LAWN TENNIS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3111, 29 October 1913, Page 57

LAWN TENNIS.

ROSLYN v. MILTON. A match between teams representing the Milton and Rosiyn Clubs was played at tiie Rosiyn courts on Monday, and resulted in a win for the local players. The following are the results (Koslyn names being mentioned first): — Men’s Doubles. —Calder and M'Dougall 9, Patchett and Walker 7; G. J. Black and R. 5. Block 9, Grant and Moore 4; Reid and Duncan 4, Moore and Lockhart 9. Ladies’ Doubles. —Mis Black and Miss Callender 6, Misses Walker and M‘Laron "2; Misses Macaulay and Duncan 6, Mrs Brookes and Miss Littlejohn 3; Mrs M'Donald and Miss Anderson 3, Misses Lane and Taylor 6. Men’s Singles.—Calder 9, Patchett 6; M'Dougall 9, Walker 6; G. Black 9, Grant 2; R. S. Black 9, Moore 6; Duncan 2, Lockhart 9. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Macaulay 6. Miss Walker 3; Mis Black 6. Miss M‘Daren 0. Combined Doubles.—Calder and Miss Callender 7, Patchett and Miss M'Laren 9; M'Dougall and Miss Macaulay 9, Walker and Miss Walker 8; G. Black and Mrs Black 9, Grant and Mis Brooks 2; R. S. Black and Miss Duncan 9, Moore and Miss Lane 4; G. W. Reid and Mies Anderson 8, Lockhart and Miss Littlejohn 9; Duncan and Mrs Macdonald 6, Lockhart and Mies Taylor 9 Totals/ —Roelyn, 13 sets (135 games); Milton, 6 sets (104 games). BALCLUTHA v. NORTH-EAST VALLEY. A team from North-East Valley Club travelled to Balclutha to keep the annual fixture with tlje club there. A violent wind imparted a large element of luck to the play, but, despite this, the visitors thoroughly enjoyed the outing, the prodigal hospitality of the Balclutha team ensuring this satisfactory consummation. Owing to lack of time, North-East Valley had to lose by default the Singles between Miss Foord and Miss Bishop, and that between Miss Breen and Miss Hutchins, when the score stood a i 4 —2 in favour of the latter. The scores are as follows. Valley names being mentioned first:— Men’s Doubles.—Sinclair and Anderson 4, Hislop and Harte 9; Taylor and Manson 9, Guest and Souncss 3; Dryden and Hopcraft 9, Bell and Denniston 4. - Ladies’ Doubles.—Misses Fea and Mrs Sinclair 6, Misses M'Donald and Kicrnan 3; Misses Elliott and Breen 5, Misses Murray 1 and Bishop 6; Misses Foord and Breen 5, Mrs Spiers and Miss Hutchins 6. Men’s Singles.—Sinclair 9, Hislop 5; Taylor 9, Harte 4, Manson 9, Guest 1; Anderson 9, Souncss 6, Dryden 9, Bell 0, Hopcraft 7, Denniston 9. Combicd Doubles.—Sinclair and Miss Fea 6, Hislop and Miss M'Donald) 2; Taylor and’Mrs Sinclair 1. Harte and Miss Kiernan 6; Manson and Miss Elliott 6, Guest and Miss Murray 0; Anderson and Miss Breen 2, Souncss and Miss Hutchins 6; Dryden anti Mies Foord 6,801 l and Mis Spiers 2; Hopcraft and Miss Foord 6, Denniston and Miss Bishop 4; Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Fea 1, Miss M'Donald 6 ; Mrs Sinclair 3. Miss Kiernan 6; Miss Elliott 3, M ss Murray 6; Miss Breen 2, Miss Hutchins 6 (unfinished); Miss Foord 0, Miss Bishop 6 (by default). Totals.—North-East Valley, 127 games; Balclutha, 112 games. ST. KILDA v. LAWRENCE. A team from the St. Kilda Lawn Tennis Club went to Lawrence on Saturday in preparation for a matoh with the local club on Monday. A very pleasant time was epent, and interesting games were played. The Lawrence players had improved since the previous year, and the games were fairly close. The following are the details (the St. Kilda Club being named first): Men’s Singles.—Simpson 5, Moore 9; Hart 9, Dotting 5; Robertson 7, Fish 9; Laurcnson 9, Adam 8; Lousley 9, M'Farland 6; Miller 8, Cawley 9. Men’s Doubles.—Simpson and Hart 9, Moore and Dotting 2; Robertson and Laurenson 5, Fish and Adam 9; Lousley and Miller 9, M'Farland and Cawley 6. Combined Doubles. —Simpson and Miss Stonehara 6, Moore and Miss Jeffery 3; Hart and Miss Faulks 6, Betting and Mies Winmill 3; iroberteon and Miss Cole 6, Fish and Miss Stokes 5; Laurcnson and Miss Hastings 6, Adam and Miss Nichols 1; Lousley and Miss M'Kcnzie 5, M'Farland and Miss Richards 6. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Faulks 6, Miss Stokes 5. Ladies’ Doubles.—Misses Stoneham and Faulks 6, Misses Jeffery and Stokes 5; Misses Hastings and Cole 6. Mieses Winrnill and Nichols 2; Miss M'Kcnzie and Mrs Scurr 4, Misses Richards and Christie 6. Totals.—St. Kilda, 122 games; Lawrence, 99 games. OTAGO ASSOCIATION v. OAMARU HILL. The match between the committee of the Otago Association and the Oamaru Hill Tennis Club was played at Oamaru on Monday, and resulted as follows: Men’s Doubles. —S. N. Brown and Cramontl 9, W. B. Gibb and Steel 6; R. S. Brown and Lemon 9, A. Gibb and Spiers 3; Wilkie and Nice Ison 9, Martvn and W. Gibb 5; Ferens and Parker 9, Farailton and King 7. Ladies’ Doubles. —Misses White and Black 6, Misses Sinclair and Kay 3; Mieses Duthio r-d C’ramor.d 6 Misses Bo: and Erth.cz 0‘ Misses Mills anJ Lo Brun 6, Misses Hossack and Lindsay 1; Misses Turner and George 6, Misses Gillespie and Hunter 2. Combined. —R. S. Brown and Miss Cra/mond 6, W. B. Gibb and Miss Sinclair 1; S. N. Brown and Miss Duthie 6, Steel and Miss Kay 2; Wilkie and Mies White 6, A. Gibb and Miss Bee 3: Cramond and'Miss Turner 6, Martyn and Miss Esther 1; Lemon and Misp jVUills 6,. Spiers and Miss. Hossack

2; NiooLson and Miss Black 6, TV. Gibb a«d Miss Lindsay 5; Fere ns and ivlis* 1/6 Brain 6, Familtcn and Mies Gillespie 0; Parker and Miss George 6, King and Miss Hunter 4. Men’s Single®.—R. S. Brown 9, Steel 6; 5. N. Brown 9, W. B. Gibb 3; Wilkie 9, A. Gibb 6; Oramond 9, Ma-rtyn 2; Lemon 6, Spiers 9; Nicolson 9, W. Gibb 6; Ferens 9’ Familton 3; Parker 9, King 7. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss White 6, Miss Sinclair 0; Miss Dut'hie 6, Miss Kay 1; Mis® Oramond 5 Miss Bee 0 ; Mis® Black 6, Miss Esther 2; Miss Turner 6, Miss Lindsay 0. Totals.—Otago, 206 games; Oamaru, 90 game®. COVERED COURTS CHAMPIONSHIP. LONDON, October 20. Wilding and Mrs Colson beat F. Lowe and Mrs Parton in the final of the Covered Courts Championship. SYDNEY, October 23. The Australasian Tennis Association lias cabled to Wilding asking him to represent Australasia at the world’s championship in the covered courts tournament. SYDNEY CHAMPIONSHIPS. SYDNEY, October 27. In the Metropolitan Singles Championship J. 0. Anderson beet H. A. Parker, 1 6—3, 6-2. In the Doubles Anderson and G. W. Wright beat Parker and H. S. Ulz. 6—2, 6-3. THE DAVIS C"P CONTESTS. SYDNEY, October 23. . On his return to Australia on October 1, Horace Rice, a member of the Australian lawn tennis team which suffered defeat in America in the preliminary tie* for the Davis Cup, was reported to" have stated in the course of an interview that, while the Americans deserved their «uoces, the defeat of the Australians was chiefly duo to bad courts, which were soft and heavy. Rice now denies that he ever said the Australians were defeated owing to had courts. What, he said was that the courts were soft, and favoured the Americana’ style of play—viz., volleying—as against the Australians’ reliance on ground work. Rice admits that the team met better men than themselves. -*■