MILSON.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 19, 19 December 1932, Page 2

MILSON.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) .MILSON, Dec. 19. Exceptional interest was evinced by members in the first Yankee tournament held on tho tennis courts during tho w’eek-end, by tho Milson Tennis Club. Sixteen entries wero received, and with two courts available for play, five rounds were completed. Tho winner of tho ladies’ section proved to be Airs R. Brown, who showed consistent by good form and won each of the five sots in which sho competed, thereby gaining the maximum number of points. Mrs Emms was runnor-up with 26 points. In tho men’s section Messrs Dunn and Leslio each gained 26 points, Air F. Grigg being noxt with 25. Tho dotailed results aro as follow: —First round: Brown and

Miss Tarr lost to Grigg and Mrs Dunn 3 —6; Donaldson and Mrs Grigg lost to Emins and Mrs Brown 4 —6; Gilbert and Mrs Emms beat Dunn and Miss Sheppard 6—2; Leslie and Miss Fairburn beat Fairburn and Mrs Barclay 6 —l. Second round: Dunn and Mrs Brown boat Brcwn and Miss Tarr 6—3; Donaldson and Miss Sheppard beat Emms and Mrs Dunn 6 —o; Grigg and Mrs Barclay lost to Gilbert and Miss Fairburn 3—6; Fairburn and Mrs Emms lost to Leslie and Mrs Grigg 56. Third round: Grigg and Mrs Brown beat Donaldson and Mrs Grigg 6—l; Emms and Mrs Dunn beat Fairburn and Miss Tarr 6 —2; Gilbert and Miss Sheppard beat Brown and Mrs Barclay 6 —4; Dunn and Miss Fairburn beat Leslie and Mrs Emms 6 5. Gilbert and Miss Sheppard lost to Emms and Mrs Brown I—6; Leslie and Miss Tarr lost to Brown and Mrs Emms 3—6; Dunn and Mrs Dunn beat Fairburn and Mrs Grigg 6 —l; Donaldson and Miss Fairburn lost to Grigg and Mrs Barclay 2—6. Fifth round: Fairburn and Miss Fairburn lost to Brown and Mrs Brown 2—6; Grigg and Mrs Grigg lost to Leslie and Miss Tarr 4 —6; Emms and Miss Sheppard beat Donaldson and Mrs Emms 6—4; Gilbort and Mrs Dunn lost to Dunn and Mrs Barclay 2—6. The summary of points won by each of the competitors is as follows:—Men: Ixislie 26, Dunn 26, Grigg 25, Emms 24, Brown 22, Gilbert. 21, Donaldson 17 and Fairburn 11. Ladies, Mrs Brown 30, Mrs Emms 26, Miss Fairburn 22, Miss Sheppard 21, Mrs Dunn 20, Mrs Barclay 20, Miss Tarr 17, and Mrs Grigg 16. In view of the interest shown, and the manner in which the tournament was received, the committee has decided to conduct one each month during the season. The chib’s ladder games continue to hold the attention of the members, and radical changes amongst the top members have taken place during the past week. Emms displaced Brown for the premier position, 9—6; Donaldson beat Taylor, 13—11, after a hard uphill fight, and followed up this success by beating Gilbort 9—5; Mrs Emms beat Mrs Brown 7 and Miss Spurdell beat Miss Jordon 10-8;. R. Potts stalled olf a challenge by C, Fairburn 9—o,