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Northern Advocate, 24 January 1947, Page 5

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TENNIS

(Special.) AUCKLAND, This Day | The surprise of the first round of the men's singles in the Auckland senior tennis championships yesterday was the defeat of the defending title holder, N. F. N. Bedford, by B. Broun, j Broun gttvc a bright exhibition in de- j feating Bedford over five sets. (>—2, 3—G. | 6 2. 5 7. 7—5. Bedford was Auckland I singles champion in 1939 and took the titl.t again last year. He is atso a former national junior and senior doubles chum- j men’s Singles.—J. A. Barry beat M. 7’. j Wilson by default; P. Smith beat G. Radonich (i—2, (i —5. 6—2; R. W. Smith boat C. IT. Bowen (I—4. 7—fl, (i—3. Women’s Singles. —Miss M. Hodges beat . Miss tv. Smilti l>v default. In Iho second I round Mrs R. W. Smith beat Miss A. j Johnson li —3, 6 —2. Men’s Doubles.— First round: J. W. Gunn and A. C. Stodman beat P. Smith and G. Kerr-Tavlor 6—3, G —2. G—4; R. W. Smith and K. Hayr beat R. Dean and R. Bignell (?—-l, (j—o, 6—o: J. Barry and N. F. Bedford beat P. Henehan and ,T. Cumming j 3 —2, (j—o. G —3. I Women’s Double*. —Miss L. E. Adams •ind Mrs R. W. Smith beat Miss M. Mac- 1 larianc and Mrs H. Noli 6—l. G—2. Americans' Short Stay ire N.Z. tP.A.) WELLINGTON. Thursday. | Owing to an alteration in the time | of their departure from Auckland for the United States, the American tennis | players, G. Mulloy and W. Talbert, . will be able to play exhibition matches, in only one centre in New Zealand. i The New r Zealand Tennis Council j has arranged that they will appear at! Lower Hutt on February 4.

The programme of matches will be: j Mulloy v. Talbert, Mulloy v. R. S. I McKenzie, Mulloy and Talbert v. O. M. I Bold and J. E. Robson, Mulloy and | Talbert v. P. Smith and J. A. Barry, j Mulloy and Talbert v. McKenzie and j J. W. Gunn Each match will be cn-. fined to two sets.

The New Zealand council has asked the Australian team which is to tour New Zealand to leave for this country about February 20. It has also been decided to write to two ot the leading Australian young women players. Misses J. Fitch and M. Bevis, to ask them to accompany the team.

Junior Upset

(FLA.) WELLINGTON. This Day. The biggest upset so far in the national junior tennis tournament at Lower Hutt came yesterday when the Wellington junior boys’ doubles champions, R. Arbuckle and L. Sliand, were beaten by two other Wellington boys, D. Duncan and W. Pritchard. Results: Boys’ doubles.—Second round: Otway and Mowbray beat Reynolds and Goldfinch G—4, G—2; Smith and Given beat Clemens and Hamilton G—l. G—l; Pritchard and Duncan beat Arbuckle and Shand G —4 2—6, 6—3; Glass and Robinson beat Graves and Gray G—l. 6lj McLuskie and Taylor beat Dean and Hills G —4, 3—G. G—o; Douthett and Double beat Denstead and IToddinott 6—o. 6—3; Little and Cooper beat Healey and Cash 6—o. 6—l; Donnelley and Allan beat Logan and Leopold 6—3, 6—l. Girls’ doubles—Second round: Misses Williams and Joplin beat Misses Cuddon and Hutchison 6—3, 6—4; Misses Jarrell and Wells beat Misses Brown and Evans 6—o, 6—3; Misses Young and Coles heal Misses Belcher and Manhire 12—10. I—6, G —2; Misses Mooiv and Little beat Misses Johnson and Johnson 6—4, 6—7, 6—4; Misses Noonan and Pierce beat Misses Belcher and Cooper 6—2, '6—l: Misses Drower and Worthington beat Misses Smith and Dykes 6—o, 6—l: . Misses V. [Johnson and Burk** beat Misses Signal [and McNeil G—2, 6—l.