speirs and Wake, as they did on the part of Misses Nicholls and Howe in the first set after the first few games. The third set was the best of the three,' and the period of hardest duelling, the ultimate winners having the odd game at the critical stages through the loss of Miss Nicholls's service. Nothing was let go by any of the four that had a reasonable chance of being got to. The match centred the interest of almost the entire gallery and called forth frequent bursts of applause. Mesdames Scott Watson and Shroff were unable to cope with the terrific driving of Miss Marjorie Macfarlane, their five games coming mainly from mistakes by Miss Marion ' Macfarlane, who has not been playing anywhere near up to form. The speed of Miss Marjorie Macfarlane’s drives compelled the losing pair to.net too many of their volleys, while the leaving of any space on the sidelines was the signal for Miss Macfarlane to drive unerringly to i it. The opposition were very weak on the backhand. . _ -'

Mrs. W. J. Melody and Miss M. Myers showed good combination against Misses M. Andrew and M. Gibson, frequently catching the latter pair well out of position. Also, the losers netted Mrs. Melody’s cut drives a lot in attempting to volley them close in. Both Mrs. Melodv and Miss Myers lobbed and smashed well. Mixed Doubles.

It took C. Angas and Miss M. Speirs the first set to settle into some combination against R. McL. Ferkins and Miss M. Andrew. Miss Speirs was netting a great deal, while Ferkins at the net with his volleying and from back court with his hard drives was ably seconded by the deep driving of Miss Andrew. As the match progressed Miss Speirs took less on herself and wisely let her partner come into the picture. Angas smashed, drove, and volleyed and served with severity, Miss Andrew weakening under, the bombardment in the third set. Nor was the Ferkins-Miss Andrew' combination , faultless. They left big openings down the sidelines and in the corners, which their opponents were quiek to profit by. In the absence of perfect team work on the . part of each, the maich went to the better individualists. Partnered by E. W. Griffiths, Miss D. Howe could make nothing, of the terrific service of Macintosh, who, with ' Miss Marjorie Macfarlane. .won 7—5, 7—J. In the. course.of .rallies and .off Miss Macfarlane’s service Miss Howe made'some good passing.- shots cross-court from the forehand court or (town the line. But so long as she could not take Macintosh’s service the chances, of her and her partner, who tackled it boldly and well, were greatly reducedzua Griffiths found himself having to pursue a bold policy and. of course, made mistakes thereby. But neither were, the opposition free from mistakes, and an even match went to .the better and stronger combination.. , Mrs. Melody and W. J. Melody put tip a good performance in beating Mrs. Shroff and J. C. Charters. Mrs. Shroff s backhand was weak. Mr. and Mrs, Melodv played with abandon from tne net. Charters, a left-hander, was bustled into making numerous mistakes on the volley. DETAILED RESULTS By Telegraph.—Press Association. Following are the .results of matches played on Monday:— MEN’S SINGLES. Third round: E. L. Bartleet (Auckland) beat P. Te H. Jones (Maori), 6—o 6—-, 6—o; C. Angas (Canterbury) beat J. L. Gregory (Auckland), 6 —o, 6—O, 6—o; A. C. Stedman (Auckland) beat M. L. Lampe (Wanganui). 6—3, 6—l, 6—l; C. K Mril- - (Wellington) beat T. Rhodes-Wil-liams (Wellington), 10—8, 6—l, 6—4; N. G. Sturt (Auckland) beat J. N. Lowry (Hawke’s Bay). 6—2. 6—2, 6—o; A. L. France (Wellington) beat J. A. 1. W atsou (Otago), 6—l. 6—l, 6—2; D. F. Glanville (Canterbury) beat G. Mgrtm (Auckland), C_3 B—6. 6—2: J. T. Laurenson (Waikato) beat W. H. Entwhistlc (Auckland) O_2. G—4. 6—S. C—2. LADIES’ SINGLES. Third round: Miss Marjorie Macfarlane (Auckland) beat Miss M. Gibson (South Canterbury). 6—l, Or- 2 ’, Adams (Wellington) beat Miss M. /’tt*an f 'B.nui)» 7—a, 7~~0 * Miss Sppirs (Canterbury) beat Miss M. Nicholls (Wol‘ lington), 6-4, 6—l; Miss M. Tracy (Wellington) beat Mrs. W. J. Melody (Wellington), 6—o. 7—5. MEN’S DOUBLES. Second round: A. C. Johns and M. M. Morrison (Auckland) beat M. L. Lampe (Wanganui) and T. Rhodes-Williams (W’ellington), 6—2, 7—5, I—6. 6—o. Third round: A. L. France (Wellington) and C. Angas (Canterbury) beat A. K. Turner and E H. Turner (Auckland). 6 —l, G —l, 6 —-1; J. C. Charters (Whangarei) and A. C. Stedman (Auckland) beat D. F. Glanville (Canterbury) and J. N. Lowry (Hawke's Bay), o—l. o—3, 6 —l; E. L. Bartleet (Auckland) and J. T. Laurenson (Waikato) beat A. C. Jones and M. M. Morrison (Auckland); G—t. O—S, G—A, 6—2. LADIES’ DOUBLES. First round: Misses D. Nicholls and D. Howe (Wellington) beat.-'Mlsses P. and D. Miller 7—s. Second rcyirtid; Misses M. Speirs and M. Wake (Canterbury) beat Misses D. Nicholls ami d Howe (.W’ellington). 6— i, 2—6, s — ,s : '-,’rs. W r . J. Melody (Wellington) and Mis" '"A Myers (Wanganui) beat Misses M. A.td’rew (Canterbury) and M. Gibson "onth Canterbury). 6—l. o—4; Mrs. JI. P •’ ol i, \ms and Miss M. Tracy (Wellingt ■ . A v.‘ P ar. Mrs- A. Arneil (W’hangarel) and Mis" Jc-B*' BWay. ~<Ausklai»4).^i,J

COMBINED DOUBLES. First round: Miss M. Andrew (Canterbury) and R. McL. Ferkins (Wellington) won from Miss D. Miller, and V. R. Johns (Auckland) by default; Mrs. H. Jones and J. D. Jones (Maori) won from Miss P. Miller and A. C. Johns (Auckland) by default; Miss D. Nicholls (Wellington) and N G. Sturt (Auckland) won from Mrs. E. Napier and I. D. Coster (Auckland) by default; Mrs. W. J. Melody and W. J, Melody (Wellington) beat Mrs. Shroff (Auckland) and J. C. Charters (Whangarei), 7 —5. 6—o; Miss M. Myers and M. L. Lampe (Wanganui) beat Miss N. Whitelaw and A. K. Turner (Auckland), G 2, G—3; Miss Marlon Macfarlane (Auckland) and J. N. Lowry (Hawke’s Bay) beat Miss M. Potter and A. S. Lamb (Auckland), 7 —o, 6—3; Miss M. Tracy and C. E. Malfroy (Wellington) beat Miss T. D. Newton and T. K. Turei (Maori), G—o, 6—o. Second round: Miss Marjorie Macfarlane nnd C. E. W. Mclntosh (Auckland) beat Miss D. Howe (Wellington) and E. W. Griffiths (Auckland), 7—5, 7—5; Miss D. Nicholls (Wellington) and N. G. Sturt (Auckland) won from Mrs. 11. Jones and J. D. Jones (Maori) by default; Mrs. R. P. Adams and A, L. France (Wellington) beat Mrs. Scott-Watson and A. C. Stedman (Auckland), 7—5, G—4; Miss M. Myers and M. L. Lampe (Wanganui) beat Mrs. D. M. Robson and E. M. Ohlson (Auckland), 6—2, G—3; Miss M. Speirs and C. Angas (Canterbury) beat Miss M. Andrew (Canterbury) and R. McL. Ferkins (Wellington), .5—7, (I—2; G—3; Miss M. Tracy and C. E. Malfroy (Wellington) beat Mrs. W. J. Melody and W. J. Melody (Auckland), .6—3, 6—l; Miss M. Wake and D. F. Glanville (Canterbury) beat Miss P. Rukutai and P. To H. Jones (Maori), 6—2, 7—5; Miss J. E. Ramsay and Morrison (Auckland) beat Miss Marion Macfarlane (Auckland) and J. N. Lowry (Hawke’s Bay), G—2, 6—2. BOYS’ JUNIOR SINGLES. First round: B. W. Brownlee (Auckland) won from J. N. Heeps (Waikato) by default; L. George (Auckland) beat T. Burns (Wanganui), 6—l, 6—2; R. Howe (Wellington) won from J. E. Knowling (Auckland) by default. Secound round: E. P. Drew (Otago) beat R. F. East (Wellington), 6—4, 6—l; W. G. Robertson (South Canterbury) beat E. A. Roussell (Wellington), 6 —l. 6—5; R. Newman (Nelson) beat ■ M. .Ferkins' (Wellington), 6 —4, 6—l; H. A. Barnett (Canterbury) beat B. G. Thomson (Auckland), 6 —l, 6—2; J. S. Wilson (Auckland) won from J. I. Moir (Auckland), by default; B. W. Brownlee (Auckland) beat L. George (Auckland), 6—o, 6—o; It. Howe (Wellington) beat W. H. McDonald (Auckland), 6 —l, 6 —4. • Third round: R. Howe (Welliugton) beat J. S. Wilson (Auckland), 6—o, 6—o; H. A. Barnett (Canterbury) beat.R. Newman (Nelson), 6—l, 6—2. GIRLS’ JUNIOR SINGLES. Second round: Miss R. Taylor (Auckland) beat Miss M. Baird (Auckland), G—l, 6—l; Miss P. Conway (Auckland,) beat Miss B. Stedman (Auckland), o—s, 6—2; Miss M. Hooton (Auckland) beat Miss I. Nixon (Auckland), 6—4, C—4; Miss E. Diekson (Auckland) beat Miss E. Horn (Auckland), 6—2, 6—o. Third round: Miss M. Eliot (South Canterbury) beat Miss M. Howe (Wellington), G—l, G—s; Miss B. Griffiths (Auckland) beat Miss P. Conway (Auckland), G—3, 6—5; Miss M. Hall (Auckland) beat Miss Si. Hooton (Auckland), 6 —5, 6—3; Miss R. Taylor (Auckland) beat Miss E. Dickson (Auckland), 6 —2, 6— 2 BOYS’ DOUBLES. First round: R. Newman (Nelson) and H. A. Barnett (Canterbury) won from J. I. Moir and J. S. Wilson (Auckland), by default; E. A. Roussell and R. Howe (Wellington) beat R. R. Lees and W. B. Sutherland (Auckland), 6—4, 6 —5. Second round: W. G. Robertson (South Canterbury) and E. P. Drew (North Otago) beat J. H. Cooke and B. W. Brownlee (Auckland), 6—2, 6—3; R. Newman (Nelson) and H. A. Barnett (Canterbury) beat A. L. Morpeth and B. G. Thomson (Auck-land),-6 —2, 6—2; A. D. Long and M. Ferkins (Wellington) beat T. H. Wilson and L. G. Wilson (Auckland), 6—4, 6—2; E. A, Roussell and R. Howe (Wellington) beat J. H. Cooke and B. W. Brownlee (Auckland), 6 —o, 6—o. GIRLS’ DOUBLES. First , round: Misses M. Eliot (South Canterbury) and M. Howe (Wellington) beat Misses E. Dickson and B. Rich-White (Auckland), 6—l, 6—3. Second round: Misses L. Adams and I. Nixon (Auckland) beat Misses B. Stedman (Auckland) aud C. Bell (Wanganui), 6—l, 6 —3; Misses M. Hall and R. Taylor (Auckland) won from Misses J. Travers aud K. Milne (Auckland) by default; Misses M.. Hooton and.B. Griffiths (Auckland) beat Misses M. Coulson and P. Buddle (Auckland), 6—4, 6—3; Misses M, Eliot (South Canterbury) and .M.. Howe (Wellington) beat Misses E. Gardner, and A. Woods (Auckland), 6—l, 6—o. JUNIOR COMBINED DOUBLES. First round: ’ Miss J. Chambers (Auckland) and F. B. Court (North Otago) beat Miss E. Dickson and J. Dickson (Auckland), 6 —4, 6—3; Miss M. Hooton (Auckland) and H. A. Barnett (Canterbury) beat Miss P. Conway and R. R. Lees (Auckland), 6—5, 6—l; Miss M. Hall and I. C. Stewart (Auckland) heat Miss G. Gardner (Auckland) and R. F. East (Wellington), 6—3, 5—6, 9—7. Second round: Miss M. Howe and R. Howe (Welliugton) beat Miss M. Eliot and W. G. Robertson (South Canterbury), 3—6, 6—2, 6t-2. NEW ZEALAND PLATE. First round: J. C. Charters (Whangarei) beat S. J. Robinson (Auckland.), 6—3, 6 —2; A. K. Turner (Auckland) beat F. R. Chisholm (Auckland), 6—l, B—G.8 —G. Second round: M. M. Morrison (Auckland) beat R. P. Adams (Wellington), 6 —l, (1—1; 11. V, Howe (Welliugton) beat R. McL. Ferkins (Wellington), 6—l, 6 —5; E. W. Griffiths (Auckland) beat A. K. North (Auckland), 6—4. 8-6: A. M. Nicholson (Auckland)'beat S. C. Thorne (Whangarei), 6—3. 6—3;. S. Lamb (Auckland) beat C. C. Chalmers (Auckland), 6—l, 6—4; W. G. Robertson (South Canterbury) beat R. V. Bundle (Wellington), 6—2, 6 —l. YESTERDAY’S PLAY NOTES AND COMMENTS . By Telegraph.-"-Press Association. Auckland, January 1. The New Zealand tennis championships were continued to-day, in fine weather, though a few showers fell in the middle of the afternoon. A large crowd watched the interesting and exciting matches. Men’s Singles. Glanville played very well against A. L. France, who concentrated on steadiness, cuts and chops. The Canterbury player frequently worked his opponent out of position, but then, in an anxiety to.finish the rally, by placing the ball out of reach, hit just over the sidelines. Sturt raised, the. hopes "of his sup-

porters at the commencement of his match with Malfroy. Malfroy, however, played with line control. Ills errors were remarkably few, and from the fifth game onwards, Sturt lost his reliability. Bartleet has seldom been seen to better advantage than he appeared in his match with Angas. The Aucklander played careful tennis, until the opportunity for an advance to the net presented itself. Then he placed Angas in difficulties with a good forcing shot, and went in to finish, usually with a superb volley. Wonderful steadiness and the retrieving of shots which against any other player in New Zealand would have won outright, carried J. T. Laurenson through against A. C. Stedman, in a close four-set match. Stedman played spectacular tennis, and deserves great credit for his fine performance against the hardest player to defeat in the country. With a lead of two sets to one Laurenson had to fight every inch of the way in the fourth. t L:’.‘”.js’ Singles. The match between Misses M. Speirs and M. Tracy commenced with long rallies from the baselines. Miss Tracy lobbed successfully, and by going into the net she took the lead, 3 —2. That was her last game, however, as the champion. took the next four in succession. Miss Speirs drove strongly to both forehand and backhand corners, many of her shots being quite unreturnable. The Canterbury player played strongly through the second set. Miss Tracy tried going to the. net, but was continuously prssed with brilliant shots. Miss Marjorie Macfarlane entered the final with a good win over Mrs. R. P. Adams. The Auckland player had a clear margin of superiority throughout and only lost the lead once. Ladies’ roubles. Misses Marjorie and Marion Macfarlane started very, badly against Miss Tracy and Mrs. Adams. The Wellington pair had captured the first set almost before the spectators realised it. The holders of the title played sound tenis. Miss Marion Macfarlane _ did some effective volleying, but her sister was off her game. The Auckland pair improved in the second set, which they won, but Miss Tracy and Mrs. Adams got a long lead in the third set. ■Misses Speirs and Wake reached the semi-final of the ladies’ doubles by defeating Mrs. Melody and Miss Myers in consecutive sets. Miss Speirs played very steadily and was particularly good in overhead' work, by which means she ended long rallies. Miss Wake drove well from the backline, but when she moved un from it she netted the ball a good deal. Miss Myers was perlmns the steadiest pbver of the four. She made some brilliant returns from the baseline. Mrs. Melody played very wo 1 !, though she was not so accurate at the net,as usual. Men’s Doubles. Charters and Stedman fully, earned the applause which greeted their stand against Laurenson arid Bartleet. holders of the doubles title. Charters in particular gave a very fine disnlay. In the end the greater experience of the holders told, but they could at no time afford to let up. . . „.. France and Angas gained a well-mei ted win over Sturt and Malfroy. The winners played with better combination and were also steadier. A feature of the match was the fine work of Angas, at the net. Mixed Doubles. M. L. Lampe and Miss Myers just won against A. L. France and Mrs. R. I. Adams. Miss Myers’s play was a feature of the match. • Angas and Miss Speirs struck unexpected opposition from Morrison and Miss Ramsav. who secured the. middle set of 9—7. The Christchurch pair were rather unconvincing, and have yet to that understanding on the court which is necessary for successful doubles play. Angas certainly, gave the impression lie was taking his opponents too lightly, and. perhaps, more can be Imped Hom the Christchurch pair, now they Jiaie reached the semi-finals. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, January 1. Following are the detailed results of yesterday’s matches:— MEN’S SINGLES. Fourth round; E. L. Bartleet (Auckland) beat C. Angas (Canterbury). 6—l, 6--i. 8—0: C. E. Malfroy (Wellington) beat N. R. Sturt (Auckland), 6—3, 6—3, 10 S, A. L. France (Wellington) beat D. G. Gian(Auckland), 6-1, 6-1, 2-6, 10-8. , ( LADIES) SINGLES. Semi-finals: Miss Marjorie Macfarlane (Auckland) beat Mrs. Adams (Wellington), q 7 (5—4; Miss Speirs (Canterbury) beat Miss Tracy (Wellington), (I—3, 6—o. MEN’S DOUBLES. Semi-finals: A. L. France (Wellington) and C. Angas (Canterbury) beat N. R. Sturt (Auckland) and C. E. Millfry (Wellington , 4—6, 12—10, 6—4, 6—4, E. L. Bartleet (Auckland) and J. T. Laurenson (Waikato) beat Charters (Whangarei) and Stedman (Auckland), 5—7. o—l, 6— ~. 6—LADIES’ DOUBLES. Semi-finals: Misses M. Speirs "/‘LAL Wake (Canterbury) beat Mrs. M . J. Melody (Wellington) and Miss M. Myers (Wanganui), 6 —4, 6-—3: Mrs. R. P. Adams and Miss M. Tracy (Wellington) beat Misses Marjorie and Marion Macfarlane (Auckland), 6—l, 5—7, 6 —4. COMBINED DOUBLES. Third round.: Miss Wake and Glanville (Canterbury) won from Miss Marjorie Macfarlane ahd Macintosh (Auckland), bv default;'Miss Myers ,and Lampe (Wuganuil beat Mrs. Adams and France (Wellington), 6 —l, 7—s;' Mis's Tracy and Malfroy (Wellington) beat Miss. Nicholls (Wellington) and Sturt (Auckland), 6—2, (; —(); jiiss Speirs and Angas (Canterbury) beat Miss Ramsay : and Morrison (Auckland), o—4, 7—9,-6—4. BOYS’ JUNIOR SINGLES. Third round: Robertson (South Canterbury) beat Brownlee (Auckland), G—o, 6—5. Semi-finals: Robertson (South Canterbury) won from Drew (Otago) by default; Barnett (Canterbury) beat. Howe (Wellington), 6—5, 5—6, G—o. -

GIRLS’ JUNIOR SINGLES. Semi-finals: Miss Griffiths (Auckland) beat Miss Eliot (South Canterbury), 6—2, 4—6, 6—l; Miss Taylor (Auckland) beat Miss Hall (Auckland), 6—3, 6—2. BOYS’ DOUBLES. Semi-finals: Robertson (South Canterbury), and Drew (Otago; beat Roussell and Howe (Wellington), I—6. 6—l. 6—3; Newman (Nelson) and Barnett (Canterbury) beat Long and Ferkins (Wellington), 6—l, 6-0. GIRLS’ DOUBLES. Semi-finals: Misses Eliot (South Canterbury) and M. Howe (Wellington) beat Misses Adams and N'ixon (Auckland), 6—3, 6—3: Misses Hooton and, Griffiths (Auckland) beat. Misses Hall arid Taylor (Auckland), 6—5, 3—6, —2. JUNIOR COMBINED DOUBLES. Second Round.—Miss Taylor and Walton (Auckland), beat Miss Buddle and Milne (Auckland). 6—5. 2—6, 6—4; Miss Chambers (Auckland), and Court (North Otago) beat Miss Griffiths (Auckland) and Newman (Nelson), 6—l, 6—2; Miss Hooton (Auckland) and Barnett (Canterbury) beat Miss Hall and Stewart (Auckland), 6—2, 6—4. NEW ZEALAND PLATE. Second Round:—Charters (Whangarei), beat W. J. Melody (Wellington), 6—l, 6—3; Turner (Auckland) beat Gray (Thames Valley), 6—3, 6—-1. Third Round:—Morrison (Auckland) beat Lamb (Auckland), 6—3, 6 —4; Charters (Whangarei) beat 11. V. Howe (Wellington), 6—l, 6—o; Griffiths ' (Auckland) beat Turner (Auckland), 6—.1, 6—l; Nicholson (Auckland) beat Robertson (South Canterbury), 6—2, 6—3. Semi-finals: —Morrison (Auckland) beat Charters (Whangarei), 12—10, o—6, 6—l; Griffiths (Auckland) Irnet Nicholson (Auckland), 4—6, 6—2, 6—o. MARTINBOROUGH TOURNEY RESULTS OF FINALS Dominion Special Service. . Masterton, December 31. Following are the results of the finals of various, events of the Martinborough tennis tournament, concluded during the week-end: — . . Men’s Championship Singles.—D. G. France defeated Lezard, 6—2, 6 —2. Men’s Handicap Singles.—Forbes (3) beat Major (15), 60—49. _ Ladies’ Handicap Singles.—Miss Welch (3) beat Miss Webb (25), 50—42. Ladies’ Championship Doubles.—Misses Welch and Brady beat Mesdames Campbell and Penlington, s—o,5 —0, 6 —4, 6—3. Men’s Handicap Doubles.—Forbes and Lezard (5) beat Matthews and Hodgkins (18), 60—52. Ladies’ Handicap Doubles. —Misses Brady and Welch (owe 4), beat Misses Card and Muriel Cameron (set.), 50— 30. Combined Championship Doubles. — Miss E. Brady and D. G. France beat Mrs. E. Penlington and Hollings, 6—l, Combined Handicap Doubles. —Miss Card anffLezard (6), beat Miss Reid and Swinburne (15), 60—49. CANTERBURY TOURNEY By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, January 1. The Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association’s Christmas tournament concluded yesterday. Results are as follow: — Men’s Singles.—B. B. Loughnan beat J. R. Crawshaw, 6—l, 6—l. Women’s Singles—Miss M. Sowden beat Miss M. Ward, 6—7, 6—o. Combined Doubles. —Mrs. Reeves and A. B. Loughnan beat bliss Saunders and W. Somerville, 9—7, 43—4. gyres’ Championship Stitchless Tennis Ball—the official ball of the Wellington Lawn Tennis Association —has been selected by eleven principal New Zealand associations for their championships tournaments this season. — Aclvt.