LAWN TENNIS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIII, Issue 19, 5 January 1923, Page 6

LAWN TENNIS.

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UNFORTUNATE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

The executive of the Hastings Tennis Club in charge of the Hawke’s Bay championship and handicap tournaments have certainly been most unfortunate in regard to the climatic conditions, but in spite of three postponements since Monday, they have used every endeavour to reach the finals. A number of competitors had to leave for their homes yesterday and again to-day. apd their departure reduced the number of games considerably. It was thbught this morning when heavy rain fell that the continuation of to-day’s play was impossible, but the committee kept in close, touch with the competitors and at noon the tournament was resumed. The courts were very wet and holding but all concerned entered into the spirit of tho existing circumstances and despite damage to racquets, footwear and the grounds generally, the games were proqeeded with without complaint. ’Hie rain fell heavily at about 10.30 this morning, with the result that the tournament had do be postponed until midday.

The only game concluded was the ladies’ championship doubles, fourth round, Misses Lance and Lloyd against Airs Lascelles and Miss Gray, in which Alisses Lance and Lloyd won the first set B—6 yesterday, after which play had to be /adjourned. on account of the lain. This morning play was continued, when Misses Lance and Lloyd won the second set 6 —l.

Misses. Lance and Lloyd then met Airs Maitland and Aliss Fenwicke in the semi-final, winning the first set 6—l, when play had to be stopped, owing to the weather, to be resumed at noon if the conditions cleared. In the afternoon play was resumed. Misses Lance and Loyd winning the second set, 6—3. The following results are in addition to those published in yesterday’s issue :—

LADIES’ SINGLES. Fourth Round. Miss Macfarlane beat? Miss Dallas, 6—2, 6—3. Alisses Pay ton, Gray, Howe, Fenwick, Lloyd and Mrs. Lascelles are still in the preliminary rounds. Tn the fourth round of the Ladies’ Championship Singles Aliss Lance forfeited to Aliss Lloyd owing to she being unable to complete her final games in the ladies’ doubles, combined doubles, and singles to-day. The New South Wales ladies’ team leave Hastings to-morrow for Wellington, and will play the New Zealand representative team there on Friday and Saturday next. GIRLS’ SINGLES. Final. Aliss Al. Hart beat Aliss Lee 1- —G 6—2. 6—3. . LADIES’ DOUBLES./ Fourth Round. Alisses Lance and Lloyd beat Mrs. Hetley and Miss Clark, 6—o, 6—o. Aliss Macfarlane and Airs. Scott Watson beat Airs, and Aliss McMurray, 6—o, 6—l. Misses Lance and Lloyd beat Mrs. Lascelles and Aliss Gray, B—6, 6—l. Airs. Scott Watson and Aliss Afacfarlan© beat Alisses Cato and Ormond, 6—3, 6—l, Semi-final. Alisses Lance and Lloyd beat Airs. -Maitland apd Aliss Fenwick 6—l 6—3 MEN’S DOUBLES. Fourth Rourid. Edmondson and McDougall beat Bee and Aliller, 6 —3. 6—4. The last winning pair forfeited in the semi-final to Edmondson and MbDougall. MENS’ SINGLES. Fourth Round. The following players still remain :— Nelson. McDougall, Powdrell (2), Edmondson, Snodgrass, Page, Smyth, Young, Milburn. Walker and Field. HANDICAP TOURNAMENT. X The first event’ completed in the first grade handicap events was the ladies’ doubles, ip which Aliss Hassall (Hastings) and Aliss Lindsay (Waipawa), with, a handicap of 25, beat Airs Scott Whtson and Aliss Macfarlane, handicap, owe 10, by 60 —44. Other results:—

LADIES’ SINGLES. Fourth Round. Alisses Howe and Fannin won by default. Aliss Dallas beat Aliss Jordan, 52—50. Aliss R. Dallas "beat Aliss Parker. 50 —4O. Aliss Hitchman beat Airs Burnard, 51 —49. Fifth Round. Aliss Howe beat Aliss Grant by default. Aliss Fannin beat Aliss Haise, 50 —47. Aliss K. Dallas Ijcat Aliss It. Dallas by default.

MEN’S SINGLES. Second fcrade. Final. Al. Smith (scr) beat J. O. Mercer ’(JO), 60—58. COMBINED DOUBLES. Semi-final. Snodgrass and Mrs. Van Asch (15) beat Walker and Aliss Green, 76—67. Final. Owing to Brown and Mrs. Brown,, the other semi-finalists, defaulting, Snodgrass and Mrs. Van Arch are the winners of the final. MEN’S DOUBLES. ■ .. • Fourth Round. Young and Young beat Wilson and McQregor. 60—58. Cato and Cato beat Shadick and Snodgrass by default. .

Airs. A. E. O’Meara has returned to Hastings from Lake Taupo, where she left her husband making an excellent recovery from his recent attack of pneumonia. He is under the care of a nurse, and Airs. O’Meara hopes that Air. O’Meara will be in a condition to return to Hastings at the end of next week.

Alotor car thieving is becoming the vogue amongst the class of persons whose inclinations lead them in that direction, and they way that they “get away with it,” as our American cousins say, is amazing. The latest victim of this criminal craze is Air. P. McCarthy, contractor. Havelock N„ who drove his car over to Hastings on Christmas Day in order to enable a friend of his who was staying with him, to catch the express. He left his car standing in Station street whilst he went across to the railway platform to see l)is friend off, and when he came back his car was gone. The police have received a report that a car resembling it, with passengers was seen passing through Waipukurau but nothing further has been heard up to the present.

When a busy man answers his telephone and is requested by a shnii, girlish voice at the other end of the wire to “wait a minute, please. Air. Blank would like to speak to you,” he soon comes to the conclusion that time ri indeed precious and that patience is a. virtue, especially if Air. Blank decides to finish dictating to. his tpyiste before taking up his telephone to commence his “urgent” business conversation. This practice of instructing office girls to ring up telephone numbers is even more annoying when the caller says, “Wait a minute” without saying for whom the call is being made. This practice of instructing office girls to make telephone calls and ask the person with whom it is desired to converse to “wait a minute” was severely criticised by a Wellington business man last week (says the “Post”). “My time is as precious as any other man’s,” he said, ‘and I strongly resent having to hang 6n to.a receiver for minutes on end waiting for someone to speak to me. This is a practice which should be stopped for it results in an awful wase of time. If I want to speak to anyone on the telephone I ring up myself, and I don’t see why others cannot do the same.”