SCHOOL TENNIS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 137, 6 December 1930, Page 11

SCHOOL TENNIS

ANNUAL TOURNAMENT

PLAY AT MIRAMAR

Children of every age and size flocked to Miramar to-day,wheu the annual tournament of the Wellington Public Schools' Lawn Tennis Association was commenced. Grey f/kics and a chilly south wind could not cool tho ardour of the youthful tennis enthusiasts, who assembled at 8 o'clock, and soon-after that hour twenty-six courts (1G hard and 10 grass) were in full use.' The advantage of teaching and encouraging the young generation in tennis has long been recognised, especially, so in Wellington, where the schools' tournament has become one of the most important features of the tennis year. This year the. entries number over 700, as compared with 1000 last year, but the drop in entries docs not indicate a falling ofC on the part of those /ixious to compete. It ■is accounted 'tor by the fact that the committee decided to limit the number of entries to six per school and two juniors, eight all told. In one respect only arc this year's .entries disappointing, and that is in relation to the juniors. Particulars of this season's entries are as follows: Boys' singles, .100.; girls' singles, 139; ■ boys' .doubles, 50 pairs; girls' doubles, 71 pail's; mixed doubles, 92 pairs. Juniors: Boys' singles, 13; girls' singles, 22; boys' doubles, 6 pairs; girls' doubles, .14, pairs. • . | The standard of play in the matches to-day was well maintained, and in many cases the contests wore very close.. Those who have played ' a big part in the. success of the tournament include Misses A. Hilliard (hon. secretary), Kelburn Normal School, and J. Swapp, Hutt .Central; and Messrs. Gosnall,. South Wellington; T. M'lvor, Petone Central; and B. Kean, Berhamporc. THE BESULTS. In tho following list of results, the schools arc represented by the following abbreviations: (M.C.) Mount Cook, (MX.) Miramar Central, (Ep.) Epuni, (M.S.), Miramar South, (T.N.) Thorndon Normal, (Kil.) ■ Kilbirnie, (K.N.) Kolburn Normal, (N.) Newtown, (Nor.) Northland, (U.H.) Upper Hutt, (Hat.) Hataitai, (Br.) Brooklyn, (E.H.) Eastern. Hutt, (P.W.) Petone West, (Sea.) Seatouu, (S.W.) South Wellington, (L.8.) Lyall Bay, (Ber.) Berhamporc, (Wad.) Wadestowh, (Eos.) Eoseneath, (I.B.) Island Bay, (H.C.) Hutt Central, (Ter.) Terrace, (P.C.) Pctonc Central, (Wor.) Woi-ser Bay, (C.Q.) Clyde Quay, (II.) Hutt, (Eon.) Eongotai. GIRLS' SINGLES. Top half: First Round.—D. M'lnnis (L:B.) beat M. Grant (P.C); 30-16; M. Lawrence (E.H.) beat B. Jordan (E05.),'30-15: M. Byrne (P.C.) beat D. Judd (C.Q.), 30-8; E. Ehodes (Eos.), j beat D. Warr (Nor.), 30-10; N. Edwards (C.Q.) beat J. Hoy (Ber.), 30-17; J. Fauvel (S.W.) beat D.. Stafford (Wad.), 30-27; H. Houston (Br.) beat L. Ellison (S.), 3044; C. Kelly (Nor.) beat A. Parker (P.C), 30-25; E. Rowe (Ep.), beat I. Aye-nail (M.L.), 30-27; M. Lambourne (P. 0.), boat P. Hurley (Kil.), 30-28; E. Stoddard (Ep.), beat J. M'Loggin (M.C.), 30-25; J. Hodge (S.W.), beat M. Allport (I.B.), 30-29; J. Bedford (Sea.), beat V. Bowden (M.S.), 30-27; W. Williams (L.8.) beat M. Scott (Tor.), 30-23; A. Pryke (E.H.) beat L. Cohen (Hat.), 30-17; S. King (P.C.) beat E. Johnson (I.B.), 30-10; B. Levy (C.Q.) beat.M. Smith (I.B.), 30-25; B. Gronland (Tor.), beat E. Ch.urelr (M.S.), 30-29; P. Andrews(Ber.) beat N. Cook (Br.), SO-18; G. Jordan (Eos.), beat W. Eevell (T.N.), 30-28; N. Johnston (L.8.) beat K. Nicol (M.S.), 30-22; K. Taylor (Kil.) beat M. Broughton (Br.), 30-24; D. Cameron (Hat.) beat I. M'Niel (C.Q.), 30-22; P. Money (N.), beat J. Durncy (I.B.), 30-25; E. Brown (Ber.) beat J. Pilcher" (Ep.), 30-13; M. Cunning-' ham (E.H.),beat E, Latham (M.C), 30----16; M. Dunn'(Sea.) beat M. Simpson (N.), 30-13; J. Cunnnigham (H.C.) beat D. Andrews (Ber.), 30-14. BOTTOM HALF. " Gray (Hat.) beat Lines (E.H.), 30----14; Page (L.8.) beat Eussell (N.), 30----25; Skinner (E.H.) beat Styles (Wad.), 30-18; Collyer (S.W.) beat Storr (K.N.), 30-27; Batt (M.S.) beat Berry (H.L.), 30-24; Body (H.C.) beat M'Lean (Ter.), 30-14; Pope (H.C.) boat Sinel (1.E.), 30-8; Cameron (C.Q.) beat Kuhn (Ter.), 30-28; Jessup (H.C.) beat Wood (H.), 30-24; Lark (Ter.) beat Kilmister (H.C), 30-22; Clark (Sea.) beat Self (K.N.), 30-21; Clarke (M.S.), beat Wallace (E.H.), 30-20; Barrow (Ber.) beat AVarr (Nor.), 30-16: Maguire (L.8.) beat Batten (Eos.), 30-17; Chant (L.8.) beat Perry (Ber.), 30-19; Eyley i (S.W.) beat King (N.), 30-17; Burns ! (Hat.) beat Carson (Nor.), 30-24; j Kemp (M.C) beat Canner (T.N.), 30----\2B; Eooke (S.W.) beat Turner (Hat.), 30-26; Duncan (S.W.) beat Fletehor (M.S.), 30-19; Phillips (N.) beat Everton (I.B.), 30-29;,; Bakor (S.W.) beat Barker (Ber.), 30-24; Philpott (Seal) beat xM'lndoe (Nor.), ;30-16. GIRLS' DOUBLES. First round: Gray and Burns (Hat.) beat Driscoll and Weathorly (U.H.), 30----23; Cook and Sawyer beat Wallace and Lines (E.H.), 30-27; Skinner and Pryke (E.H.) beat Kemp and Macßaggan (M.C), 30-24; Ashton and Scorringe (P.W.) beat Chamberlain and Marshall (M.L.), 30-5; Whitemau and Braid (U.H.) beat Houston and Munn (8.E.), 30-23; Pearson and M'Kay (P.W.) beat Bedford and Danne (Sea.), 30-27; Taylor and M'Leod (P.W.) beat Stringer and Smith (M.L.), 30-13. Second round: Eiley -and Baker (S.W.) beat Russell and Phillips (N.), 3Q-12; Newton and Machines (L.8.) beat Perry and Harris (Ber.), 3.0-21; Stoddard and Hayes (Ep.) beat Avenall and Holden (M.L.), 30-20; Egbert and Stafford (Wad.) beat Wright and Jordan (Eos.), 30-21; Wood and Taylor (Hat.) beat, Tanner and Bernasconi (Kil.), 30-21; Everson and Allport (I.B.) beat Ehodes and Jordan (Eos.), 30-24; Cunningham and Laurence (E.H.) beat Smith and Durney (I.B.), 30-21; Jessupp and Cunningham (H.C.) beat Fletcher and Batt (M.S.), 30-1G; Lark and Brewer (Ter.) beat Hodgetts and Eowe (S.W.), 30-16; Popo and Kilminister (H.C.) beat Cohen and Cameron (Hat), 30-20; Collyer and Hodge (S.W.) beat Smith and Boss (T.N.), 30-11; Kverson and King (P.C.) beat Self and Storr (K.N.), 30-13; Latham and Wortley (M.C) beat Johnson and Sinel (IB.), 30-10; Mack and Canner (T.N.) beat Pownali and Turner (Hat.), 30-29; Byrne and Lambourne (P.C.) beat Taylor and Payne (Kil.), 30-8; Broughton and Bowell (Br.) beat Warr and Macindoo (Wor), 30-27; Berry and Body (H.C) beat Edwards and M'Neil (C.Q.), 30-22; Stewart and Bradstock (M.L.) beat Levy and Judd (C.Q.), 30-27; Knox and Nichol (M.S.) boat Bance and Batten (Eos.), 30-8; Barker and Andrews (Ber.) beat Money and King (N.), 30-22; Neill and Eowe (E.P.) beat Clark and Tanner (Sea.), 30-17; Eooke and Duneau (S.W.) beat Hurley and Smith (Kil.), 30-26; Johnston and Pago (L.8.) boat Barker and Grant (P.C), 30-14. BOYS' DOUBLES. First Bound.—Shorter and Clegg (E.H.) beat Earlo and Thompson (C.Q.), 30-S: Daniells and Kyle (P.W.) boot Batter and Gapes (Nor.), 30-16; Gyles and Marks (Eos.) boat Kelly aud Napier (Ber.), 30-28; Poiuton and Reynolds (H.C.) and Kilduff and Nicholson (L.8.), byes; Goddard and Frowde (Eon.) beat Swain and Bough. (Hat.)j (

30-2G; Craven and Morley (K.ISJ.) boat Luckman and Turrcll (S.W.), 30-27; Shannon aud Pcarse (H.C.) boat M'Cardle and Stephens (M.C), 30-0; Cameron and Smith (T-B.) beat *:hristan and Price (S.W.), 30-17; Henderson and Courtenay (P.W.) beat Atkinson and Marshall (Kil.), 30-24; Lane and Metz (Ter.) beat Harding and J. Bold (H.C), 30-24; Comba and Marshall (L.8.), bye; Wireh and HolSwell" (Kon.) beat Jaeobi and Sligo (LB.), 30-16; Henderson and Arrowsmith (Br.) beat Steward and Miller (Hat.), 30-19; Jackson and Dhyrberg (C.Q.) beat Findlay and Osborne (Ber.), 30-18; Gilbert and Manderson ■ (Ep.) beatO. Bold and Eorgie. (H.C), 30-21; M'Donald and Carson. (Nor.), bye; 'Sykes and Kobinson (P.C.) beat Wiggins and MacKisock (E.H.), 30-21; Bansfield and Williamson (Ep.) beat Miles and Dailey (T.N.), 30-13; Gundorson and Phillips (Ron.) beat Zerface and Andrew (I.B,), 30-19; Putter and Aidous (E.H.), bye; Evans and Nippert (L.8.) beat Barnett and Arlo'w (K.N.), 30-27; Dyer and- Kickard (Kil.) beat Barber and Barber .(8r.),-30-20.; Wircn and Clarke-(L.8.) beat Gray, and -Hawkin "(E0n.),'30-25; Newton and Phillips (C.Q.) beat Buckland and Townsend (P.W.), 30-23; Duck and Collins (Eos.) beat Gamble and- Bray. .(M.L.), 30-21; Jones and Clapburn (E.H.) beat Hplgate and Dornian (T.N,), 30-9; Capstick and Clark (P.C.) beat.King. and. Nolan (Hat.), 30-28; H-owo and Dixon (C.Q.) beat Eieketts. and Fitzgerald (M.C), 30-12. .■■'.■■: .■ .■■■ The tournament will be continued on Saturday next, and should be. finished the following-Monday,