Palmerston North Squash Rackets Club

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 249, 20 October 1937, Page 10

Palmerston North Squash Rackets Club

FIRST ANNUAL CHAMPIONSHIP The first annual championship of the club was decided last Saturday, when D. I. Robertson added the title to the tennis titles of the Palmerston North Lawn Tennis Club and Alanawatu Lawn Tennis Association which he won last season. Among the best matches in the first round were those in which AI. Rodgers beat Hill 9 —7, 9 —l, 9 —6; R. Rees beat Vautier 4—9, 9—3, 9—6, 9—ij j. Cope beat S. Hooper 9—6, 10 8, 7 —9, 9—2; Fox beat Robinson 9—5/9 —5, 6—9, 9 —7; Tancred beat Plank 9—4, 10—8, 10- —8, 9—l; Kissling beat Griggs 7 —9, 6—9, 9 —7, ll—9, 9 —7 s Rees beat Wycherley 10—8, 6—9, s—l5 —10—8, 9 —7; McGrath beat De Berry 9—6, 9 —4, 3—9, B—lo,8 —10, 9 —5, and Rowlands beat Ball 10—8, 9 —6, 10—8. In the second round Robertson beat Roche 10—8, 9 —3, 9—7; Rodgers beat Zinzan 5—9, 6—9, 9—7, 9—o; Cope beat Goodwin 7—9, 9 —7, 9—5, 9—2; Fox beat McDonald 9 —o, o—9,0 —9, o—9, 9 — 2, 9—7. Rees beat Kissling 9—5, o—j 9—l; Rowlands beat McGrath, 9—5, 9 —3, 9 —2. In the third round Robertson beat Rodgers 9 —5, 6 —9 s, 9—2, 2 —9, 9—2; Cope beat T. Young, 9 —5, 9—5, 7 —9, 9 —4; Rowlands beat Rees 9 —3, 9—o, 9—3.

in the semi-finals Robertson beat Cope 9 —2, 9—5, 9—3 and Rowlands neat Griggs 9 —4, 9 —o, 9—3. in the final Robertson beat Rowlands 99 —5 7 9 —6. In the first game Robertson went away to s—o. Rowland took the score to 7 —3, and Robertson ran out at 9 —4. In the second game Robertson went to 3 —o and 7 —2, again winning at 9 —4. Rowlands took the first point in the third game, and Robertson the next three. Rowlands drew equal at 3—3, but Robertson again forged ahead to 6—3. Rowlands took the next two points, and then Robertson took the last. three for set and match.