WILDING SHIELD

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 100, 21 January 1933, Page 13

WILDING SHIELD

Won by Wellington l The final match between Canterbury ; and Wellington iu the Anthony Wilding Memorial bhield competition, which had been postponed from last Tuesday on account of raiu, was completed at Miramar yesterday. Un the first day’s play Wellington wou five matches to Canterbury’s one, and of the three matches played yesterday, Wellington won two. The Shield therefore goes to Wellington by the score of seven matches to two. Matches played yesterday resulted as follow:— N. R. C. Wilson, Wellington, beat W. R. Robinson, Canterbury, 6—l, 6—2. R. McL. Ferkins, Wellington lost to T. Rhodes-Williams, Canterbury, o—7, 3—6. Wilson aud Ferkins beat Robinson and R'hodes-Willlams, 6—2, 6—4. Rhodes-Williams played his best game of the tournament in the Wilding Shield match against R. McL. Ferkins, Wellington. He allowed Ferkyis to get a 5 —3 lead on him in the first set, but once he really started, his brilliant strokes carried him through to win the set 7 —5, aud the second set 6—3. Ferkins, too, played well part of tho time, but he was outclassed by Rhodes-Williams’s splendid form. N. R. C. Wilson found nothing to trouble him in his match with W. R. Robinson, Canterbury, who offered no real opposition and was soundly beaten. The doubles match between Wilson and Ferkins and Robinson and RhodesWilliams, ended in victory for Wellington in two sets. Wilson and Ferkins kept up the reputation as a doubles pair they gained in the Wellington championship, and were not extended to win 6 —2, 6 —4. NUNNELEY CASKET Wellington’s Strong. Hold The matches on the first day’s play in the Kathleen Nunueley Casket competition resulted in three wins for Wellington and three for Canterbury. Xesterday Wellington won three matches to Canterbury’s one, so that Wellington is now leading by six matches to four, with two still unplayed. Wellington is in a strong position, requiring only six more games to win the casket. Yesterday’s matches resulted as follow :— Miss D. Howe, Wellington, beat Miss M. Wake, Canterbury, 10—8, 6—l. Mrs. D. G. France, Wellington, beat Miss T. Poole, Canterbury, 6—2, 6 —2. Miss M. Whyte, Wellington, lost to Miss E. Rudkin, Canterbury, o—6, 6—2, 5—7. Mrs. Dykes and Miss Howe, Wellington, beat Miss Nicholls and Miss Wake, 7—5, 5- 6—2. Canterbury’s only victory in yesterday’s Casket matches came with _Miss Rudkin's good win over Miss Whyte. Miss Rudkin, setting herself nicely for her shots, showed great enterprise in the first set, which she took to love. However, Miss Whyte settled down well and won the second with good length drives and sorties to the net. Miss Rudkin, however, fought back in the last set, and the score went to 7—5 before she won. Mrs. Dykes and Miss Howe fought out a splendid match full of interesting rallies, with Miss Nicholls and Miss Wake. There was nothing between them in the first, two sets, which went one to each pair at 7—5. In the third set Miss Nicholls, who had been given a good deal of the play while Miss Wake was at the net, began to make mistakes, and this enabled the Wellington, pair to run out at 6— Miss Poole could not stand up to the steady play of Mrs. D. G. France. She hit hard and often, but did not use nearly enough discrimination to make any impression on Mrs. France’s fine defence. The championship singles match which Miss Howe played against Miss Wake was treated ns a Nunneley Casket match also. Miss ITowe won two sets after a long and hard struggle in the first. Draw for To-day Tho following Is the draw for to-day's matches :— MEN’S SINGLES. Semi-finals. 1 p.m.—C. Angas v. E. D. Andrews; H. A. Barnett v. C. E. Malfroy. LADIES’ SINGLES. 2.30 p.m.—Miss D. Nicholls v. Miss D. Howe; Mrs. 11. M. Dykes v. Miss M. Maofarlane. MEN’S DOUBLES. Semi-finals. 11 a.m.—N. Wilson and A. C. Stedman v. A. L. France and D. G. France. 3.30 p.m.—C. E. Malfroy and I. A. Seay V. E. D. Andrews and J. N. Lowry. WOMEN’S DOUBLES. 10.30 a.m.—Mrs. H. M. Dykes > and Mrs. R. I’. Adams v. Misses M. Wake and M, Andrew; Mrs. W. .T. Melody and Miss D. Nicholls v. Misses B. Gould and M. Whyte. MIXED DOUBLES. 4.30 p.m.-—E. D. Andrews and Mrs. Dykes v. T. Rhodes-Williams and Miss T. Poole. L. Franco and Miss D. Nicholls v. I. A. Seay and Miss M. Andrew. C. E. Malfroy and Miss M. Macfarlane v. D. G. France and Mrs. France. BOYS’ SINGLES. 10.30 a.m.—Final between .1. W. Gunn and N. Bedford. > GIRLS’ SINGLES. 11 a.m.—Final between Miss J. Burns and Miss .1. Bishop. GIRLS’ DOUBLES. 2 p.m.—Misses Drake and Bishop v. Misses Smith and Dickey; Misses McDonald and Oakley V. Misses V. and J. Burns. JUNIOR MIXED DOUBLES. 3 p.m.—All competitors. INTERMEDIATE SINGLES. 12 noon.—N. Bedford v. E. F. Page. 3.30 p.m.—Winner of above match r. W. G. Robertson.