TENNIS
EABT HARBOUR TOURNAMENT H«in fell in the early stages of the j morning at the Muritai Tennis Club courts yesterday, but in spite of this 'a start was made, and as the games adI vanced the courts became in perfect I playing order. At lunch-time the players were finding the heat very oppree- ' sive. A great number of seta were ; got through yesterday, but.it is doubtful as to whether the finals will be managed to-day. Detailed results are as follow: — LADIES’ HANDICAP SKTGLES. First Round. Miss Short (8) beat Mia E. Vright (22), 40—87. Muss Z. Coster (14) beat Mia Millington (6), 40 —37. . I Mrs. Robinson (8) beat Mas Chi tty (22), 40—37. Miss Farrington (8) beat Miss Wnght (18), 40—36. „ Miss Z. Castles (14) beat Miss Townsend (2), 40-30. Miss North (0) beat Miss Edmonds (10), 40—29. Mrs Wilson (16) beat Mias Gard’ner (2) 40—32. Mrs Short (8) beat Miss Davidson (22), 41—39. } Miss Lapworth (10) beat Miss Castles (16), 40-36. MEN'S HANDICAP SINGLES.
Murray (14) beat M. Castle (24), i 60—37. ! Q. Wallace (18) beat J. Paul (20), i” B. Dawson (18) beat F. H. Paul (12), j s °Wf*Hay (18) beat K. Port (20), 50—
142. | M Lanrcnson (14) beat G. Terry I (8), 50—31. COMBINED HANDICAP DOUBLES. Mrs Brown and Hay (10) beat Mies Spiers and E. Shortt (24), oO—4l. Miss Z. Castle and Castle (24) beat Miss Lapworth and Demuth (14), 50 48 jlrs. Brown and Hay GO) beat Miss Lezard and Lezard (10), 50—30. Mrs Short and N. Wilson (—4) beat Miss Townsend and Wallace (10), 50— 48. MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. Dr Hooper beat J. Paul, 9—l. G. Dawson beat G. Lezard 9—5. G. Wallace beat M. Gard'ner, 9—7. M. Gibb beat H. Fisher, 9—3. M. Wilson beat K. Port, 9—2. M. E. Laurenson beat R. Poole, 9 2. LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. M. Biady beat Miss Millington, 9—2. Mrs. Short beat Miss A. Wright, 9—3. MEN’S HANDICAP DOUBLES. Williams and Murray (10) beat Gard’ner and Sutton (20), 50—47. N. W ilson and iVnrd (—2) _ beat Graves ami Wallace (20), 50—-40. Gibb and Paul (scr.) beat Hunt and Rout (28), 50—40. MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. Williams and Murray beat I). A. Wilson and Laughton, 9—3. Dr .Hooper and B. Hooper beat Poole and Blair, 9—5. ' C. F. Williams and A. E. Murray beat G. Dawson and Laurenson, 9 —B.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12022, 27 December 1924, Page 11
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