JUNIOR TENNIS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22357, 2 March 1936, Page 10

JUNIOR TENNIS

NEW ZEALAJNDMtS TUUK GAMES IN NEW SOUTH WALES VISITORS HEAVILY DEFEATED By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright (Received March 1. 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, March. 1 The New .South Wales and New Zealand junior tennis players met yesterday on sodden courts, the sky being: overcast. Failing in some instances to strike real form, the New Zealanders were outclassed. The matches were played on the Whiti} City courts. The New Zeahmders won only one game out of 13. Surprisingly inadequate arrangements were made by the Lawn Tennis Association, and there was a small attendance. The heavy courts were due to overnight thunderstorms, a factor not conducive to a good display. No umpires had been provided and spectators volunteered, but in two instances the hoys umpired and scored themselves until volunteers came to the rescu':;. Beaten but not Disgraced The games were more evenly contested than the scores indicate. The value of early coaching was demonstrated in the home team's knowledge of the finer points. "Beaten but not disgraced," was the opinion formed by the onlookers regarding the New Zea--I.:liners' display. The visitors showed up better in the doubles. Bedford failed to reveal his true Form against Bromwich, although by clever variation of play in the second set. when he discarded his longdriving game, he rallied splendidly. Partnered by Giuui in the doubles, his placements were clever and his net play and volleying were sound. Gunn's forehand shots were a feature of his play all diiv. He was also the most impressive :n the singles. Painter Shows Great Promise Most of the Now Zealanders revealed a disinclination to visit the net, and. while' their baseline plav was sound, the better stroke-making and superior placing* of the home players triumphed. The 1.4-year-old New Zealander Painter gave flashes of real tennis ability and evidence of great promise. Results were: SINGLES W. Si dwell beat I. J. Corich (Canterbury!. B—6.8 —6. 6 —2. 1). Pails beat S. Painter (Wellington). 6 —4, 6 —3. J. Gilchrist beat J. W. Gunn (Auckland) , 7 —5, 6—2. J. Bromwich beat N. F. Bedford (Wellington), 6 —o. 6 —2. A. Huxley beat A. D. Brown (Auckland). 6 —l, 6 —l. H. Lindo beat R. G. Pattinson (Canterbury), 6 —l. G—4. J. Haney lost to T. Mayson (Auckland) , 6 —4, I—G, 2 —G. DOUBLES Lindo and Gilchrist beat Corich and Pattinson, 6 —4, G —o. Haney and Pails beat Painter and Mayson, G—l, 6 —2. Bromwich and Huxley beat Pattinson find Corich, 6—l, G—l. Lin.do and Gilchrist beat Bedford and Gunn, 4 —G, 6 —2, 9 —7. Siciwell and Haney beat Brown and Mayson, 6 —4, 4—G, 6—3. Brmnwich and Huxley beat Bedford and Gunn, 6 —3, 6 —2. COMMENT ON PLAY . IiIROMWICH'S PROWESS GUNN'S GOOD DOUBLES GAME (Received March 1, 10.5 p.m.) SYDNEY. Mar. 1 This tennis writer of the Sun, Mr. Henry Marsh, commenting on the junior, tennis tournament, says:— Although Bromwich and Huxley outclassed their New Zealand opponents, this was expected, for the former has won every junior event of consequenco in Australia in the past two years Pattinton almost broke even with Lindo in the second set of their singles. Lindo is ranked third of the Australian juniors. Gunn gave Gilchrist a hard match, and in the doubles with Bedford played easily the best game of the four against Lindo and Gilchrist.

BUILDING IN CITY SATISFACTORY FIGURES FEBRUARY TOTALS LOWER Although below the high level of December and January, the value of building permits issued by the Auckland City Council last month, £60,948, shows that the recent improvement is being well maintained. The total value for January and February, £136,644, is more thaw two and a-half times the figure for the same months of 1935. The monthly totals, with those of the past two years, are as follows: — 19.11! 1935 10.14 January .. £75,(196 £23,383 £(>3,105 February . . £UO.9<IB 25,580 23,2-39 £l:iG,(i44 £48,903 £80,344 The total for last December was £77,1547, the second highest in throe year;). The figure of £63,105 for January, 1934, included the contract for the IYA broadcasting studio. Apart from individual dwellings, the largest building works for which permits were granted in February were the addition of two storeys to a store, a block of six flats, alterations to a warehouse and additions to a church. Permits for new dwellings numbered 29. This is a decrease from the January :otal of 40, which was the highest recorded for six years. The figure for December was 28, and those for January and February, 1935, were 19 and 17, respectively.