TENNIS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 5 January 1927, Page 2

TENNIS.

WANGANUI CHAMPIONSHIPS. EXCELLENT PLAY. A large- number of leading players from various districts competed at the Wanganui tennis tourney, which is now in progress, and at which ha.s been produced a great deal of good play. « The courts were iu first-e'ass order for fast pi ay and even in the preliminary rounds some brilliant rallies were witnessed. A feature of the later handicap games was the fine form .shown by Hav Campbell against Lampe in the singles. The champion was extended all the way by the younger player, who showed much improved form. iraege, me crack vicionun, shawm, improved ioiin. ne kept, a nne lengu. anu wore qowh ms opponents, men trapped them at rue net. ne drew immpe ui tne singles semi-uuai, anu me v icLuriau .ed m tne nrst set o —4. me game wui oe continued, tms morning, nance nus aiso played nit>. way tiuougu to me semi-nnais. me will meet tne winner or tiie Ularsiiai-rlawkiiis game, and in ad prooatnnty will continue to tne final, wnere fie will meet the winner ol tne Haege-Lampe match. The men’s doubles are also at a very interesting stage. Haege and iMalfroy have worked out to the. semi-final stage in the top half, while Lampe and France stand out in the bottom half. It highly probable that these players will meet in the doubles championship fina. MEN’S SINGLES. First round. —N. Barkman beat A. Powdre'l I—6, 6—o. 6—2; Forbes heat Lezard o—2, 9 —7, 6 —l; Holland beat M. It. Jones, 6 —4, 6 —4; Hawkins beat Woollams 6 —3, 6—2; Sandral beat James 6—2. 6 —4; Wheeler beat' Meuli 6 —o, 6 —l; Lampe beat Pongi 6 —l, 6 —l; McNiven beat Itaine 6—3, 6 —4; Drnce beat Laffey 6 —2, 6 —l; IthodesWilliams beat Beattie 7 —5, 6—l; Scott beat Christie 6 —2, 6 —2; Thomas beat ICnowles 6 — 2, 6 —4 ; McFarlane. beat Cottrell 6 —l, 6 —3. Second round. —D. France beat Swainson 6 —2. 6—4; N. Wilson beat Udy 6 —l, 6 —l; McFarlane won from Malfroy by default; Marshall beat Barkman 9—B: Scott l>cat Thomas 9—B. Third round. —Hav Campbel won from Wilson by default, Peaise heat Torr 9—3; Haege heat Brown 9 —l; France beat Snodgrass 9 —l; Hawkins won from 'Wheeler by default; Scott beat McFarlane 9 —3; Lampe beat RhodesWilliams 9 —3. Fourth round. —France beat Hay Campbell 9—2; Lampe beat Scott 9 —2; Haege beat Pearse- 9 —6. Semi-finals. Haege leads Lampe 6 —4. The game was adjourned till this morning.

LADIES’ SINGLES, First round. —-Miss A. Martin beat Miss A. Best 6—2, 6—l; Miss Myers beat Miss E. McCormick 6 —o, 6 —2; Mrs Richardson beat Miss E. Murray 6—3, 6—2. Second round. —Miss K. Zeisler beat Miss F. Pye 6—2, 6—4; Mrs Melody beat Miss Newman 6 —o, 6 —2. Third round. —Mrs Marshall beat Miss Godfrey 6 —l, 6—l; Miss Myers beat Miss Armstead 6 —2, 6—l; Miss Powdrell beat Mrs Potaka 6—3, 6 —4 ; Mrs Jones beat Miss Zeisler 9 —B; Mrs Melody beat Miss Cleaver 6 —o, 6 —2. Fourth round. —Miss Myers beat Mrs Marshall 9—l; Miss Powdrell beat Mrs Jones 9—B; Mrs Melody beat Mrs Marshall 9 —3. MEN’S DOUBLES. First Round. —Dr. Christie and Attn ore be-at Billows and Lane, 6 —l, 6—3; Udy and McNiven beat T -and M. Jones, 6—3, 7 —6; Marshall and P. H. Jones Otr and James, 6—l, 6 —3; Lezard -and Goulthart beat Timbs and Reese, 6—2, 12—10; Woollams .and Thomas beat Hav Campbell and Meuli, 6—l. 6 —2; Wheeler and Barkman beat Raine and Cottrell, 6—o, 6—o; Stead and Snodgrass beat Pongi.'and Emia, 6—l, 11 —9; Powdrell and Rout beat Palethorpe and Laffey, 6—l, 6—3; Swainson and Druce beat Parsons and Morton 6—3, 6—2; Beattie and Hawkins beat Swanger and Swanger, 6 —2, 6—2. Second Round.—Haege and Malfroy beat Christie (and Atmore. 6—o, 6—4; Wheeler .and Barkman beat Woollams and Thomas. 9 —4 ; Stead and Snodgrass beat Powdrell -and Powdrell, 9 —B; Lampe and. France beat Scott -and Rhodes-Williams, 6 —l, 6—4. Third Round.—Haege and Malfroy beat Wilson -and -Sandral!. 9 —4 ; Lampe and Franco beat. Swainson and Druce, 9—3. LADIES’ DOUBLES. First Round. —Mrs Lane .and Miss Martin beat Miss Cox and Miss Bain, *> —4, 6—o; Mrs. Biarkman ana Mr-s. Richardson beat Miss M. McCormick und Mrs Atmore, 6—l, 6 —2; Misses Saylor and Hollis beat Mrs Potaka aiul Mrs Thomas, 9—3; Misses Oox and bain beat Miss Franklin and Mrs. Hucehison, 9—7; Mrs. Lane and Miss Morton beat Misses Best -and Smith, 9 —7 ; Misses Pyle and Louis beat Misses Powdrell and Glenn, 9—4; Miss P. Best urn d Miss Duncan beat Miss Richardson and Miss Barkman, 9 —3; Miss Newman -and Miss Whitwell beat Miss 8-haw land- Miss Murray, 9—6. Second Round.—-Mrs Melody and Mrs Brown beat Mrs. Woollams and Mrs. R,. Brown, 9—3; Mrs. Marshall mid! Mis-s Cameron "beat -Miss Godfrey and Mrs. Hetet, 9 —o. Third Round. —Mrs. Powdrell and Mi-S9 Powdrell -beat Mr-s. Barkman and Mrs. Richardson, 2—6, 6 —4, 6 —3 ; Miss Newman -and Miss Whitwell bent Mrs. H-eald and Mrs. Campbell, 9—l. COMBINED DOUBLES. First Round. —Mrs. Burkinan anti Barkman beat Mrs. Woollams and Woollams, 6—l,'6 —2; Mrs. Druce and Druce beat Miss Murray and Powdrell, 6—l, 6—l; Miss Biain -and Atmore beat Miss Elliott and Stead, 6—2, 6 —3 ; Mrs Ashmore and Beattie won by default from -Mrs. Powdrell and Powdrell; Mrs. Campbell -and Rhodes-WilHam.s beat Mi-ss Zeisler and Hay Campbell, 6 —2, 6—o; Miss Powdrell and Haege won by defiaitlj/ from Miss Lan.e and Lane; Mrs. Lane and Snodgrass beat Mrs. Brown and Forbes. 6—3, 6 —t; Mrs. Marshall and Marshall beat Mrs v Smith -and Hounsell, 16 —3, 5 —(7, 6—2;

Miss E. McCormick and Timbs beat Miss Fulton and Laffey, o—6, 6—2, 6—3; Miss Shaw and Thomas beat Mrs Earle and Rout, 6—4, 6—2; Miss Galver and Christie beat Mias'M.' McCormick and Swanger. 6 — l, 6 — l. Third Round.—Miss Martin and Sandrall beat Miss Cameron and Scott; Mins. Dtruce and Dnice won by default from Mns. Atmone and Beattie; Mrs. Campbell and Rihodes-Wil banns beat Mrs. Potaka land Pongi, 9—3; Miss Cox and France beat Mrs. Marshall and Marshall, 9—4; Miss Armstead and Swainson beat Miss Taylor and Holland 9—5.