TENNIS

Southland Times, Issue 21275, 22 December 1930, Page 12

TENNIS

MATCH AT GORE INVERCARGILL DEFEAT EASTERN MANY CLOSE GAMES The Invercargill v. Eastern District representative match,- which is played annually at Gore before Christmas, is almost invariably favoured with ideal summer weather. Saturday proved in keeping with the match days of former years. In tact so hot was it that not a few players showed signs ot distress towards the close of the afternoon. Save for two men who were unable to make the trip, the Invercargill team consisted of the pick of the players in the area and they succeeded in gaining a victory by 19 matches to 5. This decisive margin would convey the impression that the contest was one-sided, but, this was very far from being the case, many of the cityplayers who won having very few games to spare in their sets. The games total for the match was Invercargill 241, Eastern 166; and this shows how well contested the individual matches were. Speaking generally it may be said that while the Eastern men were well up to the standard of former years, the ladies were weaker. The match should prove valuable as a guide to the selectors in choosing the provincial representative team. McLeod and Townsend and Misses Blakie and Kelly must have strong claims to provincial honours after their displays on Saturday. In the men’s singles Invercargill lost only one match, but there were no runaway victories. Sumpter found McLeod a much better tactician than in 1929 and the Invercargill man got home by the narrow margin of 6—5, 6 —5. McLeod’s driving was very fine and he came up to volley effectively on many occasions. . Deaker nearly met his match in Townsend, who was brilliant for two-thirds of the match and very erratic in the remaining games. The first set went to Tonwsend 6—5. Then Deaker took six games on end. The third set saw Townsend on top for three games. Then Deaker clapped pace on to his drives and took another six games on end, but not without some stiff opposition. Lindsay played excellently all round to beat Henderson 6 —5, 6—l. The Wyndham man could not find touch with his drive. Stephens seemed to have bis match well in hand against Meldrum when he led s—l in the third set, but he slumped and Meldrum was able to save the day by taking five games on end. McKay’s good driving and good match temperament gave him victory over Chapman after a long tussle. Hamilton, by good forehand driving, defeated Maude, another man who relies on his forehand, 6—3,

The first men's double between Sumpter and Lindsay and Henderson and Townsend was good only in parts. With the exception of Lindsay the players made too many errors. McLeod’s forceful driving and Chapman’s excellent work at the net gave the Eastern pair victory in the third set over Deaker and Stephens. McKay and Hamilton went well together to beat Maude and Meldrum 6—5, 6—3.

All the ladies’ singles except the sixth one went to Invercargill. Miss Melvin made no race of it with Miss Blakie, .who is not nearly as good in singles as in doubles. Miss Melvin played many splendid winning shots. Although Miso Guest beat Miss Kelly 9 —5 she has played many better games, for she seemed careless in making many of her shots. Miss Rein is returning rapidl.v to her best form and defeated Miss Maher 9—l. No one showed better form during the day than Miss Lawrence, who won all her matches. She drove splendidly against Mi | Harvey-. Miss Wade beat Miss Brotherston 9—5, displaying an attractive though erratic backhand. Miss Metzger found Miss Graham’s placements too good, the Gore girl winning 9—4. All three ladies’ doubles went to Invercargill, the first two by big margins, the third by a single game. In this last match Misses Metzger and Wade made a good recovery. They were down B—4, but got home in the end 9—B. The Eastern ladies suffer in their doubles through not playing net. Probably the best tennis of the day was seen in the first mixed double when Townsend's fine net play and Miss Blakie’s judicious support gave them victory over Sumpter and Miss Melvin 9—4. Miss Rein was largely responsible for defeating McLeod and Miso Kelly 9—6. She got through a tremendous amount of work in this game. Lindsay and Miss Guest just got home 9—B against Chapman and Miss Harvey. Both McKay and Miss Wade and Stephens and Miss Lawrence had comfortable wins, but Hamilton and Miss Metzger had to lower their colours to Maude and Miss Graham. The visiting team was most hospitably entertained by- the Gore ladies. The scores, with Invercargill names first mentioned, are:— Men’s Singles. Sumpter beat McLeod 6—5, 6—5. Deaker beat Townsend 5—6, 6 —o, 6 —3. Lindsay beat Henderson 6—5, 6—l. Stephens lost to Meldrum 5—6, 6—3, 5—6. McKay- beat Chapman 6—2, 5 —6, 6 —2. Hamilton beat Maude 6—3, 6—4. Ladies’ Singles. Miss Melvin beat Miss Blakie 9—o. Miss Guest beat Miss Kelly 9 —5. Miss Rein beat Miss Maher 9—l. Miss Lawrence beat Miss Harvey 9—2. Miss Wade beat Miss Brotherston 9—5. Miss Metzger lost to Miss Graham 4—9. Men’s Doubles. Sumpter and Lindsay beat .Townsend and Henderson 6 —3, 6—4. Decker and Stephens lost to McLeod and Chapnlan 6 —4, 4 —6, 2—6. McKay and Hamilton beat Meldrum and Maude 6 —5, 6 —3. Ladies’ Doubles. Misses Melvin and Guest beat Misses Blakie and Maher 9 —2. Misses Rein and Lawrence beat Misses Kelly and Harvey 9 —3. Misses Wade and Metzger beat Mieses Brotherston and Graham 9—S. Mixed Doubles. Sumpter and Miss Melvin lost to Townsend and Miss Blakie 4—9. Deaker and Miss Rein beat McLeod and Miss Kelly 9 —6. , Lindsay and Miss Guest beat Chapman and Miss Harvey 9 —B. McKay and Miss Wade beat Henderson and Miss Brotherston 9—6. Stephens and Miss Lawrence beat Meldrum and Miss Maher 9 —4. Hamilton and Miss Metzger lost to Maude and Miss Graham 3 —9. Invercargill 19 matches 28 sets 241 games. Eastern 5 matches 9 sets 166 games. B GRADE MATCHES SOME CLOSE CONTESTS. The B grade inter-club competition was continued on Saturday in ideal weather. The victorious clubs were Rugby Park, Invercargill, Kennington, Georgetown I. and Southend. . CENTRAL v. RUGBY PARK. Rugby Park scored a narrow win over Central by 9 sets to 7. The scores, with Central names first mentioned, are: — Ladies’ Singles: Miss Deegan v. Mrs Perrelle I—7; Miss Roy v. Miss Leek 7—5; Miss Brewister v. Miss Cuthbertson 7—4; Miss Sloan v. Miss Parker 7—l. Men’s Singles: L. Stubbs v. G. Smith B—9; L. Hughes v. G. Thomas 2—9; D. Lorimer v. D. Neebit 3—9; A. Malcolm v. 0. Thomas 3 —9.

Ladies’ Doubles: Misses Deegan and Sloan v. Mrs Perrelle and Miss Leek 5—7; Misses Roy and Brewister v. Misses XJuthbertson and Parker 7—5.

Men’s Doubles,; Stubbs and Hughes v. Smith and G. Thomas 9 —7; Lorimer and Malcolm v. Nesbit and O. Thomas 2—9.

Combined Doubles: Miss Roy and Stubbs v. Mrs Perrelle and Smith 7 —4; Miss Deegan and Hughes v.' MI’S Leek and G. Thomas 4 —7; Miss Brewister and Lorimer v. Miss Cuthbertson and Nesbit 4—7; Miss Sloan and Malcolm v. Miss Parker and 0. Thomas 7—4. Rugby Park 9 sets, 103 games; Central 7 sets, 83 games. INVERCARGILL v. WAIHOPAI I. Invercargill made amends for their defeat by Kennington by winning against Waihopai I. by 10 sets to 6. The scores, with Waihopai names first mentioned, are: — Men’s Singles: Jones v. Rout 6 —9; Boyd y. Stuckey 5—9; Holdgate v. Smith 5 —9; Burnett v. Preston 9 —B. Ladies’ Singles: Miss Belsham v. Miss Cardno 3—7; Miss Gray v. Miss Rankin 7 —3; Miss Ronald v. Miss Basstian 7—l; Miss Wood v. Miss Campbell 7 —3. Men’s Doubles: Jones and Holdgate v. Rout and Smith 7 —9; Boyd and Burnett v. Stuckey and Preston 2 —9. Ladies’ Doubles: Misses Belsham and Gray v. Misses Cardno and Rankin 3—7; Misses Ronald and Wood v. Misses Basstian and Campbell 7—l. Combined Doubles: Miss Belsham and Jones v. Miss Cardno and Rout I—7; Miss Gray and Holdgate v. Miss Rankin and Stuckey 6—7; Miss Ronald and Boyd v. Miss Basstian and Smith 7 —5; Miss Wood and Burnett v. Mi® Campbell and Preston 3—7.

Waihopai 6 sets, 85 games; Invercargill 10 sets, 101 games.

KENNINGTON v! WAIHOPAI II

Waihopai 11. gave Kennington a good game for it, but lost by 10 sets to 6. The scores, with Kennington names first mentioned, are:—

Ladies’ Singles: Mrs Fox v. Mrs Kingsland 7—3; Miss M. Graham v. Miss Smith 7—l; Miss R. Graham v. Miss Barhan, 7 —4; Miss K. Hillis v. Miss Strang 7—3. Men’s Singles: W. Henderson v. W. Stirling 9 —2; R. Henderson v. R. Ferguson 5—9; D. F. Leckie v. N. Carnahan 9—7; T. Lyall v. J. Wren 4—9. Ladies’ Doubles: Mrs Fox and Miss .M. Graham v. Mrs Kingsland and Miss Barham 7 —3; Miss R. Graham and Miss K. Hillis v. Misses Smith and Strang 5 —7. Men’s Doubles: W. and R. Henderson y. Stirling and Ferguson 9 —7; D. F. Leckie and T. Lyall v. Carnahan and Wren B—9. Combined Doubles: W. Henderson and Mrs Fox v. Stirling and Mrs Kingsland 7—5; R. Henderson and Miss M. Graham v. Ferguson and Miss Smith 6—7; D. F. Leckie and Miss R. Graham v. Carnahan and Miss Barham 7—3; T. Lyall and Miss K. Hillis v. Wren and Miss Strang 3--~ ■ Kennington 10 sets, 107 games; Waihopai 11. 6 sets, 86 games.

GEORGETOWN I v. GEORGETOWN 11. As was only to be expected Georgetown I did not experience much difficulty in beating Georgetown 11. The scores, witn the former team first mentioned, are: — Ladies’ Singles: Mrs J. Mehaffey v. Mrs Fleming 7 —l; Miss McLennan v. Miss Mackay 3—7; Miss R. Henry v. Mrs Timpany 7 5; Miss B. Oughton v. Miss Perks 7 —i. Men’s Singles: G. Barnes v. E. Preston 9—l ; W. Johnstone v. S. Robson 9—2; G. Oughton v. H. Mayston 9 4; A. Kinross, v. E. Sefton B—9.8 —9. Ladies’ Doubles: Mrs Mehaffey and Miss McLennan v. Mrs Fleming and Miss Mackay 7—5; Misses Henry and Oughton v. Mrs Timpany and Miss Perks 7 —5. Men’s Doubles: Barnes and Kinross x. Preston and Robson 9—3; Oughton' and Johnstone v. Mayston and Sefton 9 /. Combined Doubles: Mrs and Barnes v. Mrs Fleming and Preston 7 —2, Miss McLennan and Johnstone v. Miss Mackay and Robson 7—6 ; Miss Henn- and Oughton v. Mrs Timpany and Mayston 7 —4, Miss Oughton and Kinross v. Miss Perks and Sefton 7—3. Georgetown I 14 sets, 117 games; Georgetown II 2 sets, 65 games. SOUTHEND ST. MARY’S. In a very evenly cohtested match Southend defeated St. Mary’s by 9 sets to 7. The scores, with St. Mary’s names first men. tioned, are :— Ladies’ Singles: Miss Fitzgerald v. Mrs Clark 7—l; Miss Cooper v. Mrs Lamont 4 — -7; Miss Hallamore v. Mrs McGoldrick 7 2; Mrs Fitzgerald v. Miss Macpherson Men’s Singles: A. Baird v. I. Rigby o—-3; J. Baird v. A. McKenzie 6—9; W. Wilts v. A. Barr I—9; V. Shirley v. R. Romans 2—9. Ladies’ Doubles: Misses Fitzgerald amt Cooper v. Mcsdames Clark and Lamont 5— 7; Miss Hallamore and Mrs Fitzgerald v. Mrs McGoldrick and Miss Macphersou Men’s Doubles: Baird Bros. v. Rigby and McKenzie 9—7; Wills and Shirley v. Barr and Romans 7 —9. Combined Doubles: Miss Fitzgerald and A. Baird v. Mrs Clark and Rigby 7—4; Miss Cooper and J. Baird v. Mrs Lamont and McKenzie 2—7; Miss Hallamore and Wills v. Barr and Mrs Goldrick 7 —3; Mrs Fitzgerald and Shirley v. Miss Macpherson and Romans 2—7. Southend 9 sets, 93 games; St. Mary’s 7 sets, 87 games. MOANA v. KENNINGTON. The Moana team played a friendly match with a Kennington team on Saturday, the latter winning by 11 sets to 5. The scores, with Moana names mentioned first, are: — Ladies’ Singles: Miss Brown v. Miss McLew 3—7; Miss Downey v.' Miss T. Henderson 2—7; Miss Burrell v. Miss H. Henderson 4—7; Miss Batchelor v. Miss Hillis Men’s Singles: Wood v. Horder 9 —4; Frobarth v. Alexander 3—7; Shepard v. Thomson B—9;8 —9; Hcdgson v. Alexander 7—2. Ladies’ Doubles: Miss Brown and Miss Downing v. Misses McLew and T. Henderson 6—7; Misses Burrell and Batcheler v. Misses 11. Henderson and Hillis 6 —7. Men’s Doubles: Wood and Hodgson v. Forde and Alexander 5—9; Frobarth and Shepard v. Alexander and Thomson B—9. Combined Doubles: Wood and Miss Brown v. Horder and Miss McLew 7—6; Frobarth and Miss Downing v. Alexander and Miss I. Henderson 7—-1; Shepard and Miss Burrell v. Thomson and Miss H. Henderson 7—4; Hodgson and Miss Batcheler v. Thomson and Hillis 4—7. Kennington 11 ’sets, 100 games; Moana 5 sets, 88 games. NIGHTCAPS v. WAIRIO. (From Our Correspondent). The Nightcaps B grade tennis team journeyed to Wairio on W’ednesday December 17, and played a match with. Wairio which resulted in a win for Nightcaps by 11 sets to 5. The following are the results, Nightcaps names being mentioned first: — Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Barr 3 v. Miss Marshall 6; Miss Burgess 6 v. Miss Aitken 2; Miss Lattimer 6 v. Miss Sherman 3; Miss Sinclair 6 v. Miss Mcßride 1. Men’s Singles.—Jamieson 2 v. Wright 9; Adams 9 v. Hemmings 6; Grant 8 v. Laytham 9; Burgess 9 v Sherman 2. Ladies’ Doubles.—Misses Barr and Burgess 5 v. Miss Marshall and Aitken 7, Misses Lattimer and Sinclair 7 v. Misses Sherman and Mcßride 2. Mixed Doubles. —Miss Barr and Jamieson 3 v. Miss ilarshall and Wright 7; Miss Burgess and Adams 7 v. Miss Aitken and Hemmings 6; Miss Lattimer and Grant 7 v. Miss Sherman and Laythaiu 4; Miss Sinclair and Burgess 7 v. Miss Mcßride and Sherman 2.