TENNIS

Southland Times, Issue 20015, 1 November 1926, Page 5

TENNIS

= INTER-CLUB MATCHES. = FIRST ROUND RESULTS. z Heavy rain on Friday night and Saturday Z morning did not auger well for the openZ ing round of inter-club matches. Before Z noon, however, the clouds dispersed and the Z sun shone brilliantly. When play comZ menced there was a keen southerly blowing z but this died down shortly after three z o’clock and from then on conditions were Z excellent. The opening round was marked Z by much good play, and even when one Z club had a decided superiority over another Z the games were keenly contested from beZ ginning to end, so that the margin of vicz tory was not always a criterion of the z strength of the individual players. Z The results of the matches are as fol z lows:— = A GRADE. | WINTON v. CENTRAL. z Central journeyed to Winton and suffered Z defeat by 10 sets to 6. Lindsay, who is play- ~ ing as well as ever, proved much too good ~ for Hudson, but McKay, Central’s second Z man, evened matters by a good victory over z Barham. Two of the Winton ladies deZ faulted their singles, but the other two se- - cured wins. In the doubles honours were easy. ~ The details are as follows, Winton players r. being mentioned first: — Z —Men’s Singles.— Z Lindsay v. Hudson 6 —l, 6—2. •• Barham v. McKay 3—6, I—6. ~ Henderson v. Hughes 9—6. it Perrelie v. Johnston 9 —4. X —Ladies’ Singles.— r Miss Watson v. Miss Price 7—4. Z Mrs Martin defaulted to Miss Melvin. 5 Mrs. Lindsay v. Mrs McEachran 7 —6. X Mrs Tilley defaulted to Miss Brewster. w —Men’s Doubles.— Z Lindsay and Barham v. Hudson and McZ Kay 6—9. Z Henderson and Perrelie v. Hughes and £ Johnson 9 —l. 3 —Ladies’ Doubles.— 3 Miss Watson and Mrs Martin v. Misses Z Price and Melvin 6 —7. £ Mesdames Lindsay and Tilley v. Mrs Mc- £ Eachr&n and Miss Brewster 7—4. •; —Combined Doubles.— £ Miss Watson and Lindsay v. Miss Melvin £ and Hudson 3—7. £ Mrs Martin and Barham v. Miss Price 2 and McKay 7—3. 3 Mrs Lindsay and Henderson v. Mrs Mc--3 Each ran and Hughes 7 —6. ~ Mrs Tilley and Perrelie v. Miss Brewster £ and Johnston 7—3. = i INVERCARGILL NO. 2 v. SOUTHEND. £ This match was played at Southend and £ resulted in a win for Invercargill by 12 £ sets to 4. Probably the best game of the 3 day was the second men’s single between £ Hinton and W. Rea. The latter showed £ surprisingly good form and a groat driving £ duel resulted until towards the end the con2 .esiants tired. Hinton just got home in 3 the third set. Most of the matches were 3 ciosely contested and the younger Southend players have no reason to be discouraged : by their showing against more experienced £ 1 opponents. £ The detailed results are as follows, Inver3 cargill names being mentioned first:— E —Men’s Singles.— £ Sumpter v. Peed 6—l, 6—2. I Hinton v. W. Rea 7—5, 4—6, 6—4. : | Cooke v. S. Rea 6 —9. j Anderson v. Latta 3—9. —Ladies' Singles.—- ! : Mrs Chartres v. Mrs Latta 7—4. i Mrs Anderson v. Miss McCallum 7—5. Miss Wilson v. Miss Basstian 7—l. i Miss Annan v. Mrs Bird 7—l. —Men’s Doubles.— Sumpter and Hinton x. W. and S. Rea 9—6. : Cooke and Anderson v. Reed and Latta i I 9—B. * —Ladies’ Doubles.— I Mesdames Chartres and Anderson v. Mrs Latta and Miss McCallum 7—3. 3 Misses Wilson and Annan v. Miss Basstian i ; and Mrs Bird 7—5. —Combined Doubles.— * j Sumpter and Mrs Chartres v. Reed and [ , Mrs Latta—7—s. | Hinton and Miss Wilson v. S. Rea and ! Miss Basstian 7—2. Anderson and Mrs Anderson v. W. Rea 1 and Miss McCallum 5—7. Cooke and Mjss Annan v. Latta and Mrs Bird 5 —7. ST. MARY’S v. GLADSTONE. St. Mary’s were defeated by Gladstone on the Gladstone courts by the big margin 1 of 15 sets to 0. One ladies’ single was not played. Though the victory in sets was a hollow one, there was not such a difference in games, St. Mary’s registering 59 to Gladstone’s 117. Details, with St. Mary’s players mentioned first, are as follows: —Men’s Singles.— 1 Fouhy v. Hewat 3—9. Ii Miller v. Camm 7 —9. j I Francis v. Broughton I—9. 1 i Baird v. Mclnnes B—9. —Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Mahoney v. Miss Lester 5— 7. Miss Baird v. Miss Russell 4—7. Miss Rogers v. Mrs Hoyles 5—7. —Men’s Doubles.— Fouhy and Miller v. Hewat and Camm Francis and Baird v. Broughton and Mclnnes 6 —9. —Ladies’ Doubles.— Misses Mahoney and Rogers v. Miss Lester and Mrs MacFarlane I—7.1 —7. Misses Harrington and Baird v. Miss Russell and Mrs Hoyles 2—7. —Combined Doubles.— Miss Mahoney and Fouhy v. Mrs MacFarlane and Hewat 3—7. Miss Harrington and Francis v. Miss Lester and Camm o—7.0 —7. Miss Baird and Baird v. Miss Russel and Broughton 3—7. Miss Rogers and Miller v. Mrs Hoyles and Mclnnes 3—7. B GRADE. BLUFF v. CENTRAL. The Bluff team travelled to Invercargill and met Central on the latter’s courts. The visitors won by 12 sets to 4. The games were closer, Central securing 75 and Bluff 107. Detailed results are as follows, Bluff players being mentioned first: —Men’s Singles.— Parry v. Paterson 9 —5. Clark v. Cheyne 9—7. Hamilton v. Wilson 9—7 Imlay v. Creeser 3—9. —Ladies’ Singles.— Miss Torrance v. Miss Clark 7—3. Miss Dixon v. Miss Price 7—5. Miss Woods v. Miss Morton 7—5. 1 Miss Norris v. Miss Harvey 2—7. 1 —Men’s Doubles. * Parry and Clark v. Paterson and Cheyne ] 9—3. j Miss Hamilton and Imlay v. Wilson and < Creeser 9 —l. f —Ladies’ Doubles.— Misses Torrance and Dixon v. Misses Clark J and Price 7 —2. Misses Woods and Norris v. Misses Harvey c and Morton 7—2. c —Combined Doubles.— Parry and Miss Torrance v. Paterson and Miss Clark 7—2. Clark and Miss Dixon v. Cheyne and Miss p Price 4 —7. I a

Hamilton and Miss Woods v. Wilson and Miss Morton 7—3. Imlay and Miss Norris v. Creeser and Miss ilarvey 4—7. WAIHOPAI No. 1 v INVERCARGILL. This match, played on the Invercargill courts, resulted in a comfortable win for the experienced Waihopai players by 11 sets to 5. Invercargill’s men held their own but the Waihopai ladies were too strong. In the combined doubles want of understanding between partners told against Invercargill. The results in detail are as follows, Invercargill players being mentioned first: — —Men’s Singles— Smith v Brown o—9.0 —9. McEwan v Rice 9—7. Ott v Whyte 9—7. Garrett v Hamilton 2 —9. —Ladies’ Singles— Miss Oughton v Miss Day 7 —6. Mrs Garrett v Miss Whyte 3—7. Miss Macpherson v Miss Edginton 3—7. Miss Holloway v Miss Coutts 2 —7. —Men’s Doubles— Smith and McEwan v Rice and Brown 9—B. Garrett and Ott v Whyte and Hamilton 5—9. —Ladies' Doubles— Misses Oughton and Macpherson v Misses Day and Whyte 4—7. Mrs Garrett and Miss Holloway v Misses Edginton and Coutts 4 —7. —Combined Doubles— Smith and Miss Oughton v Brown and Miss Dey 3—7. McEwan and Mrs Garrett v Rice and Miss Whyte 7—4. Ott and Miss Macpherson v Whyte and Miss Edginton 3—7. Garrett and Miss Holloway v Hamilton and Miss Coutts 3—7. EASTERN DISTRICT DRAW. The following is the draw for the Eastern District tennis fixtures:— A GRADE. November 3: Citizens v. Edendale, at Edendale; Gore v. Wyndham, at Wyndham; Anglican v. Mataura, at Mataura. November 10: Gore v. Mataura, at Gore; Citizens v. Anglican, at Citizens; Edendale v. Wyndham, at Edendale. November 17: Anglican v. Wyndham, at Anglican; Gore v. Edendale, at Edendale; Citizens v. Mataura, at Mataura. November 24: Citizens v. Gore, at Citizens; Anglican v. Edendale, at Edendale; Wyndham v. Mataura, at Wyndham. December 1: Citizens v. Wyndham, at Wyndham; Gore v. Anglican, at Gore; Edendale v. Mataura, at Mataura. B GRADE. November 3. St. Patricks v. Mataura, at St. Patricks; Gore v. Anglican, at Gore; Wyndham v. Citizens, at Citizens. November 10: St. Patricks v. Gore, at St. Patricks; Wyndham v. Mataura, at Wyndham; Citizens v. Anglican, at Anglican. November 17: Anglican v. Wyndham, at Wyndham; Gore v. Mataura, at Gore; St. Patricks v. Citizens, at Citizens. November 24: Anglican v. St. Patricks, at Anglican; Gore v. Wyndham, at Gore; Citizens v. Mataura, at Mataura. December 1: St. Patricks v. Wyndham, at St. Patricks; Gore v. Citizens, at Citizens; Anglican v. Mataura, at Anglican. NORTHERN DISTRICT ASSOCIATION. A meeting of delegates from the clubs in the Northern District was held at Balfour on Thursday last, the following being present: Messrs Clouston and Johnston, Lumsden ; Messrs McPherson and Guyton, Riversdale; Mrs Wilson and Mr C. Carmody, Balfour; and the secretary, Miss M. Liddell. Mr J. Clouston occupied the chair. An apology was received from Wendonside for the non-attendance of their delegates. The secretary of the Southland Lawn Tennis Association wrote in reply to a letter requesting the conditions concerning affiliation.—lt was decided to hold the matter over in the meantime and that a letter of thanks be forwarded to the Southland secretary for forwarding particulars.

It was decided to ask the various clubs to subscribe the sum of £1 1/- each towards the funds of the association.

It was also decided to hold a competition in the district. Mr James Campbell, of Lumsden, offered a silver cup for competition among the clubs.—The offer was accepted, Mr Campbell to be thanked for his generosity. A number of conditions and by-laws were drawn up concerning the competition, copies of which will be sent to the various clubs.

It was decided to hold the cup matches on Saturdays for the first round, the first match to be played on November 6. The matter of postponing a match owing to weather conditions will be left to the home club, which will decide on the morning of the match. The following fixtures have been drawn up for the Campbell Cup competition: November 6: Riversdale, v. Balfour, at Riversdale; Lumsden v. Waikaia, at Lumsden; Wendonside a bye. November 13: Balfour v. Lumsden, at Balfour; Waikaia v. Wendonside, at Waikaia; Riversdale a bye.

November 20: Wendonside v. Balfour, at Wendonside; Lumsden v. Riversdale, at Lumsden; Waikaia a bye. November 27: Balfour v. Waikaia, at Balfour; Riversdale v. Wendonside, at Riversdale; Lumsden a bye.