LAWN TENNIS

Evening Star, Issue 20321, 1 November 1929, Page 15

LAWN TENNIS

[By Recobdzb.j

FIXTURES. December 25, 26, 27.—North Otago championships and handicaps at Oamaru. December 25, 26, 27.—Southland championships and handicaps at Invercargill. December 26, 27, 2S.—Auckland championships and handicaps at Auckland^ December 26, ", m 28.—Canterbury championships amt dicaps at Christchurch. January 1,2, 3.—South Canterbury championships and handicaps at Timaru. January 1,2, 3, 4.—North Island championships at Wanganui.

Favoured with another fine Saturdaj the A and C grade competition was advanced a stage, further last Saturday. For the second Saturday in succession University A grade team has bad the luck to just manage to scrape home with a few games to spare. Having defeated Otago the previous week by three games, the .University went one better last Saturday when it defeated Cosy Dell by the small margin of two games. In both matches sets were even. In tie match against Cosy Dell, after winning .three or the men’s singles, University failed to win either of the men’s doubles. Stallwortby played very steadily to defeat Jensen by the odd game. Jensen started well, and led 5-2, but from this stage on Stallworthy by good driving evened the score and took seven games to his opponent’s three. Miss Fleming won all her matches with something to spare. In her combine With Jensen against Miss Scott and Stallwortby the Cosy Dell lady missed several volleys at the net, but her driving was severe. Moan a proved rather too strong for Eoslyn, winning decisively by 11 sets to 5 sets. Macdougalll played attractive tennis to defeat Guy, 9-3. The Roslyn man was driving accurately throughout, and soon taking the lead from GUy (who was below his best form, and whose strokes lacked pace) ran out a winner for the loss of only three games. Webling played well against Duthie, showing good judgment and control, and on his display should do well this season. Gale proved too steady for Partridge, whose percentage qf errors was too great. Chisman showed, improved form to defeat Drew, 9-5. The chief feature of the ladies’ matches was the defeat which Miss Patti son suffered at the bands of Miss Partridge. The score advanced evenly to 6 all, when Miss Partridge forged ahead, and took the set for the loss of only one more game. The Moana lady Elayed' very soundly and steadily, and er driving was marked by great care and accuracy. Miss Pattison made many excellent openings, but she lacked the decision to take advantage of these opportunities. In the meirs doubles Guy and Duthi© were slightly better than Macdougall and Partridge. Duthie gave a good exhibition, and Macdougall made few mistakes. Three of the comhineds went to Moana, Chisman and Miss Sonntag registering the only win for Roslyn in doubles (including men’s, ladies’, and combineds). Kaituna defeated Anderson’s Bay by the substantial margin of 14 sets to 2 sets The winners for Anderson’s Ray were Miss Reid and Mrs Dyke in the ladies’ singles. On© of the best matches was the mixed doubles game between Moody and Miss Anderson and Ross and Miss Macadam. The Anderson’s Bay pair strove hard for victory, and ■were only denied their goal by the odd game. In this ma.teh Miss Macadam showed glimpses of her true form, and no doubt with plenty of practice she will be back to her form of a few seasons ago. In all his games Ross drove well, but still requires to steady his game for match play, Marshall revealed some spectacular forehand drives, and would nrnbahlv have won his single had he shown a greater degree of restraint when he had the advantage of the position in some of the rallies. In her match against Miss Anderson Miss Macadam failed to produce her true form. Mrs Parker and Miss Reid fought out an evenly-con-tested match. On the day’s play Miss Reid was easily the best lady player for Anderson’s Bav. and her driving, both forehand and backhand, was very accurate. Peake and Pollock proved too strong for Pearce and Barsdell. In this match and also in his mixed doubles Pollock showed good form. In the_ Otago v North-east Valley match MiSs Keast was the only Valley player to win ail her matches, and her defeat of Miss Finch by 9 games to 3 was a well-earned victory. Miss Kcast drives very strongly, but often after working her opponent out of position fails to drive home the advantage. In their match against Boddy and Miss Finch the North-east Valley pair gave an excellent exhibition. In this match as #6ll as in his singles Marrow drove and volleyed with consistency. McCarthy, of North-cast Valley, again played attractive tennis in all his matches.

Nearly 120 players have entered for the Yankee tournament to-morrow, and, given good weather, a most successful afternoon should result. In consequence of the day being devoted to the tournament no grade matches will be played. Owing to G. Black not being available this season, S. Macdougall has paired up with E. Boddy on the Otago provincial ladder, and the Match Committee has placed this pair in No. 3 position. In an association ladder challenge played during the week Bawlinson defeated Boddy, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2. Bawlinson won by reason of his greater steadiness and bis retrieving of apparently impossible balls.

Other challenges played during the week were Jensen v. Philhpps and Falconer V. Ross.. In the former match Jensen was the steadier player, and deserved his victory of 6-2, 6-4. In the other match Ross proved too strong for Faldoner, whom he defeated in straight sets.

An enjoyable mixed doubles progressive Yankee -tournament was played at Cosy Dell on Labour Day. About twenty-four players entered, and the tournament was run in three sections. The winners of the various sections were Mitchell and Miss Cameron, Mathieson and Miss Turner, and Jensen and Miss Bishop. In the play-off Jensen and Mias Bishop drew the bye, and ■ Mathieson and MiSS Turner defeated Mitchell and Miss Cameron. In the final Jensen and Miss Bishop won from Mathieson and Miss Turner. The Caversham courts also presented a scone of animation on Labour Day, when a mixed doubles handicap tournament was held. After everybody had had four matches A.-Bell and Miss G. Jefferson and A. Hamer and Miss Jefferson were the only pairs who had not had a loss. As both pairs were handicapped, on the same mark an excellent final resulted, the winners being Bell and Miss G. Jefferson. A number of visits were exchanged on Labour Day between several of the town and country clubs. Moaaia travelled to Kaitangata, St. Clair to

Milton, and Waikouaiti sent a team to Dunedin to play Opoho. This interchange of visits between town and country clubs does a tremendous amount of good, and the annual matches are eagerly looked forward to, especially by the country players. A team from St. Hilda’s College travelled to Invercargill on Saturday and played St. John’s on the Invercargill Club’s courts. The visitors won eight out of the nine sets played. The difference in games, however, was by no means so great, St. John's winning 30 to St. Hilda’s 60. The play of Miss Cox was very much admired. The details, with St Hilda’s players first mentioned, were;— Singles: Helen Cox v. Anita Tapley, 6-4; Joan MacAvoy v. Patricia Hoyles, 6-3: Joan Thompson v. Hilda Nichol, 6-1; Mary Reeves v. Barbara Sale. 1-6; Ruth Phillips v. Nance Watts, 7-6; fcgaire Vipan v. Beth Hoyles, 6-3. Doubles: Helen Cox and Joan MacAvoy v. Anita Tapley and Patricia Hoyles, 6-3; Joan Thompson and Mary Reeves v. Hilda Nichol and Barbara Sale, 6-2; Ruth Phillips and Ngaire Vipan v. Nance Watts and Beth Hoyles. 6-8. Writing in the Sydney ‘ Referee,.’ “ Austral” says that Gerald Patterson has stated that he has given an invitation to Tilden to pay Australia a visit and to bring with him any other American players he may care to invite. Tilden is keen to come, and says that if his theatrical engagement ip London will allow him sufficient time he will make the trip with Wilbur Coen, America’s youngest colt, who has already achieved substantial victories over some of the ‘ world’s leading players, though only seventeen years of age.