TENNIS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 20 October 1927, Page 6

TENNIS.

TE NGUTU CLUB. OPENING OF SEASON. The delightfully situated tennis courts at Te Ngutu domain were the scene of much activity yesterday, when the local club held its opening of season tournament. Visitors were present from Hawera, Eltliam, Otakeho, Kaponga, Okaiawa, and other district clubs, as well as a large muster of club members. A yankee tournament was held to mark the opening, and in this some sparkling ten Dis was witnessed, while some good impromptu games were played among the visitors on the second court, which was made available for this class of play after the disposal of the first round. In declaring the season open at the commencement of proceedings, the president (Mr. Joe Hammersley) extended a welcome to the visitors and hoped they would spend an enjoyable afternoon. He considered that the prospects for the season were bright, and expressed the hope that the Te Ngutu Club would maintain the prestige gained in the inaugural season last year of the district club’s competition. At the close of the tournament, Mr. Hammersley presented the handsome trophies awarded to the successful winners, Miss M. O’Dowd and Mr. C. Paterson. He congratulated the winI ners and thanked the competitors generally for the good display of the game given during the afternoon. Details of the tournament were as follow: First Pound. P. Cameron and Mrs. Billows beat Dymond and Miss Hutchinson. T. Hammersley and Mrs. Champtaloup beat B. Hammersley and Mrs. Goodwin. Jim Hammersley and Miss AI. o’Dowd beat Toss and Mrs. C. Paterson. G. Hurley and Miss Williams beat C. Paterson and Miss Warner. M. Paterson and Miss E. O’Dowd beat J. Bolger and Mrs. G. Hurley. Joe Hammersley and Mrs. Bolger beat B. Hammersley and Mrs. Dymond. D. Malone and Mrs. Priest beat C. Paterson and Mrs. D. Hurley. Toss and Miss Pitter beat Dymond and Miss Malone. B. Hammersley and Mrs. Freeman beat J. Bolger and Mrs. J. Hammersley. C. Paterson and Miss S. Walsh beat Dymond and Miss C. Wash. Some of the men played in more than , one match in this round on account of the entries of the ladies exceeding , those of the men. j Second Pound. i Jim Hammersley and Miss Pitter J beat Toss and Miss S. Walsh. _ 1 T. Hammersley and Miss Williams beat Joe Hammersley and Mrs. Priest. ‘ M. Paterson and Miss Al. O’Dowd ( beat G. Hurley and Airs. Billows. 1 C. Paterson and Miss E. O’Dowd 1 beat B. Hammersley and Mrs. Freeman. , s Dymond and Mrs. Champtaloup beat f P. Cameron and Mrs. Bolger. ‘ Third Pound. J M. Paterson and Mrs. Champtaloup beat’ Dymond and Aliss Williams. i C. Paterson and Aliss Pitter beat e T. Hammersley and Aliss E. O’Dowd, e Jim Hammersley and Aliss Al. i O’Dowd a bye. c Semi-finals. ' AI. Paterson and Aliss AI. O’Dowd [ beat Jim Hammersley and Aliss I. Pit- j ter. I C. Paterson and Airs. Champtaloup a bye. r Final. , C. 'Paterson and Aliss AI. O’Dowd t beat Al. Paterson and Airs. Champta- F loup o—l.0 —1. t

OKAIAWA CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING HELD. The animal meeting of members of the Okaiawa Tennis Club was held last evening, Mr D. Johnston presiding over an attendance of about a dozen members. The annual report submitted by the secretary, Mr D. Crawford, stated that the past season had been very successful, there being at times players in attendance from other districts as well as club members. The opening day had been a great feature and the large numbers of players present had all enjoyed themselves. Very little had been required to be done to the courts during the season, for they had been in firstclass condition. The club was in a sound financial position, and had the annual ball held during the season proved more successful the credit balance in hand would have been most satisfactory. The prospects for the coming season were very bright, and it was hoped to increase the enthusiasm of members and the standard of play by playing under the ladder system. In conclusion, the secretary expressed thanks for the valuable assistance given during the period by the lady supporters of the club. The balance-sheet showed that at the beginning of the season the credit balance in hand had been £ls Os 6d. Receipts had totalled £.12 11s 2d and expenditure £l4 12s lOd, leaving a credit of £l2 ISs lOd. Office bearers were elected as follows for the coming period: Patron, Mr L. Houlahan; president, Mr J. Barclay; vice-presidents, Messrs E. Meuli, A. Lees, G. Betts, A. Robertson, A. Christiansen; secretary, Mr D. Crawford; auditor, Mr J. Barclay; club captain, Mr D. Johnston; committee, all present with power to add. Subscriptions wore fixed at 12/6 for men and 7/6 for women, reducible by 2/6 if paid before the end of December.

Opening day was fixed for Novcm ber 5.