WILDING SHIELD

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 17, 21 January 1939, Page 11

WILDING SHIELD

CANTERBURY WIN

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, January 20.

The Canterbury lawn tennis team was successful in its challenge to Auckland for the Wilding Shield by winning seven matches to five, Canterbury had established a firm lead on the first day by winning three singles and two doubles against the loss of one singles. Today was a day of surprises and incidents. The Aucklanders made a great recovery by winning three of the singles, which brought the score to 5-4 in favour of the challenging team. At this stage there was an un-' usual happening. A. D. Brown, Canterbury, who was leading 6-4 and 4-2 against J. T.-Mayson, Auckland, slipped on the baseline and dislocated his shoulder. This caused an adjournment of more than an hour when Brown returned and finished the match by winning in straight sets. C. Angas, captain of the Canterbury team, suffered his first defeat in Wilding Shield matches when he lost to J. W. Gunn, Auckland, in three advantage sets. Angas played a gallant uphill contest and went down with distinction as one of the finest players ever to take part in this event. With the matches at 6-4 in favour of Canterbury, the.result was dependent on the two doubles events, when Angas and Pattinson won their match against Gunn and Bedford. The issue was beyond doubt, and with Brown playing under difficulties on an adjoining court • the Canterbury pair defaulted. Eesults:— Singles. N. 11.I1. Bedford (Auckland) beat R. G. Pattinson (Canterbury), 6-3, 6-1; N. 6. Sturt (Auckland) beat A. B. Cant (Canterbury), 7-5, 7-5. J. W. Gunn (Auckland) beat C. Angas (Canterbury), 6-3, 4t6, 6-4. A. D. Brown (Canterbury) beat J. TV Mayson (Auckland), 6-4, 8-6. Doubles. C. Angas and R. G. Pattinson (Canterbury! beat J. W. Gunn and N. F. Bedford (Auckland), 6-3, 1-6, 6-2. N. G. Sturt and J. T. Mayson (Auckland) beat A. D. Brown and A. R. Cant (Canterbury), 6-2, the latter pair then defaulting. " ' r~ .