NORTH ISLAND TITLES

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 79, 27 December 1935, Page 6

NORTH ISLAND TITLES

Tournament at Wanganui SECOND DAY'S RESULTS Dominion Special Service. Wanganui, December 26. Good progress was made with matches in the second day of the tenth annual North Island tennis championships. The weather remained fine, and playing conditions were excellent. The chief defeat of the day was H. T. Cox aud L. AV. Udy’s (AVanganui) victory over N. Bedford (AVellington) and R. blcFarlane (AVanganui >. Although nothing spectacular was offered, rallies were sharp aud decisive, mostly ending in favour of the local pair. It was Bedford’s and AlcFarlane’s first game together, which probably accounted for the lack, of combination and their complete crack-up in the third set. N. G. Sturt and M. L. Lampe, the only seeded players in the men’s doubles, encountered little opposition, aud it appears the final will be fought to-morrow between them and Cox and Udy, who are the local champions. , , „ Sturt (Auckland), J. J. blcCarthy. N. Bedford (AVellington), L. AV. Udy (Wanvanui), C. 11. Strombom (New Plymouth), E. Dickie (AVaverley), and A. I. Robertson (Palmerston North) are the seeded players in the men’s championship singles, and with the execution o£ McCarthy and Dickie, who were displaced iu the second round, all remain in play. Miss J. E. Ramsay (Auckland), blisses Beverley (Matamata), and blrs. C. Smith (Wanganui) are seeded in the women s championship singles, and all except Mrs. Smith, defeated by bliss T. Greaves (AAanganui) in the second round, appear in the semi-finals, blisses Mary and Margaret Purcell (Wanganui) ran Misses N. and M. Beverley close to defeat in the women’s championship doubles, the game being so far the best in the round. The match produced a variety of strokes and styles, blargaret Purcell’s aggressiveness and passing shots found the Misses Beverley in difficulties. Her sister’s craft and' heavily sliced placements were hard to return, but the blisses Beverleys’ possession of the knack of producing winning shots won them the game, in which there were many lor.g interesting rallies. TI. Bedford, bliss Ramsay, 11. J. Sturt, Miss N. Beverley, C. 11. Strombom, Miss P. AVylds. llay-Campbell. bliss M. Purcell, L. AV. Udy, Mrs. C. Smith, D. I. Robertson and bliss Cox are the remaining seeded players in the combined championships, the play in which revealed nothing unexpected. Following arc the second day’s results :—

MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. First round; J. J. McCarthy (AA’ellington) beat M. Rountree, 6-1, 7-5; L. AV. Udy beat U. D. Graham (Palmerston North), 6-1, 6-0; P. A. McCarthy (Hawera) beat L. Smaller, 6-1, 6-1; A. Dickie (Wavcrley) beat T. R. Wright, 6-1, 6-1; W. R. Hooper (Palmerston North) beat N. M. Christie, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0; C. 11. Strombom (New Plymouth) beat A. Livingston (AVaikato), 6-1, S-6; N. Bedford (AVellington) beat J. Foster, 6-2, 6-4; C. Jenkinson (AA’aikato) beat R. Lindsay, 6-1, 6-1; P. L. Bennett (New Plymouth) beat A. AValker, 6-2. 6-3; G. Carver beat R. V. Hooper (Palmerston North), 7-5, 6- N. B. Barkmau won by default; K. blcFarlane beat S. S. R. Hooper (Palmerston North), 9-7, 6-2: E. Dickie (AA'averley) beat T. N. Ha.v-Campbell, 1240, 6-0; D. I. Robertson (Palmerston North) won by default. Second round : N. G. Sturt (Auckland) beat E. Nicholls, 6-1. 6-2: Gordon (Marton) beat M. 11. Dickie (AA'averley), 6-1, 7- M. L. Lami>e beat I. A. AVylds (Eltham), 6-2, 11-9; L. AV. Udy beat P. McCarthy, 6-4, 6-3; A. Dickie beat Mail-

man, 6-1, 6-1; AV. I. Hooper beat Powdrell, 6-1, 0-1; C. IT. Strombom beat J. C. Robertson, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4; Bedford beat Jenkinson. 9-7, C-4; Carver beat Bennett, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4; Barkman beat Rogers, 6-1, 7-5: E. Dickie beat McFarlane, 6-3, 7-5; D. I. Robertson beat U. AV. Beadle, 6-1, 6-2; 11. 'l’. Cox beat. D. G. O'Toole, 6-2, 6-2; K. E. Cavaye beat E. AV. Tippens, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1; J. AV. Gunn (Auckland) beat. Mansfield (Otago), 6-1, 6-2. Fourth round : Sturt beat Gordon, 6-1, 6-1; Lampe beat J. J. McCarthy, 6-1, 6-1; D. I. Robertson beat Cox, 6-1, 6-3: Cavaye beat Gunn, 6-2, 6-1. AVOSIEN’S CHASIPIONSIIIP SINGLES. First round : Miss J. E. Ramsay (Auckland) beat Miss A. Graham (AVaverley), 6-2, 6-2; Mrs. D. Evans beat Mrs. 12. AVright, 6-2, 6-0; Miss B. Griffiths (Auckland) beat Miss D. Moye, 6-2, 6-2; Miss N. Beverley (Matamata) won by default; Miss Mary Purcell beat bliss 51. Dickie (AVaverley), 6-1, 6-1; Mrs. C. Smith beat Miss B. Pownall, 6-3, 6-2; Miss T. Greaves beat Miss P. AVylds (Taranaki), by default. Second round: Miss Ramsay beat Mrs. Evans, 6-2, 6-1; Miss N. Beverley beat Miss Griffiths, 6-2, 7-5; Miss N. Beverley beat bliss Mary Purcell, 6-3, 6-3; Miss Greaves beat blrs. Smith. 3-6, 6-2. 7-5. MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. First round : Russell and Mansfield beat Wylds and M. Dickie, 6-2, 1-6, 6-1; Strombom and Bennett won by default; Barkman and Hay-Campbell won by default; Sturt and Lampe beat Hooper brothers, 6-0, 6-1; Carver aud O’Toole won by default. Second round: Bedford and McFarlane won by default; Cox ami Udy beat Nicboils aiid Rogers, 6-0, 6-3; Strombom and Bennett beat Barkmau and Hay-Camp-bell, 6-4, 6-2; Stuart aud Lampe beat Carver and O’Toole, 6-0, 6-0; Livingston aud Jenkinson beat White and AVright, 6-2, 6-0; Dickie brothers beat Cavaye and Powdrell, 6-0, 6-3 ; McCarUiy brothers beat Graham and Smaller, 7-5, 4-G, 6-4; Robertson brothers beat Russell and Mansfield, 6-2, 1-G, 6-1. Third round: Cox and Udy beat Bedford and McFarlane, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0. WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. First round : Misses Purcell won by default; Mrs. Smith and Miss Greaves won by default. Second round: Misses Beverley beat Mrs. AVright and Alias Pawson. 6-1. 6-1; blisses Purcell won by default; blrs. Smith and bliss Greaves beat blisses M. Dickie and A. Graham, 6-3, 9-7; Misses Griffiths and AVylds beat blisses Ramsay and T. Cox, 6-2. 6-4, Semi-final: Misses Beverley beat Misses Purcell, 6-1, 2-6, 6-5. COMBINED CHAMPIONSHIPS. First round: AVylds and Miss Dickie beat Christie and Miss Moye, 6-0, 6-2; Smaller and Mrs. Evans beat J. Robertson and bliss Pownall, S-6, 6-2; HayCampbell and Miss M. Purcell wou by default; Sturt and Miss H. Beverley won by default; Graham and Miss Purcell won by default. Second round: Strombom and bliss Wylds won by default; Cox and bliss Greaves won by default; Hooper and Miss M. Beverley beat E. Dickie and Miss Griffiths, 6-4, 5-7. 7-5; Sturt and Miss Beverley beat Graham and Miss blargaret Purcell, 6-2, 6-0; Bedford and bliss Ramsay beat A. Dickie and Miss Graham, 8-6, 6-3.