LAWN TENNIS

Evening Star, Issue 14308, 5 March 1910, Page 6

LAWN TENNIS

'The annual schools’ tennii* tournament I was commenced at the Otago and Kaituna > Courts this morning. The girls’ events were played ui the former courts, wl.dle the boys’ were played at (he. iatier. 'Hie * entires tins year, esper tally the handicap events, largely exceed I hose of las! year, and show 1 the keen’ interest that is being taken by tlipso young piayeu- in the game. 'The I toys’ events arc being controlled by .Messrs Chapman and J/ima.s, while the girls’ are in cbaige of Misses Campbell and Tester. It is Torn the young playets that fui lire champions are j expected. .Judging from the standard of t play shown, in a few years mime of these ; players should be seen striving for chant- ' pio’nship honors in big tournaments. Tho : biggest surprise cifcele<l this, morning was the”defeat of Young, a former champion, by MaeDougall. Young is developing a rather reckless fcty.'°, but, should ho rdeady down a little and watch the flight of the ball more carefully, bis play would lie vastly improved. MaeDougall played very steadily,’ and scored mostly off bis opponent's mistakes. The billowing is tho result of the -day’s play:--Championship (best of seventeen games). --Young leal MaeDougall. 9—l; I’ark heat Beum.'li, 9—2; (!. Black boat Ivory, 9—6; M'Doueoll heat Wren, 9 0. Handicap Singles (4Cup).—(l. Black (owe 10) beat Thomson tree. 8), 40—14 ; Finlay (ree. 15) beat Cook (scratch). /JO 55 ; Ivory (owe 10) beat Dawson tree. 4), 40—25; (i. Black (scratch) beat Sounds (tec. 8), 40—55; Worrall (scratch) heat Bastiiies (ree. 15), 40—26; MTJougail (owe 10) beat Allan (ree. 12). 40—29Lomas (ree. 4) beat Skinner (ree. 4). 40—32. Handicap Doubles.—Tomas and Skinner (ree. 4) beat. Allan and Wren (n*>. 12). 40—29; Miller and MDnnaU (tec. 8) beat Kasther a.nd Dawson (roc. 4), 40—29; Park and O’Shea, (ree. 4) Jjeat Thomson j ami Penrose (ree. 12), 40—29; Cock and Young (owe 4) beat Bex Black and Worrall (scratch), 40 — 08.