LAWN TENNIS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17146, 31 December 1929, Page 11

LAWN TENNIS

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' |||E'|kRISTMMT6uRNEY JUN'S CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES * from4hfi Jiact .t but .the of : "/ ihe inen f s clra'ntpiohship doubles match, ' plifetl iii the final of the section this I morning by N. H. Bull .and G. H. Sedl don against P. Watson and -D. E. i» Chfispy went to 26 games before decision w* s reached, Die onlookers eony elafled that the whole match would ocP cupy part of the day. This I expectation was ..amended, however, after Watson and Chrisp had won the _fc second set 6—2, thus evening matters _\, with their opponents, who had won the ft first set. The third set also went to P- Watson and Chrisp, and they followed' £ this success by winning the fourth and I %... the match. The doubles title was thus I decided before the flayers adjourned I for luncheon. [ Khe first and second sets of the | ch were described in the first I ion. In the third set Chrisp served! , and won the game, and Seddon's ice was also won by the Chrisp- j tson combination. Bull and' Seddonj ed off the ne,xt, after a deuce game, then Bull lost his service, the I a b«ng 3—l in favor of Chrisp and ] *v»tsoffst tjhis stage. Chrisp again won __. his service, and then Seddqu .got his, p inaking the score 4—2 in favor of the | younger .pair. SJeddon and Bull took I three more games in succession, all |_____>f them involving deuce struggles, and ____fS«i led 5-4 after the ninth game. \ opponents ovened matters, and two games were halved. Then |__p% won his service again, and with ___P partner forced a decision of the m on service. .Qhrisp and ______fats6n led two sets to one at this ■Tli© fourth set decided the match. ___kh side won its own service in' Kernatc games, until the score stood ■ 6—all. Watson took the- 13th .gajne, ■d then full's service w<jnt against He server, and the set went to WatHi and Chrisp, B—6. The match M&res were 13-14, 6—2, ,B—6, ,B—6. I An interesting' point in connection 1 with the match was that of the 26 f games played in the first set, no less I than 15 were carried to deuce, and the \ last three were particularly interesting tussles'. > i The remaining matches in .the eham-. piohship classes Of the tournament were postponed until to-morrow, in view of the fact that the players engaged had been subjected to heavy demands during the past day or two in particular. The i combined championship. doubles is still .to : I fee decided. | ——' TOURNEY (Per Press Association.) OttRSSTCHURCH, this day. The,Cft»terb.ury lawn itonriis,tourna-;| ment concluded to-day. In the final i of the combined doubles Andrew and Seay defeated Miss Wade and Rhodes-Williams, 9—7, 6— L