LAWN TENNIS
ANTHONY AVILDING SHIELD
CANTERBURY BEAT'S AUCKLAND.
CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 3
Bv the narrow margin of 15 sets to 14, Canterbury won back-the Anthony AYilding shield fl-om Auckland on Saturday. Each province won six matches. Canterbury was two matches down, having won two and lost four on Friday’s play, hut on Saturday the local team won three singles and a double. The singles champion, Geoffrey Ollivier, was beaten by Bartlett in the singles, winning two games only in each of the two sets, and partnered by Greenwood lost the doubles also. Following are the results of Saturday’s play : —■ Singles.—Ollivier lost to E. L. Bartlett,—2—6, 2—6; D. G. France boat E. AV. Griffiths,—7-5, 9 < ; a. A. Seay beat L. G. Knott, —G—l, 6 —3; P. G. Greenwood beat A. A. Johns,—’7 —5, 6—o. Doubles.—Ollivier and Greenwood lost to Bartlett and Griffiths—s—/, 6—2, 6—B; France and Seay beat Johns and Knott —4—6, 6—4, 6—2. Totals.—Canterbury, 6 matches lo sets; Auckland 6 matches 14 sets. P.A.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 10193, 4 January 1926, Page 7
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