SCHOOLS' CHAMPIONSHIPS

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 48, 26 February 1927, Page 11

SCHOOLS' CHAMPIONSHIPS

MAYOR PRESENTS PEIZES The combined primary schools tennis championships were completed to-day on the Brougham Hi}l courts by the playing of the, mixed doubles, and the. prizes,. were.,distributed by the Mayor >(MivC.B. Norwood). ...- „, • following were the prize winners:— , Boys', Singles . (medal and Melody Cup),—S. Gray (Kelburn); vunner-up, M, Kennedy (Johnsonville). Girls' .Singles (medal and Melody Cup).—M. Huggins (Upper Hutt), champion; runner-up, C. Jones (Eastern Hutt). , Boys^ Doubles.—S. Gray and P. Long (Kelburn). Girls-' Doubles.—D. M'Mahon and E. Thomas (Hutt Central). Mixed Doubles.—Mavis Howe and M'lntyre (Clyde; Quay).' -1 Those who reached'the semi-finals in ;the mixed doubles-.were-M. Howe and •M'Ooityre (Clyde Quay), Thomas, and Jameson (Hutt 'Central), 'Webster and ' ; Matthews (Hutt Central), and Rudy'ard and Jessop. (Hutt Central).- Howe jfad M'lntyre beat Thomas and Jameson, 30-19, and Webster, and Matthews beat Rudyard. and Jessop, 30-28. M. Howe and M'lntyre. beat Webster aiid Matthews, 31-29. . . .' Mr. W. J. Melody, introdueiug the Mayor, said that this would be the last occasion" on which the schools tournament would be/played on the Brougham Hill courts, where it had flourished for .22/ years: Mr. J. TST. Goidie, the "father, of school .tennis," had seen the school • mejmtershi^gr.ow'irbm. six to '3.5 schools. .-Next'year the- championships would be ;played;''on-the': Miramar"'courts. ' He thanked all'who had fostered tennis on the Brougham Hill courts during all those years, including Mr. and Mrs. J. A. B. Howe. Mr. Goidie spoke of the value of school tennis to the Dominion, in preparing first-rank players, and of the valued-services of -Mr. Melody. ' ■ His Worship spoke of the great value the use 1 of the Brougham-Hill courts had vbeen'ito school tennis, which had been fostered by: all. the: clubs in Wellington, :and: of the value of tennis "as a recreation' and developing exercise. To each prize winner, he gave, a few words of encouragement and advice.