TENNIS CHAMPIONS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 904, 28 December 1923, Page 7

TENNIS CHAMPIONS.

TOURNAMENT AT CHRISTCHURCH

(Per Pro* Association,) CHRISTCHURCH, Deo. 27. The tenins championship tournament Was continued to-day in splendid weather. The courts were dry and fairly fast. Additional results:—

Men's Singles.—Second round: W. A. Bray (Otago) beat M. L Lampo (Wanganui), 4-6, 4-6, 6-4, 9-7, 6-0; G, G. Aitken (Canterbury) beat R.’ Johns (Auckland), 8-6, 1-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1; C. J. Dickie (Taranaki) beat R. R. Young (Wellington) 6—4, 6—2, 6—2 E. 'F. Wilding (Canterbury) boat A. L. Taylor (South Canterbury), 6—3, 6—2, 7—5; R. M. 'Forking (Wellington) boat .J. Goss (Canterbury), 6—o, 6—3, fb-1; A. G. Wallace (Taranaki) beat 0. M. Pinfold (Ashburton) by default; G. Franco (Wellington) boat J. G. Parker (Wellington), 6—3, 6—o, 9—7. Third round: Robson beat Hale, 6-1, .6-4, 6-1. Men’s Doubles Championship, first round ;' A. L. and D. G. France (Wellington) boat J. G. Denniston and P, M. Baines (Canterbury), 6—l, 6—o, 6—4; P. F. Parso/ison and R. O. Abornothy (Canterbury) boat T. N. D. Johnston and G. M, Leckio (Canterbury), 6—3, 6—l, 6—2, E. A. Wilding (Canterbury) and L. G. Edmondson (Wellington) boat E. G. Burn and A, L. Wood (Canterbury), 6—l, 6—l, 6—2; M. L. Lampe (Wanganui) and E. D. Andrews (Palmerston North) beat T. Clarke and Y. R, Johns (Auckland), 4—6, 6—l, 6 —3, 6 —2. Boys’ Singles,—First round: J. M. Watson (Canterbury) boat G. J. Jones (South Canterbury), 6—5, 4—6, 6—2; K. A. North (Canterbury) beat C. E. Malfroy (Wellington), 6—3, 5—6, 6—3; D. W. Bain (Canterbury) beat R. Eyatt (Wellington), 5 6—l, 6—4. Second round: E. H. Nixon (Canterbury) boat M. Smith (Hawke’s Bay), 6—l, 6—2; J. C. Charters (Whangarei) boat D. C. Johnstone (South Canterbury), 6—4, 6—4. Combined Doubles. —Championship: Miss E. A. Bloxam and P, G. Greenwood (Canterbury) beat Miss I. M. Ponder and W. S. Somerville (Canterbury), 4—6, 6—2, 6- Mrs E. H. O’Rorko and L. D. Cotterill (Canterbury) boat Miss N. Bruce and O. E. Scholfielcl (Auckland), 6—l, 6—o; Miss W. M. Partridge and W. Shepherd (Canterbury) beat Miss L. M. Saunders and L. N. Cramond (Canterbury), 2—6, 6- 6-2. Ladies’ singles.—First round: Miss B. A. Knight (Auckland) beat Miss M. Kato (Hawke’s Bay) 4—6, 6—2, 6—2; Miss Payton (Auckland) beat Miss M. A. Tracy (Wellington), 6—2, 6 —7, 7—5; Miss Marion MaoFarlane (Auckland), beat Mrs E. O’Rourke (Canterbury), 4—6, 6—l, 6—l; Miss A. Dalziell (Canterbury) beat Miss I. McMullan (Auckland), 6—l, 6—l. Second round: Miss M. Spiers (Canterbury), beat Mrs Scott Watson (Auckland), 4—6, B—6, 7 Mrs R. H. McMaster (Wellington) beat Mrs H. Garbutt (Canterbury),, 6—3, 6—2; Mrs W. J. Melody (Wellington) boat Miss A. Columbus (Canterbury), 6—o, 6—l. Ladies doubles,—First round: Misses Whitta and Snowden beat Mrs Van Asch and Miss D, L. Willis, 6 —3, 3 —6, 6 —o; Misses B. Gould and G. Jellctt (Canterbury) beat Misses G. C. Willgon and A. Dalziell (Canterbury), 6—4, 6—3. Second round: Misses M. Cato and Y. Wellwood (Hastings) beat Misses IL-O’Rorke and S. Fox (Canterbury), 6—o, 6—4. Girls’ singles. —First round: Reta Dallas (Hastings) beat Hazel Wilson (Dunedin), 6—o, 6—l; Kathleen Robilliard (Christchurch) beat Ineza Garnett (Hastings), 6—2, 6—3; Marjorie Leo (Wellington) beat Merle Miller (Lyttelton), 3—6, 6 —4, 12 —10; Dorothy Quill (Canterbury), beat Margaret Blackwell (Canterbury), 6—2, 6—2. Second round; Marjorie Gibson' (Timaru) beat Gladys Manchester (Waimatc), 6—3, 3—6, 6—4;" Neroli Gillanders (Dunedin), beat Gwen Rankin (Canterbury), 6—5, 2—6, 6—3.

THE TEST MATCH,

NEW ZEALAND’S EASY WIN,

CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 27. To-day’s results of the New Zealand v. New South Wales test tennis match are: Sims beat Poulton, 6—o, 6—3, 6—3; Wallace beat Goodman, 6—l, 6—3; Bnrtleet beat Jordan, 6—2, 6—4; France boat Poach, 7—5, 6—4; Pike boat Wilding, 6—4, 4—6, 6—l; Ollivier beat Reid, B—6, 6> —1. Franco and Wallace beat Poulton and Goodman, 6—4, 6—4: Bartloet and Wilding beat Reid and Pike; 5—3, 5—7, 7—5; Ollivior and Sims beat Poulton and Goodman, 6—4, 6—4; Bartloet and Wilding beat Peach and Jordan, 6—3, 6—2,

Tho New Zealanders outclassed the visiting New South Wales team in the test match, concluded to-day, winning 17 out of the 21 matches. The result of the match was as follows: —First day—New Zealand, eight matches (fire singles, three doubles); Now South Wales, three matches (one single, two doubles). Second day—Now Zealand, nine matches (five singles, four doubles); New South Wales, one match (one single). Total: New Zealand, 17;, New South Wales, 4 Pike was the only man in tho New South Wales team who won a match to-day.