RAIN CALLS A HALT

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 1, 2 January 1932, Page 8

RAIN CALLS A HALT

TOURNEY INTERRUPTED

FINALS PLAYED TO-DAY

The unfavourable weather yesterday interrupted the progress of the Wellington lawn tennis championships on the association's courts at Miramar. The strong northerly wind of gale force was a big handicap in the morning, and this at 1 o'clock :ii the afternoon gave place to rain,. Play was then abandoned until 9 o'clock this morning. It was unfortunate that the weather should have provided a setback yesterday, but, happily, to-day conditions were of the right order for bright and attractive tennis. . ; Results of yesterday's games and those played after "The Post" went to press on Thursday are as follows:— MEN'S SINGLES. First Grade. First round: H. S; Wilkinßon beat E. Keeves, 3-6, 6-0, 64. Second round: A. L. France beat W. V. Fisher, 6-2, 8-6; R. McL. -Fa-kins beat W. D. Sykes, 6-0, 6-1; E. A. Roussell beat R. W: Lunder, 6-2, 6-1; H. S. Wilkinson beat N. Davys, 6-4, 6-1, 6-3. ' Third round: D. G. France beat E.; A. Peavce; -A. L. France beat E. A. Roussell, 6-1,2-6,6-4. Second: Grade. Second round: R. H. Carstens beat "H. V. Clark, 6-1, 6-2. ■ Third: Grade. Second round: N. Hull-Brown beat T. Tel ford, 6-5, 6-0. Third round: E. F. Page beat A. G. Smith, 6-3, 6-3; J. Kingliain. beat N. HullBrown, 6-5, 6-5. % WOMEN'S SINGLES. First Grade. Second round: Mrs. D. G. France beat Miss M. Macassey, 6-2, 6-1. Second Grade. Second, round:, luiss' M. Whisker beat Miss J. Wheeler, 6-1, 5-6, 64. Third Grade. Second round:, Miss R.'Fisher beat Miss J. Gill, 6-5, 6-5; Mrs. Heard beat Miss Clayton, 4-6, 6-1, 9-7. MEN'S DOUBLES. l^irst Grade. First round: H. N.Burns and C. M. Watt beat King and.Dickens, 6-3, 7-5; D. (i.' France and A. L.. France Beat C. S. Plank and R. H. Carstens, 6-3, 6-1; R. McL. Ferkins and E. A. Roussell beat M. W. Sandlant and A. Tilbury, 6-2, 6-0; X :A. Pearce' and.' H. S. Wilkinson beat G. E. Armes and P. Manby, 6-2, 6-4. Second Grade. First round: E.: Reeves; and C. .EvahsScott beat N. Byng and J. Suisted, 6-1, (5-1; W. Fisher and N. Bedford beat C. M. Watt and C. G. S'.nnburne, 6-4, 5-6, 7-s: : Sandlantand Tilbury beat Gibson and Dickens;' 6-1, 6-0. Second round: E. Reeves and C. EvansScott beat G. Whitcombe and N. Davys, 1--G; 6-3, 64. ■ - Third Grade. First round: J. L. Moffatt. and H. Osborne beat E. Webb and K. Webb, 6-2, 6-1. Second round: D. H. Button and R. T. Brierly beat Cooper and Taylor, 2-6, 6-3. 7-5; J. L. Moffatt and H. Osborne beat G.. M. Scott arid G. Wallace, 3-6, 64, 7-5; A. Lawer and U. P. Calcinai beat R. P. and B. M. Gibson, 6-1; 1-6, 7-5. Third round: Smith and Hull-Brown beat Button and Brierly, 6-2, 6-2; Moffatt and Osborne beat Calcinai and - Lawer, 6-1,6-5. • WOMEN'S DOUBLES. First Grade. First round: Mrs.' D: G. France and<Miss V. Dyer beat Miss J. Hollis and Mrs. Latta, 6-1, 6-3; Miss M. Macassey and Mrs. Campbell beat Misses Line and Whisker, 64, 13-11. Third Grade. Final: Misses T. L. and J. Gill beat Mcsdames Mathieson and Scott, 3-6, 64, 0-1. MIXED: DOUBLES. First, Grade. First round: E..A. Roussell and Miss D. Howe-beat H. S. Wilkinson, and Miss Campbell, e-1, 6-1; C. S. Plank and Miss T.. Gill beat P. H. Manoy and Miss V. Burns,; 6-3,' 5-6, 6-2. Second round: A. L. Frarice and Miss D. Nicholls beat E. A. Pearce and Miss J. Burns, 6-3, 6-1. Second ..Grade. Second round: L. Pollock and Miss Line beat G. ■ Armes and Miss Small, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. Third Grade. First round: Mr. and Mrs. W..W. Stirling beat U. P. Calcinai and Miss L. Ferkins, 64, 5-6, 6-4. Second round: W. Wearne and Miss W. Fisher beat F. Harrison and Miss W. Dorran,-6V3, 6-2. , GIRLS' SINGLES. Semi-finals: Miss V. Burns beat Miss JR. Dyer, 6-2, 6-3; Miss J. Burns beat Miss J. Nathan, 6-3, 3-6, 6-0. Final: Miss Jessie Burns beat Miss Vera Burns, 6-3, 0-5.