TENNIS

Greymouth Evening Star, 6 February 1939, Page 12

TENNIS

ST. COLUMBA B V. McLEAN PARK

'rhe St. Columba' B. team defeated McLean Park, at the St. Columba courts yesterday, by 13 sets 113 games to 11 sets 103 games. The detailed results, with the St. Columba players mentioned first, were: — Men’s Singles: Clausen v. Smith, 6/0. Rea v. Murray, 5/6. Gough v. T. Smith, 4/6. O’Farrell v. Brown, 6/2. Dowdall v. J. Smith, 6/5. V/. Brown v. Baxter, 2/6. Women’s Singles: Miss K. Power v. Mrs. Reeves, 6/3. Miss P. McGrath v. Mrs. Grant, 4/6. Miss Z. Clarke v. Mrs. Sandman, 3/6. Miss K. Fauth v. Mrs. Brown, 6/4. Miss 1. Watson v. Mrs. Lamont, 4/6. Miss A. Opie v. Mrs. Beale, 1/6.

Men’s Doubles: Clausen and Dowdall v. Smith and Murray, 6/3. Rea. and Gough v. Smith and Brown 6/3. O’Farrell and Brown v. Smith'and Baxter, 6/3.

Women’s Doubles: Misses P. McGrath and K. Fauth v. Mesdames Brown and Grant, 6/2. Misses K. Power and Clarke v. Mesdames Sandman and Reeyes, 4/G. Misses 1. Watson and A. Opie v. Mesdames Beale and Lamont, 2/6.

Combined Doubles: Clausen and Miss Power v. Smith and Mrs. Reeves, 6/5 Dowdall and Miss McGrath v. Murray and Mrs. Sandman, 6/3. Rea and Miss Clarke Smith and Mrs. Brown, 6/4. Gough and Miss Fauth v. Brown nad Mrs. Grant, 1/6. O’Farrell and Miss Watson v. Baxter and Mrs. Lamont, 6/5. Brown and Miss Opie v. Smith and Mrs. Beale, 3/6. ST. COLUMBA v. UNITED. Playing at the United courts, yesterday, the St. Columba A team defeated a United team by 16 sets 118 games to 8 sets 88 games. The detailed results, with the United players mentioned first in each case, were:

Men’s Singles: F. Sadler v., L Beban 6/5; R. Hamilton v. P. Pollock, 6/4; M. Connolly v. F. Saunders 4/6; A. A’Court v. B. Dargan 5/6; L. Pedrotti v P. Grogan 4/6; Hood v. K. Williams 4/6.

Women’s Singles: Miss J. Lindsay v. Miss M. Rathbun 6/2; Miss D. Lindsay v. Miss E. Seguin 6/0; Mrs P. Warnes v. Miss V. Nee 2/6; Miss D. Richardson v. Miss E. Seguin 3/6; Mrs Hood v. Mrs Bluett 6/1; Miss A. Laing v. Miss N. McGrath 2/6. Men’s Doubles: Sadler and Hamilton v. Beban and Pollock 3/6; Connolly and A’Court v. Saunders and Dargan 1/6; Pedrotti and Hood v. Grogan and Williams 3/6. Women’s Doubles: Misses J. and D. Lindsay v. Misses Rathbun.' and Seguin 6/3; Mrs Warnes and Miss Richardson v. Misses Nee and Rathbun 0/6; Mrs Hood and Miss Laing v. Misses Nee and McGrath. 1/6. Combined Doubles: Sadler and Miss J. Lindsay v. Beban and Miss Rathbun 5/6; Connolly and Mrs Warnes v Saunders and Miss Nee 2/6; A’Court and Miss Richardson v. Dargan and Miss McGrath 0/6; Hood and Miss Laing v. Wiliams and Miss McGrath 1/6; Hamilton and Miss D. Lindsay v.' Pollock and Miss Rathbun 6/4; Pedrotti and Mrs Hood v. Grogan and Miss Nee 6/3. COBDEN V. PAROA.

At the Cdbden courts, yesterday, Cobden defeated Paroa by ITT sets 119 games to 9 sets 102 games. The detailed results, with the Cobden players given first, were: — Men’s singles: A. Clarke v. B. Griffiths 6/2; E. Gilmour v. A. Fagan 6/1; L. Abbie v. E. Sumner 6/5; T. Jackson v. D. Bruhn 6/2; G. Todd v. R. Honey 6/5; F. Smith v. T. Morley 6/3. Women’s singles: Miss J. McLauchlan v. Miss C. Gilbert 6/3; Mrs. Gilmour v. Miss E. Thompson 4/6; Mrs. Todd v. Miss N. Bruhn 4/6; Miss A. Jackson v. Mrs. Ward 2/6; Mrs. Shaw v. Miss D. Coulson 5/6; Mrs. Curtis v. Miss L. Bruhn 6/1. Men’s doubles: Clarke and Gilmour v. Griffiths and Fagan 6/4; Abbie and Jackson v. Sumner and Bruhn 6/5; Todd and Smith, v. Honey and Morley 6/4. Women’s doubles: Miss McLauchlan and Mrs. Gilmour v. Misses Gilbert and Thomson 3/6; Mrs. Todd and Miss Jackson v. Mrs. Ward and Miss Coulson 2/6; Mesdames Shaw and Curtis v. Misses Coulson and Bruhn 6/2. Combined doubles: Clarke and Miss McLauchlan v. Griffiths and Miss Gilbert 6/3; Gilmour and Mrs. Gilmour v. Fagan and Miss Thomson 3/6; Abbie and Mrs. Todd v. Sumner and Miss N. Bruhn 6/5; Jackson and Miss Jackson v. Bruhn and Mrs. Ward 2/6; Todd and Mrs. Shaw v. Honey and Miss Coulson 4/6; Smith and Mrs. Curtis v. Morley and Miss L. Bruhn 6/0.

WAIUTA v. REEFTON The Waiuta Tennis Club sent a representative team to Reefton yesterday and in a round of games were beaten by Reefton, by 15 sets and 144 games to 5 sets 95 games. The scores were as follows, with Waiuta players mentioned first:—

Men’s Singles: H. Wilson 3 v. K. Archer 9. B. Hempseed 4, v. W. Pennington 9. S. Salt 6, v. N. Wood 9. Wj Warran 9, v. J. Lee 8. J. Anderson 9, ” v. J. Moyle 4. Gifford 6. v. Sharpe ' 9. D. Jobling 5 v. G. Elleston 9. J. Wilson 2, v. G. Collett 9.

Men’s Doubles: Wilson and Hempseed 4, v. Archer and Woods 9. Salt and Warran 9, v. Pennington and Lee 6, Anderson and Gifford 4, v. Sharpe and Bllistou 9. Jobling and Wilson 6. v. Collett and Moyle 9. Combined Doubles: Wilson and Miss Wood 3, v. Archer and Miss Dalton 6. Hempseed and Miss Honey 4 v. Pennington and Miss King 6. Salt and Mrs. Ord 5 v. Woods and Mrs. McVicar 6. Moyle and Miss Hempseed 6 v. Lee and Miss Archer 4. Anderson and Miss Stepping 0, v. Sharpe and Miss Farrell 6.

Women’s Doubles: Misses Wood and Honey 4 v. Miss Dalton and Mrs. McVicar 6. Mrs. Ord and Miss Hempseed 4, v. Misses King and Archer 6. Misses Stephens and Hempseed 6 v. Misses Farrell and O’Halloran 5.

M. T. Wilson beat Bedford and J W. Gunn, 6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4. Women’s doubles: Misses N andM. Beverley beat Misses B. L. Bishop and P. Cooke, 7-5, 6-3. The mixed doubles had previously been decided, the winners being W. T. Pountney and Miss N. Beverley. Miss M. Beverley retained all three intermediate titles, the singles, the girls’ doubles with Miss Cooke, ami the mixed doubles with Pountney. A. S. Burns, the New Zealand junior champion, won both the intermediate and junior singles, and the intermed-

iate boys’ doubles with B. Broun. DAVIS CUP DRAW. NEW YORK. February 3. The Davis Cup draw is as follows: — North American Zone, first round: Australia v. Mexico, the winner to play the Philippines. Second round: Cuba v. Canada, the winner to play Japan. South American Zone: Brazil. the only entry in the zone, will play the winner of the North American zone. |

European Zone, first round: Jugoslavia v. Ireland. Roumania v. Hungary, Poland v. The Netherlands. Germany v. Switzerland. Second round: England v. New Zealand. Norway v. Czechoslovakia, Belgium v. India, Italy v. Monaco, Sweden v, Denmark, France v. China. FOOT FAULT RULE. NEW YORK, February 4. The United States Lawn Tennis Association passed a resolution favouring a change in the International Federation’s foot fault rule, eliminating the provision under which Adrian Quist was penalised. The Association empowered the referee to forbid the wearing of spikes.