TENNIS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 10 December 1928, Page 5

TENNIS.

HA WEI? A PARK DEFEAT MANAIA. Playing' at Mana.ia on Saturday the Park A team defeated Manaia 'A by 15 sets to 9, xvith a margin of 2S points. The Haw era players, in the combined doubles and the ladies 1 ’ doubles were undefeated. The following arc the details, Jlawera Park players being mentioned first: — .Ladies’ Singles.—Miss A. Hicks 3 lost to Miss Biles 7; Mrs Jenkins 5 lost, to Miss Rees 7; Airs Bernard 7 defeated Airs Clague 0; Mrs Shapcott 7 won from Mrs Davies .2; Miss Reid lost to Mrs Aleuli 7; Airs Jones 7 won from Mrs Airs Winter 1.

Alen’s Singles.—Billows 6 lost to A. Christie 9; Pudge 6 lost to Jr. Christie !); Bernard 9 won from Smith 1; Bell 5 lost to Aleuli 9; Jenkins 3 lost to Davies 9; Stead -1 lost to Hickey 9. iLa dies ’ Doubles. —‘Miss Hicks and Mrs Jenkins 7 defeated Misses Hi lies and Pees 3; Alesdames Bernard and Shapcott 7 won from Aliss Clague and Airs Davies 5; Aliss Reid and Airs Jones 7 defeated Alesdames Aleuli and Winter 3. Men's Doubles.—Billows and Pudge 9 won from Christie and Christie S; Bernard and 801 l 7 lost to Aleuli and Davies 9; Jenkins and Stead 9 defeated Smith and Hickey 7. Combined Doubles. —Billows and Aliss Hicks 9 defeated A. Christie and Aliss Hilles S ; Pudge and Airs Jenkins 9 won from L. Christie and Aliss Pees 4; Bernard and Airs Shapcott 9 won from Smith and Aliss Clague (1; Bell and Airs Bernard 9 defeated Davies and Airs Davies 7; Jenkins and Aliss Reid 9 won from Aleuli. and Airs Aleuli 4; Stead and Airs Jones defeated. 'Hickey and Airs Winter 4. Playing on the Park courts on Saturday, the Manaia B team were defeated bv the Park B team bv 17 sets to 7.

NORTH V. SOUTH.

COMFORTABLE WIN FOR. SOUTH. 21 MATCHES TO 11. After the lapse of a number of years the Eiltham Club’s courts were on Saturday last engaged for, decision of the North v. South Taranaki fixture. Each of the seven grass courts qh the spacious, (sheltered and altogether charming grounds was in excellent playing order, allowing of fgst and exciting tennis. There was a good attendance of spectators from various parts of the province, and, the weather being perfect, players and spectators alike apparently enjoyed themselves. The local club’s officers left nothing to be desired in the arrangements made for the expeditious conduct of the tournament and the comfort of playens and visitors.. The tournament .resulted in a win for the South representatives by 368 sets and 21 matches to 325 sets and 13 matches. Details are as follows, North players being mentioned first in each section: LADIES’ SINGLES. Mrs Haase beat Mrs Weston 6—5, 6— 5 ; Mrs Grant lost to Miss Cave, 6 —2, I—6,1 —6, 6—3; Miss Nutting lost to Mrs Berg, 5—6. 6—4, 6—2; Miss Hirst lost to Miss Pease, 6—3, 6—4; Miss Baker lost to Mrs Rudge 6—2, 6 —4; Miss Evans lost to. Miss Martin, 6—-1 ( , 6—o; Miss Blundell lost to Miss Cooper. 4—6, 6—l. 9—7; Mrs McLean beat Miss Knight, 6 —l, 6 —5. North, ‘75 sets, 2 matches; South, 102 sets, 6 matches. LADIES’ DOUBLES, Mrs Grant and Miss Nutting lost to Mesdam.es Weston and Berg, 6 —4, 4 —6, 6— 4:; Mrs Haase and Miss Baker lost to Misses Cave and Pearse, 6—4, 2—G; Misses Hurst and Blundell lost to Misses Knight and Martin, 6 —l, 6—3, (J—4; Miss Evans and Mrs McLean lost to Mrs Rudge and Miss. Cooper, 3—6, p,—s, 6—4. North. 45 sets; South, 59 sets, 4 matches. MEN’S' SINGLES, Webster .beat G. Wills, 7 —5, 6 —3; Richards lost to L. Berg, 6—3, 6—3; Ellis beat H. Wills, 6 —l, 7 — 5; Strombom beat M. R. Jones. I—6, 6 —l, 61; Johnson lost to. L. Torrens, 6—B, 75, 6 —4; Hine heat Newa.ll, 7—5, 6—4; Doreen lost to MacGregor, 6—4, 6—2 ; Wilson lost to Beck, 6 —l, 2—6, 60. North, 90 sets, 4 matches; South, 88 sets, 4 matches. MEN’S DOUBLES. Webster and Ellis beat G. Wills and Torrens, *6—l, 6—3 ; Richards and Doreen lost- to Wills and MacGregor., 7 g—7, B—6;8 —6; Strombom and Hinej lost to Jones and Berg, 7 —5, 4—6, 7—5; Johnson and Wilson lost to Newa-11 and Beck, o—7, 6—3, 7—5. North, 61 sets, 1 match; South, 64 sets, 3 matches. COMBINED DOUBLES.

Webster and Aliss Grant beat G. Wills and Airs Weston. 9—2; Ellis and Airs Haase beat. J. Berg and Airs Berg. o—s; Richards and Miss Barker lost to MacGregor .and .Miss. Cave, 9—5 ; Strom bom and Aliss Hirst lost to. H. Willis, and Aliss Cooper. 9—2; Nine and Miss Nutting beat Jones and Airs Rudge 9—B; Johnson and Aliss Evans lost to Torrens and Aliss Pease, 9 —7; Doreen and Aliss Blundell lost to No wall and Aliss Martin, 9 —4; Wilson and Mrs McLean beat Beck and Aliss. Knight, 9—4. North, 54 Sets, 4 matches: South, 55 sets, 4 matches.

FjGMONT ASSOCIATION. Kaponga. won by default from Auroa. Tlie latter club, finding a difficulty in raising a sufficiently strong team, lias definitely withdrawn from the Egmont Association’s competition this season. VICTORIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS'. SUCCESSFUL N.S.AV PLAYERS. r ' , (United Presa Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) (Australian Press Association.) I MELBOURNE, Dec. S. In the semi-finals of the Victorian tennis • championships, Hopman beat Schlesigner, 6—l, 6—3, 4—6, 6— l; Crawford beat Gregor y (England), G—2,4 —6, 6—3, S—6. Crawford and Hopmam will also contest the doubles final against Dunlop and Donohue. Playing brilliant tennis, Crawford (N.S.W.) defeated Hopman .in the final’s of the Victorian singies championships yesterday, 5 —7, 6—2, 6—3, 6 —4. Crawfoad and Hopman easily won the men’s doubles championship, defeating D union and Donohue (N.S.W.) 6—2, 6—l. 6U-3. lu the women’s Mingles ■championship, Miss Cox (N.S.AV.) heat Mrs Harper (Victoria). 6—S, 6—l. 7—5. For the women’s doubles championship, Mrs Conway and' Miss Cox (N.S.AV.) beat Misses Mercer and Le Messurier (South Australia.) 6—2,. 6—2. Thus* the New South AYaletS players carried all three finals before them. T ILDEN’S R EINSTATEMENT„ NEW PLAYER-WRITER, RULE 1 . NEW YORK, Dec. S. “If the amateur tennisi a*nles committee finds that Tilden is e-liastened in spirit and ready to promise that he will conform with the letter and intent •of the amateur rules,” said the sporting editor of the “New York Times,” 1 'll is iei n,statement may be expected to v follow tlie executive committee meeting on Fbrunry S. “So the matter is put squareisy up to Tilden. It is understood (that at a meeting to-day it was decided Tilden should, he sounded on life attitude to determine! whether he had taken the lesson to heart.” A new writer-player rule which has been approved by the executive committee, and which will be voted on by the United States Lawn'. Tennis Association at a meeting in February would' make it. impossiiille for any member of a. United States international team to write, whether -for. compensation or not.

r SUMMARY OF RESULTS. l Sets Sets Nth. Sth. Nth. Sth Ladies’ Singles . 75 102 2 6 Ladies Doubles 59 — 4 Men’s Singles . 90 88 4 4 Men’s Doubles . 61 64 1 3 Combined Doubles . , 54 55 4 4 325 368 11 21