SEASONABLE SPORTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 December 1938, Page 12

SEASONABLE SPORTS

TENNIS.

NOTES AND COMMENTS

Apart from Saturday, when two intfer-club ; matches were played.-the p&st; wc&k has been far from favouratjrlc for tennis, and there has been a temporary hold-up in competition matches in the various clubs. Due to the Christmas and New Year holidays, the Greymouth Lawn Tennis SubAssociation’s- competition has been suspended until' the New Year, although’ ‘the United-Paroa match, which had to be'’postponed last week-end on account of rain, will b'c played /next Sunday; provided that conditions are suitable. In past years this holiday breaiy'Kas proved one of the worst features''of’the 'sOA'so'ii, due to interest having to be re-awakened and it is to be hoped that players will co-operate to ensure that the inter-club competition, which has so far proved so successful, will be resumed with the minimum of'delay. In this connection, players should also keep in mind the proximity of the West Coast tournament; at Hokitika.

Grey v. Cobden: The Greymouth v. Cobden match on Saturday produced some, exceptionally clpse games and the result could easily have 'been reversed. L. Abbie played well to defeat A. Beban 6/5 and on the day he was probably the best of the Cobden men. He played a steadier game than Gilmour, although the last-named has the better shots. G. Hutt, for Greymouth, again proved himself a dependable player, his wrist shots and backline play being most effective. The Cobden men generally did well, especially in the doubles. One of the best of the women’s games was that between the, top players, Miss Bruhn and Miss R. Nimriio; Miss Bruhn plays some good shotd,'* but “shows a lack of anticipation on’occasions. Miss Doyle (Greymouth), has improved "considerably, and played a good game to defeat Kirs. Gilmour, who is always difficult td dispose of in match play. Miss Kitchihgham is also showing the cffects of plenty of practice on the courts, . United Club; ’-Oh“Satiirday afternoon the hrm. of the United women’s doubles trophy nidtehes was played, the winners being Mrs. Cassels, and Mrs. Neville, some g6od tennis being witnessed. The detailed results were:—Firsl round:"Mrs. Cassels and Mrs. Neville defeated Miss M. McKay and Miss E. Boddy 9/3, Mrs. A. McKay ami Miss M. Seebeck defeated -Mrs. I ’rescot i and Miss D. Blair 9/3. Final; Mrs.

Cassels and Mrs. Neville defeated Mrs. McKay and Miss Seebeck 9/6. The best match of the series was that between Mrs. McKay and Miss Seebeck and Mrs. Prescott and Miss Blair. ' Practically every game was deuce and there were many long rallies' Many ladder games were scheduled fo'r Sunday, but Tiad to be postponed on account of the rain.

St. Columba Ladders: Results of recent St. Columba lad,lcr matches have been! —Men: H. Clausen (challenger) defeated M. Gough 9/0, W. Roberts defeated Courtney 1 (challenger 1 )’ 9/7, H. Clausen (challenger) defeated J. Rae 9/2. W. Roberts (challenger) defeated J. Quinlan 9/7, K. Williams (challenger) defeated P. Grogan 9/3, J. Rae/defeated M. Gough (challenger) 9/7. L. Behan (challenger) defeated F. Saunders 9/5. for second place. Women: Miss N. McGrath defeated Miss K. Power (challenger) 6/5. Miss D, Harker (challenger) defeated Miss M.' Bell 6/1.

Moana v. St, Columba: St. Columba, had a comfortable win over Moana in the inter-club match on Saturday, although the country club produced some promising players, notably Bendall and Taylor. L. Beban is one of the most improved players in the St. Columba Club and played exceptionally well to defeat Bendall. who has some nice shots, 6/3. Miss D. Southern and Miss J. Jones were the most impressive of the visiting women and both won their singles by good margins. Miss E. Seguin played consistent, steady tennis as top woman for St. Columba, and won her singles in good style.’ Miss Nee was also impressive, for St. Columba. Although they were, not successful in winning on Saturday, the Moana. team should benefit considerably by more frequent match play and may produce some entries for the tournaments in the New Year. A<d Available: In tennis, it seems, you can bring a champion home but you can’t make him play. Alan C. Stedman, New Zealand’s finest, product, returned to New Zealand at the. beginning of last Summer. Hopes were high that hi;; return would stimulate greater interest in the home-grown production. Stedman now is reported unavailable for the next. New Zealand championships at. Christchurch. His business activities are the reason. His ah-, sence. if he does not change his mind, will 1;n serious. Apparently, lie ha.", had very little tennis since his withdrawal owing to illness from the last

New Zealand meeting in the semi-final stuges.

Cram m to Play: The German Davis Cup player, H. E. Henkel, in an interview recently, said that his former team-mate, Gottfried Cramm, was iii perfect condition after his term of imprisonment, and' was eager to play international tennis. He would like to represent Germany in the Davis Cup. There is little chance of his'turning professional-.

Canterbury’s Coach: In his day famed as one of the stylists of the game in New Zealand anil considered by plenty to be the finest player the country has had since Wilding, Geoff. Olivier, seven times national champion, is again official coach to the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association. He has a large class of premising juniors and one or two of them loOk likely under his coaching to develop into line player's. Ollivier, of course/was remarkable for his ball control, and if he preaches the virtues which took him to the top the effect should be admirable. Four of the first live women on the CanterIm,ry ladder, Misses Thelma and Irene Poole, D. Dickey, and .1. Senior, are products of his early coaching. He turned professional in'l92B. Centennial Tournament; The secretary (Mr A. C. W. MantellHarding) reported at last week’s meeting of the management committee of the Wellington Lawn Tennis Association that the New Zealand management committee had suggested from February 1(1 to February 17, 1940, as the dates for the New Zealand Centennial Tournament. Invitations had been sent to Australia, America, England, and China, he Said. S.Dw 89.;

I Runanga Club: i Kunanga Tennis Club members took j advantage of the fine day on SaturI day. ’Mie Club championships arc to I be commenced before Christmas, if ■ possible, and members are reminded i that nominations close this week-end i with the club captain. The club has ; also decided to hold a Yankee Tourna- : ment on Saturday commencing at 1 p.m. so that, given a fine, day the new courts will be fully utilised. The draw tor the tournament is as follows: — A. Winstanley and Miss .1. Tvson J Baddrley and Mrs. Winstanley. R Murray and Miss J. Duggan, K. South-i '•ard ami Miss L. Brooker, E. Patti-’ sou and Mrs. Henderson. Miss M Ty-I sou and Mrs. Ennor, J. McKinley and i Mrs. Armstrong. J. Quinn and T. Merriman. R. McTaggart and Miss B. Mossop. W. Timlin and Miss M. Moore. 1. Dalzell and Mrs. Martin. A. Hill and Stevens. B. McTaggart and Miss N. ’ Tyson. 11. Webb and Mis. O'Neil. Any! player desirous of a game, and not. I

included in the draw, must be at the courts at 1 p.m.

A Compliment:

Speaking at a social evening in honour of the Minister'of Mines (Mr. P. C. Webb), last Wednesday,' Mr. A. Tyndall, Under-Secretary for Mines, and Under-Secretary for Housing;" in replying to the toast of the’Mines Department referred to the’neW'“courts that had been opened at Runahga that afternoon. The stated that "lie had never enjoyed d visit' to Runahga so much as he had this time as he had that afternoon played six sets of tennis on the new courts. They played even and true and he had thoroughly enjoyed himself. He also complimented the talent of the club, stating that with practice and proper ■ coaching, Runanga should be able to give a good account of themselves anywhere.

CRICKET.

NOTEg AND COMMENTS

I he West Coast Cricket Association suffered another set-back last weekend, when heavy rain prevented all but two fixtures (one junior) being played. In the case of the matches .played, wickets and grounds were very 'slow. 'The Technical School first eleven dismissed the strong United, team for 128 runs, but with a chance of victory, the school batsmen failed.

Slow Scoring: On' the abnormally slow wicket and outfield at the Recreation Ground on Saturday, United took a long time to make their 128' runs against what was' only average bowling from the school team. Only” 12 'boundaries were made, including three'sixes, and this v,a’ tribute to ‘ the splendid. fielding. The boys set a hue example by their keenness, and saved many runs. The school mitsmcn were even slower than United, and niore enterprise would probably have ’pil’d dividends. Useful Slow Bowler:

I ' H. Bellis (Technical) is a promising; i slow bowler. He collected four wic-J ■kets. Ellis, Cullen, Sorenson and Rapley, for 43 runs off nine overs on Saturday, ’and his ’steadiness deserved sue-1 cess. Be- varied 'liis pacewcll, and. turned the ball consistently from the I off. Ilellis ’was ihapin^'nicely with I hr bat when he wr.s bowled by a| i.'l’ort j.dtclied bull from Webber that’ barely left the- mat'. Bellis' link'll trade leg-sido shot that should, be corrected. Likely: A. slew left-hander of more than average ability is'Tucker (Technical). Vol. in his’early ’teens. Tucker spinsthe. ball, well from either w'le. aw! h is r n.ir control of length. On Saturday, he kepi all the United batsmen quiet. < ■•nd bowled no less than 13 overs for

two wickets and only 47 runs. Tucker is full of- promise, and provided he is not hurried, should develop well. R. Parry collected three for 28, but tiie figures were the best part of his bowling. He was far too erratic. Made a Start: ’L/'EHis celebrated his selection in the Gfeymouth team to meet Ihaiigahuh'by scoring 33 runs, easily his best this season, for United against Technical. ' Ellis was slow, but always sound. His defence is good, and now that he has struck form he should make a. valuable opening, bat for his club. Failed: The Technical School batsmen failed before the United attack. All except Cooper were slow; They showed some defence, but lack of enterprise lost many’chances of scoring against bowling that was not hostile. Cooper topscored with 19. He exhibited a lot of confidence, add played some good shots'. R. Tarry, who scored 15, including two fours, looked 'the most likely batsinah“outside Bellis. ’ Grey v. Inangahua: The GT'eymouth-liiaiigahita match, 'postponed- from last Sunday, will be played on Sunday next at Waiuta. Imposing List: The - West Const Association will have an'imposing list of representative matches this season, if all matches in prospect eventuate. The Grey v. Inarigahua, and Grey v. Hokitika matches are tlie trial matches prior to the selection of West Coast teams to meet

Buller, Canterbury, Ashburton, City

and Suburban, ' and probably Nelson; The latter Association has written to the West Coast Association suggesting' a match between' representatives of the two associations at Nelson or Greymouth. West Coast will ho doubt plump for Greymouth as the venue, as they .have' already visited Nelson twice, without the glimes being returnetL ._ '! One-ball Hat Trick: I ' ‘‘Patsy Hendren, the former ’Pest batsman, told a North‘Middlesex club ' at a dinner that he once took three wickets with one. ball. '' ' “The eighth and ninth men were' batting,” he said. “Number eight drove the ball to cover-, point; Both ran,'arid, watching the hair, collided, were knocked but; and. carried off. Number 10. ready to go 1 in, fainted when ’lie saw the others carried in bleeding, and number II did not Imvc a partner.” ( ( Ebeling Retiree: , Han'S Ebeling. Australian Test bowl- 1 er. former <:H plain" of V'ctoria find "Plain of Melbourne Cricket Club pre- ' in.’ership teams,' has decided to retire Tom wtive playing. “Is Ulis the I linal, Melba?” asked one of the club i selectors when told of the decision, i

r | “Yes,’.’ said Ebeling. “This is the ( s ’ finish.” Ebeling is one of the best' 1. '■ medium-pace bowlers ever produced in ! e. Victoria. lie followed very closely’| I- the great tradition laid down by fife• I late Hugh Trumble at the beginning i j.of the present century. Re toured j I England with-the- Australian Eleven in 1 1934 and captained Victoria for several " reasons until last Summer. Ebeling 8 was in New Zealand with Edgar, Mayne's Victorian team in 1924-25 and 8 again with Vernon Ransi'ord’s Melv bourne C.C. side in 1926-27, !' ■ -• ■ ■ • .; i ' ' ' ' ! CYCLING r — . ]! NEWS AND NOTES fl - ■ w I 1 a So far this season the Greymouth t Club has been fortunate with the-j- - weather conditions. The last four Wed-' . nesdays have been ideal for the sport; f and on Saturday the Club was again { favoured with a fine day. It is to be. . hoped, that the hick'holds for• the .rot meiiider of the season. j i Riding Well: j V, Hogarth is riding well. He had | , a. first ‘and a second on Wednesday,! 3 and tilt hough unplaced in” ihe road' race, hdrodo well "enough to suggest that, when properly fit he will be in! ■flic running for fastest time honours,! I in s6ine' of the ' bigger races. ' The' - kci nchs for'the sport, runs in the fam'-, I ily as'his brother lie's v?as olio of the'- - best road riders a tew years ago; Ids J. ’’sister’'was second h the lades race.: - ra’sthveek. and a younger brother coni-j t peted in the boys’ race.

Lamont's Success: j J. Lamont ’is still keeping up his run or successes. 1-le had three wins on the (Hick and oho oil the rdiid last week. D. Grenfell deserved liis third' place- on Shturday. He started last season With' an old machine, but his en.tlilmkmni carried liirii through, and now that he has better equipment he ■ will- be - showing fhb back 'wheel to ' sonic of the better known riders. : ! ''j Amateurs: ( An endeavour will ne made shortly | to form an Amateur Cycling Club dt! Greymouth. Some of the younger bby.hi. have already/ been sounded but ''the! indications arc that they will renuiinj; loyal io the cash club as at present it ' is in a sound position. • Consistent: .1. Arch'd' Ims been riding consistently lat'cly. lie liiiE not been in the limelight as much as some of the others, but. his long list of places slibws hiiii to be one of the best sprinters in the ’club. Retired: Cycling enthusiasts will regret to learn of D. Clarke’s retirement. For! many years he has been one of the best long distance riders on the Coast.

Only the lack of a good sprint cd him from bding more succ

Amateur’s Quest: ■- V/’E. Loft’ the only amateur i in Greymoiitlj lias mad'6'ptaiis : attempt lb establish atf’unpacei record’ from Grdymouth to Hp the 'distance being approximati niiles.’P. Duffy'clpcked 60 min's, secs.’ on the'.’same course dur lace last year, if Loft gets with minutes of this time,' unpaced, h be very well'.’"

? BOWLING L-v ■ -■ " GREY CLUB NOTES Results of recent’ matches a Greymouth Bowling Club’s g have' been: — Senior 1 Championship Singles: drum- defeated -Tab'b, "Cogswell d etl Holines; Sharp juhr.; 'defeated Southward defeated’ ghillilfe, : junr., defeated' Sliallcras's, Warm feated Cogswell/ Wiarnes del Holmes, McCorkindale defeated drum, R. T. Smith "defeated A Smith. '•

Rinks Championship: Southw.ai defeated Meldrurir Kilgdur ( feated Southward (s),‘ 'WV-’P. t (s)- defeated Southward. (s), M (s) defeated Kflgbur (s), Merct defeated. Whibley (s), Mercer'(: fe'a'te'd: W. v Pi- Smith (s). ■ jo Senior Chanipidiiship' Pairs: S an ■Ts) ’d.ereatea -'Biirit‘( ; s), Sharp (s) defeated Southward (s),'' S wardhs) defeated' M'eldruni (s), 1 ley (s) defeated‘ Coiffey Cs)/'AVI (s) defeated Sliallcrass (s). Junior Chiimpionship' Singles: nori defeated L'aiiig,' ! Sb det CoffeVf'AVrifttrong'’ defehtbd - ' Mu S. Sinith defeated ShSrinon.

The following members have cho’seh to play * against” Hour from the Hokitika Club, on Sat: afternoon: —

""Parsonage, J. Smith, Hughes, colt (s); Lamberton, Armstrong, tersori, ‘Wilsb'n 1 (sV,’ : K. 'Siriifh; ;i A Quayle, i<i.igolir (s); Congreve; Oi MeldY’umpTafe'Hs).'.' "• I ,> t Mi . ■; .i!