LAWN TENNIS

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11412, 8 January 1923, Page 11

LAWN TENNIS

' ' « .... HAWKE’S BAY TOURREY CONCLUSION OF CHAMPIONSHIP. P« Pram AmomatianHASTINGS. Jam «• Tie Bay towuement concluded today, showery weather causing eeveral cessations in play. Miss Knight, who unexpectedly Mat Mis* Hose Sad Mm Rhodes in n* previous games, met Miss Macfhrlaaa in tto final. A ' long game ensued, the deciding: set ending in Miss ItachdoMt hrour by IS—II. Both played fliwhclaee tennis, confining play to hard drivlag W the and Side lines.. LADIES* SINGLES. Fourth Bound Miss Maefturlane heat Miss Fenwick, 9-1. 6—i. Semi-final. Miss Macfarlane beat Miss Uort M default. Final. Miss Macfarlane beat Mine Knight, 6—• 3, .5—7, 13—U. MEN'S SINGLES. Fourth Bound. Page beat Edmondson. fr-3, 6—J. Semi-final. Page beat Fownell, 6—l, 7—S. Wdk<r beat Young, 6—l, 7—9. Final. Walker beat Page. 6—2, 7—6. TUBER REAPPEARS BBILLIANT' IN SPITE OF DI81» MUTY. Australian and N.Z. Cable Amooiatioa. ißecaived January 7, AS p.m.) NEW YOSK, January 6. At Chicago, .Tilden played hie first public match since the operation to tui finger, trouncing Francis Hunter, bolder of the indoor championship, 3—6, 7—9,' 6—i. Tilden’s performance indicated that the loss of part of bis stroke finger r wiU hare little effect on bis form. He waa dazalingly accurate in placements, while his service seemingly waa as gad as ever.