SHIELD RETAINED
Canterbury’s Easy Win At Tennis r.v I i-:i 1.(1 rros. Xx~o. iaiHii. CHRISTCHUIICH. January 27. I'a nt orbit ry retains lite Anthony Sibling Memorial Shield lor another yo.tr. 'l'he tennis in the ninteh agninsl Wellington at. Wilding Park this afternoon was again of n high .standard and, though it was not long before Canterbury had elinehed the eonlest. the games were fast and interesting. Canterbury won 10 <>l tile 12 matches, losing only one singles and one doubles. They won 21 sets and 650 games to Wellington's < sets- and 106 games. ' A feature ol the encounter was the defeat of N. V. Edwards. New Zealand champion, by the <'an terbury player. A. D. Brown. Results: — Singles: 11. A. Barnet I beat L. 110 we, G-4 3-6 (5-5: IL C. I’altinson lost to L. McKenzie. 1-6, 7-6. 2-6: C. Angus beat H. G. France, 61. 6-2: A. I'. Frown boat N. V. Fdwards. 5-7, 6-1. 6-1. Doubles: I‘:rl I insoii and Barnett, beat Howe and McKenzie, 6-3. 6-0; Brown and Angus' bent Edwards and France, 6-2, 6-2.
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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 106, 29 January 1940, Page 3
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