LAWN TENNIS

Southland Times, Issue 23024, 19 October 1936, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS

Competition Games Commenced INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR B MATCHES i The first of the Southland Lawn Tennis Association’s competition matches of the season were played on Saturday, when games in the senior B and intermediate grades were played. The weather was fine and in the early part of the afternoon, warm, but later it grew cold and constant movement was necessary for warmth. In the senior B competition wins were secured by Winton, Bluff, St. Mary’s and Rugby Park. In the intermediate competition Tisbury, Waihopai, Kennington and Invercargill were victorious. The detailed results were as follows:— SENIOR B. BLUFF vTsOUTHEND. Playing at Bluff the home team defeated Southend by 11 sets to 5. Southend won only one of the men’s singles and one of the women’s singles, but did better in the mixed doubles. D. B. Hamilton, formerly of Gladstone, strengthened the Bluff team and won all his games comfortably. Southend would have been even lower in the sets if A. Breen had not been playing so consistently. The detailed scores, with Bluff names mentioned first, were as follows:— Women’s Singles.—Miss E. Crocket v. Miss Breen 7—4; Miss D. Mitchell v. Miss Croad 3—7; Mrs L. Morrison v. Miss Whittington 7—6; Mrs A. Morrison v. Miss Pollok 7—3.

e Men’s Singles.—D. B. Hamilton v. J. d Buchan 9— 4; N. Brough v. A. Als1, weiler 9 —5; G. Johnstone v. A. Breen e 5—9; W. L. Doyle v. A. Stewart 9—4. s Women’s Doubles.—Misses Crocket if and Mitchell v. Misses Breen and Pol- - lok 7—4; Mesdames Morrison and More rison v. Misses Whittington and Croad 11 7—5. s Men’s Doubles.—Hamilton and g Brough v. Buchan and Alsweiler 9 —5; a Doyle and Johnstone v. Breen and - Stewart I—9. f Mixed Doubles.—Hamilton and Miss i Crocker v. Buchan and Miss Pollok t 7—3; Brough and Miss Mitchell v. Alsweiler and Miss Breen 7 —3; Johne stone and Mrs L. Morrison v. Breen s and Miss Whittington 2 —7; Doyle and e Mrs A. Morrison v. Stewart and Miss 1 Croad I—7. Bluff, 11 sets, 97 games; Southend, f 5 sets, 85 games. j ST. MARY’S v. INVERCARGILL. 3 Playing at St. Mary’s, St. Mary’s de--3 feated Invercargill by 10 sets to G. The ? Invercargill women won their share of 3 the games, but the men, although their ; t defeat was often narrow, failed to win - a match. In the mixed doubles they did much better. 3 The detailed scores, with St. Mary’s ■ names mentioned first, were as fol- - lows:— ’ Women’s Singles.—Miss J. Bendall v. | 5 Miss G. Basstian 7—3; Miss Mary Fitz- i ’ gerald v. Mrs Colbert 6—7; Miss L. I I Hallamore v. Miss Rankin 7—l; Miss i ■ N. Bendall v. Miss F. Basstian 3—7. • Men’s Singles.—Walsh v. Mayhew' ■ 9—2; Walker v. McNee 9—6; Ward v. i I Ruff 9—B; Bendall v. Stirling 9—B. ‘ Women’s Doubles. —Misses J. Bendall ! ■ and Mary Fitzgerald v. Misses G. and ‘ F. Basstian 7—G; Hallamore and Ben- i dall v. Mrs Colbert and Miss Rankin ' 4 7 Men's Doubles. —Walsh and Walker | v. Mayhew and McNee 9 —5; Ward and ; Scandrett v. Rufi and Stirling 9—7. Mixed Doubles.—Mayhew and Mrs; Colbert v. Walsh and Miss J. Bendalll 7—6; McNee and Miss G. Basstian v. i Walker and Miss Fitzgerald 4 —7; Ruff j and Miss Rankin v. Ward and Miss i Hallamore 5—7; Stirling and Miss F. ■ Basstian v. Bendall and Miss H. Bendall 4—7.

St. Mary’s, 10 sets, 108 games; Invercargill, C sets, 94 games. WINTON v. CENTRAL. Last year’s premiers, Winton, play- | ing on the Central courts had little j difficulty in defeating Central by 121 sets to 4. Miss F. Stead was the only ' Central woman to win her singles, but; the men managed to break even in the I singles. Winton was not at full 1 strength, but seven of the eight doubles played went to it. The detailed scores, with Winton names mentioned first, were as follows: Women’s Singles.—Miss E. Pierce v. Miss F. Stead 5—7; Miss S. Fairbanks v. Miss R. Reid 7—5; Miss B. Mitchell v. Mrs Robson 7—6; Miss I. Lindsay v. Miss J. Gardiner 7—3. Men’s Singles.—G. Lindsay v. L. Stubbs 9 —2; L. de la Perrelle v. C. Hodgson 9 —3; J. Raymond v. L. Wood 3—9; R. Thornbury v. R. Stead B—9.8 —9. Women’s Doubles.—Misses Pierce and Fairbanks v. Misses Stead and Reid 7—4; Misses Mitchell and Lindsay v. Mrs Robson and Miss Gardiner 7—3. Men’s Doubles.—Lindsay and Perrelle v. Hodgson and Stubbs 9—4; Raymond and Thornbury v. Wood and Stead 9—6. Mixed Doubles.—Lindsay and Miss Fairbanks v. Hodgson and Mrs Robson | 7—5; Perrelle and Miss Pierce v. Stubbs and Miss Stead 3—7; Raymond and Miss, Mitchell v. Wood and Miss Reid 7 —5; I Thornbury and Miss Lindsay v. Stead I and Miss Gardiner 7—4. Winton, 12 sets, 111 games; Central, 4 sets, 82 games. RUGBY PARK v. MAKAREWA. Makarewa justified its promotion to senior B grade when, on the Rugby Park courts, it narrowly lost to the home team by eight games. Each team secured eight sets. Rugby Park, however, won more convincingly in two of the mixed doubles and this brought it a narrow victory.

The detailed results with Rugby Park names mentioned first, were as follows:— Women’s Singles.—Miss G. Strathem v. Miss L. Glennie 4—7; Miss N. Kidston v. Miss C. Glennie 3—7; Miss M. Belsham v. Miss A. Hermann 7—3; Miss F. Breen v. Mrs E. Mortimer 7—4. Men’s Singles.—Sleeman v. McClean I—9; Nesbit v. Mclvor 5—9; R. Maxwell v. Harvey 9—4; J. Hughes v. Leckie 9—4. Women’s Doubles.—Misses Strathern and Kidston v. Misses L. and C. Glennie 6— 7; Misses Belsham and Breen v. Miss Hormann and Mrs Mortimer 7—2. Men’s Doubles.—Sleeman and Hughes v. McClean and Mclvor B—9; Nesbit and Maxwell v. Harvey and Leckie 7— Mixed Doubles.—Sleeman and Miss Kidston v. Mclvor and Miss L. Glennie 7—6; Nesbit and Miss Strathem v. McClean and Miss C. Glennie 3 —7; Maxwell and Miss Breen v. Harvey and Miss Hormann 7—l; Hughes and Belsham v. Leckie and Mrs Mortimer 7—l. Rugby Park, 8 sets, 97 games; Makarewa, 8 sets, 89 games. INTERMEDIATE. INVERCARGILL v. RUGBY PARK. Although it lost three of the women’s singles when playing against Rugby Park, Invercargill still managed to score a comfortable victory by 10 sets to 6. Playing on its own courts the Invercargill players won six of the eight doubles matches and this, in conjunc-

ition with a slight superiority in the I men, assured it of victory. 1 The detailed results, with Invercargill names mentioned first, were as follows:— Women’s Singles..—Miss E. Wills v. ! Mrs Hughes 7—l; Miss M. Basstian v. Miss Jenkins 2—7; Miss W. Fairbairn iv. Mrs Dale 6—7; Miss H. Brookesmith ; v. Miss K. Butler 3—7. ; Men’s Singles.—Cowie v. A. Maxwell 19—6; Wayte v. N. Smith 9—2; Corbet I v. I. Hardy 5—9; Rankin v. D. Checketts i 9—6. | Women’s Doubles. —Misses E. Wills ' and Basstian v. Mrs Hughes and Miss I Jenkins 7—3; Misses W. Fairbairn and H. Brooksmith v. Mrs Dale and Miss Butler 7 —2. Men’s Doubles.—Cowie and Wayte v. Maxwell and Hardy 9-—3; Corbet and Rankin v. Checketts and Smith 9—B. Mixed Doubles—Miss Wills and Cowe v. Maxwell and Mrs Hughes 7 —6; Miss , Basstian and Wayte v. Smith and Miss 1 Jenkins 7—6; Miss Fairbairn and Corbet I v. Hardy and Mrs Dale 6—7; Miss I Brookesmith and Rankin v. Checketts and Miss Butler 2 —7. |

■ Invercargill, 10 sets, 104 games; Rugby i Park, 6 sets, 87 games. WAIHOPAI v. MAKAREWA. Playing at Makarewa Waihopai defeated Makarewa by 14 sets to 2. Makarewa scored its only victories in the mixed doubles. The detailed scores, with Waihopai names mentioned first, were as follows:— * Women’s Singles.—Miss J. Andrews v. Miss J. Rattray 7—3; Miss M. Fletcher v. Miss J. Callaghan 7—5; Miss P. Whyte v. Miss M. Soper 7—2; Miss A. Henderson v. Miss H. McDougall 7—3. Men’s Singles.—R. Boyd v, E. Pankhurst 9—7; E. F. Smith v. A. McClean 9—3; N. Mitchell v. K. Mcßae 9—l; J. Kean v. E. Callaghan 9 —4. Women’s Doubles.—Misses Andrews and Fletcher v. Misses Rattray and Callaghan 7—5; Misses Whyte and Henderson v. Misses Soper and McDougall 7—4. Men’s Doubles—Boyd and Smith v. Pankhurst and Callaghan 9—6; Mitchell and Kean v. McClean and Mcßae 9 —7. Mixed Doubles.—Boyd and Miss Fletcher v. Pankhurst and Miss Rattray 6 —7; Smith and Miss Andrews v. McClean and Miss Soper 7—l; Mitchell and Miss Whyte v. Callaghan and Miss Callaghan 6—7; Kean and Miss Henderson v. Mcßae and Miss McDougall 7—l. Waihopai, 14 sets, 122 games; Makarewa, 2 sets, 66 games. TISBURY v. ST. MARY’S. Playing on its own courts Tisbury scored a comfortable victory over St. Mary’s by 13 sets to 3. The Tisbury players did particularly well in the doubles, losing only one set. The detailed scores, with Tisbury names mentioned first, were as follows:— Women’s Singles—Mrs R. Ferguson v. Miss E. Lynch 7—2 Miss J. Mclntosh v. Miss A. Hallamore 4—7; Mrs T. McIntosh v. Miss M. Cavanagh 7—l; Miss T. Nicholson v. Miss B. Bendall 7—4. Men’s Singles.—J. Johnston v. L. O’Gorman 9—7; T. Mclntosh v. V. Shirley 5 —9 W. Johnston v. R. Gibson 9—6; J. Flynn v. R. Mathews 9—5. Women’s Doubles—Mrs R. Ferguson and Miss J. Mclntosh v. Misses Lynch and Cavanagh 7—2; Mrs T. Mclntosh and T. Nicholson v. Misses Hallamore and Bendall 7—2. Men’s Doubles—J. Johnston and McIntosh v. O’Gorman and Shirley 9—5; W. Johnston and Flynn v. Gibson and Mathews B—9.8 —9. Mixed Doubles. —T. Mclntosh and Mrs R. Ferguson v. O’Gorman and Miss Lynch 7—2; J. Johnston and Miss McIntosh v. Shirley and Miss Hallamore 7—3; Flynn and Mrs Mclntosh v. Gibson and Miss Cavanagh 7—5; W. Johnston and Miss Nicholson v. Mathews and Miss Bendall 7—2. Tisbury, 13 sets, 116 games; St. Mary’s 3 sets, 71 games. GEORGETOWN v. KENNINGTON.

In a closely-contested game played at the Georgetown courts Kennington defeated Georgetown by nine sets to

seven. It was a race between the Kennington women and the Georgetown men. Kennington’s success in the mixed doubles brought it victory. The detailed scores, with Georgetown names mentioned first, were as follows:— Women’s Singles.—Miss V. Henry v. Miss I. Henderson 2—7; Miss J. Thompson v. Miss M. Graham 2—7; Miss G. Aitken v. Mrs J. Fox 4 —7; Miss G. Tansley v. Mrs H. Barnett I—7. Men’s Singles.—F. Henry v. W. Henderson 9—6; C. McLean v. A. Cook 9—4; J. Davidson v. J. Henderson 9 —3; G. Cleveland v. J. McLew 9—4. Women’s Doubles.—Misses Henry and , Thomson v. Misses Henderson and Graham I—7; Misses Aitken and Tansley v. Mesdames Fox and Barnett 2—7. Men’s Doubles.—Henry and Davidson v. Henderson and Cook 9 —6; McLean and Cleveland v. Henderson and McLew 9 —l. 1 Mixed Doubles.—Miss Henry and I Henry v. Miss Henderson and W. | Henderson 5—7; Miss Thomson and McLean v. Miss Graham and Cook 7—3; Miss Aitken and Davidson v. Mrs Fox and J. Henderson 6—7; Miss Tansley ' and Cleveland v. Mrs Barnett and McLew 4—7. Kennington 9 sets, 90 games; Rugby Park, 7 sets, 88 games. GLADSTONE CLUB. OFFICIAL OPENING AND ANNUAL MEETING. There were about 35 members present at the official opening of the Gladstone Tennis Club’s courts on Saturday. The president (Mr B. W. Hewat) formally declared the season open and, in doing so, said that last season had been a sucfessful one from all points of view. Members had displayed a keen interest in the activities of the club and the teams entered in the Southland Lawn Tennis Association’s competitions had performed creditably, especially the senior B team. Members were the guests of Mrs Hewat at afternoon tea. During the afternoon the annual meeting was held. The following office-bearers were elected:—President, Mr B. W. Hewat; vice-presidents, Messrs H. J. Macalister. H. E. Russell and H. K. Sumpter; secretary, Mr H. K. Carswell; treasurer, Mr D. Howarth; club captain, Dr O. J. Yule; committee, Messrs G. F. C. Tanner G. Gi-ylls, H. Sutton, F. Holdgate and N. W. Watson, Misses N. Nicholson and B. Hoyles, Mesdames W. E. Hazlett, W. L. Bews and P. W. Gresson; auditor, Mr G. Broughton.