LAWN TENNIS.
NUNNELLEY CASKET. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Jan. 4. By eight, matches to three the Wellington women’s tennis representatives beat Auckland in the match for the Kathleen Nunnelley casket. Play was resumed at Miramar on Saturday in a very strong wind, which played all sorts of tricks with the ball, while at times the players had difficulty in keeping their feet. Good tennis was impossible, but on the day’s play the Wellington players were decidedly superior, winning three out of four singles and one double, the other double being abandoned after Wellington had won the first set 7—5 and was leading 4—3 in the second set. - Toward the end of the day the wind blew down a scrim shelter at the southern end of the courts and scattered a number of empty petrol cases which were used as seats for line umpires and others. Tire casket was presented to Mr W. T. Melody, manager of the Wellington team, by Miss Nunnelley, ex-New Zealand ladies’ singles champion from 1895 to 1907, who was introduced by Air J. C. Peacock, president of the Wellington Association. Detailed results are as follow, Auckland players being mentioned first:
Singles.—Aliss Whitelaw lost to Aliss North. 3 —o, I—6; Aliss Knight lost to Airs Adams, 7 —5, 4—6, 4 —o'; Aliss Alacfarlane lost to Aliss Nicholls, I—6,1 —6, 2—6, Aliss Ramsay heat Airs Alelody 6—4, 6—4.
Doubles.—Airs Adams and Aliss Nicholls beat Alisses Alacfarlane and llamsay, 6—3, 6—2. The match between Alisses Knight and Whitelaw and Airs Aleiody and Aliss North was abandoned after the Wellington pair had won the first set 7—*-5 and was leading 4—3 in the second set. Wellington won a total of eight matches, and 139 games to Auckland’s three matches and 97 games, one match being unfinished.
WANGANUI TOURNAAIENT. WANGANUI, Jan. 3. The finals of the Wanganui lawn tennis tournament were played to-day. The weather was oppressively hot, with a high wind in the afternoon. M. L. Lampe, of Wanganui, again won the men’s singles, while All's Claude Smith, also of Wanganui, won the ladies’ singles. A. C. Stedman (Auckland) and N. Wilson (Wellington) won the men’s doubles.
A boy of 12 has saved a train from disaster in Nova Scotia by waving the red lining of his cap.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LI, Issue 29, 5 January 1931, Page 3
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378LAWN TENNIS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LI, Issue 29, 5 January 1931, Page 3
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