MANGATOKI.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 13 March 1928, Page 8

MANGATOKI.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) TENNIS. On Saturday last the local club played a. match with the Te Ngutu club and were beaten by a fair margin. Alangatoki found it bard to make up a team, as most of 1 the good players were not available. The games were 135 to 76, and the sets 21 to 3. In the following results the visitors are mentioned first: Ladies’ singles. —Aliss E. O’Dowd heat Mrs. Duncan, 6 —3; Aliss AI. O’Dowd beat Aliss Pease, 6—3; Allis. G. Hurley beat Miss Gamble, 6—-0; Airs. J. Hammersley beat Aliss Humphries. 6 —l; Airs. C. Paterson, beat Mrs. H. Linn, o—s;0 —5; Aliss Warner beat Aliss Perry, 6 —o. Aten’s singles.—R. Paterson beat Duncan. 6 —5; C. Paterson beat Alarx, G —i; Hurley lost to C. Pilkington, {} —6; J. Hammensley last to Peace, 4 —6; Jim Hammersley beat J. Lambie, 6—2; P. Cameron beat Linn 6 —3. Ladies’ doubles. —Aliases E. and AI. O’Dowd beat Airs. Duncan and Aliss Pease, 6—3: Airs. Hammersley and Airs. Hurley beat Misses Lambic and Humphries, 6 —o; Airs. Paterson and Aliss Warner beat Airs. Linn and Aliss Perrv, 6 —2.

Men’s doubles.—C. and 11. Paterson beat Duncan and Marx, 6—4; G. Hurley and .Jim Hammersley beat Pilkington and Lambie, 6 —4; Joe Hammersley and P. Cameron lost to Pease and Linn, 5 —6. Combined doubles. —It. Paterson and Miss 13. O’Dowd beat Duncan and Mrs Duncan, 6—2; C. Paterson and M. O’Dowd beat Marx and Miss Pease, (5—5; Mr. and Mrs. Hurley beat I’ilkiugton and Miss Lambie, 6—4; P. Cameron and Mrs. Paterson beat Pease and Mrs. ILinn, G —3; Jim Hammersley and Mrs. Hammersley beat Lambie and Miss Humphries, 6—l; Joe Hammersley and Miss Warner heat Linnt and Miss Perry, G—4. All through the games were keenly contested, but special mention must be given to the game between Mr. Duncan and Mr. Paterson. The games were s —l in favour of Duncan when the contest changed, and through citing moments Paterson won 6 o. GENERAL. Two earthquakes were felt here last week, and owing to the fact that they were the first for nearly a year much excitement was caused. The rain which has fallen during.the last month has refreshed everything, making the supply of milk rise a little.