Feilding Lawn Tennis Club

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 5614, 31 March 1931, Page 3

Feilding Lawn Tennis Club

CLUB COMPETITIONS

Tho finals of the Feilding Lawn lonnis Club’s competitions have been reached, with the exception of the men’s and ladies’ handicap doubles. An interesting Anal in the men s A grade championship will be played between W. Boddy, the holder of the Coutts Cup for the past three years, and Dr. Salmond, who won the Manuwatu Association championship this season. The ladies’ championship has been won by Miss M. Rutherford for tho fourth year in succession. Following arc tho detailed 'results of the matches played to date:— Men’s A Grade Championship Singles First round: J. Mason beat J. Campbell 6—5, 6—2. Second round: L. Whitehead won from Cr. Mcßae by default; H. Crooke beat. D. Maguire 6—2, 6—3; E. McGruer beat J. Higgin 6—l, 6—l; K. G. Salmond beat J. Masou 6—5, 6—2; A. H. Maguire beat P. Williams 6—3, 6 2; \V. Boddy beat T. Simpson 6—4, 6 —4; J. Telford beat H. Hall 6—3, 6 3 ; K. C. Harding beat K. Mieis 6 ■ —a, 6—l. Third round: Crooke beat Whitehead C—3, 6 —it; Salmond beat McGruer 6 —l, C—s; Boddy beat Maguire 6—l, 6_o; Telford beat Harding 6—3, 6—5. Semi-finals: Salmond beat Crooke 6 —l, 6—o; Boddy beat Telford 6—4, 6—4.

Ladies A Grade Championship Singles First round: Miss D. Sexton beat Mrs. Mulvaney 2—6, 6 —4, 6 —4; Miss H. Rutherford beat Miss D. Foster 6 —3, 6 —2; Miss C. Boddy beat Mrs. A. B. Baker 6—5, 6—4; Miss M. Rutherford beat Miss L. Rutherford 3—6, 6 •—2, 6—3.

Second round: Miss D. Sexton beat Miss H. Rutherford 6—4, 6—4; Miss M. Rutherford boat Miss C. Boddy 6 1, o—4. Final: Miss M. Rutherford beat Miss D. Sexton 6—2, 6—l.

Ladies’ B Grads Championship Singles First round: Miss M. McLean beat

Miss E. Humphrey 6—l, 6—l; Miss B. Eliott beat Miss R. Farmer 6—3, 6—3; Miss A. Eilenn beat Miss C Gifford o—3, 6 —4; Miss Spence beat Miss M. Miles 6—l, '6—o. Semi-finals: Miss McLean beat Miss Eli ott G—2, 6—2; Miss Spence beat Miss Ellcrm 6—2, 6 —2. Final: Miss Spence beat Miss McLean 6 —5, 6—4.

Men’s B Grade championship Singles

First round: R. Humphrey beat J. Campbell 6—5, 5—6, 6 —2; W . Xoiris beat W 7. Crooke 6 —l, 6 —4. Final: W. Norris beat 11. Humphrey o—2, 6—4. Ladies’ Handicap Doubles

First round: Misses H. Rutherford and E. Humphrey (20 on) beatJVhsscs McLean and Farmer (26 on) 50—40; Misses Shepherd and Boddy (» on) beat Misses Brandt‘and Gifford (30 on) 50—45;- Mrs. Caldwell and Miss L. Rutherford (6 on) beat'Misses Miles and Healey (30 on) 50 47. Second round: Mrs.. Robinson and Miss Curtis (5 on) beat Mrs. McQum and Miss Ellcrm (20 on) 50—42; Misses Rutherford and Humphrey (20) beat Misses Shepherd and Boddy (9; 50—38; Mrs. Caldwell and Miss L. Rutherford (6) beat Miss M. Rutherford and Mrs. Mulvaney (scr.) 50— 40; Misses Sexton and Foster (12 on) beat Mesdames Stuckey and Baker (16 on) 50—42. Semi-finals: Mrs. Robinson and Miss Curtis to play Misses 11. Rutherford and Humphrey; Mrs. Caldwell and Miss L. Rutherford (6) beat Misses Sexton and Foster (12) 50 —47. lien’s Handicap Doubles

First round: Mason and Simpson (11 on) beat Carthew and Miers (16 ou) 60 — 50; Higgin and Whitehead (20 on) beat McGruer and Hall (scr.) 60 —4S; Salmond and Harding (5 on) beat A, and D. Maguire (20 ou) 60—54; Humphrey and Campbell (30 on) beat Crooko and Lawrence (9 on) 60 —53. Semi-finals: Mason and Simpson to plav Higgin and Whitehead; Salmond and Harding (5 on) beat. Humphrey and Campbell (30 on) 00—53. Combined Handicap Doubles

First round: Simpson and Miss' D. Foster (16 on) beat Higgin and Miss

Shepherd (20 on) 60—50; Salmond and Mrs. Baker (12 on) beat Crooke and Mrs. Crooke (18 on) 60—58; W. Boddy and Miss'C. Boddy (8 on) meat Mason and Mrs. Mulvaney (12 on) 60—46; Robinson and Miss H, Rutherford (IS on) beat Miers and Miss Ellerm (22 on) 60—IS; Humphrey and Miss Humphrey (30 bn) beat A. Maguire and Mrs. Curtis (14 on) 60— SS.

Second round: McGruer and Miss Rutherford (scr.) beat Simpson and MisS' Foster (16 on) 60 —57; Salmond and''Mrs. Baker (12’ on) beat Boddy and Miss Boddy (S on) 60—56; Humphrey and Miss Humphrey (30 on) beat Robinson and Miss H. Rutherford (IS on) 60—57; L. Boddy and Miss L. Rutherford (22 on) beat Campbell and Miss McLean (30 on) 60 —53.

Semi-finals: Salmond and Mrs. Baker (12 on) beat McGruer and Miss M Rutherford (scr.) 60—56; L. Boddy and Miss L. Rutherford (22 on) beat Humphrey and Miss Humphrey 1(30 on) 60—47.

The courts will be officially closed on Saturday, April 11, when the trophies won during the season will be present-