Tennis

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVI, Issue 13, 29 December 1925, Page 7

Tennis

New Zealand Championships SECOND DAY'S PLAY. NOTHING SENSATIONAL. Christchurch, Dec. 28. The New Zealand tennis championships were continued in perfect weather with a north-west wind that proved troublesome to some players. The third round of the men’s singles was concluded, leaving OUivier, Bartleet, Don France, Wallace, Peacock, and Seay to play off in that order. Of the other matches, Peacock’s defeat of Lampe was a fine exhibition, while Barfleet’s speed against Aitken was an eye-opener. Haege, the Victorian, according to expectators, was a bit too young and easily disconcerted by the steady game of Len France but, nevertheless, pulled off some brilliant recoveries. The ladies’ singles were notable for two recoveries by Mrs. Scott, who lost the first set against Miss Lloyd, New South Wales, while Miss Knight did the same thing against Miss Wake. Mrs. Scott, who is in the semi-final, flays the winner of Miss Marjorie MacFarlane and Miss Ballantyne, while Miss Knight, in the other semi-final, plays the winner of Miss Spiers and Miss Tracey. In the men’s doubles there were no surprises, unless it was the defeat of Lampe and Wlieler by an average Canterbury pair, Patterson and Tait. In the ladies’ doubles. Misses Travers and Tracy (Wellington) reached the semi-final with the loss of only two games against the Otago pair. Misses Ballantyne and Romans. whereas Misses Knight and Nicholls had to fight hard after the loss of the first set to beat Misses Cato and Cotterill, a stylish volleying pair, who would have won if they had not tired. In the lower half the Misses Macfarlane (Auckland )had hard work to beat a moderate Canterbury pair in the second round, and they were not favourites when they too.k the field later in the day against Miss Speirs and Mrs. Scott. In the boys’ singles, thes urprise of the day was the defeat of Max Ferkins by Browne, a Christchurch Boys’ High School youth, who recently won the inter-secondary schools handicap tournament. MEN’S SINGLES. Third round.—J. C. Peacock beat M. Lampe, 6—3, (5—2, 6—3; A. Seay beat W. Sheppard, (i —0, 6—o, 6—l; E. L. Bartleet beat G. G. Aitken. 5—7, (> —1, 6—o, 6—4; G. Ollivicr beat R. McL. Ferkins, 6—3. (s—'3, 6—2 ; Wallace beat Wheeler, 4—6, 9—7, 6—4. 6—l; France beat Haege. 6-—4, 6—o, 6—l; Don France beat B. B. Loughnan, 6—3, 2—6, G—2, 6—2; Parker beat E. B. W. Smyth, 2—6, G—4, B—lo, LADIES’ SINGLES. Second round.—Miss M. Tracey beat Miss J. E. Ramsay, G—l, G—2; Miss Marjorie MacFarlane beat Miss M. Ward, G—l, G—l. Third round.—Miss Knight beat Miss Wake, 3—G, 6—3, 7—5; Mrs. Scott beat Miss Lloyd, 3—6, G—3, MEN’S DOUBLES. First Round.—J. Lowry and L. J. Hill beat P. E. Allison and W. Sheppard, (5—3, 4—6, 4—6, 6—3, 6—3; V. E. Page and L. G. Knott beat W. Goss and P. G. Greenwood, 6—4, 6—4, 6—2; Warne Pearse and W. A. Scott beat A. B. Loughnan and B. B. Loughnan, 13—ii, 9—G, G—B, 4—6, G—3. Second round.—S. E. Jackson and A. K. Turner beat E. Gore and F. Nixon, 6—3, 6—l, G—l; P. Haege and J. B. Parker beat E. Horbell and G. Innes Jones, G—l. 6—3, 6—4; France and Franco beat V. H. Hupple and S. Lamp, 6—l, 10—8, 9—7; Peacock and Wilson beat Pearse and Scot*, 6—2, G—3, G—3; Griffiths and Johns beat Walker and Johnston, 6—l, 6—4, 6 —4: Olivier and Seay beat Hill and Lowry, 6—o, G—2. B—G; Patterson and Tail beat Lamps and Wheeler, 4—6, 6—l, G—B, G—3, 6—l; Pago and Knott beat Wallace and Dickie, G—2, 6—3, 6—3. LADIES’ DOUBLES. Second round—Misses B. Knight and D. Nicholls beat Misses M. Cato and B. Cotterill, 3—6, 6—l, G—3; Misses E. Travers and M. Tracy beat Misses E. Ballantyne and I. Romans, 6—l, Semi-final.—Miss Spiers and Mrs. Scott beat Misses MacFarlane, 7—5, 6—3. MIXED DOUBLES. Miss M. Snee and C. Angas beat Miss 1. Romans and Fulton, 6—o, I—6, 6—2; Miss E. N. Ballantyne and E. B. Smyth beat Mrs. S. Sharpe and A. Borrows, 7—6, 6—2; Miss E. Buchanan and W. Goss beat Miss M. Saunders and L. G. Knott, B—6, 6—l, 6—l; Mrs. Reeves and A. B. Loughnan beat Miss Cato- and Aitken, 3—6, 6—l, B—G; Miss Marjorie MacFarlane and Lowry beat Miss Ward and Ford, 6—2, 6—4; Miss Marion MacFarlane and Hill beat Mrs. Parge and Browning, G—4, 3—6, 6—2. Second round.—Miss Saunders and Somerville beat Miss Smee and Angas. 3—G, 6—4, 6—o. BOYS’ SINGLES. V. R. Shellerup beat M. Mitchell by default; W. Haworth beat P. Manchester, 5—6, G—4, 6—3; A. H. McDonald boat B. Smyth, (i—l, 2—G, 6—2; G. AV. Browne beat M. Ferkins, 3—6, 6—3, 7—5; C. E. Malfroy beat L. Saunders, 6 —o, (s—l; C. A. Blazey heat C. Spragge, 6—3, G—3; R. A. Lucas beat A. L. Kay, 6—3, G—3; H. R. Tawhiri beat J. S. Lee G—l, 6—3.

GIRLS’ SINGLES. Semi-final.—Margaret Gibson beat Ruth Haggitt, 6—l, 6—l. BOXING. A DRAAVN CONTEST. Auckland, Dec. 28. A professional 15-round boxing contest to-night for a purse of £l5O between Harry Casey (10.81, Queensland) and Lachie MacDonald (10.13, Otago, middle-weight champion of New Zealand) resulted in a draw. The bout was rather uninteresting, there being too much in-fighting, but the fight was willing. ATHLETICS. ONG A ONG A SPORTS CLUB. Handicaps for the chopping and sawing events at the Onga Onga Spurts Club’s meeting on New Year’s Day have been declared as follow: — Open Underhand Chop.—H. Berkahn ser, O’. Ma’her ssc<*, N. E. Clark Jo, H. M. Carr 10, AV. Marsh 12, H. AVorshop 12, D. J. Rumbail 15, S. Mitchell —, A. Collins 15, H. E. Worsiiop 12, D. J. Rumbail S. 15, P. J. Ford 15, J. F. Mortensen 15. T. Mancock 15. Open Standing Chop.—lf. Berkahn ser, O. Mather Bsec, N. E. Clark 12, H. M. Carr 15, AV. Marsh 12, H. Worsnop 15, D. J. Rumball 15. S. Mitchell 15, A. Collins 15, H. E. AVorsnop — , G. Tucker 15, J. Sterling 15, P. J. Ford 15, J. F. Mortensen 15, T. Hancock 15. Open Sawing: Hammond and Clark ser, A. Jensen and mate 7see, 77. J. Rumball and mate 7, J. F. Mortensen and mate 10. J. Sterling and mate. NAPIER AND EAST COAST GUN CLUB. MARDI GRAS SHOOT. The Napier and East Coast Gun Club’s annual Mardi Gras shoot, held on the beach off the Marine Parade extension, was concluded yesterday afternoon and the following are further results to those published yesterday :— Nomination Bird Handicap. (15 birds). T. Howard (17) 15 H. Nicol (16) 15 A. McGaffin (18) 15 N. P. Branson (14) 15 N. Beamish (12) 15 E. Groome (20) 14 C. Tait (17) 14 C. Clark (16) 14 AV. Grant (17) 14 J. McCleary (16) 14 D. M. Campbell (16) .... 14 J. C. -Bryne (13) 14 A. Robottom (19) 14 R. Lowry (15) 14 Nine Bird Sweetstake. R. Lowry (15) 9 D. M. Campbell (16) . — 9 D. Fraser (1$) 9 F. J. Joblin (17) 9 E. Groome (20) 9 H. Ballamy (15) 9 AV. E. Grant (17) 9 C. Tait (17) 9 G. Tait (17) 9 A. Fox (18) 9 Five Bird Double Rise. AV. E. Grant (15) 10 D. M. Cainifficll (14) .... 8 T. Parker (16) 8 J. C. Bryne (12) 8 E. Groome (16) S A. B. Williams (12) 7 P. D. Parker (13) ~..... 7