LAWN TENNIS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22608, 22 December 1936, Page 16

LAWN TENNIS

NEW ZEALAND TITLES TOURNAMENT AT TIMARU SEEDED PLAYERS AND DRAW The New Zealand lawn tennis chani- ■ pionships will be decided at Tiraaru between December 30 and January o. There are several competitors from Auckland and the Waikato district, and among them N. G. Start and the Misses Beverley are considered to have good prospects of success. The seeded players are as follows: — Men's Singles.—C. Angas, N. G. Sturt. D. C. Coombe, X. Bedford, E. Roussell, H. A. Harnett, R. McL. Ferkins, A. D. Brown. Ladies' Singles.—Miss D. Nicholls. Miss X Beverley, Miss D. Miller, Miss T. Poole. Miss 1. Poolo. Miss J. Ramsay, Miss X. Bwiiop, Miss M. Howe. Men's Doubles.—Angas and Seay. Ferkins anJ Roussell, Coombe and Charters, Cant and Burnett. Ladies' Doubles.—Misses I. and T. Poole. Misses X. and M. Beverley, Misses D. Nicholls and M. Howe, Mesdauies A. D. Latham . /and W. J. Melody. Combined Doubles.—Coombe and Miss Nichplls. Roussell and Miss I. Poole. Charters and Miss X. Beverley, Seay and Miss T. Poole. The draw is as follows: MEX'S SIXGLES Byes at the Top.—C. Angas v. 1. S. Mathcson (South Canterbury), 1. J. Corieh (Canterbury) v. D. Clow (Waikato). E A. Roussell (Wellington) v. winner of S. G. McDougall v. K. W. Dyer. First Round. —S. G. McDougall (Xorth Otago) v. K. W. Dyer (Wellington), M. .1. Souler (Canterbury) v. A. D. Latham (Wellington), B. M. O'Connpr (Xelson) v. G. L. Lindsay (.Southland), D. C. Coombe (Wellington) v. W. J. Smith (Otago), F. J. Lewis (South Canterbury) v. C. F. Penfolct (Canterbury), 'i'. C. Morrison (South Canterbury) v. D. A. McCaskey (Canterbury), J. M. Milliken (South Canterbury) v. A. R. Cant (Canterbury), A. D. Brown (Auckland) v. W. A. McKinnon (Xorth Otago), L. A. Ka.ve (Otago) v. T. RhodesWilliams (Canterbury). R. H Lewis (Auckland) v. G. A. Pearce (Wellington), J. T. Mayson (Auckland) v. J. C". Charters t Wellington), X*. G. Sturt (Auckland) v. C. B. Beatson (Xelson). J. D. Lewis (Auckland: v. B. Boyd (Otago), J. W. Gunn (Auckland) v. J. Leng (Waikato), A. G. Burke (Canterbury) v. E. A. Pearce i'Otago), H. A. Barnett (Canterbury) v. T. C Hill (England). R. G. Patiinson (Canterbury) v. W. R. Fea (South Canterbury). J. 11. Silvester (Canterbury) v. D. Livingstone (Waikato), R. T. Shiels (South Canterbury) v. C. T. Mararthur (Wellington). X". F. Bedford (Wellington) v. W. F. Renton (South Canterbury), J. Roach (Waikato) v. X. V. Edwards (Wellington). G. C. Reid (South Canterbury) v. R. MrCallum (Southland). Byes in the Bottom Half—H. D.vmond (Canterbury) plays the winner of 0- C. Reid and R. McCallnm, R. McL. Ferkins (Wellington) v. B. E. Souter (Canterbury) E. €'. Falconer (Otago) v. R. J. Taylor (South Canterbury). LADIES' SINGLES ' Bye in the Top Half.—Miss D. Nicholls (Wellington) v. winner Miss S. M. Woods v. Miss/J. Eaton. First Round.—Miss S. M. Woods (Southland) v. Miss J. Eaton (South Canterbury). Miss I. M. Poole (Canterbury) v. Miss D. F. Smythe (South Canterbury), Miss M. Beverley (Waikato) v. Miss D. Patchett (South Canterbury), 'Miss D. Miller (North Otago) v. Miss M. Saunders (Canterbury), Miss S. Anderson (Canterbury) v. Miss A J. Wilson (Southland), Miss N. G. Bishop (Canterbury) v. Miss D. Shirtcliff (South (Canterbury). Miss B. Gould (Canterbury) v. Mrs. A. D. Latham (Wellington). Miss N. Beverley (Waikato) v. Mrs C B. BeatSO l /Nelson). Miss M. M. Edmondson (Waikato) v. Miss M. Hardie (Canterbury). Miss J. E. Ramsay (Auckland) v. Miss B. T Sutherland (South Canterbury). Miss R. M. Drake (Waikato) v. Miss K. A. Smythe (South Canterbury), Miss T. Poole (Canterbury) v. Miss X". Fleming (Wairarapa), Miss H Blank (Canterbury) v. Miss D. Deegan (Southland), Miss M. Howe (Wellington) v. Miss M. C. Murray (Canterbury). Bye in the Bottom Half.—Miss M. Wake (Canterbury) v. winner of Miss M. Howe v Miss M. C. Murray. MEN'S DOUBLES Bye in the Ton Half.—Ferkins and Roussell v. Lewis and Mathieson. First Round.—Latham and Sandral v. Fea and Keely, Pearce and Pearce v. C'orich and T. Rhodes-Williams Cant and Barnett v. Martin and O'Connor, Edwards and Macarthur v. Boyd and Kaye, Dymond and Renton v. Lindsay and McCallum, Falconer and McCaskey v. Hill and McDougall. Angus and Seay v. Lewis and Lewis. Biown and Mayson v. Pattinson and Penfold. Souter and Souter v. Clow and Leng, Milliken and Morrison v. Arnold and Mercer. .Coombe and Charters v. Reid and Taylor,' Start and Gunn v. Livingstone and Roach. Bye in the Bottom Half.—Bedford and Dyer 'v. Mac Donald and Smith. LADIES' DOUBLES Bye iji the Tod Half.—Misses N. and M Beverley y. winner of Misses S. Anderson and/ Hardie v. Misses Drake and Edmondson. First Round.—Misses S. Anderson and Hardie v. Misses Drake and Edmondson. Misses D. Nicholls and M. Howe v. Misses D. Shirtcliff and Smythe, Misses Bishop and Wake v. Misses Jones and Murray. Misses T. and I. Poole v. Misses Eaton and Patchett, Mrs. Peppier and Miss A. J. Wilson/" v. Mrs. Blank and Mrs. Cooper. Mesdsmes W. J. Melody and Latham v. Mrs. Beatson and Miss Gould. Bye in the Bottom Half.—Misses Fleming and Ramsay r. the winner of Mesdames Melody aud Latham v. Mrs. Beatson and Miss Gould. COMBINED DOUBLES Byes in the Top Half.—Roussell and Miss I. Poole v. Souter and Miss Sutherland. Penfold and Miss Wake v. the winners of Boyd and Miss Shirtcliff v. Pattinson and Miss Anderson. First Round. —Boyd and Miss Shirtcliff v. Psttinson and Miss Anderson, Seay and Mis* T. Poole v. Dyer and Mrs. Melody, Sexton and Mrs. Sexton v. Edwards ar.d Miss Howe, Jones and Mrs. Jones v. Renton and Miss Smythe, Gunn and Miss M. a Beverley v. Reid and Miss Patchett. Coombe and Miss Nicholls v. Fea and Miss K. Smythe, Livingstone and Miss Edmondson v. Lewis and Miss Ramsay, G. A. Peaf/Ce, and Miss Fleming v McCallum and Miss Wilson. Latham and Mrs. Latham v. D.vmoiid and Miss Bishop, Charters and Miss N. Beverley v Mac Donald and Miss . Eaton. Byes in the Bottom Half.—Beatson and Mrs. Beatcon v. winner of Charters and Miss N, Beverley v. Mac Donald and Miss Eaton. E A. Pearce and Miss Miller v. Cant and Miss Gould. TE AWAMUTU CONTEST [from OUR OWN correspondent] TE AWAMUTU, Monday A tennis match was played in the King Country sub-association's competition between the Te Awamutu A and A 1 teams. Several close games resulted. The Te Awamutu A team won by 21 matches (193 games) to 3 matches (OS games). Details of the results are as follows, members of the A team being mentioned first:— Men's Singles.—R. Armstrong beat V. de Coek, 0—1; R. Goodall beat F. Miller, f) —5; A. Ross beat S. Beedell, 9—4; P. Coney beat P. Glanvillc, 9—l; J. Sinnott beat G. W. Fulton, 9—4; E. Holmes lost to J. Dalton, 7 —9. Ladies' Singles.—Mrs. Bowler beat Miss M. Cruickshank, 7—o; Miss E. Maxwell beat Mrs. Glanville, 7—o; Miss L. North beat Miss M. Miller, 7-—O; Miss M. Clark beat Miss Carter, 7 —3; Mrs. Kay beat Miss E. Barham, 7 —l; Miss N. Maxwell heat Mrs. Hilmer, 7—6. Men's Doubles. —Armstrong and Coney beat ~ de Coek and Miller, 9 —3; Goodall and Ross « beat Beedell and Glanville, 9—B; Sinnott and Holmes beat Fulton and Dalton, 9—o. Ladies' Doubles. —Mrs. Bowler and Miss E. Maxwell beat Miss Cruickshank and Miss Carter, 7—2; Misses L. North and M. Clark * beat Mrs. Glanville and Miss Barham, 7 —4; Mrs. Kav and Miss N. Maxwell beat Miss " Miller and Mrs. Hilmer, 7—3. Combined Doubles. —Armstrong and Mrs. Bowler beat de Coek and Miss Cruickshank, 0 r,; ' Ross and Miss L. North beat Miller and Miss Carter, 9—7; Goodall and Miss E Maxwell lost to Beedell and Miss Barman, & —o; Coney and Mrs. Kay beat Glanville and Mrs. Glanville, 9-—4; Sinnott and Miss Clark beat Fulton and Miss Miller 8 }; E. Holmes and Miss X. Maxwell lost to Dalton and Mrs. Hilmer. SERVICE IN CRICKET In un article dealing with high- ■ lights of test cricket matches he has " witnessed, Sir Home Gordon writes: — ; K. S. Dileepsinhji figured only ns ■ twelfth n an in the first test at Trent Bridge in 1930, and on the second niorn- ' ing, before plav, his Sussex colleague, Maurice Tait, told me he intended to get him noticed. So he signalled from the Grid for his sweater, and the ova- * tion accorded to the young Indian was « the loudest in the match. Probably, « too, this was the first time that a • princij hs;d served a cricket urofes- « stonal.