A PUNISHING VICTORY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18298, 15 January 1923, Page 8

A PUNISHING VICTORY.

N.S.W. LADIES SUPREME. ■ ✓ MISS MACFARLANE PLAYS WELL. ' "''WITHIN A POINT OP MATCH. ! ■:;,;;:.;:•:-'-& '■•.■■:! ,v^'-'a«'j;'-;■'.'" " ; T : V' :; '>'- ;, :" ;^r^W:% ' ;:j: o;| : [B\ -' > H.~SB. : ES3 - ASSOCIATION.] ■ ■ / - ■ WELLINGTON. Saturday. ''" ; The Now .'Southv : Wales ladies ~~again jjjidyefl, too strong- for-, the. New/ Zealand ; i teiinia ■ team; ; on -the second day's .play., -, ■The matches wore;played in & high wind ' of which, once they '.were;: accustomed to it, the : Aijkrali*ms v tookyfull advantage.,.;.-'/. * '■-.'/ The outstanding match, was /provided by " ■ the meeting of .Miss Lance and ..Miss Mac- . hvhn&i ,tho, first ladies : in.',' each, team. Miss Lance did, not,-. start, well. : Miss Macfarlane's: hard hitting luetics , forced ; her..: into, repeated ; errors, ..and; the New •Zealand-lady took tire /C st set for the loss . of 21; points; herself ;■ scoring. 32 ;points. .< In the second set, Miss > Macfarlane .was within a. point: of the- match, repeatedly; ! but Miss Lance was' seen at her best, and i took tho game after six deuces, evening ; at five all by chopping driving, ana! she ' won the set, "7 —5. - She also won . the third set easily. / .. ■' , Miss Howe was off colour against Miss Lloyd, .who forced' her opponent ..into errors by the pace of her returns and won easily. ; Mrs. Hodges , : lacked /initiative : against Miss Gray land paid the penalty ■ of her failure to 'attack by agoing' down » in straight sets' though 'her opponent was- • erratic. Mrs. Lascelles retired after:."win-:. ' ning the first set from.Mrs. Scott Watson without, great, difficulty. New Zealand-, ; .gained the 'match',. by default, their only win. \ ,'.''.".'; •; ''.' ";" !>' '.'' "' , , -,-.. ■ In the' doubles,' Howe and Mrs. _ Scott ': Watson seemed- to havc-a,: : chance when,they took..the first .set, B—6, from* Misses ; Gray and Lloyds but the Aus- ■ tralian ') pair settled down and, though they repeatedly lost the service, were too powerful,' off. the ground/ and clever at the net for their opponents; Miss Lance and '■■ Mrs. Lascelles won from Miss Macfarlane ' and Mrs. Hodges mainly on-Miss Macfarlane's mistakes. ■ - A':V''v'\' :: - Results:— /■'•-/■ , ■..':'Singles':—Miss'-. Lance beat Miss Macfarlane, v 2—6, 7—5, ■■■; 6—l;'; Mrs. Lascelles < » lost to Mrs.' Scott Watson, 6- ; -4 (Mrs. Lascelles retired) ; Miss Gray beat Miss : Hodges, 6—3; Miss Lloyd, beat Miss Howe, 6— 6—l. ~. ; Doubles.—Miss Lance and Mrs. Lascelles .beat Miss : Macfarlane and .'■• Mrs. Hodges, 6 : —4, 6—l; Misses < Gray : and Lloyd beat Mrs. Scott Watson, and Miss■; Howe, 6—8,-6—3. 6—3. .-- . ■ • /' ; New 'South Wales won ,5 matches, 11 sets, and 75 , games; New Zealand, '1 ' match, 2 set?, and 44 games,:-: //'-./' //■■'" • -Oil tho two days' play, New South Wales won 11 matches, 23 sets,\ and 151 games; New Zealand, 1 match, 2 sets,. and 79 games. /.-.*:■ - - ,'•' -i -it ■ ' - TWO DAYS' PLAY REVIEWED. MISS HOWE MEETS MISS GRAY. : On the first day's -play, the New South Wales ladies proved superior in every : de- ; partment of the game to the New Zealand; team, which failed to play up to expectations. The game of the day was between .; M-isss-Gray, who is considered to bo the coming New .South. champioji, and .■; : Miss Howe, on , ep**Wcasidris--national' junior champion.''■■■» Both played fast and:' attractive tennis, <■ Miss waJy a beautiful ■ forehand drive working -with; great precision, while her . backhand, , which is hit . : forcefully:with a slice, was.just as power- ' ful. . ■ The serve held sway to 4—3, when Miss Gray dropped her delivery to 30, making the score 5—3. Exceptional driy- ,,. . ing saw Miss Howe drop her service after being 40—-15. Then she struck/a bad patch ' and lost the set with five successive errors, after having Miss Gray 'down; love— 40.: ' In tho second sj&t there was little between 'the players- tp ; 3- all, when. Miss Howe dropped "her sfer'vice and'.Miss, Gray went on to make the score 5—3. Miss Howe won her service for the loss of qsd point, but .Miss Grav won the match after ; treble deuce.- Miss' Howe'scored 70 points' and Miss Gray 81. • .■■■,.-■■/••;: ' Miss Lance, smothered Miff. : Scott Watson, who never hod a chance. -,-,*, Sally of 54 Strokes. * ':. . . Mrs: Lascelles was too good for 'Mils .Macfarlane ipthejfirst sot,* Which she won 6-i-l. The second set saw a- better fight, in > • which Mrs; Lascelles' heavily-sliced back-' hand, varied length, and clever lobbing gave, her a 4)ig advantaged Miss Macfar- ■ ' lane was driving splendidly, but the Australian 1 lady retrieved likely winners- time : and again. - The Auckland player/;led, at 5—3, but lost'her service through failure, to hit out after 30 all. Mrs,, won hers for the Joss of two strokes. In the . final "game, Miss Macfarlane Was serving at 15—40. The last rally; was of "54 strokes before Miss Macfarlane netted'. In -this match Miss.- Macfarlane won 60 : points* :' and Mrs,'Eascelles : 69. In', jjlie/second set, the points were 34 and 35, respectively. ;.,'■, Miss Lloyd was too,clevei-'.at. the net, for Mrs. Hodges,' who found thY Australian girl's terrific service often -unplayable; ■ The doubles were one-sided,' Miss: Howe and .Seott Watson-never> being In the hunt ■ witiiMisß* Lanco /Mrs' Lascelles. The Me net. play of Miss Lance, .made 16 placements ,as; against 9 outs and 10 nefe,/ made ' victory certain, , though Mrs. Lascelles- did the spade work. Mrs. Scott Watson netted repeatedly her errors outnumbering those of ,ail tho others. ;'■/ ; - '.'■■/■/■/• .:•> v ' <. / Miss - Macfarlane and Mrs. Hodges seemed to have a chance in the second set ; against Misses Lloyd and' Gray,;, after the failure of Miss Gray-to win her' service at 5—4, but'-Mrs'. Hedges proved unequal to. the ; task, : : and Miss Lloyd's • fine: smashing . and sharply-angled ; volleys left the Now Zealanders.standing. • The final game was taken to -love* - : on/ three beautiful placements by the^Tew"-; South Wales players. '~ ;•:--'■ \- ,•;_':, **?; : " . '■''• ''.'.- Well-Contested , Match. .^V, The New ' South .Wales ladies gained a Conclusive victory' on the . Second ' day's play. Miss Macfarlane's contest* with Miss • Lance wag- very fine, and., on. her. play she is easily the first lady';,in the New Zea- .- land team. - ''•.*• w : '■',' The Australian lady lost the first game on her own service, but won Miss Macfarlano's, - and took, the third, but she then sank beneath the Aucklandor's' incessant attack." Keeping a beautiful length, 'Miss : Macfarlane raked:' Miss Lance's 'court from all aWghSjs, and,'-.as placement 'followed : placement, the excitement '. grew..,, . Miss-. Macfarlane took I 'the fourth game to love and won her opppnent's service ttf ■30 and .- notched' the: : sixth game on' .service for .the, : loss''-of 'toe stroke. She then -took: Miss: Lane's : service: to : ,15 : through » the Australian out- , ing ..at' the end of- ,a rally.- .The set' was. a certainty when' the : -',Zealand gii-l led-" 40— on' service, and* she Won the game to 15 on ■■' a rtet ' cord s;ti ; oke, which just' fell into : Miss Lance's court; .-,."',',,•'•' /■.;' .'Miss ; :Macfarlane : did -not/let"::'upland continued to have -Miss Lance ; moving by fine ; driving, off both sides of ..the racquet. ■ Both girls . were hitting as hard as -. they could, .but the visitor's errors k w*re numerous.' The game total .Miss:, Macfarlane mounted .'.steadily :to ' '4—l 'and i 5-27 :.'"■,-;- -:r'}. .- ' , ~ ■ ■At 5—2 -a stirring game, commenced.. Miss: Macfarlane led; ■ 30--Q ; and.: 40—30 on Miss Lance's outs ,and 'the game; went ■ to deuce seven times, 'Miss Macfarlane having,,five match points.; Miss; Lance ■ I now gained control' of, her chop,'.:and took tire game, on a beautiful placement, .She rushed' away;' with the ■~-wekt three 'games, for the Joes ,'of , one'..point,' the spin/on ; j the ball. eonstahi.lv, beating her,- opponent/ At 5—6,' Miss,, Macfarlanfe ' .-■se.rvincc . the J score i 'tood 'at deuce,: but ..the. game went- ' ' to.Misu bsiicp on a net find out;'. :■■ ' j. Th's: third 'set saw , Miss ■[ Lance <oh- : .«tantly . ,nggressivi>.'\ She mixed her game ihm-ou'rhly. chopping viciously and drivi; jug with/ great pace, breaking ".through ]ii>j* \ bnpoTtent's service.; time' after, ;time>; and ; : - winning.. 6— 3.. by 'a' bewildering '-; series ; ; of ■ : nlacopiehts.;/ The fourth game' only:- was fought. .•:■' ;'""!.- " ' /i' ''-':ff :;:-" ':£*>>£'% : P-h ! ■"i.v;/':■■ yyi''^~',}:,W\i'l'- : -^'' : ■)■:■/]■'- [ :i