LAWN TENNIS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LVII, Issue LVII, 15 March 1910, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS.

THE DAVIS CUP.

[PRESS ASSOCIATION.! SYDNEY, March 14. Tho committee of the Tennis Association has decided that tho preliminary tie for the Davis Cup between England and America must bo played at such a date as to enable the concluding round against Australasia to be played in New Zealand in December.

TARANAKI V. AUCKLAND.

The fifth annual match between Taranaki and Auckland was played at the northern city on Saturday, and was won by tho homo province by ten matches to six. Following aro the additional scores : — Men's Singles. N. Caplen (Taranaki) beat Dr Smith (Auckland), 6—4, 2—6, 6—4. J. R. Grigson. (Auckland) beat E. Griffiths (Taranaki), 6—4, 3—6, 7—5. I E W. Griffiths (Taranaki) boat Allan Brown (Auckland), 6—2, 6—4. Ladies' Singles. Miss Powdrell (Taranaki) beat Miss Gray (Auckland), 6—2 6-4 Miss G. Gorrie (Auckland) beat Miss Brewster (Taranaki), 7—5, 6—2. Men's Doubles. , Nicholson and Caplen (Taranaki) beat Billing and Brown (Auckland), 4—6, 6—3, 6—3. Smith and Grigson (Auckland) boat E. Griffiths and E. W. Griffiths (Taranaki), 6— 3, 6-t4. Ladies' Doubles. Misses P. Gorrio and Cooko (Auckland) beat Misses Simpson and Thomson (Taranaki), 6—4, 6—4. Combined Doubles. Caplen and Miss Powdrell (Taranaki) beat Billing and Miss Gray (Auckland), 6—2,6 — 2, 6—3.6 — 3. Smith and Miss P. Gorrie (Auckland) beat E. Griffiths and Miss Simpson (Taranaki), 6—3, 6—3. Grigson and Miss Cooke (Auckland) boat E. W. Griffiths and Miss Thomson (Taranaki), 6—3, 6—3. Previous Winners. Following is a list of winners of this contest to date: — 1905-6, played at Auckland— Taranaki won. 1906-7, played at Now Plymouth — .Taranaki won. 1907-8, played at Auckland — Auckland won. 1908-8, played tit New Plymouth— Tafftnaki won. 1909-10, pkyed at Aiickland—Auckland won 1 .-

The secon.d match .between Patea and Wavbrley Tennis Clubs was played at Waverley, on Saturday. In the men's singles Waverley , were winners by 5 to 1, the Patea ladies evening things by sto 1. In' tho ladies' doubles Wavorley proved victors by 2 to 1, .while the Wavorley men also won tho men's doubles by 3to nil. In the mixed doubles Waverloy were again victorious by 4 games to nil. Over tho day Wavorley were winners by 15 games to

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