TENNIS

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 April 1931, Page 9

TENNIS

ENGLAND’S NEW HOPE. [by CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] LONDON, April 12. In the final, Austin beat Perry 3-6, 4-6, 8-6, 6-1, and 7-5. 1 Wallis Myers, the tennis critic, describing the final of the Davis Cup trial, expresses the opinion that Perry is England’s greatest tennis star. He says: “This ex-world champion at pingpong has found a way to exploit its strokes on the tennis court, and promises to revolutionise lawn tennis. He discards defensive methods, and hits the ball so early that his drives have a time-saving virtue of half volleys. He has speed of foot and hand, and at his best, he is more daring than Cochet. He occasionally made Tilden’s type of game seem comparatively dull and stereotyped. He would have defeated Austin on a faster surface. I believe Perry and Austin should be equal to bringing back the Davis Cup to England.”

GREY CLUB’S 'CHAMPIONSHIPS. The Grey Club’s Championships have now been concluded with the result that both championships have changed hands. Mrs Lawn is the lady champion this year, she defeating Miss N. Tennent, champion for the last three years, in the final 6/3, 6/3. The men’s championship was won by W. P. McCarthy, he defeating A. K. Smith in. the final 6/3, . 8/6. The holder of the title, M. C. Smith, was beaten by A. K. Smith in the semifinal 3/6, 6/4, 6/3. Results: — LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP. First Round:—Miss N. Tennent beat Miss Ferguson 9/3; Miss C. Tennent beat Miss Brown 9/1; Miss Bignell beat Mrs Allison 9/8; Miss Schaef beat Miss H. Griffen by default; Mrs James beat Miss Costello by default; Miss Donovan beat Miss Bush 9/3; Mrs McGlashan beat Miss Reynolds 9/4; Mrs Lawn beat Mrs Moss 9/2. Second ' Round :—Miss N. Tennent beat Miss C. Tennent. 9/4; Miss' Schaef beat Miss Bignell by default; Mrs James beat Miss Donovan 9/3; Mrs Lawn beat Mrs McGlashan 9/2. Semi-finals:—Miss N. Tennent beat Miss Schaef 6/4, 6/3; Mrs Lawn beat Mrs James 6/0, 6/0. Final: —Mrs Lawn beat Miss N. Tennent 6/3, 6/3.

MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP. First Round: —M. C. Smith beat Curran 6/3, 6/2; Allison beat L. Phillips by default; O’Malley beat Mayell 6/3, 6/3; A. K. Smith beat ShalJcrass 6/2, 6/4; McCarthy heat Haigh 6/2, 6/3; Frost beat K. Smyth 6/1, 6/1; Ray beat J. Phillips 3/6, 10/8, 6/4,” Schnackenberg beat Clark by default/ Second Round:—M. C. Smith beat Allison 6/1, 6/3; ■A. K. Smith beat O’Malley 7/5, 7/5; McCarthy' beat Frost 6/4, 6/3; Schnackenberg beat Ray 8/6, 6/2. Semi-finals: —A. K. Smith beat M. C. .Smith 3/6, 6/4, 6/3; McCarthy beat Schnackenberg 7/5,, 6/2. Final: McCarthy beat A. K. Smith 6/3, 8/6. LADDER MATCHES. More interest than has usually been the pase was shown in Ladder Matches this year both in the Ladies’ and Men’s Sections. The following matches were played: — LADIES.

Mrs Lawn beat Miss M. Costello 6/2; Miss Bignell beat Miss H. Griffen by default and Miss L. Schaef 6/5; Miss. Schaef beat Miss Bignell 6/3, and Mrs Allison 6/1; Mrs Allison beat Miss Reynolds 6/3, Mrs Moss 6/3, Mrs McGlashan 6/2, Miss H. Griffen by default and Miss Bush 6/2; Miss Bush beat Mrs McGlashan 6/3, 6/2, 6/5, 6/0, and Miss H. Griffen by default; Mrs McGlashan beat Mrs Moss 6/4, 6/5, Miss Bush 6/5 and Miss Ferguson 6/3; ■ - Miss Ferguson beat Miss Reynolds 6/5, Miss Brown by default and Mrs Moss 6/3; Mrs Moss beat Miss Ferguson 6/5; Mrs Meade beat Miss Donovan by default, and Miss Newman 6/2; Miss Donovan beat MiSs Kil gour 6/1; Miss Kilgour beat Miss McBrearty 6/4 and 6/5; Miss Mcßrearty beat Miss V. Deere 6/4; Miss Doogan beat Miss A. Hambleton 6/2, Miss .Lockington by default, Miss Cullen 6/2, and Mrs Meldrum 6/4; Miss M. McDonnell beat Miss Cullen 6/2; Miss Cullen beat .Miss A. Hambleton 6/4-, Miss M. McDonnell 6/5 and Mrs Meldrum 6/5. MEN. M. C. Smith beat W. P. McCarthy 9/4; W. PP. McCarthy beat L. O’Malley 9/4, A. K. Smith 9/4, and 9/7; A K. Smith beat L. O’Malley 9/4 and 9/6; K. O. Stephens beat L. O’Malley 9/8; L. O’Malley beat W. P. McCarthy 9/4 and Stephens 9/7; K Smyth beat L. Phillips 9/5; E. Schnackenberg beat L. Phillips 9/2, and H. S. Ray 9/5; H. S. Ray beat H. Haigh 9/8, and L. Phillips 9/8; H. Frost beat A. E. Mayell 9/1 and 9/5 and T. Curran 9/7; A. E. Mayell beat G. Allison 9/8; J. C. Cassels beat J. W. Bruce 9/4 and G. Allison 9/5; J. W Bruce beat J. C. Cassels 9/8; G. Allibon beat J. C. Cassels 9/8.

INANGAHUA v. REEFTON A team from the Reefton Tennis Club travelled to Inangahua Junction over the week-end and played the local club. The games were keenly contested and provided an exciting finish, both teams having won five sets and fortyfive games when there was billy one set left to be played. The Reefton player, Miss Alice Patterson, beat Miss Marr in this set, and so enabled the visitors to scrape home with a hard-earned victory. The weather was ideal and many Reeftonites took advantage of the occasion to motor out to see the play. During the afternoon six motor-cars filled with passengers arrived from Reefton, also several from other parts, and all were hospitably entertained at afternoon tea by the Inangahua Junction Club.