LAWN TENNIS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XI, Issue 17, 5 January 1921, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS.

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS.

INTERESTING MATCHES.

Auckland, Jan. 4. The New Zealand tennis championships were continued to-day, the play being particularly interesting by reason of the fact that the visiting champions were competing. Tilden met Patterson in the singles championship before 1000 spectators. Patterson gave his opponent some very stiff games, but Tilden won comfortably, 6—3, 6—3, 6—l. Tn the doubles championship Tilden and Johnston beat O’Hara Wood and Heath, 9—7, 6—B, 6—2, 6—4.

This afternoon a match which aroused great interest was the meeting between Brookes and Patterson and Washburn and Hardy. The game resulted in a win for Australia after a five set match, 4—6, 5—7, C—2, 6— 4, 6—2. Results: — MEN’S SINGLES. Second Round.

E. G. Talliss beat S. Powdrell, 4—6, 2—6, 10—8, 6—l, 6—l. W. Pearse beat Ji. H. Denton, 6--3, C. J. Dickie beat E. Ohlson, 6— 1, • bj 6—3, 6—l. A.'C. Thompson beat R. O. Gardener, 6—l, 6—3, 6—o. Third Round. Dr. Laurenson won from ,T. G. Swainson by default. W. Washburn beat K. Clark, 6—o, 6—2. S. W. l-’ield beat F. W. Martin, 6—4, 6—o, 6—2. N. H. Bull beat L. J". Edmondson, 6—2, 6—3, 6—2. W. Goss beat J. C. Mason, 6—4, 6—2. Dr. Allison beat A. S. C. Brown, 6 1 6— 2, 0—2.. . M. H. March beat Dr. Gregg. 12—10. 6—3, 6—3. P. O’Hara Wood beat E. G. Talliss 6—l, 6—2. A. C. Thompson beat W. Pearse, 4—6 6— 6—o. N. Peach won from F. Peach bv default. G. G. Aitken won from T. R. Quill bv default. J S. H. Henderson beat I’. S. Wildinsr 7— 7—5, 4—6, 6—3. •Fourth Round. W. T. Tilden beat G. L. Patterson 6—3, 6—3, 6—l.

A. C. Thompson won from A. B. Slmw by default. N. Peach beat G. G. Aitken. B—6. 7—5, 7—5.. Fifth Round. W. T. Tilden beat A. C. Thompson .6—o 6—2. MEN’S DOUBLES. First Round. I’. O’Hara Wood and R. W. Heath beat E. G. Talliss and A. S. C. Brown 6—3, 6—3, 6—2. Second Round. M. A. Gray and E. Salmond bear. G. F. Wilson and D. W. Earle, 6—2, 6 2. F. S. Wilding and G. G. Aitken beat Shelling and J. Somers, 6—t, Dr. Gregg and S. H. Henderson bent L. France and G. P. J. Pritchard, 6—3 5— 7, 6—o, 6—3. W. Goss and W. Pearse beat H. Henderson and Dr. Macky, 6—l, 6—o, 6 I. C. J. Dickie and A. G. Wallace bent E. L. Bartlett and H. E. Webster, B—6. <> •, (>—4, (5—3. J. A. Moir and W. Williams beat E. W. Martin and W. J. Melody 7 5 6— 4—6, 6—4. C. B. Hull and B. Tonks Beat L. 'l'. Piekmerc and J. Peat, 6’—2, 10—8, 3 6 6--0. Third Pound. Dr. Laurenson and E. W. GrilHihs \’ -M- Marsh and A. H. Watt.

AV. T. Tilden and W. M. Johnston beat 8. Wilding and G. G. Aitken 6—o, 6—4, 6—i.

11. L. Robson and V.*E. .Page beat Drs. Park and Ellison, 6—2 o—<s Q 7 B—6.

N. E. Brookes and G. I#. Put terser beat 8. 11. Hardy and W. Washburn 4—6, 5—7, 6—2. —4, 6—2.

LADIES’ SINGLES. First Round. Miss N. Rogers beat Mrs. A. K. Morris, 7—5, 6—4. Miss Marion MacFarlane beat Mtss J. E. Ramsay, 3—6, 6—o, 6—4. Miss B. M. Knight beat Miss D. Kenderdim l , 6—3, 6—o. Mrs. Richardson beat Miss C. Slowman, 6—4, 6—4. Mrs. Parkinson beat Miss Ward 6—2 6—l. Miss Z. Welhvood beat Miss Airey, Second Round. Miss N. Curtis beat Miss Marjorie Macfarlane, 6—3, 6—4. 1 Mrs. Parkinson won from Miss N. Rogers by default. LADIES’ DOUBLES. Second Round. Mcsdanies Potter and Maitland beat. Misses Airey and. Brookes, B—6, 6—3. Misses Kenderdine and Knight defeated Misses Slowman an I Woodroffe, 6—4, 6—4. Mesdames Marchbanks and Peacock beat Misses Robson and Lepine. 6—J, Misses Wallers and Rog-rs teat Misses Hodge and’ Kennedy, C—2, 5 —7, Mrs. Hodge :.nd Misj MacFarlane beat Misses MaeCorrnic’e and Kerr Tay-, lor, 6 —1., 6 —3. Mesdames Austin and McCody beat Misses N. and I. Mantell, 6—4, 6—2. Mrs. Marshall and M. Pay ton wen from Misses N. and G. Curtis ’>v default. Thir j Rom <!. Mesdames Marshbanks and Peacock beat Misses Walters and Roberts, 2—6, 6—2, 6—3.

Mrs. Marshall and Miss M. Payton beat Mrs. Parkinson and Miss Arrowsmith, 6—3, 6—3. COMBINED DOUBLES. Second Round.

Miss M. Payton and V. E. Pago beat Miss Gray and W. Billows, 6—4, 6 —3. Miss N. Mantell and N. Peach won from Mis Walters and A. B. Shaw by default. Miss Howe and L. France beat Mij-s Brookes and G. L. Taylor, 6—2, 6—l. Miss Kerr Taylor and E. G. Talliss beat Miss Simpson and A. C. Thompson, 6 —4, 7—5.

Mrs. Melody and M. L. Lampe beat Mrs. Peacock" and J. C. Peacock, 4—6, 6—3, 6—2.

Miss Brewster and S. H. Henderson beat Mrs. Marshall and Sims, 4.—6, 6—L

Miss Ward and W. Bray beat Miss Cato and S. Averill, 3 —6, 6 —2, 6 —l. Miss MacCormick and M. H. Marsh heat Miss Marjorie MacFarlane and E. W. Griffiths, 6—l. 6—l. Mrs. Potter and K. Clark beat Miss Woodroffe and S. C. Thorne, 6—l, 6—3. Third Round. "Miss N. Curtis and Dr. Allison beat Miss N. Nantcll and N. Peach, 6—2, (5—4. _ BOYS’ SINGLES. Second Round. P. B. Lusk byat A. J. Postles, 6—4, 6—5.