HUTT VALLEY’S LEAD
WILDING SHIELD TENNIS
STANDARD NOT' HIGH ■ (i'.A.) WELLINGTON, March 23. Leadin'.: Auckland by iivo rubbers to one, Mutt Valley established a commanding lead i llio Wild!lit: Shield tennis match Rayed ! !ht) Lower Mutt Club’s rourls yesterday. On till! whole, the standard ( .j’ tennis was high and, es])eeinlly in thu doubles conMs, the Auckland players were nnt iiupres.c. On the run of play the JI if; t Valley i". should have no difficulty to-day in re- : .big till! trophy, which they art! defending; thu fourth time. Aiu'klnnd’s only success was in the singles, 'he junior national champion, .7. A. Harry, '■'eating J-’’. S. Ramson eontidently in straight
In the early stages of the match with tint Xew Zealand champion, It. S. McKenzie, X. F. Bedford, Auckland, produced excellent .-round strokes, hut lost the match in straight ■nits. Results were as follows, Hull names bein': mentioned first:—
Singles.—X. V. Kdwards heal Tv Tl. LuiA, .’—4, 5—7, 3: If. -s. McKenzie beat X. V. Bedford. (I—3, (s—l: O. M. Bold beat <l. htedonich. T—o. fi—it. 6 —l; K. S. Ramson lost to .7. A. Barry, 4—6, 2—B, Doubles. —Kdwnrds and McKenzie heat Barry and Redonich. B—2,8 —2, f!—.}; Bold and Ramson heat Bedford and Lusk. 6—-J, o—l.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21978, 23 March 1946, Page 8
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207HUTT VALLEY’S LEAD Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21978, 23 March 1946, Page 8
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