LAWN TENNIS

Evening Star, Issue 20118, 7 March 1929, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS

OTAGO V. SOUTH CANTERBURY An attractive exhibition of lawn tennis should be provided at Anderson’s Bay on Saturday afternoon when Otago will meet a team representing practically the full strength of South Canterbury. The game lias reached a very high standard in Tim am, and the visitors should fully extend the local players, who are also practically at full strength. 1). 0. Johnston and W. G. Robertson, two young players who have made a rapid advance in uroticiency, will lead the visitors, and tneir style should prove an object lesson to Dunedin juniors, N. Cramond, W, R. Fea, and Warne Pearse are well known in this city, and, together with InnesJones are all capable of giving a good exhibition. The visiting ladies include Airs W. A. Scott and Miss D. Hart, the latter of whom is ranked fourth. On the whole the chances of victory appear to be slightly in favour of Otago; but it should prove a close and interesting contest throughout. The playing order of the Otago team is as follows •/ Men’s Singles,—M'Dougal), Bray, Boddy, Duthie. Blackf’and Fulton. Ladies’- Singles.—Miss Pattison, Miss

Partridge, Miss White, Miss Fleming, Mrs Watson, and Miss Cook. Men’s Doubles. —Fulton and Boddy, MtDongall and Black, Bray and Dnthie. Ladies’ Doubles.—Misses Pattison and 'White. Misses Partridge and Fleming, Mrs Watson and Miss Cook. Mixed Doubles. —M'Dougali and Miss Pattison, Bray and Miss Partridge, Boddy and Miss White, Dnthie and Miss Fleming, Black and Mrs Watson, Fulton and Miss Cook. The South Canterbury team is as follows: Ladies.—Mrs AY. A. Scott, Misses M. Gibson, R. Pearce, D. Dart, I. Green, E. Fraser. Aten.—D. C. Johnston, AY. G. Robertson, N. Cramond, Dr AA r . R. Fea, G. Dines-Jones, AA’. Penrse,