TENNIS

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1180, 1 December 1924, Page 7

TENNIS

WOODVILLE v. TERRACE END. A team from Woodville visited Palmerston North on Saturday and played Terrace End on the latter’s courts. After several events in each section had been contested, rain unfortunately fell, compelling 1 the abandonment of further play. In tho games played, Terraco End proved the winners by a fair margin. Following are the restate, Woodvillo players being mentioned first: Ladies’ singles.—Miss Eaton lost to Miss D. Wallace 6—7; Miss Ashcroft lost to Miss I. Wallace I—7. Men’s singles.—J. Bolton beat C. A. Anderson 9—6; B. Rhodes lost to B. Uumberworth 4 —9. Ladies’ doublos. —Misses Eaton and Islip beat Misses D. Wallace and V. Pitt 7—6; Mrs Wardrop and Miss Teesdale lost to Miss E. Green and Mrs Gardner 3—7. Combined doubles.—Rhodes and Mrs Wardrop lost to B. Cumberworth and JVI. Jamieson 2 —7. Terrace End thus won by 6 sets to 2, and 49 games to 32. PALITIERSTON NORTH CLUB. The following 1 teams have been selected by Messrs J. Grant and W. B. Terment to represent Palmerston North in matches during the next fortnight-: Versus Napier, at Linton street, on Saturday: Andrews, McDonald, A. W. Thompson, Hooper, MeLachlan, Donald, Miss Hodder, Mrs Smith, Misses Rickard, Huggitt, Litchfield and Pickering. Reserves: 11. J. Thompson and Miss Simkin. Versus F’eilding, at Feilding, on Saturday: 11. J. Thompson, Whitchorn, Edwards, Sly, Salmon, Spencer, Misses Simkin, M. Johnston, (Jolliiison and Mrs Barnard. Reserves: Gibbons, Grant. Misses McKenzie and. C'oombes.

Versus Bulls, ladies, at Linton street on Thursday, December 11th: Mtes lloddcr, Mrs Smith, Misses Ilaggitt, McKenzie, Mrs Barnard, Misses M. Johnston, Collinson, C'oombes, Pegden, Mrs Andrews. Reserves: Misses F. Guy, Law, Monrad, MacMillan anil Pringle. Aliy player unable to represent the club on the above occasions is requested to kindly notify the match committee, Messrs Grant and Tennent, at once. BOXING IN AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY, Nov. 30. At the Sydney Stadium, Harry Young defeated Frank Locks in the ninth round, Locke skying the towel owing to an injury to a thumb. The contest was desperately fought. Heavy hitting was indulged in by both men, but Locke was outclassed. At Melbourne. Ernie Rice defeated Dave Moss in the second round. Moss was overwhelmed from the stare and easily knocked out. —Press Association.