LAWN TENNIS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23045, 23 November 1936, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS

M'MILLAN CUP TOURNEY JOHNSON AND MISS MANSON THE WINNERS Playing consistently Rood tennis throughout the various rounds. R. O. Johnson, the well-known field athlete and swimmer, and his 19-year-old partner, Miss J. Manson. won the M'Millan Cup for the 1936-37 season in the annual Mixed Doubles " Yankee " tournament conducted by the Otago Lawn Tennis Association at Logan Park on Saturday afternoon. Apart from a shower of rain early in the afternoon, the weather was fine and pleasant, and the tournament was greatly enjoyed by 162 players participating. The system of conducting the tournament was the same as last year. Six or seven pairs were allotted to each court in the A. B and C Grades, and the winners of each court played off to decide the section winners. In the A Grade Cooke and Miss Page played right up to form to defeat Johnston and Mrs Johnston in the final 30—27, both pairs being on level terms. The withdrawal in the semi-final of the back-markers, Bryan and Miss Pattison. robbed this section of considerable interest. The B Grade was won by a well-balanced pair in Flinders and Miss Hollow and Johnson and Miss Manson were the sucessful pair in the C Grade. These three pairs were then re-handicapped to play off for the cup. In the first match, Cooke and Miss Page proved too steady for Flinders and Miss Hollow and. after making up their handicap of 10 went on to win by 30 to 23. The final between Cooke and Miss Page and Johnson and Miss Manson was an even struggle, the St Kilda C Grade pair combining effectively to win by 30 points to 15 the losers not making up the leeway of 15 points conceded to their opponents. A high standard of play was witnessed, and the game was followed with considerable interest. The tournament was efficiently conducted by Mr E. D. Duthie. who. with the members of the Handicapping Committee, is to be congratulated on the excellence of the handicapping. The games were of great benefit to those taking part, and especially to the junior players, who should have gained valuable experience from the tournament. The following are the results: — A GRADE SECTION COURT WINNERS Court I.—Seddon and Miss Somerville (rec. 6). Court 2. —Lander and Mrs Lander (rec 15). Court 3.—Cooke and Miss Page (rec. 12). Court 4.—-Bryan and Miss Pattison (owe 25). Court s.—Miller and Miss Marshall (rec. 10). ■ Court 6.-—Johnston and Mrs Johnston (rec, 12). FIRST ROUND PLAY-OFF Lander and Mrs Lander beat Miller and Miss Marshall 30—23. Johnston and Mrs Johnston beat Seddon and Miss Somerville 30—29. Bryan and Miss Pattison and Cooke and Miss Page byes. SEMI-FINALS Johnston and Mrs Johnston beat Bryan and Miss Pattison by default. Cooke and Miss Page beat Lander and Mrs Lander 30—25. FINAL Cooke and Miss Page beat Johnston and Mrs Johnston 30—27. B GRADE SECTION COURT WINNERS Court 7.—O'Driscoll and Miss D. Rackley (rec. 7). Court B.—Flinders and Miss Hollow (rec. 4). Court 9.—Gray and Miss M'lntosh (owe 2). Court 10.—Jeffs and Miss Inglis (rec. 6). Court 11.—White and Miss Pratt (rec, 6). FIRST ROUND PLAY-OFF Flinders and Miss Hollow beat Gray and Miss M'lntosh 30—21. O'Driscoll and Miss Rackley beat Jeffs and Miss Inglis 30—24. SEMI-FINAL Flinders and Miss Hollow beat White and Miss Pratt 30—26. O'Driscoll and Miss Rackley a bye. FINAL Flinders and Miss Hollow beat O'Driscoll and Miss Rackley 30—27. C GRADE SECTION COURT WINNERS Court 12.—Johnson and Miss Manson (scr). Court 13,—Wallace and Miss Gardner (owe 10). FINAL Johnson and Miss Manson beat Wallace and Miss Gardner 30—26. SECTIONS PLAY-OFF FIRST ROUND Cooke and Miss Page (owe 10) beat Flinders and Miss Hollow (scr) 30—23. Johnson and Miss Manson (rec. 5) a bye." FINAL Johnson and Miss Manson beat Cooke and Miss Page 30—15. PREVIOUS WINNERS 1923-24.—0. J. Cooke and Miss I. Heywood. 1924-25.—Dr Moody and Miss M'Adam. 1925-26.—R. Smith and Miss M'lntosh. 1926-27.—F. R. Chisholm and Miss D. Scott. 1927-28.—1 Grant and Miss Flett. 1928-29.—C. Sonntag and Miss Sonntag. 1929-30.—Mr and Mrs J. Tregear. 1930-31.—G. A. Pearce and Miss White. 1931-32.—G. A. Pearce and Miss F. White. 1932-33.—G. A. Pearce and Miss R. Barton. 1933-34.—G. A. Pearce and Miss R. Barton. 1934-35.—G. A. Pearce and Miss R. Barton. 1935-36.—8. Boyd and Miss M. Jolly. UNION MATCHES The following are the results of the Dunedin Lawn Tennis Union matches played on Saturday:— A GRADE KAIKORAI v. KIWI (Kaikorai names first) Gourley 6, Ramage 2; Keay 8, F. Whyburn 6; Hope 6, Wilkinson 3; Hoare 9. E. Whyburn 8, Miss Sinclair 6, Miss Whyburn 4; Miss K. Burke 6, Miss Wilson 4; Miss C. Burke 6. Miss Brown 1: Miss Thompson 6, Miss Bremner 4; Gourley and Hope 6; Ramage and Wilkinson 2; Keay and Hoare 7, Whyburn and Whyburn 5; Misses Sinclair and Thompson 4, Misses Whyburn and Wilson 6; Misses K. Burke and C. Burke 6, Misses Bremner and Brown 0; Gourley and Miss Sinclair 6, Ramage and Miss Whyburn 2; Keay and Miss K Burke 6, Whyburn and Miss Wilson 4: Hoare and Miss C. Burke 6, Wilkinson and Miss Brown 2; Howe and Miss Thompson 6, Whyburn and Miss Bremner 4. Totals: Kaikorai, 15 sets (97 games); Kiwi. 1 set (55 games) ST. LEONARDS v. FORBURY (St. Leonards names first)

Rawlinson 6, Sutherland 1; GrifTen 6. Gibson 4: Coutts 6. Parker 2; Smith 6, Hanson 2; Miss Asher 6, Miss Sutherland 8; Miss Blackwood 6, Miss Mader 2; Miss GrifTen 6 Miss Crawford 3; Miss Middleton 6. Miss Pearce 4; Rawlinson and GrifTen 6, Sutherland and Gibson 2: Smith and Coutts 6, Parker and Hanson 3; Misses Asher and Blackwood 6. Misses Sutherland and Mader 2; Misses Griffen and Middleton 4, Misses Crawford and Pearce 6; Rawlinson and Miss Asher 7. Sutherland and Miss Sutherland 5; Griffen and Miss Blackwood 6. Gibson and Miss Mader 2; Coutts and Miss GrifTen 6. Parker and Miss Crawford 4; Smith and Miss Middleton 6, Hanson and Miss Pearce 3. Totals: St. Leonards, 14 sets (95 games); Forbury. 2 sets (53 games).

B GRADE FIRE BRIGADE V. TRINITY (Fire Brigade names flirst.) Laidlaw 5, A. Brown 6; Johnson 6, W. Patterson 5; Osmond 6, W. A. i Lawry 5; Corkin 4, W. J. Martin 6. Mrs Laidlaw 4. Miss Churchill 6; Mas Craig 4> Miss Carr 6; Miss Hastie, 5. Miss Gapper 6; Miss Reidy 6, Miss M. M'Gown 2. Laidlaw and Johnston 6, Paterson and Brown 2; Osmond and Corkin 6, Lawry and Martin 0 .3; Mrs Laidlaw and Mrs Craig 4. Misses Churchill and Carr 6; Misses Hastie and Reidy 6, Misses Gapper and M'Gown 5. Laidlaw and Mrs Laidlaw 6, Miss L. Churchill and Paterson 3; Johnston- and Mrs Craig 5, Misses A. Carr and Lawry 6: Osmond and Miss Hastie C, Miss Gapper and Brown 5; Corkin and Miss Reidy 5: Miss M'Gown and Martin 6. Totals: Fire Brigade 8 sets (84 games); Trinity Methodist 8 sets (78 games). RAVENSBOURNE V. KAIKORAI (Kaikorai names first.) J. Findlay 1, A. Jackson 6; C. MacDonald 5, W. Davidson 7; H. Moreton 6, J. Hardy 3; H. Millow 0, W. Connor 6. Miss R. Sonntag 6, Miss H. Westwood 8; Miss D. Forman 6, Miss E. Connor 8; Miss M. Armit 6. Miss 5. Wilson 4; Miss M. Lodge 6, Miss C. M'Quitty 4. G. MacDonald and J. Findlay 6 Miss A. Jackson and W. Davidson 4; H. Moretoij and H. Millow 4, J. Hardy and W. Connor 6. Miss R. Sonntag and D. Foreman 5, Misses Westwood and E. Connor 7; Misses W. Armit and M. Lodge —. Misses S. Wilson and C. M'Quitty —. J. Findlay and Miss R. Sonntag 6. A. Jack- ' son and Miss E. Connor 3; S. MacDonald and Miss D. Forman 3, W. Davidson and Miss H. Westwood 6; H. Moreton and Miss M. Armit 3, 6; H. Millow and Miss M. Lodge 6. 4. Totals: Kaikorai 6 sets (89 games), Ravensboi'-ne 0 sets (82 games). WAKARI v. AOTEA (Wakari names first.) E. Stanton 7, J. D. Brown 5; G. Rob- ' ertson 6, D. Harming 4; I. A. Morrison 0, R. Meinung 6; C. N. M'Dougall 4, C. Ross 6. Mrs Robertson 6, Miss B. Brown 2; Miss R. Smyth 6, Miss M. Paine 4; Miss E. Morrison 6, Miss D. Starr 8; Miss- Knight 0, Miss M. Fas-. tier 6. Stanton and Robertson 2, Hanning and Meinung 6; Morrison and M'Dougall 4, Brown and Ross 6.—Mrs Robertson and Miss Morrison 6, Misses Brown and Paine 8; Misses, Knight and Smythe 2, Misses StarriandFastier 6.—-Mrs Robertson ar>d Morrison —, Brown" and Miss Brown —." Miss Smyth and Robertson 5, Hanning and Miss Paine' 1 7;'-Miss Knight, and Stanton 9, Meinung and Miss Starr 7; Miss Morrison and M'Dougall 3, Ross and Miss Fastier 6.-^—Totals: Aotea, 10 sets (87 games); Wakari. 6 sets (66 games). .;..» jf EAST TAIERI vl. KENSINGTON (Kensington names first.) Tyrrell 3, Francis 6; Graig 6, Craigie 8; Galland 6. Allan 3; Fountain 6, Brown 4. Miss Clark 6, Miss Wilson 2; Mrs Craig 6, Mrs Watt 8; Miss Sanders 6. Miss Francis 4; Mrs Bassett 6, Miss Bowler 3. Tyrrell and Fountain 6, Francis and Craigie 2; Craig and Galland 6, Brown and Allan 3. Misses Clark and Sanders 7, Mrs Watt and Miss Wilson Mesdames Craig and Bassett•.% Mrs. -Francis and Miss Bowler' 6, -Tyrrell aijd Miss Clark 6, Francis -and-- Mrs Francis 0: Craig and Mrs Craig 6, Craigie and . Miss Wilson 2; Galland and Miss Sanders 6, Allan and Mrs Watt 1; Fountain and Mrs Bassett 6, Brown and Miss Bowker 3.——Totals: Kensington, 12 sets (92 games); East Taieri, 4 sets (60 games). ~.;, : C ; GRADE %' '•'' '-"■" \ St. Leonards, 8. (77. f games); defeated Anderson's Bay, 8 sets- (71 games). Forbury, 11 sets (86 games) beat North-East Valley Baptist, 5 sets (81 games). Green Island, 14 sets (93 games) beat Kensington, 2 sets (32 games). Aotea, 9 sets (90 games) beat Musselburgh Presbyterian, 7 sets (69 games). --. < :,..;. DGRADE •—•;■'. .;;--• St. Leonards, 10 sets (84 games) beat Musselburgh, 6 sets (67 games). Wakari, 8 sets (79 games) beat Aotea, 8 sets {77 games), Concord, 13 sets (100 games) beat St. Kilda Methodist, 2 sets (69 games).