Otamatea Beats N.A. Juniors

Northern Advocate, 26 January 1939, Page 2

Otamatea Beats N.A. Juniors

TENNIS

The North Auckland junior tennis players arrived late at Paparoa to contest their games with Otamatea, which proved the strongest team met on their tour.

A large crowd of spectators assembled.

Miss J. McDonald met with her first defeat, her opponent, Mrs Cornish playing wonaerful tennis. Beginning to volley, B. Leech turned on his best game to date. R.' Brown played excellently, regaining his best form. Splendid Courts Splendid concrete courts, covered with bitumen, offered a good surface for play, and Paparoa hospitality was of the best. Blistered Feet

The feet of" several players are beginning to suffer as the result of so much hard play. All members of the team were billeted at Tara—home district of H. Brown—and on Tuesday travelled slowly to Auckland, Wednesday morning was devoted to further coaching, and the entire team is looking forward to the com-

mencement of the tournament. Scores at Paparoa Olamatca won 10 matches against North Auckland’s six. j Results of play at Paparoa, with Otamatea players mentioned first, are as follows: j Men's Singles: B. Fenwick lost to I B. Leech 2-9; L. Taubett lost to R. | Brown, 9-1; H. Linnell lost to B. i Cadman, 8-9; L. Wintle beat L. Hilford, 9-5; D. Clift’ beat K. Crawford, 9-3; P. Linnell beat K. Babe, 9-2; H. Brown beat K. Lane, 9-5; A. Fenwick beat H. Pollock, 9-6. j Ladies' Singles: Mrs Cornish beat I Miss J. McDonald, 9-4; Miss L. } Dowson beat Miss R. , Smith,- 9-7; ! Miss N. Stewart lost to Miss J. McDonald, 4-9; Miss M. Smith lost to j Miss R. Smith, 1-9. Men’s Doubles: Fenwick and Clift beat Leech and Crawford, 9-7; Linnell and Linnell beat Brown .and Pc Hock, 9- 2; Linnell and Linnell beat j Lane and Cadman, 9-6; H. Brown and Wintle beat Babe and Hilford, 9-1.

Ladies’ Doubles: Mrs Cornish and Miss L. Dowson lost to Misses J. McDonald and R. Smith, 6-9.

Ahipara Mr and Mrs Ivan Berghan, Ahipara, 'and their small daughters, Barbara and Patricia, mofiored to Auckland this week. 1 Miss W. Huxtable, Auckland, who has been spending a holiday with Mrs Ivan Berghan, has returned home. Maimgakaramea

Miss Barbara Smith, or Wellington. who has been the guest of Miss Joyce Porter, has left for Auckland, where she will spend a few days before returning homo. My and Mrs Charles Gauntlet and family, of Waharoa, were the guests of Mrs J. T. Walker recently.

Mr and Mrs Hilton Walker have returned home after a month’s holiday in their caravan. Mr and Mrs E. Harman and small son, of Maungatapere, are visiting Mr and Mrs T. Hannam.

Mr F. E. Cooper, who is holding missionary services in Northland, was formerly a farmer of Maramarua, Thames Valley. While on his farm he operated a printing press, issuing 'a pamphlet. “Good News.” Noy/ engaged in missionary work in Palestine lie has a printing works, publishing religious works in, several language s.

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