INTER-HOUSE COMPETITIONS

Northern Advocate, 10 December 1936, Page 3

INTER-HOUSE COMPETITIONS

Tennis

35 TEAMS IN SECTIONS

Exceptional interest has been taken by members of various organisations in Whangarei in the inter-house competitions being conducted by the North Auckland Lawn Tennis Association. Altogether 35 teams have entered. Of this number, 23 are men’s teams and the remaining twelve ladies’ teams. The competition has been so well received that several organisations have made more than one entry.

Two Sections For Ladies.

The management committee of the association had hoped to commence play before now, but pressure of other organisation has delayed the opening. Even as it was, a difficult task confronted them when it came to the final arrangements for the matches.

After much consideration ,it was decided to conduct the ladies’ matcKes in two sections of six teams, each team to play every other team in the same section and the winners of the sections to play off in the final.

Men’s Teams Graded.

The matches for the men’s teams, however, were more difficult, as there was quite a difference in the standards of play of what were considered the best and the weakest teams. To overcome this difficulty it was decided to place 11 men’s teams in an A grade and the remaining 12 teams in a B grade. It is hoped that this arrangement will encourage some of the weaker teams, who, otherwise, would have felt out of the running from the very start.

In the A. grade, play will be Th two sections of five and six teams, and'in the B. grade in two sections of six teams each. Teams and Sections.

The teaigs and sections are as follows: —

Ladies. —First Section: Public Trust Building team, Post Office, Women Teachers, N.A. Farmers Co-op., Railway Department office team. Second Section: Franklin Footwear, McKenzies, Bargain Store, Printers and Stationers, L. C. Trembath, Combined Drapery. Men. —A. Grade. First Section: Aus-; tralian Banks, Life Insurance, Public j Trust Office, Post Office A., WhangareiJ Railways A., Teachers. Second Section: Bargain Store A., A. Walker, Combined Engineers, Printers, Dairy Representatives. B. Grade: —First Section: New Zealand Banks, Post Office 2, “Advocate,” Whangarei Railways B, Post Office 3. Public Works Department. Second

Section; Men's Outfitters, Farmers’ Trading Co.. Footwear, Bargain Stores B, James and Whimp, L. C. Trembath. Some good sport and keen competition will be seen when the matches slax-t at an early date on the associa* tion’s courts. TEAMS FOR INTER-CLUB MATCHES. The following are the Mairtown B2 team to play Matarau at Mairtown on Saturday:—Sissons. Wallis, Martin, Massey, Conan, Potter; Miss D, Morrison, Mrs Dean, Mrs Batchelor, Mrs King, Mrs Barry and Miss West. The Mander Park Club team to play Onerahi at Onerahi will be:—M. Baigent, L. Nightingale, H. Tapper, V. Tapper, G. Teal, T. Moyle; Mrs M. Baigent, Mrs Nightingale, Mrs Moyle, Miss Roper, Miss L. Beehre, Mrs Hodsell. During the week-end a Mairtown team, comprising the following players v/ill visit Kaikohe to play the local club there. —Men: R. O. Morgan, M. Franklin, J. H. Birchall, J. Batchelor, R. McCauliffe, J. Sissons, W. Connan, M. Potter, D. Thomson, D. Ferguson, J. C. Chitty, and F. L. Booth. Ladies. —Miss R. Tibbits, Mrs F. L. Booth, Mrs N. Franklin, Mrs J. Batchelor, Mrs J. Harmson, Mrs H. Dean, Mrs E. Cellins, Mrs A. D. King, Mrs W. Connan, Miss S. Bosselman, Miss K. Burch, Mrs N. Smith

MANDER’S PARK COMPETITION. An enjoyable tournament took place at Mander’s Park last week-end. It was promoted to decide the winners of trophies donated by the club president, Mr W. H. Beehre. The ladies’ prize was annexed by Miss I. Clarke, while in the men’s section, M. Baigent, S. Morris, V. Tapper and L. Nightingale tied with the same number of games. In the play-off, Baigent and Morris beat Nightingale and Tapper and won a trophy each. SCHOOL TEAMS AT PLAY.

An enjoyable tennis match was played yesterday on the N.A.L.T.A. courts between teams from the Onerahi and Kaurihohore Schools, the latter winning by 9 sets to 7. Results were as follows. Onerahi players being mentioned first. Boys.

M. Brott beat A. Ayton, 6 —4; G. Skullan beat N. Bell, 6—3; W. Rowlands beat H. Taylor ,6 —2; A. Rowlands beat J. McCarten, 6—l. Girls. P. Ballagh lost to M. Carter, o—6; M. Johnson lost to S. Jones, 2—6; P. Hawkes lost to E. Harris, 4—6; W. Wilson lost to J. Drever, 2—6. Boys’ Doubles.

M. Brott and G. Skullan losflo'A. Ayton and N. Bell, 5 —7; _W. and A. Rowlands .beat H. Taylor and J. McCarten, 6 —2. Girls’ Doubles. P. Ballagh and M. Johnson lost to M. Carter and S. Jones, 2 —6; P. Hawkes and W. Wilson lost to E. Harris and J. Drever. 3 —6.

Combined Doubles. M. Brott and P. Ballagh lost to A. Ayton and M. Carter, 2—6; G. Skullar and M. Johnson lost to N. Bell and E. Harris, 2—6; W. Rowlands and P. Hawkes beat H. Taylor and S. Jones, 6—l; A. Rowlands and W. Wilson beat J. McCarten and J. Drever, B—6.8 —6. The two captains, M. Brott and E. Harris, made acknowledgement of their own and their fellow players’ indebtedness to the officials of the N.A.L.T.A., who had granted -he use of their courts and so made the match possible.