LAWN TENNIS NOTES

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8609, 20 December 1913, Page 11

LAWN TENNIS NOTES

COMING EVENTS. Marlborough Championship and Handicap Tournament. — Marlborough hatvn Tennis Club’s courts, Dillon street, Blenheim, December 25th, 2t>th, and 27th, 1913. Hawke’s Bay Championships and Handicaps Hastings Dawn Tennis Club’s courts, December 26th and 27th, 1913. Entries close on December 20th with the hon. secretary, Mr A. 1. Rainbow, P.O. Box 62, Hastings. Rangitikei Championship and Handicap Tournament —At Marton, December 26th and 27tli, 1913. New Zealand Lawn Tennis Championships—Exhibition Grounds, Auckland, December 26th, 27th, 29th, and 30th, 1913. Exhibition Championship Doubles and Handicap Tournament (under the auspices Auckland Lawn Tennis Association) At Exhibition grounds, December 31st, 1913, and January Ist, 2nd, and 3rd, 1914. Entries close on December 20th, 1913, with the hon. secretary, Mr Louis A. Longuet, P.O. Box 704, Auckland. Pahiatua Club Championship and Handicap Tournament—At Pahiatua, January Ist and 2nd, 1914. Wellington Provincial Lawn Tennis Championships and Masterton Club’s Handicaps—At Masterton, January 22nd and 23rd, 1914. (Mr H. M. Boddington, hon. secretary). . , Dannevirko Club Championship and Handicap Tournament —At Dannevirke, about January 22nd, 1914. (Mr Wm. J. Rowe, hon. secretory). , , (Note Above list provisional only, and subject to alteration.) NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. Excellent entries have been received for the Now Zealand championship meeting, to be held at Auckland on December 36th, 27th, and 29th, and include all the leading New Zealand players, excepting C. C. Cox, J. Oi Peacock (ex-champions), and L. b. Jennings.’ The only thing to bo regretted is the inability of S. N.. Doust and H. A. Parker (N.S.W.) to make the journey across the Tasman. At one stage both wero likely start, era. i;, R. N. K. Swanston, the present champion, will defend his title in the men’s singles, in which his most dan, ferous opponents will he F. M, B. isher, G. Ollivier, C. J. Dickie, A. 6. Wallace, and William Goss. Misses A. Gray (champion; and Eva Baird are the only two leading players of note to contest tho ladies’ singles, and the absence of such sterling players as Misses Jiartgill, Nunneley, Travers, and Wellwood is deplorable.! Had Peacock and Cox been able to play, there would have been some rat-' tling doubles contests, had the pairing! been: Fisher and Peacock, SwanstoA and Cox, Dickie and Wallace, Ollivier and Goss (or Jennings). Misses Gray and Baird must win: the ladies’ doubles, and the same re-1 mark applies to Swanston and Miss Gray in the combined, although the! Wellingtonian is not partial to the! mixed game. Fisher’s absence from j this event detracts considerably from its possibilities The drawings for the opening rounds’ of the singles are; — MEN’S. G. Ollivier v. D. K. Duthie. A. G. Wallace v. H. W. Snelhug. F. S. Wilding v. E. B. Andrao. R. N. K. Swanston v. W. A. Brown, H. Henderson v. C. R. Brown. Dr A. S. Addison v. R. A. Prater. J. E. Marshall v. H. Robson. P. M. B. Fisher v. L. T. Pickmore. W. Pearse v. M. L. Lampe. Dr A. B. McCutcheon v. G. C. Lyttelton. Dr H. Keith v. A. S. C. Brown. C. J. Dickie v. H. A. E. Milnes. Dr W. N. Abbott v. E. L. Knelling. F. W. Martin v. W. Andreal. * E. Tonka v. J. Peat. Wm. Goss (bye). Undoubtedly the three leading play-| ers, Swanston, Fisher and Ollivier are all on the same side of the draw along with A. G. Wallace. The bottom halt will be fought out between Dickie, Goss, and Pearse. LADIES’. First Round. Mrs Scott-Watson v. Miss J. Moore, 1 Miss Eva Gumming v. Miss 1)J Crane. Miss M. Cooper v. Miss G. Gorrie. Second Round. Miss A. Gray v. Miss E. Barston. Miss I. J. Peat v. Miss M. Steele. Miss E. Baird v. winner last mentioned match in first round. Misses Gray and Baird are sure to bo the finalists. RONA BAY DEFEATS MURITAI. In a friendly match played last week-end between these two seaside clubs, Rona Bay defeated Muritai byj 6 rubbers to 3. Detailed scores are, subjoined (Rona, Bay players being mentioned first): — SINGLES. F. A. Lewis v, C. A. Jeffery, 6 —7. F. P. Kelly v. C. R. Howdon, 7 —6. D. N. Isaacs v. U. Girdlestone, 7 —6. •IV. J. Organ v. F. B. W. Goodbehere, 2 —7. F. B. Spilsbury v. O’Hara Smith, 7—2. Tom Lawless v. Jack Madden, 7 —l. DOUBLES. Lewis and Kelly v. Jeffery and Howaen, I—7. Organ and Lawless v. Girdlestone and Goodbchere, 7—2. Isaacs and Spilsbury v, Smith and Madden, 7 —6, PUBLIC SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS. The annual tournament under tho auspices of the Wellington Public Schools Lawn Tennis Association was concluded at tho Brougham Hill courts on Monday afternoon, when the semi-finals and finals of the Primary Schools’ events wero decided. The results wero:— BOYS’ SINGLES. Semi-finals. Franco (Clyde quay) v. Johnson Kilbirnio), 30—13. Gibb (Clyde quay) v. Stuart (Clyde quay), 30 —19. Final. France (Clyde quay) t. Gibb (Clyde quay), 30—19. GIRLS’ SINGLES. Semi-finals. D. Leslie (Terraco )v. G. Chappell (Kilbirnic), 30 —25.

M. McKinstry (To Aro) v. E, Leslie (Terrace), 30—14 Final. D. Leslie (Terrace) v. G. Chappell stry (To Aro), 30—li. BOYS’ DOUBLES. Semi-finals. France and Lambert ("Clyde quay) v. Hancock and Blom (Mitchelltown), 30—25. Jones and 'Hunter (Normal) v. Gibb and Stuart (Clyde quay), 30—29. Final. Prance and Lambert (Clyde quay) v. Jones and Hunter (Normal), 30—19. GIRLS’ DOUBLES. Semi-finals. D. Leslie and L. Croll (Terraco) v. M. Tregonning and J. Brownlee (To Aro), 30—16. P. Barrett and J. Craig (Clyde quay) v. M. Jennings and K. Craig (Clyde quay), 30—28. Final. D. Leslie and L. Croll (Terrace) v. P. Barrett and J. Craig (Clyde quay), 30—25. COMBINED DOUBLES. Semi-finals. Stuart and Miss P. Barrett (Clyde quay) v. Blom and Miss R. Alders (Mitchelltown), 30—19. Gibb and Miss M. Jennings (Clyde quay) v. Franco and Miss J. Craig (Clyde quay), 30—23. Final. Stuart and Miss P. Barrett (Clyde quay) v. Gibb and Miss M. Jennings (Clyde quay), 30—10. THE CHAMPIONS. Secondary Schools. Boys' Singles.—R. Cowdo '(Petono District High School). Girls’ Singles.—M. Rigg (Technical School). . , Boys’ Doubles.—R. Cowie and M. Corner (Petono District High School). Girls’ Doubles.—M. Ziman and R. Birch (Lower ' Hutt District High School). Combined Doubles.—P. Dwyer and F. Barclay (Normal School). Primary Schools. Boys’ Singles.—D. France (Clyde quay). Girls’ Singles.—D. Leslie (Terrace). Boys’ Doubles. —France and Lambert (Clyde quay). Girls’ Doubles.—D. Leslie and L. Croll (Terrace). Combined Doubles.- —Stuart and P. Barrett (Clyde quay). GENERAL NOTES. Tho late O. St. G. Gore, though not 'known to many of tho younger generation of players, was doubles cham|pion of Wellington province as late 'as two years ago, when, in partnership with J. O. Peacock, the pair defeated R. N. K. Swanston and Edwin Salmond. ’ Three local players taking part in the handicap events at the Exhibition tournament following on the New Zea land championships at Auckland, aro F. O. Austin (Petone), Misses O. iCnverhill (Muritai), and M. Callender I (Hutt). . , „ I At the close of a meeting of the Wellington Provincial Lawn ■ Tennis Association held on Wednesday .evening, the chairman (Mr R. St. J. Beere), on behalf of the committee, presented the hon. secretary, Mr D. Murray Keen, with a spirit stand on the occasion of his approaching marriage on •December 23rd. Mr Beere 'referred to the good work done by Mr Keen during the four years he has held tho hon. secretaryship, and his remarks were heartily endorsed by Mr A- L. Berry (match secretary). The Ladies’ Handicap Singles at Khandallah was played ’through to the finish last Saturday, when Miss Q, Cowles defeated Miss D. Finn in the final. ' The detailed scores will appear next week, together with those in the men’s event to be concluded this afternoon. Only a couple of matches were played at Brougham Hill last Saturday, when S. Y. Jones (14) and Alf. Quinnell (10) each advanced another round. The latter did the trick by a clean win against that steady player, D. M. Kean (scr), 50—39.