TENNIS VOLLEYS

Free Lance, Volume X, Issue 499, 22 January 1910, Page 19

TENNIS VOLLEYS

By Kacquet.

jr FTER all the banquetting and junketting of big tournaments, the incidents of club and local •competitions seem to be very coantiruonplace. Yet, let it be said for the local tennis • devotees that they are looking forward with kindling interest to the resumption of our local competitions, some of which were resumed on Saturday last. As a general rule, the contests should be all . the more spirited because of the respite, for there are very few players who have not managed to ?get income solid practice during the holiday season. The resumption of the Shield and Cup fixtures -was held over until January 29th, and the matches which were postponed, on December 18th will be played at the conclusion of the respective first rounds. Last Saturday's arrangements were as follow: — Penmanst.—Victoria College A v. B, at College: Muritai v. Newtown B. at Ne-wtoAvn ; Newtown A v. Brougham Hill, at Brougham Hill; Kilbirnie v. Petone. at Petone. Fuacquiet.—Brougham Hill v. Trinity A. at Trinity: Oriental v. College A, at Day's Bay. Nos. 6, 7. 8: Khandallah A v. B, at Kha.nda.llah; Trinity B, a bye. • , « .» A wandering Free Lancer found these printed lanes pasted up in the Butt Club's paviilioin. .and thought them good enough for . wider publicity : — Four mad men! See. how they run! They all run after the bouncing ball; Their voices .rise tho' the sweat may fall. That's forty—thirty!" "Rot, thirty all!" Pour mad .men. Four miad men! See how they run! Their limbs are fagged and their faces burin ; One's got a black eye from a hot turn.What pleasure they find I can never learn. Four mad men. Four -mad mien! ' See how they, run! • But the set is over now. ""Well played. You fellows!" I cry from my chair in the shade; "Let's go indoors for some lemonade!" F our- mad men. —Slacker. to the resuption of our local competi- . * * * The Brougham Hill Club completed all their "own club" handicap events last Saturday, and their energetic secretary has kindly furnished me with particulars. The winners of the various events ai-e set out as follows: — Newtown- Ladies' Handicap Singles. —Miss Rothschild. Ladies' Handicap Singles. — Miss Mack,. Ladies' Handicap Doubles. — Miss Archer and Mrs. Gold&e. Combined Handicap Doubles. —Mrs. J. A. B. Howie and J. Lindsay. Gentlemen's Handicap' Singles.—L. Hawkins/ Gentlemen's Handicap Doubles,— H. V. Howe and J. T. Watkins.