LAWN TENNIS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23688, 21 December 1938, Page 12

LAWN TENNIS

CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING DRAW FOR OPENING ROUNDS (Per United Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 20. Excellent entries have been received for the New Zealand lawn tennis championships, which will be played in. Christchurch. The draw was made tonight. The main absentee from the men is D. G. France (Wellington). Added interest will be given to the events in which women take part by the entry of two Australians, Misses Hardcastle and Rice. In the following draw the association to which each competitor belongs is indicated thus: Auckland (A.), Canterbury (C.), Wellington (W.), Otago (O.). Southland (S.), North Otago (Nth. O.), Hawke> Bav (H. 8.), Manawatu (Man.), Waikato (Wai.). Nelson (N.). Australia (Aust.), West Coast (West C.). Men’s Singles Byes at Top.—A. D. Brown (C.) v. C. B. Beatson (N.), H, Dymond (C.) v. W. J. Smith (0.), N. F. N. Bedford (A.) v. A. Burke (C.), R. J. Donkin (C.) v. N. V. Edwards (W.). First Round. —J. F. Mayson (A.) v. L. Morris (C.), E. A. Roussell (W.) v. I. J. Corich (C.), F. H. Renouf (W.) v. C. Robertson (O.), K. W. Dyer (W.) v. C. F. Penfold (C.). R. G. Pattinson (C.) v. R. Ferkins (W.), S. Painter (W.) v. D. I. Robertson (C.), C. H. Baird (S.) v. N. Adams (C.). D. Livingstone (Wai.) v B. E. Souter (C.), E. S. Falconer (O.) v. E. H. Orbell (A.). A. R. Cant (C.) v. M. Ferkins (W.), J. Roach (Wai.) v. R. Howe (S.), P. D. McGregor (C.) v. J. V/. Gunn (A.), Hobm (Man.) v. R. V. Robb (W.). C. W. Hodgson (S.) v. I. M. Corich (C.).T. Childs (West C.) v. J. W. Arnold (C.). Byes at bottom: — H. A. Barnett (C.) v. winner of Childs v. Arnold, N. A.nMorrison (W.) v S Watson (C.). J. R. Crawshaw (C.) v. N. G. Sturt (A.). R J. D. Sharpe (H. 8.) v. M. J Souter (C.), B. J. Kelly (W.) v. C. Angas C.). Women’s Singles First Round.—Miss M. Beverley (Wai.) v. Miss M. Wake (C.), Miss J. Senior (C.) v. Miss R. J. Wilson (S.), Miss B. L. Bishop (A.) v. Miss M. Sexton (Man.); Miss J. Pithcaithley (C.) v. Miss E. R. Brown (Nth. O.), Miss T. Rice (Aust.) v.Miss M. Howe (W.), Miss K. Armstrong (C ) v. Miss M. Glenny (H. 8.), Miss E. Plummer (W.) v. Miss J. Peake (C.), Miss J. Douthett (W.) v. MLs C. Chester (C.). Miss J. Forrester (W.) v.Miss H. Elsom (C.), Miss J. Bedford (W.) v. Miss N. Beverley (Wai.), Mrs Beatson (N.) v. Miss J. Burns (W.), Miss I. Poole (C.) v. Miss D. Miller (Nth. O. Mrs N. V. Edwards (W.) v. Mrs Herrick (H. 8.), Miss T. Poole (C.) v. Miss P. Cooke (A.), Miss B. Gould (C.) v. Miss I. Morrison (C.). Bye at Bottom.—Miss M. Hardcastle (Aust.) v. winner of Miss B. Gould v. Miss I. Morrison. Men’s Doubles Byes at top—; ■ _ „ R. Ferkins and E. A. Roussell v. R. G. Pattinson and C. F. Penfold. W H. Sheppard and Morris v. M. Ferkins and D. Paterson. First Round—A. R. Cant and KA. Barnett v. Morrison and Renouf, Livingstone and Roach v. Edwards and Dyer, T. Patterson and Adams v. Sharpe and Orbell. Smith and Falconer v. Burke and Kelly, Crawshaw and McGregor v. Robb and Painter, McTeague and Strong v. Gunn and Bedford, Baird and Childs v. B. E. and M. J. Souter. Dymond and I. J. Conch v. N. G. Sturt and J, T. Mayson. Byes at Bottom.—Mercer and Arnold v D. I. and C. Robertson, Donkin and Watson v. C. Angas and A. D. Brown Women’s Doubles First Round. —Misses N. and M. Beverley v. Misses Cotterill and Gould, Misses H. and D. Elsom v. Misses D. Miller and R. Wilson, Misses P. Cooke and B. L. Bishop v. Misses M. Sexton and J. Forrester. Mrs N. V. Edwards and Miss J. Burns v. Misses I. Morrison and J. Senior, Mrs Beatson and Miss K. Armstrong v. Mrs Herrick and Miss Glenny, Misses M. Howe and J. Bedford v. Misses T. and I. Poole. Mesdames Browne and Peppier v. Misses J. Douthett and E. Plummer. Bye at Bottom.—Misses Hardcastle and Rice v. winner of Mesdames Browne and Peppier v. Misses Douthett and Plummer. Mixed Doubles Byes at Top.—Gunn and Miss M. Beverley v. McGregor and Miss Morrison, C. Robertson and Miss Wilson v. Dymond and Mrs Browne, J. Mayson and Miss T. Poole v. Sheppard and Miss J. Senior. K. W. Dyer and Miss J. Burns v. Crawshaw and Miss 1. Morrison, C. Angas and Miss I. Poole v. P. Howe and Miss M. Howe, R. G. Pattinson and Miss K. Armstrong v. D. Livingstone and Miss N. Beverley, A. D. Brown and Miss P. Cooke v. R. Browning and Miss B. Gould. First Rolmd.—Childs and Miss Brown v. Roach and Miss Bishop, Robb and Miss Douthett v. Beatson and Mrs Beatson, N. V. Edwards and Mrs Edwards v. D. Robertson and Miss H. Elsom. Byes at Bottom. —Kelly and Miss D. Elsom v. winner of Edwards and Mrs Edwards v. D. Robertson and Miss H. Elsom, M. Ferkins and Mrs Cotterill v. R. Ferkins and Miss D. Miller, T. Patterson and Miss M. Wake v. Hobin and Mrs Hobin. Falconer and Miss Sexton v. Sharpe and Miss Glenny. Bedford and Miss Plummer v. Adams and Miss Peake. Renouf and Miss Forrester v. Penfold and Miss T. Rice, N. A. Morrison and Miss J. Bedford v. S. Painter and Mrs Herrick, Cant and Mrs Peppier v. N. G. Sturt and Miss Hardcastle. Seeded Players The following is the order of the seeded players;— Men’s Singles.—A. D. Brown, C. Angas, H. A. Barnett. J. T. Mayson, R. G. Pattinson, J W. Gunn, N G. Sturt, N. F. N Bedford Women’s Singles.—Misses M. Hardcastle, M. Beverley, D. Miller, T. Rice, N. Beverley, B. L. Bishop, E. Plummer. P. Cooke. Men’s Doubles—R. McL. Ferkins and E. A. Roussell. C. Angas and A. D. Brown. N. G. Sturt and J. T. Mayson, R. A Cant and H A Barnett Women’s Doubles.—Misses Hardcastle and Rice, Misses N. and M. Beverley, Misses I. and T. Poole. Misses P. Cooke end B. L. Bishop. Mixed Doubles.—N. G. Sturt and Miss Hardcastle, J. Gunn and Miss M. Beverley, C. Angas and Miss I. Poole, R. D, Sharpe and Miss M. Glenny. A. D Brown and Miss P. Cooke, R. McL. Ferkins and Miss D. Miller, J. T. Mayson and Miss T. Poole, C. F. Penfold and Miss T. Rice. AUSTRALIAN WOMEN PLAYERS VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND (Pra United Press Association) WELLINGTON, Dec. 20. Two prominent Australian women lawn tennis players—Miss May Hardcastle, of Queensland, and Miss Thelma Rice, of New South Wales —arrived by the Wanganella from Sydney on a holiday, but will mix serious tennis with it. Both Will play in the Wellington championships on December 24 to 28, and later in the New Zealand championships at Christchurch. They are to be the j guests of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association. Miss Hardcastle is ranked sixth in Australia and Miss Rice is a New South Wales representative, ranking seventh in that State. Thev will play together in the Women’s Doubles at Christchurch.