LAWN TENNIS

Evening Star, Issue 14523, 26 November 1910, Page 1

LAWN TENNIS

[By llkcojidkb.]

Tiie Welsh covered coons championships concluded ea: iy n October, saw Mavrogerdat opposed by .A. Caridia in the final, vrbjct UIC Cl reek won, 6—l, 4—6, t—3, 6—o. Macro previously held the t.Cp ra 1905, and lasi ,'var Ciindia beat him in ihc liijal by 3 sell In li. Coridia has held the title on nine occasions. Alar.-u' and Mrs Parto’i, last year s winner-, again won the Mixed Double* on tins occasion irom ft. ch Dames and Jin A, iddlcion, b —l, B—y.

the Lend on Cov.-rcd Court Championship Singles, winch we iennit by cable was won it' W'.ld’.ng, ioiiowod. On ins way to tha liual Wilding had to tncauulcr some stern e] ijie.iticii, notably in the lirst round, when hj" me juutcred K. Pc-wcll, who was hts par. uer during then- Cambridge ’Varsity days. i,’e:i !ers \v:I! apjj-cr aia U. ■ position, for in enc time the •••.• if. Cue,!-. Powell, twfl .-< .> to ml. and 3--I. and 30 love in the third

i- cvniturilv won, 7—9, 2—6, r u f ~ 3,. C—l, nr.J_ 27 pmiw 1o 25. Tho ' ,:k * day saw V.'ilninjr ai ibo, top of his thank? 1,1 i’owcii, a lul ho simply -.v::: i; c< I uiroupli F. (,Vfi. ibe well-known In ,i t —l. and ILtchie, 1. f—l, 6—4. _ The Canterbury mbit was w r\- were on Tlifclno’s bibs. anj his driving "y : o:.-,..:i:!0!!:i!ly { >• jwerf;!! Raho (GermanyJ ! eg :ir tcTn ' from ilir courts owing to having 1 i ion in hi. p,riod of military ser- - mot, It. si. Barnes, j.nd won, 6—o, 5—5, '■■■ 10 if): Ini’, in the third round hit ■ •o'.inn';.trim Jf Kicinschroth beat, him, 2—6, lu -S—6, 7—5. after a liorco and findycontest. A. 11. Lowe had met no ono ilinic up to tho third round In the fourth round Wilding ipiickly disposed of F. S. ViaiiHiry. 6P —]. (. —d, and A. a! Hcildri(u.-; iKngb-nri) roused surprise by removing Klein- -du i.h from th-» j-oki. G—l. 7—5. 2—6, 6 _ '.! he l.i-i. round of the alcnV Doubles saw j’iichio and Wmber heat A. H. Lowe end Dawson a htronf pair, 6 —l, G—2, 7-~5. fn it iawu tennis is obiamtnir a verv strong bold in and around Dunedin is ‘ furl her evidenced by the frier that a new club has sprung into existence at Mosgicl. 'lda- assured membership is st Vt.uiy-tive. wid; every pros-poet of a hiutdred pb.virs. The seme of operations will he on the old cricket and pi« Ktnt-day football ground?. Two nnib't emirs arc io be laid down imirodi.i'dv.’ and r. rot her one inter on, a c.-iiui-' ;o do the v ork having: been accepted. Tune was when (1,0 Taicri used to have a very go yd Uara in iitatchas. H. and E. Price. H. and J. H. Inglis, and James Allan were all players much above the average; but now their sens and daughters, will he taking their places. Tho annual match against Canterbury is down for decision to-day, and our fiiouds evi-r the border have chosen a very strong team, especially tho men, to oppose ours. Since tbc Otago team was chosen, three placers (Misfts Campbell. Miss Stevenson. m<l Hurra way) liavc dropped out. C. G. While was rxpccird to bo available for the trip, but lie signified his inability to visit Christchurch before the team was chosen, and his absence cannot be replaced, even allowing fn.- the fact that lies has had very little play ibis reason. Miss Tester, cur second best player, was net chosen, being unable, IHc# trip. Miss fucvrnmn had to drop out owing i.. an accident. Tlie 1,.?? of players like Misv-, Campbell ami Tester is irreparable, for Oiago (ou’d with some degree of confidence look to diem to win all (ho events in v hie': they played, including Die Mixed TV fVts. S uno of the Otago men are net at Unit- host, hut Sinclair, S. Brown, Eraitliw'lilf, B: nil!?, and Bray are in good form. };. S. Brown is not up to concert pitch, neither is Evren; but tenuis, like cricket, has it, sin prises, and it may he that on the day this pair will give of their best. But tin- opposition will he particularly warm, and !'•,> le tram card - a 1 'ary handicap ,'<i 1.:.i mg to jC.i.v oil p.rtiss courts, if Otago wins, then the team will have performed miracle?, hut a fairly dose fight will more than satisfy local enthusiasts.