LAWN TENNIS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 262, 3 October 1940, Page 8

LAWN TENNIS

MANAWATU ASSOCIATION

The report of the Alanawatu Lawn Tennis Association for the 1939-40 season, shows that 24 clubs affiliated to the association, with a total membership of 1169, made up as follows;—Bull 43. Feilding 104, Foxton 46, Levin 52, Ihakara 16, Manakau 26, Alanawatu 85. Milson 16. Northern 100 (estimated), Ohau 30, Otaki 41, Palmerston North 142, Pahiatua 84, Pohangina J 4, Shannon 50, St. Alary’s 20 (estimated), St. Patrick’s 28, Takaro 90, Wesley 22, West End 21, AVeraroa 38, AVoodville 66, Whakarongo 21, Y.M.C.A. 14. The usual scries of inter-club competitions were conducted, but owing to a very bad spell of weather rendering impossible any play in the latter part of January and in February, and transport, difficulties owing to petrol restrictions, it was deeo.ed advisable to abandon these competitions. The following representative matches were played : Versus Ilutt Valley, lost 18—7; versus Wairarapa, won 23—1; juniors, versus Ilutt Valley, lost 14 10. A very successful tournament for the secondary schools was again conducted. _ In conjunction with the Palmerston North Club’s annual tournament the association conducted the North Island championships, the following players being successful in obtaining the various titles;—Men’s championship singles, R. Howe ( Wol ling - ton); doubles, D. B. Livingstone (Rotorua) and J. Roach (Waikato); women’s championship singles, Miss AT. Beverley Alatamata); doubles, Misses N. and AI. Beverley; mixed doubles, W. Boddy (Podding) and Aliss AI. Beverley; boys’ championship singles, R. AfcKonzie (Wellington)-; girls, Aliss N. Huso (Wellington/ The successful entrants at the local tournament were : Alen’s championship singles, D. 13. Livingstone (Palmerston North): women’s, Aliss D. Haggitt (Palmerston North); men’s handicap singles, G. Swainson (Pahiatua); women’s handicap singles. Miss D. Haggitt (Palmerston North); men’s championship doubles, D. B. Livingstone (Palmerston North) and W. Boddy (Feilding); women’s, Alisses D. Haggitt and C. Wilson (Palmerston North).

Air 11. N. AVatson, the sole selector, has decided that the season was so short and the competitions unfinished there are hardly sufficient data available to justify an official ranking list. The following players are however worthy of consideration for inclusion in a ranking list: Alen: D. B. Livingstone (Palmerston Nortli). W. Boddy (Feilding), .1, Christie (Takaro) and C. Shcerin (Palmerston North). A. Johns (Palmerston North! and G. Tapp (Palmerston North). J. Cope (Palmerston North). W. llobin (Palmerston North and Northern). D. AlcMurray (Northern). W. Chapman (Palmerston North). Women : Airs V. llobin (Patmoiston North and Northern). Miss C. Jacobs (Otaki) and Aliss E. Attwood (Otaki), Airs C. Clark (Palmerston Nortli). Aliss L. Rutherford (Feilding)/ Aliss D. Haggitt (Palmerston North) and Airs C. Weston (Takaro). Airs G. New (Palmerston North). All's C. C. Yates (Palmerston North). Airs AV. J. Allen (Palmerston North). Under the auspices of the Physical Welfare and Recreation Branch, Air Roy Howe gave some ‘very valuable instruction in the district, nearly four hundred school children benefiting from his coaching, besides a large number of senior players. The statement of accounts discloses a satisfactory financial position, a balance of £37 16s 9d being carried forward to the next season. The management committee places on record its appreciation of the services rendered to the association. With many players enlisted in the fighting services and with restrictions on the consumption of petrol the activities for the coming season will be very much curtailed, but the pursuance of the game is necessary at this critical hour in the promotion of physical welfare.