TOKOMARU TENNIS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22512, 16 December 1947, Page 8

TOKOMARU TENNIS

KEEN TEAMS’ PLAY COMING TOURNEY (Herald Correspondent.) A teams’ match, president’s versus secretary’s, was played on the Tokomaru Bay tennis courts during the week-end. Rain interfered with play during the morning, but the strong breeze soon dried the courts and matches were completed in the afternoon. The president's team won by eight to six. Results were as follows, players of the president's team being mentioned first in each case: Men’s doubles: Kennedv and Doak lost to Forrester and R. McKe’e, 8-10; Knox and Oates d. W. K. Williams and Hale, 9-7: Campbell and Wheeler d. Ngawai and N. McKee. 17-15; A. Campbell and Potae d. R. Williams and Teohaere, 9-2. Women’s doubles: Mrs Hale and Miss Taylor-Cannon lost to Miss Beale and Miss Oates. 9-11; Miss Jury and Miss Morgan d. Miss Fenwick and Miss McKee. 9-5: Miss Rhodes and A. Lamb lost to Miss Fairlie and B. Prentice, 4-9, ..Mixed doubles: Knox and Mrs Hale d. Forrester and Miss Oates, 9-5; KeiL nedy and Miss Taylor-Cannon d. R. McKee and Miss Fenwick 9-3; Oates and Miss Morgan lost to Hale and Miss Beale. 4-9; Doak and Miss Rhodes lost to W. K. Williams and Miss McKee, 4-9; J. Campbell and Miss Jury d. R. Williams and Miss Fairlie. 9-7; Lamb and Wheeler lost to N. McKee and Ngwai. 7-9; A. Campbell and Mrs Fairlie d. Techaere and Prentice, 9-5. Championship Final

Held over from last year for a variety of reasons the Tokomaru Bay Tennis Clubs men's singles championship final was play on Saturday. J. Paerata, ho has held the title for a number of years, defeated J. B. Jefferd, 8-6.

Although both drove well and maintained a good length in the opening stages Jefferd made too many mistakes and his opponent had no trouble in taking the first set,- 6-1. In the second set Jefferd showed much better form and frequently forced Paerata into errors. The score rose one-all, two-all, three-all four-all, five-all and six-all, but Paerata took the next two games, after losing three match points, to take th e set and match.

With the title goes the East Coast Press Cup and a miniature presented by the club.

New Year Tourney

At a meeting of the tournament committee last week considerable discussion took place concerning the annual New Year fixture in view of the infantile paralysis epidemic. It decided to hold the tournament, but to exclude players or spectators of 16 years and under, the fixture to be cancelled if the position of the epidemic at a later stage indicated that necessity. In spite of a possible drop i n entries the value of trophies is to remain at the figure set last year, 25gns. This is considerably higher than at most such tournaments.

Mr S. Lyle-Smythe who was secretary at the first two tournaments, held in 1939 and 1940, was eiected tournament secretary with Mr W. K. Williams as assistant tournament secretary. Mr G. Hassell was elected tournament treaurer and Messrs. C. T. Jefferd and G. W. Eivers are to be asked to take charge oi the umpires and refereeing again. Entries close on December 28 and the draw is to be made the following evening. The handicapping committee is: Messrs E. J. Knox, J. W. Oates, S. LyleSmythe and Father Bowling. .