TENNIS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXI, Issue 14, 30 December 1930, Page 3

TENNIS

DOMINION TOURNEY SPECTACULAR MATCHES. SOME FINALS REACHED. Christchurch, December 29. No surprises occurred in the third day’s play of New Zealand tennis championships, though now and again there were close calls, and the form shown was higher than in the earlier stages. Excellent progress has been made with all events, and Tuesday’s play should be decidedly interesting. The semi-finalists in the men’s singles are Barnett versus Wilson and Angus versus Stedman, and in the ladies singles Mrs Adams versus Mrs Dykes and Miss Myers versus Miss Marjorie Macfarlane. The semifinalists in the men’s doubles are Wilson and Stedman versus France and France, and Angas and Seay versus Wallace and Lampe. The finalists in the ladies’ doubles are Mrs Melody and Mss Myers versus the Misses Macfarlane. The boys’ singles, finanlists are A. A. Macgibbon (North Otago) and N. Davys (Wellington). Together they won the final of the boys’ championship doubles to-day. The finalists in the intermediate singles are R. A. Court and A. R. Cant. The best men’s singles match today was between Angas and Len France. Angas, the present champion, won in straight sets, but his passage was not easy, because France was only a shade less brilli ant” and fought hard throughout. The volleying rallies were a treat to watch. The France brothers were extended to defeat Allison and Patterson in a sparkling five set doubles match. Here again the exchanges were spectacular. The Canterbury pair were forced away from the net in the final stages, and that cost them the match. A big crowd watched Mrs Dykes defeat Miss Ramsay in the ladies’ singles quarter-final. The winner took the second set after being down love —four. She had to struggle hard throughout an exciting eighteengame set, but drove with force and accuracy. Mrs Adams lost the first set to Mrs Melody, but captujred the next two after collapsing for a time in the second set.

Miss Marjorie Macfarlane won from Miss Wake by default, A great fight eventuated between the Misses Macfarlane and Mrs Adams and Miss Nicholls in the ladies’ doubles. The Misses Macfarlane secured the winning point after being down love—four and three—five. All played fine tennis, the crowd cheering excitedly after rallies. Results: — Men’s Singles. Fourth round—Angas beat F’rance, 6—4, 6—l, 6—2; Stedman beat Patterson, 6—3, 4—6, 6 —4, 6 —2. Women’s Singles. Third round.—Mrs Dykes heat Miss Ramsay, 6—4, 10—8. Men’s Doubles. Third round.—Wallace and Lampe beat J. R. Johnston and Crawshaw, 6—4, 10—6, 6—5, 6—3; Angas and Seay beat Glanville and Johnston, 6—2, 6—2, 6—2. Ladies’ Doubles. Semi-final.—The Misses Macfarlane defeated Mrs Adams and Miss Nicholls, 6—2, 4—6, 7—5: Mrs Melody and Miss Myers beat Misses Macdonald and Gould, B—7, 6—2, 6-0. Combined Doubles,

Second round.—Miss Wake and Stedman beat Miss Fleming and G. A. Pearce, 6—2, 6—3; Miss E. Johnston and Patterson beat Miss Marjorie Macfarlane and Glanville, 9—7, 6—B, 6—2 ; Mrs Thomson and Wilson beat Miss Quill and Court, 6—4, 6—4; Miss Andrew and Seay defeated Miss D. Howe and A. L. France, 6—3, 6—4 ; Miss Myers and Lampe beat Miss Ballantyne and Haye, 3 —6 6-3, 6-3. Third round.—Mrs Thomson and Wilson beat Miss Nicholls and Rhodes Williams, 6—2, 6——3; Miss Wake and Stedman beat Mrs Scott and Allison, 6—3, 11—9. Boys’ Singles.

Semi-finals.—Macgibbon beat Coward, 6 —o, 6—4; Davys beat Reid, 6—l, 6—4. Girls’ Singles. Third round—Miss Poole beat Miss Livingston, 6—4, 5—6, 11—9; Miss Bishop beat Miss Mathieson, 6—2, 5— 6—4; Miss Reese beat Miss Blunden, 6—4, 6—2. Boys’ Doubles. Final.—A. A Macgibbon (North Otago) and N. Davys (Wellington) beat E. Kean and J. Aspell, 6 —3, 6Girls’ Doubles. Semi-final.—Misses Biunden and Reese beat Misses Bishop and Hampton, 6 —4, 6—4. Junior Mixed Doubles. Second round.—Miss Howe and Davies beat Miss Dick and Richard, 6—l, 6—l; Miss Reese and Macgibbon beat Miss Bishop and Highet, o—6, 6—l, 6—4. Intermediate Singles. A. R. Cant beat N. Davys, 10 —8, 6-1.

HAWKE’S BAY TOURNEY

SOME FINALS PLAYED. LOWRY AND MILBURN WIN DOUBLES. MISS A. ORMOND LADIES’ CHAMPION. Some of the finals of the Hawke’s Bay tennis championships were played yesterday, and in most cases a fairly high standard of play was shown. It was unfortunate that the finals could not all be got through in the one day, but the fact of the matter was that some of the players were engaged in handicaps as well as in championship matches and some were playing all the afternoon. One player—Foden—played three or four matches on end in the sweltering heat and in his last game of the day against Udy he was almost done. Miss A. Ormond and Mrs Milburn had a great fight for the ladies’

championship, but Miss Ormond carried just too many guns and won in three sets. Tjie tennis in this match was of good standard and was exceptionally keenly contested. The men’s doubles provided a good exhibition. Lowry and Milburn were rather too good individually for Thompson and Foden and the fact that they have had a long association as partners in doubles made their task somewhat easier. Foden and Thompson were spasmodic and had not the number of strokes that their opponents had. The first set was long-fought but Lowry and Milburn had not trouble at all in running away with the second set and the title.

CHAMPIONSHIPS. MEN’S SINGLES. Fourth round: Lowry beat Appleby bv default; Marchant beat Webber, 6—2, 6—3; Foden beat Udy, 3—6, 6-3, 6-3. Semi-final: Lowry beat Merchant, 6-2, 6-4. MEN’S DOUBLES. Semi-finals: Foden and Thompson beat Robertson and Robertson by default. Final: Milburn and Lowry beat Foden and Thompson, B—6. 6—2. LADIES’ SINGLES. Semi-finals: Miss A. Ormond beat Miss Howell, 6—3, 6—3; Mrs Milburn beat Miss Budd, 6—2, 6—l. Final: Miss Ormond beat Mrs Milburn, 7—5, 5—7, 6—2. LADIES’ DOUBLES. Fourth round: Mesdames Hassall and Hetley beat Misses M. I. Glenny and P. F. Palmer, 6—2, 6—2; Misses A. and M. Ormond beat Misses Howell and Symonds, 6—4, 6—3; Misses M. Wellwood and Welch beat Miss Budd and Mrs Redmond, 10—8, 6-3. Semi-finals: Misses Ormond beat Mesdames Baker and Milburn, 6—4, I—6, 6—2: Mesdames Hassall and Hetlev beat Misses Wellwood and Welch. 6—l, 6—3. JUNIOR MEN’S SINGLES. Semi-finals: Appleby beat J. Cowan, 6—l, 6—3. Final; Appleby beat R. White, 4—6, 6—3, 6—3. JUNIOR LADIES’ SINGLES.

Semi-finals: Miss Rainbow beat Miss Small, 6—2, 2—6, 6—l: Miss M. I. Glenny beat Miss P. F. Palmer, 6—l, 6—l. Final: Miss M. I. Glenny beat Miss Rainbow, 6—2, 6—3. COMBINED DOUBLES.

Fourth round: Maddison and Mrs Baker beat Van Asch and Miss Van Asch, 6—l, 6—o: Milburn and Mrs Milburn beat Wake and Miss Clark, 6— 2, 6—3; Foden and Miss Welch beat Small and Miss Aitcheson, 6—2, I—6, 6—l: Graham and Miss Lopdell beat D. I. Robertson and Mrs Hetley by default; Thompson and Mrs Hassall beat Murray and Miss M. C. Glenny, 6—o, 7—6. Fifth round: Lowry and Mrs Hassall beat Maddison and Mrs Baker, 6—l, B—6: Foden and Miss Welch beat Milburn and Mrs Milburn, 6—4, B—6: Udy and Miss A. Ormond beat Maitland and Mrs Maitland, 6—l, 6—l; Thompson and Miss Howell beat Graham and Miss Londell, 6—4, 6—3. ' Semi-final: Lowrv and Mrs Hassall beat Foden and Miss Welch, 6—2, 7— HANDICAPS. MEN’S SINGLES. A Grade. Third round: Wake (rec. 15) beat Mason (rec. 15). 60—44; Jim Cowan beat J. C. Robertson by default; Jordan (scr.) beat Jack Cowan (rec. 20), 61—59. Fourth round: Gregory (owe 10) beat W’ake (rec. 15). 70—62- Jordan beat R. White by default. Fifth round: Webber (rec. 15) heat Thompson (owe 5), 65—36- Jim Cowan beat Potter by default; Jordan (scr.) beat Graham (rcc. 5). 60—53.

Semi-final: Jordan beat Jim Cowan, 60—36. MEN’S DOUBLES.

Third round: Udy and Ogier (owe 5) beat Hudson and Chadwick (rec--16) , 65—60: Webber and Mason beat Lowry and Milburn by default; Graham and Marchant beat Robertson and Robertson by default. Fourth round: Maddison and Rainbow, (rec. 5) beat Udy and Ogier (owe 5), 65 —63; Ritchie and Gregory beat Potter and Jordan by default; Webber and Mason (rec. 5) beat Graham and Marchant (scr.), 60—53. Semi-finals: Ritchie and Gregory beat Maddison and Rainbow, 60—49. LADIES’ SINGLES.

Second round: Miss Landels (rec. 20) beat Miss Williams (rec. 15), 50—45; Miss M. Palmer (rec. 25) beat Mrs Redmond (rec. 12), 50—44; Miss Moore (rec. 5) beat Miss M. Wellwood (rec. 5). 50—45. Third round: Miss D. Symonds beat Miss Van Asch by default; Miss Howell (owe 10) beat Miss Landels (rec. 20), 60—56; Mrs Cotterill beat Miss Bell by default; Miss M. Palmer (rec. 25) beat Miss M. Glenny (rec. 5), 50—29. Fourth round: Miss P. F. Palmer (rec. 20) beat Miss M. I. Glenny (scr.), 50—46; Miss D. Nelson (rec. 20) beat Mrs Cotterill (owe 5), 50—30; Miss Howell (owe 10) beat Miss D. Symonds (owe 5), 60-—53. Semi-finals: Miss D. Nelson beat Miss P. F. Palmer. . LADIES’ DOUBLES. Third round: Mrs Holmes and Miss Landels (rec. 20) beat Mrs and Miss Cotterill (rec. 5), 50—45, COMBINED DOUBLES.

Third round: Van Asch and Miss Van Asch (rec. 20) beat Maitland and Mrs Maitland (owe 8), 68 —66; Chadwick and Miss Landels (rec. 15) beat Udy and Miss A. Ormond (owe 20); Murrav and Miss M. I. Glenny beat Russell and Miss Garnett by default; Graham and Miss Lopdejl (rec. 10) beat Rainbow and Miss Rainbow (rec 10), 60—55; Ritchie and Mrs Cotterill beat Appleby and Mrs Holmes by default; Read and Mrs Redmond (rec. 18) beat Mason and Miss D. Symonds (rec. 10). 60-44. Fourth round: Gregory and Miss Irwin (rec. 10) beat Van Asch and Miss Van Asch (rtc. 20), 60—57; Treston and Miss D. Robertson (rcc. 25) beat Chadwick and Miss Landels (rec. 15), 60—29; Graham and Miss Lopdell (rec. 10) beat Murray and

Miss M. I. Glennv ( rec. 10), 61—59; Ritchie and Mrs Cotterill (eer.) beat Read 'and Mrs Redmond (rec. 18) 60-55. Semi-finals: Gregory and 'Miss Irwin beat Treston and Miss D. Robertson, 60—47. ' MEN’S SINGLES. B Grade. Second round: Rusaell beat Appleby by default; Hudson (rec. 15) beat Read (rec. 5), 60—44. Semi-final: Budd beat Russell by default; Hudson beat Potaka by default. Final: D. Hudson (rec. 15) beat M. Budd (rec. 10). 60—56. HASTINGS PLATE, Ladies. First round; Mrs Cotterill' beat Mrs Holmes. 6—4, 6—o; Miss Welch beat Miss M. O. Glenny, B—l, Second round: Miss P. F. Palmer beat Mrs Cotterill, 6—l, 7—5; Miss M. Palmer beat Miss S. Clark by default; Miss Moore beat Miss Williams, 6—l, 6—l. Semi-finals: Miss Moore beat Miss M. Palmer, 6—2, 3—6, 6—4. HASTINGS PLATE. Men.

First round: Small beat D. Pharazyn by default; Wake beat Chadwick, B—6, 6—2; Ogier beat Ewart, 6—l, 6—l; Jordan beat R. White by default. Second round: Small beat Gilbertson, 6—o, 6—2; Jordan beat Glenny, 6—2, 6—o; Amner beat Vincent by default; Van Asch beat Gordon by default; Hudson beat Anderson by default; Ogier beat Wake, 6—2, 5— 6—2. Third round: Van Asch beat Amner by default; Mason beat Hudson, 4—6, 6—l, 6—2; Jordan beat Glenny bv default. Semi-final: Mason beat Van Asch by default. THE GAME IN INDIA. (United Press Assoelation-Bj CableCopyright.) Delhi, Dec. 28. That India possesses many promising tennis players was evidenced when Austin and Olliff were defeated in the semi-final of the Calcutta cnampionship by Sham Singh and D. N. Kappoor, who had never played together before, the Indians winning, 6— 8, 6—3, 6—3. Andrews (N.Z.) and Miss Olliff have been eliminated from the mixed doubles.

M. Sleem, whom Tilden once called the world’s greatest base-line player, set Austin a hard task in the semifinals of the Calcutta championship. Austin won, 4—6. 6—2, 6—o. Andrews bert Olliff, 6—2, 6—3, playing spectacular-tennis. Austin and Andrews meet in the final to-morrow.