LAWN TENNIS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18802, 3 March 1923, Page 12

LAWN TENNIS

CANTERBURY v. OTAGO. The annual interprovinciul lawn iounis match between Otago and Canterbury will be played at Anderson’s Bay to-day, and a very fine exhibition of the game is anticipated. Full arrangements have been made for Urn fixture by a sub-comrniltee of tho Otago Lawn Tennis Association, and morning and afternoon tea will lie available on tho courts. Play will be started at 10 mm., and as Canterbury has sent down a vo&y strong side some high-class tennis should be'witnessed. The visitors, who arrivad last evening, were welcomed at tho station by Mr S. X. Brown (president) and several members of the local executive. In view of fids fixiurb' all the local grade matches have boon postponed, and it is hoped that there will bo a largo attendance cf players, particularly juniors, who will find that there is much for them to learn. Tiie teams are ’as follows: Canterbury.—Gla-nville, Goss, Borrows, Patterson, Browning, and Hale, Mesdames Wright and Halo, Misses Spears and Bloxam, Mesdames Garhult W’ako. Otago.—Bray, Clark, Duthie (captain), Guy, M'Dougall, Cleghorn, Miss APLaren, Mrs Evans, Miss Pattison, Miss M’Adam, Miss Barclay, Miss Bolting. CANTERBURY v. TIMARTI. Tho following are the results of a match played yesterday between Canterbury and South Caiderbiuy at Timarn, the names of the Ciiristchurch players being meulioned flirt;— Men’s Singles.—Glanville boat Poarso, 8— 6—2; Goss beat Cramond, 3—6, 6—3, 6 —3; Borrows boat Smythe, 6—2, 6 —4; Patterson boat Oxford, 6—l, 6—4 ; Browning heat Dr Patterson, 6—2, 6—2; Hale beat Fnirbrother, 6—2, 6—2. Men’s Doubles—Glanville and Goss lost to Pearso and Cramond, 6 —3, 4—6, I—6;1 —6; Borrows and Patterson boat Smythe and Dr Patterson, 6—4, 5 —7, 6 —3; Browning and Halo beat Oxford and Fairbrother, 6 —2, 6-3. Mixed Doubles.—Glanville and Mrs Hale boat Pearse and Mrs Bonnerman, 10 —8, 3—6,' 6—4; Goss and Mrs Wright beat Cramond and Miss Green, 6 —5, 5—6, 6 —3; Borrows and Miss Spiers beat Oxford and Miss F. Pearse, I—6, 6—3, 10—8; Halo and Miss Bloxam beat Fairbrother and Miss R. Pearse, 6 —3, 6—o; Browning and Mrs Garbut boat Dr Patterson and Mrs Long, 6 —l, 6—2; Patterson and Mrs Wake beat Smythe and Mrs Brock, 7—5, 4—6, 10—8. Imdics’ Singles.—Mrs Wright beat Miss Green, 9—6; Mrs Hale beat. Miss F. Pearse, 92; Mira Spiers beat Mrs Barm or man, 9 —2; Miss Bloxam beat Miss R. Pearse, 9—5; Mrs Garbutt beat Mrs Long, 9—5; Mrs Wake boat Mrs Brock, 9—5. Ladies’ Doubles.—Mrs Wright, and Airs Halo lost to Miss Green and Airs Bannerman. B—9; Aliss Spiers and Miss Bloxam beat Misses Pearse, 9 —B; Mrs Garbutt and Airs Wake boat Airs Long and Mrs Brock, 9-5. Totals: Canterbury, 22 matches (37 sets); South Canterbury, 2 matches (9 setsji TIMARU, A larch 2. The Canterbury representative tennis team had a pronounced victory over the South Canterbury team. Some games were very closely contested, tho final result being; Canterbury, 22 sets, 169 games; South Canterbury, 2 sets, 114 games.