SCHOOL MATCHES

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 122, 19 November 1929, Page 17

SCHOOL MATCHES

WALKER AND HALL CUP

The following are the results of matches played for the 'Walker aud Hall Cup, in tlie girls' inter-secondary' schools competition:—

Hutt Valley High School v. Technical Cpllege. ' j

Butt Valley players mentioned first.■■. Single?—V- Burns defeated J. Sellars, 7-2; E. Thomas defeated A. Knight, 7-1, N. Kidd defeated, M. Hprnblow, 7-1; N. Fleet defeated L. Knox, 7-0. Doubles —V, Burns and N. Kidd defeated J. Sellars and A. Knight, 7-0; ET.liomas and N. Fleet defeated SI. Hornblow and %j, Rnox, 7^l; M, Howe aud B. Olphert defeated L. Enstage aud C. llob-ej-tson, 7^3; P. Hastings aud P. Mowatt defeated J. ArrowsinitU and M. Laurenson, 73; If, Howe «ud B. Olpliert defeated J. Ayyowsmith and M. Laurenson, 7-2; P. Hastings and P. Mowatt defeated L. I^HStage apd G. Bobertson, 7-1. Match won by Hutt Valley High School by 10 rubbers 70 games to 0' rubbers 12 games. Hutt Valley High School v. Wellington East Girls' . College. Hutt Valley players mentioned first. Singles.-^Vera Burns defeated S, Phillips, 74; B. Thomas lost to P. Walsh, 3-7; N. Kidd lost to D. Briggs 7-0-N. Fleet defeated E. Kuddell, 7-6. Doubles.r-V. Burns-and N. Kidd defeated -S. Phillips and P. Walsh, 7-3; E. Thomas and N. Fleet defeated D. Briggg and E. Kuddell, 7-2; P. Hastings and P. Mowatt defeated N. Crease and J. Mitchell, 7-5;- P. Hastings and P. Mowatt defeated Cr. Palmer and P. Spence-Sales, 74; M. Howe and B. Olpliert lost to 6. Palmer and P. Spence-Sales, 6-7; M. Howe and B. Olphert lost to N." Crease and J. Mitchell, 5-7. Match won by Hutt Valley by 6 rubbers 62 games to 4 rubbers 52 games. Hutt Valley High School 'v.~ Wellington' Girls' College. Hutt Valley players mentioned first. Singles.—V. Burns defeated E. Auderson, 7-2; E. Thomas defeated D. King, 7-5; N. Kidd defeated E. Kirk, 7-2; N. JTleet defeated D. Patchett, 7-5. Doubles. —V. Burns and H. Kidd defeated E. Anderson and D. King, 7-5; 0. Thomas arid N. Fleet defeated 18. Kirk and D. Pateliett, 7-3; P. Hastings and M. Howe defeated B. Percy and E. Bird, 7-5; P. Hastings and M. Howe defeated F. Long^vorth and M. Davison, 7-0; B. Olphert and'P. Mowatt defeated F. Longworth and M. Davison, 7-2; B. Olpherfc and P. Mowatt lost to B. Percy and E r B.W, 4-7. ' Match won by Hutt Valley High School by- 9 rubbers, 07 games, to 1 rubber, 36 games. ■ • SECONDARY SCHOOLS' TOURNEY. The BSPOnd annual championship. tournament to be held in conjunction with the Walker and1 Hall Cup competition, and the fourth, tpurnanient,to bq held since 1023 will opmmenqe on Saturday next at D a.m., and the quarter-finals and finals will be played on Saturday, 30th November, at 9 a.m, : There will be two grades, viz., junior, for girls under 15, on 31st December, 1929, and senior, for girls over 15, on that date; and two events, a singles and a doubles, in each grade. It is confidently expected that entries will be received from Marsden, Queen Margaret, Hutfc Valley High School, Technical Cqllege, Girls' College, East Girls' College, Chilton House (Island Bay), and Chilton St. James (Lower Hutt). 4s every one of these schools possesses sov^ eral proinisjng girl players, some very, keen contests should result. ' Entries.for the championships close with the Kpn. secretary (Mr. W. J. Melody) on Thursday next. PRIMARY SCHOOLS TOURNEY. The girls' inter-school competition for the Grady Cup will be advanced to the quarter-finals on Friday next, and- the draw for the remaining matches; will be published as soon as results come to hand. Already there is a. noticeable quickening of interest in the forty city and suburban schools which possess tennis courts, in the big annual tournament which commences at Miramar on Saturday, 30th November, at 8 a.m.

Entries from each school are limited to ten girls and/or ten boys in each of the following events, viz.: Boys' singles, boys' doubles, girls' singles, girls' doubles, and mixed doubles. Entries for all events close with the acting-hon. secretary, Mr. |W. J. Melody, on Tuesday, 26th November, at i p.m., at the Teachers' Institute, when the annual meeting of the W.P.S.L.T,A. Will be held, ,