SHOWING FINE FORM

NZ Truth, Issue 1305, 18 December 1930, Page 17

SHOWING FINE FORM

STEDMAN, NORTHERN HOPE

AT CHAMPIONSHIPS

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Auckland Rep.) ONLY one of Auckland's "Big Four" will be treking south for the Bnzed ' championships at Christchurch. Bartleet, Sturt and Charters are not available, and Auckland's main hope is young Allan Stedman. The 22-years-old Varsity champion is m fine form at present. On Saturday, he notched a sound win over Rowlands, the Eden and Epsom man. Good judges are of the opinion that Stedman is now showing better form than last season, and expect him to be well up among the big guns at Christchurch. Auckland will have stronger representation m the ladies' section. Roth Miss Marjorie Macfarlane ahd Mrs. Dykes will be competing. The former had a touch' of "tennis plboV recently, E. L. Bartleet will and there was not go South for some doubt as- to the champs, whether she would go south, but the Auckland lady champion is O.K. again, and should give an excellent account of herself, despite limited opportunities of practice. Mrs. Dykes is combining a holiday with participation m the singles. She has been handicapped by lack of play the past season or two, but on Saturday she showed some of her old form m beating Miss Robertson, the young Varsity player, who is one of the most promising of the younger brigade m Auckland. As Miss May Spiers, the popular exChristchurch girl was recognised as one of the Dominion's most brilliant players. It is understood that Dr. Laurenson, of Matamata, will be In Christchurch when the championships are being played, and may take part. The ex-Enzed doubles champion does' not get a great deal of big match play these days, but he is always fit and should be well m the running, if he compete*.