INTERPROVINCIAL LAWN TENNIS

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3265, 8 February 1926, Page 10

INTERPROVINCIAL LAWN TENNIS

Wellington Beats Hawke's Bay Easy YOUNG PLAYERS IN FINE FORM At the Palmerston. North Lawn Tennis Club’s courts on Saturday afternoon, Wellington beat Hawke's Bay in a representative game in which the black-and-whites won only one of the sixteen rubbers played. The presence of A. N. Campbell would have strengthened the visitors throughout. Four of the team stuck up on the way in from Wanganui after Friday’s match there and did not reach Palmerston North until 3 a.m. Beaten But Not Disgraced. Even as it was many of the rubbers wer e closely contested, some of Bay’s outstanding performances being:— Richards and Milburn beat Park and Thompson in a three set go. Lowry, as at Dannevirke, took a set off Andrews and made bis presence felt in both doubles against th u Palmerston North champion. Richards scored as many games as Young. He laughingly suggested he had not been fairly beaten by the Wellingtonian and on the score-sheet being analysed it was found that Richards had actually scored 9.9 points to Young’s 95! Milburn got 17 games to Paul’s 20, and Hay in the biggest scoring match of th e day took 19 games to Thompson’s 23.

Only three games separated the contestants in the leading double (a three-setter) while Lowry and Milburn wore'only vanquished by the AndrewsPark combination in advantage sets. Colts Do WeU.

After Donovan’s great performance in the hard court championship, in settling Noel Wilson, he was the cynosure of all eyes on Saturday. He created a fine impression, and appears to have the temperament for big tennis. H e has a very nice style, is coolness personified and keeps consistently plugging in good length stuff. He was educated at Scots College (Sydney) and Wellington College. At the latter ho could never beat Ron Forkins, but has now the 1923 and .1924 New Zealand junior champion’s measure. •• .

Hay, the Hastings colt, may not have .been'hi'the Bay team, had Noble Campbell, been available. Yet Richards played this product of Napier High School in the first double and he rose to the occasion magnificently in his first representative ga.mc. It was only lack of experience that caused Hay to be on the losing side In a rattling contest that took a dozen games to decide in the third set. In his single he made Thompson “sit up and take notice,” and tt. J. will not be so keen on vantage sets In future (the three sets in his single with Hay averaged 14 games!) Other Impression®. Jim Lowry postponed his trip to Sydney for a week to "give Hawke’s Bay a start with its inter-association programme. This good sportsmanship was recognised bv the spectators when h e took the first set off. Andrews and he was greeted with a hearty round of applause. Russell Young exploits successful a great' shot; on both hands, straight down centre-oourt in a double. It always finds the weakness in his opponent’s armour. Nothing finer overhead has ever been seen in Palmerston North than Park’s work. His motto is “kill or lose."

Norman Green, who ran Marshall to two advantage sets at Wanganui (5 —7, 6—a), did well against Ben O’Brien and theirs was the happiest little rubber of the day. There is r,o question that Young and McDonald are a better pair than Elliott and Richardson, but the Hawke’s Bay players hung on tenaciously and made some truly wonderful recoveries. Young’s service was by far the best of the sixteen players engaged in the match. How the Rubbers Went. Detailed scores are appended:— Singles.

E. D. Andrews (Palmerston North) v. J. N. Lowry (Hastings), 4 —6, 6 —l, G—l.

R. H. Donovan (Wellington) v. H. Elliott (Hastings), 6-—O. 7—5. R. R. T. Young (Wellington) v. A. H. Richards (Napier), 6 —3, I—6,1 —6, G—4.

J. T. McDonald (Palmerston North) v. D. Drummond (Dannevirke), 6—l, 6—l.

F. H. Paul (Wellington) v. R. H. Mllburn (Napier). 4—6, 10—8, 6—3. Dr. A. S. Park (Wellington) v. R. D. Brown (Hastings), 6—-3, 6—2. B. O’Brian (Wellington) v. N. P. Green (Dannevirke), 6 —3, 6—4. H. J. Thompson (Palmerston North) v. W. G. Hay (Hastings), 13—11, 4—6, 6—2. Doubles. Andrews and Young v. Lowry and Hay, 6—3, 4—6, 7—5. Andrews and Park v. Lowry and Mllburn,, 7--5, 7 —5. Donovan and O’Brien v. Drummond and Green, 6—3, 6—4. Donovan and Thompson v. Brown and Hay, 6 —3, 6—l. McDonald and Young v. Elliott and Richards, 7—5, 6 —3. McDonald and Paul v. Elliott and Brown, 6—l, 6—2. Paul and O’Brien v. Brown and Green, 6—3 6—2. Park and Thompson v. Richards and Milburn, 2—6. 6—2, 2—6. Summary. / Wgln. H.B. Rubbers .. >. . 15 1 Sets .. 31 7 Games .. .. .. .. 223 141 J, T, McDonald skippered the

Wellingtonlans, A. H. Richards led the Bay and Mr. Frank McLachlan, a member of the executive of the Palmerston North Lawn Tennis Club, very ably managed th c tournament.

Among those who assisted by umpiring were Messrs. A. W. Thompson, W. B. Tennent, C. Lind, K. Guy, G. and S. Mawhiney, C. D. Graham, G. H. Easto and G. Crossley. Prior to the termination of the day’s proceedings, the representatives of the two associations thanked thc president of the Palmerston fMorth Lawn Tennis Club (Dr. E. C. Barnett), for the use of the courts and entertainment to afternoon tea. WELLINGTON v. TARANAKI. FIVE MILES FOR NOTHING. The annual tennis fixture, Wellington v. Taranaki, was abandoned owing to rain. WAIRAKAPA v. WELLINGTON. “WINDY CITY’S COOL CHEEK.” Th e tennis writer of a Walrarapa paper observed - on Thursday:—“At a meeting of the Wellington Lawn Tennis Association last night, a letter was received from the Wairarapa Association asking if it is possible for matches to be played between a team from that association and a selected Wellington team. They arp to be written to and informed that, if they can see their way clear to send a team down to the Easter tournament, a series of matches will be played on thc conclusion of that tournament. —This is just like the cool cheek of the Windy Cltyites. It is really a hardship on any visiting tennis player to ask him to play on a dreary, sand-swept, miserable, windy spot like Miramar.” .BUNNYTHORPE v. POHANGINA. A match between Bunnythorpe and Pohangina was played on the"Hunnythorpe courts- on Saturday and resulted in a win for Bunnythorpe by 1G sets to 8 and 121 games to 96. Although the weather during the early part of the match was threatening, a thoroughly 'enjoyable day was spent, the sets In a number of cases being very close and exciting, and Pohangina was unlucky in some cases in losing. Following are the results, Bunnythorpe being mentioned first:— Men’s Singles.—F. Godfrey v. G. Klink, S—2; R. Sutherland v. J. Beetham, 6—l; H. Godfrey v. H. Moar, 6—4; E. Webber v. R. Culling, 3—6; G. Duthle v. N. Moar. 6—2; H. Robson v. A. Lumly, 6—o.

Ladies’ Singles.—Miss E. Robson v. Mrs. Beetham, 6—3‘: Miss M. Godfrey v. Miss Klink. 6—5; Miss W. Ranson v. Miss Lucas, 6—2: Miss W. Robson v. Miss Dunn, 2—6; Miss R. Duthie v. Miss Moar, 6 —l; Miss M. Ranson v. Miss Culling, 3—6Hen’s Doubles. —P. Godfrey and R. Sutherland v. G. Klink and R. Culling. 4—6; H. Godfrey and E. Webber v. H. ' Moar and Beetham, 5—6; G. Duthle and H. Robson v. N. Moar and A. Lumly, 6—4. Ladles’ Doubles. —Miss E. Robson and M. Godfrey v. Mrs. Beetham and Mias Klink, 6—4; Misses W. Ranson and W- Robson v. Misses Lucas and Dunn, 6—5; Misses R. Duthie and M. Ranson v. Misses N. Moar and Culling, 2—6. Mixed Doubles. —Miss E. Robson and F. Godfrey v. Mr. and Mrs. Beetham, 6 —5; Miss W. Ranson and R. Sutherland v. Mias Klink and G. Klink.. 6—4; Miss M. Godfrey and H. Godfrey v. Miss Lucas and H. Moar, 6—4; Miss W. Robson and H. Robson v. Miss Moar and R. Culling, 6—; Miss R. Duthle and E. Webber v. Miss Dunn and N. Moar. I—6;1 —6; Miss M. Ranson and G. Duthie v. Miss Culling and A. Lumly, 5—6. , DOUBLES TOURNEY AT NORTHERN AN INTERESTING CONTEST, 4 \ Northern commenced a mixed doubles competition on Saturday, and it promises to prove one of the most popv/ar events the Club has yet put on. The method of handling the competition was quite simple. Entries were invited, and to arrange partners the ladies’ names were drawn from a hat and bracketed with the men after which the handicaps were allotted. Owing to th 0 threatening weather only ten pairs entered. Thts e were divided into A and B sections, and in each section ovary team played every other team. Thus all the competitors were assured of at least four" games for the afternoon. The section winners were then to play off, and they in turn are to play the winners of a similar contest to be held for the Wednesday players. As the prize happens to be a pair of balls for each of the winners, competition was decidedly keen, and the handicapping was so well judged that every entrant was beaten at least once during the afternoon. At the clcse of section play there were two pairs In each section with three wins and one loss each, and they played off. The games were both exciting, and each was won only by one point. In section A, Nicholson and Miss Marjorie Waters (Bj defeated H. Bycroft and Miss Bowden _ (10), 50—49. In section B, Powell and Mrs. Patterson (5) defeated Pickering and Miss Roua Kirk (5). 50—49. The final will be played on Tuesday evening.