LAWN TENNIS

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 82, 31 December 1929, Page 15

LAWN TENNIS

NORTH ISLAND TOURNEY DRAW FOR CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS The North Island Lawn Tennis Championships Tournament will commence on the Wanganui Club's courts, Nelson Street, to-morrow. One hundred and sixty players will be competing in the championship events.. The following is the draw for the championship events: — Men’s Singles. First Round.—N. Izard v. Pearce ; Perkins v. Lamb; Angas v. Nicholson ; Bradley v. Gardiner; Hubble v. Hare. Byes.—Malfroy v. Pease; Wright v. Leahy; Jenkins v. McKenzie; Turner v. Webber; Wilson v. Scotland; Hardy v. Marshall; Webb v. Beattie; Earle v. A. Powdrell; Rhodes-Williams v. Hay-Camp-bell; Hounsell v. Hale; Tukere v. Mitchell;, Wills v. Dymond; Barkman v. Anderson; Melody v. J. Powdrell; Lucas v. Entwhistle; Mortland v. winner of Hubble and Hare; Hudson v. McFarlane; Lampe v. McCarthy; Amner v. D. Robertson ; Austin v. Heinrichs; J. Robertson v. Purcell; Bennett v. Cox; Steadman v. Miller; Carruthers v. Meuli; Shaw v. Strombom; Brown v. Marchant; Small v. Mason; Hamilton v. Boardman; Charters v. Latham ; Udy v. Colthart. Ladies’ Singles. First Round. —Miss Hutton v. Mrs. Richardson; Miss Cox v. Miss Preedy; Mrs.' Smith, v. Miss Sanderson; Miss Potter v. Miss Ramsay; Mrs. Melody v. Miss Innes. , Byes.—Mrs. Adams v. Miss Hobson; Miss Ballantyne v. Mrs. Arneil; Miss Whyte v. Miss Cowper; Miss Heard v, Miss Cameron; Miss Myers v. Miss Latham; Miss Card V. Miss O. Tilley; Miss Izard plays winner of Miss Hutton and Mrs. Richardson; Mrs. Dempsey v. Miss Pownall; Miss Robertson v. Miss Frankham; Miss I. McMullan y. Miss Pease; Miss Zeisler v. Miss Nicholls; Miss Franklin v. Miss E. McMullan; Miss Hawken v. Miss Purcell; Miss Scott Vi Miss Duncan. Men’s Doubles.

First Round. —Webber and Small v. Wills and McFarlane; Nicholson and Hubble v. AVright and Hoare; Hale and Pearce v. Miller and Lucas; Edwards and Urwin v. D. and J. Robertson; Lampe and Angas v. Hounsell and Hutchison; AV ebb and Shaw v. Hudson and Mason; Carruthers and Murray v. Austin and Pownall; Strombom and Mitchell v. Barkman and Earle. Byes.—Malfroy and AVilson v. T. and E. Colthart; Leahy and Mortland v. Meuli, and Perkins; A. and J. Powdrell v. McKenzie and Gardner; Melody and Entwhistle v. Tukere and Bennett; Rhodes-Williams and Dymond v. Turner and Hardy; L. Gardner and Thompson v. Cox and Udy; Pease and McCarthy v. Jenkins and Hamilton ; K. Robertson and Brown v. Marshall and Dempsey; Stedman and Charters v. AValker and Billows; Latham and Orr v. Heinrichs and Bradley; Russell and Roberts v. Amner and Marchant; Hay-Campbell and Beattie v. Lamb and Boardman. Ladies’ Doubles. i

First Round.—Misses Cameron v. Misses Watt and Lourie; Misses E. and J. McMullan v. Mrs. .Smith and Miss t Purcell; Misses Hawken and Robertson :v. Misses Franklin and Tucker; Mrs. ■'Melody and Miss Myers v. Misses Cow- ! per and Garnett; Mrs. Burstow and Miss ■ Duncan v. Mrs. Dempsey and Miss Cox. Byes.—Mrs. Adams and Miss Nicholls v. Misses Zeisler and Briggs; Mrs. Richardson and Miss Pease v. Misses Ballantyne and Scott; Misses Ramsay and Hobson v. winners of Misses Cameron and Sanderson and Misses AVatt and Lourie; Mrs. Arneil and Miss Card v. Misses Tullock and Barry; Misses Preedy 1 ’ and Whyte v. Misses Heard and Innes;

Misses Latham and Izard v. Misses Pot ter and Frankham. Mixed Doubles.

First round: Scotland and Miss Lovegrove v. Pease and Miss Hawken; Cox and Mrs. Smith v. K. Robertson and Miss Frankham; Rhodes-AA’illiams and Miss Nicholls v. Hamilton and Miss Zeisler; Gardner and Miss Barry v. Strombom and Miss Ballantyne; Purcell and Miss Purcell v. AValker and partner ; Meuli and Mrs. New v. Jenkins and Miss Dunlop; J. C. Robertson and Miss E. McMullan v. Miller and Miss Duncan ; Marshall and Mrs. Dempsey v. Earle and Miss Ramsay; Hutchison and Miss Mitealfe v. Pearce and Miss Lourie; Louisson and Miss AValkington v. Boardman and Miss Sanderson; Wilson and Mrs. Melody v. Udy and Miss Tucker; McDonald and Mrs. AVright v. Tukere and partner ; Barkihan and Mrs. Barkman v. Lamb and Miss Potter; Latham and Miss Pawson v. McKenzie, and Miss Card ; Charters and Mrs. Arneil v. AVills and Miss Cameron : Hale and Miss AVatt v. Edwards and Miss Tullock; Perkins and Miss Hobson v. Russell and Miss Tilley; Pownell and Mrs. Richardson v. D. Robertson and Miss I. McMullan; Lampe and Miss Myers v. Lucas and Miss Cowper; Izard and Miss Izard v. Beattie and Miss Cox. 'Byes: Stedman and Mrs. Adams v. McFarlane and Miss Pease; Hounsell and Mrs. Marshall v. Bennett and partner ; Malfroy and Miss Preedy v. HayCampbell and Miss K. Zeisler; Thompson and Miss Innes v. Shaw and Miss Latham; Dymond and Miss Scott v. McCarthy and Miss Franklin; A. Powdrell and Miss Whyte v. Gardner and Miss Heard. For the handicap events there are 83 entries in the men’s singles, 56 in the ladies’ singles. 47 in the men's doubles, 32 in the ladies’ doubles, and 69 in the combined doubles. NORTH ISLAND TOURNEY Dominion Speciat Service . AA'anganui, December 28. * A r ery large entries have been received by the AA’anganui Tennis Association for the annual North Island championship and handicap tournament which opens on the AVanganui Club’s courts on AVednesday. Entries have been received from players in all parts of New Zealand. In the men’s championship singles there are over 70 entries, and all classes are correspondingly large. The competitors include Mcsdames W. J. Melody, R. Adams, Misses M. Myers, E. Ramsay, M. Whyte, D. Nicholls, Messrs. A. C. Stedman, C. Angas. T. Rhodes-Williams. A, K. Turner, N. R. C. AVilsdn. C. E. Malfroy, and M. L. Lampe.