AUCKLAND TITLES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22948, 28 January 1938, Page 14

AUCKLAND TITLES

FOURTH DAY'S PLAY

INTERESTING SENIOR EVENTS

CHAMPION FULLY EXTENDED

SEMI-FINAL MATCHES TO-DAY

Tho Auckland Lawn Tennis Association Vannual championship tournament was continued at the Stanley Street courts yesterday in fine weather with a cool .easterly wind blowing. Play did not commence until 11.30 a.m. owing to heavy rain in the early hours of the morning making the surface of the courts wet and slippery. There was a large attendance of the public. Chief interest centred in tho third round matches in the men's singles competition. Tho title-holder, A. D. Brown, was fully extended by J. I. ✓Mayson in a five-set contest which lasted nearly three hours. In the other matches N. F. Bedford and D. C. Coombe, of Wellington, and Is. G. Sturt, of Auckland, advanced to tho semi-finals with four-set victories over J. W. Gunn, J. Roach and A. W. Allen respectively. In the semi-finals to-day Coornbo will oppose Bedford, whde Brown'will meet Sturt. There was a great deal of interesting play in the doubles sections—men's, ladies' and combined. No matches were played in the senior ladies* singles, the semi-finals of which will be decided this afternoon. The programme for to " da y promises some exceptionally keen and spectacular play. Following were tho results of yesterday's matches: — MEN'S SINGLES Third Round.—NF Bedford beat J. W. Gnnn, 4—6, B—l, 6—l. 7—5; N. G. Sturt heat A. W. Allen, o—l,0 —1, <> —3, 5 «, 6 3, D C Coombe beat J. Roach, - 6, 6 p ' t "7 5. a. D. Brown beat J. T. Mayson, 6—3,' S —6, o—7, I—o, O —4. MEN'S DOUBLES Third. Round—J. W. Gunn andN. G. mnrt bent R. Matuschka and L. Roach, 6- 1, btun Deain. al f an(j R R Leej( b { A d. Johns and L. G. Knott, 3 0, 4 (, - y i 6 4; D. C. Coombe and A. FiovH-"' o—2 V?i J U Roach 1 and D. , Livingstone' beat JP. E. Potter and W. E. Butler. 6—l, 4—6, 6—l, 4—b, 6—3. LADIES' DOUBLES Second Round—Misses N. and M. Beverley beat Misses V. Brown and J ■ ~B H ? « 4. Misses M. Macfarlane and R. Taj lor beat' Misses M. Hall and E..Stewart, 6—.1. ol_ 6 V—s; Misses M. Glenny and E. Plummer beat Misses B. Griffiths and J. fat. George. 6—3, 5 —7, 6 —4. COMBINED DOUBLES

Second Round. —N. G. Sturt and Miss M. Macfarlane beat S. S. Hooper and Miss N. B< Third y ' Round. Livingstone and Miss potter and Mta. M HaH. Cooke T-6 be ts: £-3 S ; m N h G? Miss M. Macfarlane beat M. T - T W -re? on C unn Miss E. Stewart. .—o, S-r 1 ! and Miss M. Beverley beat J. C. Charters and Miss R. Taylor, 6—l, 3—6. 6—4. MEN'S SINGLES.—B GRADE Third' Round.—A. S. Broun beat A L. Davidstra. 6—2. A. beat . . . Wilson 6—3, 6 —2; E. H. Orb ml beat R. n. J Saw'ver 6—3. 6 —o; A. S. Burns beat R. G. TeaK 6-2; S. 8. Hoooer beat G Radonlch, B—o. 5—7, 0—0; J- D. Bull begt \ M. C. Snooner. 3—6. 6—l. 6—< 3. J• Lewis beat J. D. Mitchell, 2—6, 6—-. 6—-■ Fourth Round. —E. H. Orbell beat A. Lemon/ 6 —2, 6 LADIES' SINGLES —B GRADE Second Round—Miss J -Smith beat Mrs. B L. Stafford, 6—3, 6 —2; Miss N. S> mes beat Miss M Yarnton, I—"— 7; Miss L. Bishop beat Miss E. M. Swanston. 6 —2, 6 —l. INTERMEDIATE BOYS' SINGLES Second Round. —S. McL. Wallace beat T. Knowles. 6—o. 6—4; R. Matuschka beat A. Jj Davidson, 6—4, 5—7, 6—3. Third Round.—o. Satchel! beat A. R<?B«s, 6—l, 3-r-6, 6—3: K. Clark beat W. T. Popntney, 6—3, 6—2. INTERMEDIATE BOYS' DOUBLES First Round.—J. N. Henderson and N. "Waller beat S. S. and W. R. Hooper, 6 —i, 5—7, <3 —3. INTERMEDIATE GIRLS' DOUBLES Second Round.—Misses M. and R.Hudges beat Misses D. Cooper and J. Smith, 6—3, 6—l. INTERMEDIATE COMBINED DOUBLES Second Round.—A. S. Lamond and Miss E. Stewart beat V. Robinson and Miss A. lamieson 6*—l, 6—5; J. H. Moller and Miss N?' sS belt J. D. Matthews and Miss J. Hope, 4 —6, 6 —2, 6—2. JUNIOR BOYS' SINGLES Second Round.—J. H. t "J• B • Smith. 5—7, o—2, 7—5; E. Williams beat P. Southernwood, 7—5, 6—3; B. Brown beat J. A. Gibbons, B—6, 6 —2.

PROGRAMME TOR TO-DAY

SEVERAL IMPORTANT EVENTS

Following is the programme for to-day's matches: —

8.30 a.m.—-R. D. Sharps v. A. 8. Broun, A. S. Burns-v. S. S. Hooper, J. D. Bull v. J D Lewis. Miss P Cooke v. Miss M. Hoflgcs, A W Allen and Miss M. Beverley v. A. L Davidson and Miss J. Bottrell, Miss D. Marr v. Miss J. McL. Wallace, 0. Satchell v S. McL. Wallace, T. Knowles v B. Broun. Miss B. Potter v. Miss B. Sherlock. 9 a.m.—All other players in intermediate and Junior events. 10.30 a.m.—Ladies' B grade singles: Miss J. Smith v. Miss N. Symes, Miss L. Bishop y. Miss B. Cooke. 11 a.m.—N. G. Sturt v. A. D. Brown. 1 p. m .—d. c. Coombe v. N. Bedford. 2 p.m.—Ladies' seuior singles: Miss M. Beverley v. Miss E. Pjummer, Miss P. Cooke ▼. Miss B. L. Bishop. 2.30 p.m.—Senior men's doubles. 3.30 p.m.—Ladies' senior doubles. 4.30 p.m.—Senior combined doubles.