TENUIS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16946, 30 January 1926, Page 4

TENUIS.

AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. (Per V'ipss Association. 1 ' AUCKLAND, last night. In the Auckland tennis championships, the men's singles, fourth round, resulted: Griffiths beat Watkins, 7 —9, 11—9, (i—o; Hobson beat Sims, I—6, 6—l, G— 2; Lampe beat Sturt, G —4, G—4; ,Smyth beat Bartleet, G—2, G—4. Semi-finals: Robson beat Griffiths, G—l, G —o, 6-7-2, G——o. Men’s championship doubles (third round): Griffiths and .Brindscn beat, Watkins and Eqtwistle, G—l, 4 —G, G—4; Smyth and Lampe beat Harrison and Harrison, G—2, G—2. Semi-final: Bartleet and Robson beat Johns andJohns, G—2, 4—G, 7—5. Ladies ’ singles . (semi-finals): Miss Knight beat,. Miss McPherson, G—3, 4—6, 6 —l; beat Miss Nicholls, 6—Lx,' G— 4. Combined doubles (fourth round): A. i E. Johns and Miss Nicholls beat Smyth and ,Aliss McCormack, G —2, 11—9. Ladies’ doubles (semi-final): Misses MacFarlanc beat 'Misses Miller, G—3, (j — 2. HAWKE’S BAY CHAMPIONSHIPS. DANNEVIHI\E, last night. . Splendid weather lias favored tho annual Hawke’s Bay provincial championship tournament. Good progress has been made with the chief events, and it is' expected that most of the finals will be played to-morrow. Hawke’s Bay .boys’ championship singles.—rSemi-fihal: Cato defeated Mitchell, 4—6, B—G, 7 —5; Malfroy defeated Morrison, .0 —3, 6—l. Final: Malfroy defeated Cato, G—2, G—4. Hawke’s Bay girls’ championship singles.—Semi-final: Miss J. Morrison defeated Miss .Symomls, G —4, G—o; Miss Howell, defeat,cd Miss Bruntpn, 7t— -i>, it- —•1.-'.". f.* .V'., Hawke’s Bay: 1 -championship men’s singles.—Semi-final: S. Powdrcll defeated Malfroy, G—2, G—o; Andrews defeated Lowry, 4 —6, G —4, G—o.' Hawke’s Bay championship men’s doubles.—Semi-final: Powdrcll Bros, defeated Shirley and L. Drummond, G—3, G—2; Andrews and Lowry- defeated Green and Drummond, G —l, G—3. , Hawke’s Bay combined championship doubles.—Semi-finals: Powdrcll and Mrs Hetlcy defeated Martin'and Miss Morrison, 6—l, G—o. . IlaA'ke’s Bay championship Indies’ doubles. —Semi-finals: Misses Cato and Cotterill defeated Mrs. Green and MiSs Hartgill, 6—o, o—ls Atfs. Ifetley and Miss Bennett defeated Miss Thompson and AlisSi Gflint,' G —2, G—2. WITH .20 RACQUETS. HELEN WILLS* 1N FRA NCE. LONDON, Jan. 15. Helen Wills, the American tennis champion, has arrived at Havre on a six months’ tour of: Europe. Her luggage includes twqrity racquets. . / She had a stormy voyage, ansi’.did not leave her cabin J owing to seasickness. She says she'is most anxious to meet Mdlle, Lenglen in the Riviera tournaments, otherwise her trip will be disappointing. “I believe my,backhand slroko has greatly improved!” she said.