LAWN TENNIS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22612, 28 December 1936, Page 15

LAWN TENNIS

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION ANNUAL HANDICAP TOURNEY RESULTS ON OPENING DAY Tlio Auckland Lawn Tennis Association's loth annual handicap tournament was commenced at the Stanley Street courts on Saturday in fine weather conditions. There was a large entry and some very interesting matches resulted. Following were the results; FIRST GRADE First Round.—H. H. Hoy to (owe 15.3) beat K. \Y. Griffiths (owe 1, o—3, 0- :t ; A. McSweene.v (owe to) beat C. French iscr), <> —3, 10--8; X. A. Vear (owe ..'!) beat W. H. Jaine (owe .4), 7—5, 0— R. G. Lynn won from W H. Woods by default; B. McL. Wallace (owe beat J. A. Moir (owe 15). G —3, 4 0, G —3; J • Moller (owe ,'Ji beat A. E. MeKeown (owe 30.:!), 7 —5, 11—0; C. Langdon tree. 3) beat P. F. Potter (owe 30.3), 0---3, 7 5; W. E. Hut lor (owe 30.3) beat K. T. Leys (owe 15. 1), G 1, 7 5; X. F. Ilarre (owe .5) beat M. French (scr), G- l, G 11. X. Potter (owe .5) beat A. Satehell (rec. .3). 0- •_>, i;—J. D. Bull (owe 15.'J) beat K. Turner (ree. 3), G—'2, 0 3; A. S. Burns (owe .1) beat J. J). Mitchell (owe 15.5), (i—3, G C. G. Bowden (owe 30) bent L. If. Watson (owe 0--I, G 3; C. G. llankin (owe .3) beat J. Beamish (owe .5), 5 7. G 3, 0—0; 'l'. Wilson (owe 15.1) beat W. Webb (scr), I—(j, G--4, o—3; R. Sawyer (owe I.")), beat J. R. Turner (owe ..">), 1 (». G 3. s—(i; A. S. Broun (owe l.YI) beat C. S. Mathers (owe ..), 0 1. G -3. Second Round. L. T. Smytheman (owe .3) hent T. E. Clark (owe .•_'), G 4, 0- M. T. Wilson (owe 40) beat C. L. Litherland (owe 30), G 3, G. Andrews (owe ..">) beat G. Latta (owe 15.'J), G G—o; A. TI. Fraser (owe 15) beat S. M. Clarke (owe .5), o—3, G I; A. McSweeney (owe 15) beat A. 11. lloyte (owe 15.3), 8 -0, o—3; R. G. Lynn (owe 1 .*">•_*) beat X. A. Vear (owe .3), 5—7, (i- s -(!; B. McL. Wallace (owe ,'J) beat J. Moller (owe .'_'), —7, | | (!—•_•; W. 1".. Butler (owe 30.3) beat C. Langdon (rec. 3). 7—■■•">, G—3; H. X. Potter (owe .5) beat X. F. Harre (owe ..">), G 1. G—O; A. S. Burns (owe .4) beat J. D. Bull (owe !.V_>). G I. C. G. Bowden (owe 30) beat C. H.inkin (owe .3). G t, G—3; T. Wilson (owe I.I.I) beat R. Sawver (owe I.V), 0— t. I —G, 10 fi: \ S. Broun (owe 15,1) beat J. Henderson (owe .5). G—l, 0--O; O. Satchell (scr) beat S. McL. Wallace (owe .4). o—3,0 —3, 0 J; L. Stevens (scr) beat K. Walker (owe ..>). o—j, o—3; P. German (scr) beat W. 1%. Leach (owe 1 ,*».'_!), G —O, '» —<'■ LABTF.S' SINGLES First Round.—Miss B. L. Bishop (owe -to) beat Miss. W. B. Clarke (srr), 0— (; o. i s s X. Turner (owe .1) beat Mrs. R Tilint (owe (>—:?. <;—1: Miss I-. s K il: ss juries r 7^o 15.4) beat Miss J. Walker (rec. 1) o—3; Miss B. 11 ili-hins (scr) beat Mrs A. Pennell (owe 15.3), 3 -0, G—l. t»—1; M's* E (rec. -0 .beat Mr,, a (o,e A. Jamieson (rec. .'_ > ), G 0, (> »• MEX'S DOUBLES First Round.—G. Latti and C. G. Bowr VeaT (owe "liJronJ Hound. Clnrke anU «» 1, « and * g^argg^Si T. Wilson (owe 40), (> '• p-,-' and Mathers beat Leach and Gilniorc, _ o—l. G —-•

COMBINED DOUBLES First Pound— .T. D. Bull and Miss X. Turner Penneil (owe 15) bekt A. £ Myer, an.l & llundman W*ls> (owe'ls) beat Andrews and Mrs. Hunt (owe 1 '"'second*' Houndw' H. Jnjnc and Miss James (scr) beat G..R, Tutt D m S,el! r an ( , Miss' B.'Bishop' (owe 30.:',) Stewart (owe 30.2) beat C'. French and_ Miss wt M. T Wilson and Mrs. V> ll.son (owe 1 )), G —l. (>——<s•

LADIES' DOUBLES First Round. —Misses A. Prenter andl M "Walsh (rec. .2) beat Misses V_A._ j nC Halseif'and a Mr S . R. Hunt (owe 30) Wat (owe 40) beat Misses Runciman and Snelling (rec. .4), o—3,0 —3, G 0. B GRADE MEN'S SINGLES First Round.—W. K. Ilarrie (owe .'I) beat t Rpnnott (rec. (*—*» "• *' Knowling (owe 15) beat F. Warden (scr), ( ; Jo—2;0 —2; D. Langdon (owe J.>._) beat W K. Jaine (owe 30), o—7,0 —7, (! ~ 1; J ; Bull (owe 40) beat P. A. Stubbing (owe 15) G—l, G—l; I. W. Conn (owe 1•>) b( at r V Nichol'is (owe .1), o— s ; b 7-«f'M ß 'F?eS (owe #ku\- M o * (owe 15/2), G 3, G 3; T. E. Conn (owe i\\ hp«.f. W R. Munn (owe .4), 6 —2, O- i, o S-itelicll (owe 15.5) beat W. Webb (owe O. Satchel I f> (mve v;il|ls (owo j -,/_>) son° beat 1 K.'Turner (owe 15.2), J; 3 0—1; R- B. Perkins (scr) beat A. Biggs (owe 15.3), 7—>, G—3; J. Lees (owe 15,1) beat J. R. Hedley (owe L>.l), G S°i;°srts a G R. Tutt, G —l, G —3; J. Lees beat R. B. Perkins, o—l,0 —1, G —3. MEN'S DOUBLES First Round.—l. W. and T E Corin (owe 15) beat W. K. Harric and L. Xicholls "... G—3; J. Knowling and A. Bigili (owe .3) beat A. L. Gihnour and C. Langdon (owe J.»), ' \> Second Round.—J- R- ilcclley ancl .T. Lees (OW3 15.2) beat A. and O. Satchell following matches will be played at !i a.m. this morning:— Burns and B. McL. Wallace v. A. McKcown and I. L. 1 otter, C French v. J. Moller; M. trench v. L. Kfrvrns* N Harre and 'J 1 . llson v. A. S Broun and L. H. Watson; II «j''l E T Levs v. 0. Andrews an<l J. D. Bui ; L Smvtheman and P. A- German v. Henderson and S. McL. Wa lace; A. McSwecney (l TjVnn* W. K. Harrie v. J. when called upon will be scratched.

CANTERBURY CHAMPIONSHIPS

YOUNG AUCKLANDER IN FORM [BY TEE EG R A I'll OWN COR R ESPONDENT] CHRISTCIIURCII, Sunday Bv defeating two New Zealand ranked players in one day, J. T. Mayson. the promising young Aucklander, reached the semifinals of the Canterbury men's singles in the annual lawn tennis- championship. In successive rounds he beat Xorman Sturt and A. D. Brown, both from Auckland, and now will play 11. A. Barnett. second ranking player in Canterbury, for the right to enter the final. The other semi-finalists are C. Angas, the defending champion, and D. C. Coombo, uf Wellington. ™ i In the ladies' singles semi-finals Miss Dulcie Xicholls, of Wellington iScw /ealan. cliamiiion, will meet Miss Dene loole, and Miss Tlielma I'oole will play Miss Margaret Beverley, of Waikato. With continued good weather the tournamcut in which practically all the competitors for the New Zealand championships are piaving, should be completed to-morrow. There were several surprises of less importance than those caused by Mayson. Small and slight, Mayson hit hard and accurately .on either hand, his volleys and smashes being deftly and effectively executed. Ho seldom made errors in his footwork.

TOURNAMENT AT ROTORUA CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL RESULTS [ lIY TEE EG It A I'll —OWN COR RESPONDENT] ROTORUA, Sunday The Rotorua Tennis Club's annual Christmas carnival tournament was continued over the week-end in good weather. I ho championship results up to the close of to-day s nluv are as follows: — Men's Championship Singles.—l' lr ; s t r <J ut 'd : E. Turner beat J. Granville, 0 -■>, H Prendergas'. beat W. Morrison, G (;_•>. F. Gordon beat Hargrave, G —•>, F. Scott beat I). Jaffrey, G—4, 6—-; £■ Robinson beat W. Anaru, o- 9/., / ■ , S. London won from W. erihiko by dofault; R. Talbot beat A. Dold, 6—2, fa —0.

Second Round.—Prendergast won from Turner by default; Reid beat Scott, G —3, G—3; Richards beat. Mitchell, C—6—4; Robinson beat Loudon, G —o, 0 —0; Ferrier beat Talbot, o—'J, G—l; Scckfir beat Johns, G—4, G—s; R. Lees beat Miller, G—4, 0 —1; Bartleet beat Butcher, G—l, G—l; Fisher boat Elliott, G —ft, G —'J; M. Lees beat Fabling, G—2, G—l; Watkins beat Dalbeth, G—s, (i —;{; Stedman beat Garwood, (J —1, G Quarters-finals. —Bartleet beat Macfarlane, G—•_», 0—1; Richards beat Reid. G—4, G —X; Seeker beat R. Lees, G—l, o—4. Ladies' Singles.—First round: Miss Holmes beat Miss K. Waters, G—(!—I; Miss I Mummer beat Miss J. Hobart, G —l, G —-3; Miss Hodges beat Miss Wellington, (i—o, (>(); Miss 1'". Mitchell won from Miss Gargrave b.v default. Second Wound.—Miss M. Macfarlane beat Miss George, G—'J, G-—"J; Mrs. Napier beat Miss Holmes, 3—(i, (i— - J, (! —Miss Chambers beat Miss Wilson, G—s—G, G—o; Miss JMummcr beat Miss llodges, (i—3, I—4; Miss M. Beverley beat Miss F. Mitchell. G—l, (l—O; Miss Furrie beat Miss M. Waters, I -0, G— 1, (!—1; Miss R. Taylor beat Miss Morn, G G Quarter-fin,'ils. —Miss Macfarlane beat Miss Brown. G n. (i—l; Miss Chambers beat Mrs. Napier, G (i —:t; Miss riummer beat Miss M. Beverley, <;— l, G—(); Miss Taylor beat Miss Furrie, G—l, o—o. Men's Championship Doubles.-—-First, round: Bartleet and Robinson beat Randerson and Oakley, G —•_>. G —(I; Tietjens and Tietjens beat Miller and Glnnville, :t—«>, G G Elliott and .Tones beat Pearce and Pearce, G 2, G 5; Seeker and Garwood beat Home and ('arty, 0 G—s; Walford am! Reid beat Talbot and Copsey, ({— I, G •_>; Johns and Watkins beat Reeves ami Kvans-Scott. G I. (i 3; Partridge and Stedman beat Fabling and Dalbeth, G—s, o—s; KoaVli and Prendergast beat Butcher and Grey, G 1.0- Andrews and Dold beat Morrison and Dagg, (i— I, 0-0; Lees and Lees beat Anaru and Mitchell, G (! I. Second Round.-—Robinson and Robinson beat Tietjens and Tietjens, 0-0, 0— 1; Klliott and .Tones beat Seeker and Garwood, (> -3, 1 -G, G—3; Turner and partner beat, Cordon ami Gordon, 0-3, G—l; Johns and Watkins beat Walford and Reid, G—l, G Andrews and Dolg beat Roach and I'rendergast, G—s, G—2; Fisher and Cramer-Roberts beat London and Sutherland, G —3, G Lees and Lees beat Scott and Bayley, G —J, G—3.