COLYTON

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 92, 18 March 1936, Page 12

COLYTON

(From Our Own Correspondent.) COLYTOX, March 14. A friendly game of tennis was held on the local courts on Saturday when a team from St. John's Club, Feilding, paid a visit. Oolyton proved victorious by 18 isets and 120 games to 6 sets and 85 games. Following arc details, St. John’s players being mentioned first: —Men’s singles: J. Overend beat 1.. Simpson, 6—2; C. Simms lost to S. Hockcn. 5—6; D. Laurenson lost to It. Burgess, 2—6; F. Fisher lost to V. Hansen, 3—6; A. Pickering tost to J. Humphries, 2—6; It. Macintosh beat \\. Hocken, 6—2. Ladies’ singles: Miss F. Shepherd heat Miss N. Williamson, 6—3; Mrs F. Macintosh lost to Miss W. Yales, 4—6; Mm M. 'Fait lost to Miss H. Hot-ken, 4—6; Miss L. Geary lost to Miss E. Short, 4—6; Miss K. Hopping lost to Miss N. Jefferies, 3—6; Miss C. Cater beat Miss J. Short, 6—3. Men’s doubles: Overend and Simms lost to Simpson and Hockcn, 1— 6; Laurenson and Fisher lost to Burgess and Hansen, 2—6; Pickering and Macintosh lost to Humphries and IV. Hockcn, 2 Ladies” singles: Miss F. Shepherd and Mrs Macintosh lest to M;sscs X. W nliamson and W. V ales, 3 6; Mrs M. Fait and Miss Hopping lest to Misses H. Hockcn and E. Short, 3—6; Misses L. Geary and C.

Carter beat Misses X. Jefferies and J. Short, 6-1. Mixed doubles: Miss Shepherd and Overend lost to Miss Williamson and 5—6- Ml'S Macintosh and Simms fo Alts Wales and S. Hockcn 4-6; Mrs 'Fait and Fisher lost to Miss Hocken and Burgess o—6; Miss Geary and LaurenS lost ?o Miss E Short and Hansen 2-6; Miss Hopping and Pickering lost to Mi»s Jefferies and Humphries, 2—-&; Mi-s ( a'Jor and Macintosh beat Miss J. blioit and W. St Andrew’s Churclli was appropriately decorated for the harvest festival on Sunday, and there was a large congrega ion. I fie service was conducted by Archdeacon K H. Petrie, assisted by Mr G. J. 1-itzpatiiek. Special music was rendered and Mrs H. Beat son presided at ( lie organ, ibe donations of fruit and produce etc., wil be forwarded to All Saints’ Home, Palmerston N Tbc friends of Mr Norman Williamson will regret to learn that bo has bad to enter a private hospital in Palmerston North to undergo an operation for appendicitis. He is progressing satisfactorily.

51.11.19 NZ