TENNIS

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 February 1929, Page 6

TENNIS

GREY v. HOKITIKA CLUB. The return inter-club tennis tournament between the Greymouth and Hokitika clubs was played on Saturday, the A’s playing at Hokitika and jthe B. ’s at the Grey courts. The tourney proved interesting, both the “A” teams drawing in the sets secured with 12 each, and Hokitika leading in the “A” games by 150 to 139. The Greymouth “B. ’s” won their section with 13 sets to Hokitika’s 9, and 144 games to 119. The first men’s doubles and the second combined doubles games were not played, one of the visiting players having to leave by the early train. Following are the details, the Hokitika players being mentioned first: — “A” GRADE . Ladies’ Singles: Miss Moore beat Miss Tennent 6/2, Miss Lewis lost to Mrs Lawn 2/6, Miss Thompson beat Mrs Larsen 6/2, Miss Leslie lost to Mrs Fletcher 5/6, Mrs Baird lost to Mrs Schaef 2/6, Miss Knight beat Miss Brown 6/4. Men’s Singles: Partridge beat McCarthy 9/3, Gooch beat M. Smith 9/2, Keller lost to A. K. Smith 8/9. Feast lost to Stephens 5/9, Guthrie lost to Lorking 4/9, McFarlane lost to Gilbert 3/9. Ladies’ Doubles : /Misses Moore and Lewis beat Mrs Lawn and Miss Tennent 9/6, Misses Thomson and Leslie lost to Mesdames Larsen and Fletcher 7/9, Miss Knight and Mrs Baird beat Misses Schaef and Brown 9/6. Men’s Doubles : Partridge and Gooch beat McCarthy and. M. Smith 9/3, Keller and Feast lost to Smith and Stephens 7/9, Guthrie and McFarlane lost to Lorking and Gilbert 2/9. Combined Doubles: Partridge and Miss Moore beat McCarthy and Miss Tennent 9/3, Gooch and Miss Lewis beat M. Smith and Mrs Lawn 9/5, Keller and Miss Thompson beat A .K. Smith and Mrs Larsen 9/6, Feast and Miss Leslie lost to Lorking and Mrs Fletcher 4/8, Guthrie and Miss Knight lost to Stephens and Miss Schaef 6/9, McFarlane and Mrs Baird beat Gilbert and Mrs Brown 5/3. “B” GRADE. Men’s Singles: (Williamson lost to Shallcrass 3/9, Perry lost to Dr Ray 8/9, Hayward lost to Haigh 1/9, Dawson lost to Mcßrearty 5/9; Diedrichs lost to C. James 4/9, Morrison lost to Mepham 5/9. Ladies’ Singles: Miss Reid lost to Mrs Davis 2/6, Miss Urquhart defeated Miss Griffen 6/5, Miss Bell defeated Miss M. Costello 6/5, Miss E. Knight defeated Mrs McGlashan 6/3, Miss Davidson defeated Miss A. Bush 6/3, Mrs Guthrey defeated Miss D. McBrearty 6/3. ■ Men’s Doubles: Hayward and Dawson lost to Haigh and Mcßrearty 4/9, Diedrichs and Morrison lost to James and Mepham 6/9. Ladies’ Doubles: Misses Reid ana Urquhart, lost to Mrs Davis and Miss Griffen 5/6, Misses Bell and Davidson defeated Miss Costello and Mrs MeGlashan 6/5, Miss E. Knight and Mrs Guthrey defeated Misses Bush and Mcßrearty 6/1. Combined Doubles : Williamson and Miss Reid lost to Shallcrass and Miss Davis 4/9, Hayward and Miss Bell lost to Haigh and Miss Costello 8/9, Diw son and Miss Knight lost to Mcßriirt;.' amlMrs McGlashan 4/9, Diedrichs and Miss Davidson defeated Janies and Miss Bush 9/3, Morrison and Mrs Guthrey defeated Mepham and Miss Mcßrearty 9/5. UNITED DOUBLES TOURNEY. The United Club held a handicap doubles tournament on Saturday afternoon. Some interesting and enjoyable tennis resulted. About thirty players participated. The games were practically all close. In the men’s handicap doubles finals, Clarke and Millar defeated Seebeck and Wilson 41/39. The latter pair led 39/35, but Clarke and Millar drew up and took the next six points in great style. The game was one of the best during the tourney. In the ladies’ handicap doubles Mrs Clarke and Miss Eaton defeated Misses M. McKay and C. Phillips in another good final 30/20. In the combined doubles Johnston and Miss Warnes reached the finals, and Seebeck and Miss Morgan have to play off for the finals with Hanham and Mrs Clarke. TILDEN’S REINSTATEMENT. NEW YORK, February 8. Tilden has been restored to a good amateur standing by the Executive of the United States Lawn Tennis Association. He was suspended some six months ago for a violation of the Association’s player-writer rule. He will immediately compete at the indoor tournaments at New York, and then will, proceed south to practise before he and Hunter begin a European tour in the coming spring. It is believed that it is unlikely that he will be chosen for the American Davis Cup team, although he probably' will compete at other important European tournaments. It is understood that he will obtain a place in the national ranking, despite his period of disqualification, and will head the list of the first ten. AMATEUR V. PROFESSIONAL. BOSTON, February 9. The United States Lawn Tennis Association Executive Committee adopted a recommendation that no player while a member of the Davis Cup team or other International team, representing the United States, shall write, give interviews, or contribute to publications or give radio talks with or without compensation, without the consent of the Davis Cup Committee. It is understood that the Executive Committee, declined to underwrite an open tournament between professionals, and amateurs, which was one of the indicated ways, wherein clubs, with expensive plants, could augment the revenue. The intimation was that, until the Professional Association puts its own house in order, no such tournament will be approved. It is an open secret, however, that in the open tournament, the play of the professionals might seriously overshadow that of the amateurs.

The ten ranking men are: —Tilden, Hunter, Lott, Hennessey, Allison, Vanryn, Mercer, Doeg, Seligison, Shield.