TO-DAY’S PLAY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 47, 24 January 1939, Page 8

TO-DAY’S PLAY.

WIND TROUBLESOME

Bright sunshine prevailed again today for the continuation of the .New Zealand championship croquet tournament. but there was a somewhat disconcerting wind which had some efiect on plav on exposed lawns. A start was made this morning with the championship doubles (ompetition and further open championship games were plavod. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. Section 1.

Airs Telfefl beat Airs Piteaithly 26—14.

Section 5. Penn beat Airs Anstis, 26—18. CH AAI PIONSHIP I>o U BLES First Round.

Gibbs and Mrs Clark beat Alesdames Alouat and Bock, 26—10. Second Bound.

McClymont and Airs Walker beat Aliss Washer and Tannock, 26—13; Boss and Mrs Watkins beat Stratton and Airs Palmer, 26 —15. Alesdames Petrie aml Brown heat Alesdames Baker and Burrett, 26—18. Penn and Airs Tiffin beat Air and Mrs Brvan, 26—19.

HANDICAP DOUBLES Third Bound.

Alesdames Coles and Ashworth beat Veitch and Airs Torstonson. 26—20.

LEVEL SINGLES. Semi-Final. Airs Hill beat Airs Mills. 26—20. IMPORTANCE OF TACTICS.

When play this morning was continued in the championship doubles and the handicap doubles several good matches were witnessed. In the championship doubles it is particularly noticeable that tactics play an important part in the game, and with the balls generally at a disadvantage it is the player who cannot only play a break, but build one, that gains the admiration of the onlookers and succeeds in securing a runaway lead. Descriptions of matches are as follow :

Open championship.—H. A. Penn v. Mrs Anstis: In and out play was a feature of the game until Penn, collecting a break, went from the first hoop to the rover, peeling his backward ball through the first hoop. Airs Anstis made several small breaks, but Penn held the lead throughout, finishing 20—18. Izevel singles, semi-final. —Mrs Mills v. Mrs Hill: Both these players were evenly matched. Airs Hill soon established a lead which was levelled l>v her opponent in .a short time, and from then on the clips were fairly even. Through Airs Mills baulking at 3 back, her opponent, being for the same hoop, was able to make four points, finishing to the peg. a.nd from then on Airs Mills did not again cet the balls, the score ending 26—29 in favour ol Afrs Hill, who is now waiting for the other section to be completed l>efore playing off in the finals.