TENNIS TOPICS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VII, Issue 2125, 6 December 1920, Page 10

TENNIS TOPICS.

NEWS AND NOTES. On Saturday afternoon the fourth round of the, inter-club A grade competition was concluded, leaving New Brighton team leading In games. Opawa is also well in the running, as it has played and won three games. • The following table shows the position of the various teams:— Team- P- w - D. L. New Brighton .... 4 4 0 0 Opawa 3 3 0 0 Avonslde 4 2 0 2 Canterbury College A 4 2 South Cbrlstcliurch ..4 2 0 2 St. Albans. 3 } » * Addlngton 4 1 0 3 Canterbury College B 4 0 0 4 In Its game against South Christchurch, Canterbury College A won by 52 games to 24. Following arc the details, College players being mentioned first:—Singles: Loughnan 9 v. L: J. Berry 2; Schrocder 7 v. P. Bcrrv 0; Tench 9 v. Queree 1; Black 9 V. reppler 3. Doubles: Schrocder and Tench v. Queree and Peppier 5; Loughnan and Black 9 v. L. J. and P. Berry 1. New Brighton defeated Addington by 52 games to S3. New Brighton plnyers are given first in the following scores:—Singles: Browning 9 v. Derbidgc 5; H. A. Bishop 8 V. Munnlngs S; Collins 9 v. Matthcwson 8; Jarvis 9 v. Fairclough 4. Doubles: Browning and Bishop 7 v. Derbidge and Munnings 9; Jnrvis and Collins 9 v. Fairclough and Matthowson 4. , St. Albans lost to Avonside, at the latter s courts, by 32 games to 50. Details, winning players being given first:—Singles: Overend 9 v. Whitehead 4; Simons 5 v. Allison 9; Cowper 2 ,v. West 5; Dixon 9 v. White 5. Doubles: Overend and Cowper 9 v. Whitc'head and Allison 6; Dixon and Simons 9 v. West and White S. , Opawa gained a ridiculously easy victory over Canterbury College B by 54 games to 15, 'Varsity not gaining a set. The following arc the games, Opawa players being mentioned first:—Singles: Pattorson 9 v. Harorp G; O'Connell 9 v. Connul 3; Harman fi v. Frost 2; Bean 9 v. Ronaldson 1. Doubles: Harman and Patterson 9 v. Harrdp and Connal 3; O'Connell and Bean 9 v. Frost and Ronaldson 0. A team of 12 players from Southbridge defeated a St. Andrew's team on the latter s courts on Saturday by 101 games to 9G. On Anniversary Day, December 10, the Linwood Club will hold an all-day match between teams chosen by the secretary and treasurer. On December 18 the club will play a tournament with the Rangiora club. A verv pleasing interlude occurred at the Victorian championships, when n presentation was made by Mr T. Weigall, K.C., § resident of the Victorian Association, ol a andscmc silver salver, suitably inscribed, to Horace Rice, in commemoration of bis fpth Interstate match, and his 32nd against Victoria, from his Melbourne friends, and Alio a gold wristlet watch for Mrs Rice. Mr Takamlne Asb'ukl, president of the Toklo Tennis Club, has conferred with the Onlted States Lawn Tennis Association concerning a Japanese challenge for the Davis pip. Mr Asbuki proposes, upon his return to Japan, to take up the formation of a national tennis organisation, and to Issue a Challenge in 1921. The following report appeared In an Australian paper recently In regard to the match in which O'Hara Wood defeated Ollivier in Victoria: "Three short sets, in which the New Zealander scored only five games, Served to show the superiority of O'Hara Wood. There were plenty of fireworks in hit game, but the beautiful accuracy of his low volleying showed the master hand. gUlvier is a sound, honest trier, but on rturday's form he had little claim to inclusion in a Davis Cup team. He relics for his winning points on a good cross-court drive, but his backhand Is very weak, tod hii footwork leaves much to be desired. The sensation of the Victorian tournament occurred In the Brookes v. Poach meeting, when, after Brookes had won the first set easily by splendid volleying at fi-1, In the second set Peach held him to five nil to tote at 5-7. Then Peach came into his Jrlve, and, finding the opening, passed Brookes repeatedly, so taking the next two" (eta. Brookes held his own in the fifth set to three all; but then tired, and Peach won ft 6-4,"the full score being 1-0, 5-7. 6-4, 6-4, <W. This Is some alleviation to N.S.W. for Its humiliating defeat in the Interstate, match, and shows Peach to be one of the j ■world's best, but it also shows that Brookes bad not fully recovered from the indisposition that compelled him to forfeit m the Interstate singles. An exhibition of super-tennis was given by Patterson in his game against Hod Heath in the Victorian championships, says an Australian tennis critic. Patterson needs a good player against him before he plays good tennis. The better the. opponent, the better his tennis. On Friday he came within an ace of dropping two sets to Mackay, a practically untried player. On Saturday, with Heath playing at the top of his game, the champion made hardly a mistake in the three sets. Indeed, the fine form shown by Heath is the best advertisement for PatterSon's easy win. It must have been heartbreaking for Heath. Time and again he would bring off what seemed to be a brilliant winning shot, only to find that Patterion was waiting at the net to do all the Winning necessary. Hard drives would be \ Chopped across court with uncanny ccr-: tainty time after time. Patterson was not j •logging so much as usual. Having bom-; barded Heath's backhand, and driven him ! into the left corner of the court, he scored : again and again with an effective chop volley down the opposite line. His careless errors and double faults were packed away. It was the. sort of tennis that wins world's clkmpionshlps. The Linwood Club has ratified a proposal to allow returned soldier members of the j club a reduction in subscription. It was j also decided to restrict the membership to L .800, which will allow of 40 more members i Joining. | A number of tournaments have been commenced In connection with the United club, large entries ha*. :ng been received for i the majority of the events. I In the. men's handicap singles the following games have been played in the first j round: Bean beat Garrard, Glanville beat Denton, Greenwood beat Malitte, Denniston ' beat Anderson, Gee beat Wolf, Dawson beat Allison, Gosa beat Abernethy, and Field beat Marks. Fifty entries were received. Some good pairs have entered for the/ men's handicap doubles. Greenwood and : tjoss, the scratch place-fillers, should be forlhidable even from the owe 30 mark. Other Strong pairs are Aitken and Wilding, Clark end Loughnan, Field and Denton, Quill and Angus, and Borrows and Dawson. Some Tery interesting games should result in this class, but so many of the players have never before played together that it is impossible to predict any results. In the ladles' handicap doubles some exceedingly strong combinations have entered, including last year's winners. Miss Nicholson and Mrs Lord. Mrs Rlchter and Mrs

Ftohcr. Miss Clark and Miss E. Goodman,' Mrs Wake and Miss Cuthhert, and Miss Bain and Mrs Young arc also among the entrants. | The ladles' handicap Singles were responsible for a large entry. However, many of the better lady players have refrained from entering. The secretary of the club (Mr W. M. Angus) considers that this is not only unfair to the younger players who have a right to expect the better players to play with them, and so help to improve their game, but is also a sad reflection upon the deplorably state of ladies' singles play in Canterbury? He thought It nothing but n disgrace to think that at the last New Zealand championship meeting not a lady entered from any of the Christchurch clubs, especially in view of the vaunted superiority of Canterbury tennis. In the semi-final of the open doubles in connection with the Show Day tournament j at United, Angus and Loughnan beat Malitte and Anderson, 6-4, 0-3. 'VANTAGE. TE WHAKAT TRINITY. On Saturday afternoon teams representing the Te Whaka and Trinity Clubs played a match, the former winning by six games. The following arc the results, Tc Whaka players being mentioned first: — Combined Doubles—Hudson and Miss Cook C v. Warner and Miss Wales 3; McBeath and Miss Comer 4 v. Watson and Miss Sowden 0; Shadbolt ahd Mrs. Comer 4 v. Wales and Mrs Hudson 6; Hobbs and Miss Williams 4 v. Hllisdon and Miss NVales fi; Plimmcr and Miss McAuliffe G v. Hill and Miss Fraser 2; McKenzie and Miss Owens 4 v. Tester and Mrs Ayers 6. Men's Doubles—Hudson and Mcßcath 0 v. Warner and Watson 2; Shadbolt and Hobbs 6 v. Wales and Hllisdon 5; Plimmcr and McKenzie 6 v. Hill and Tester 2. Ladies' Doubles—Misses Cook and Comer 1 v. Misses Wales and Sowden 6; Mrs Comer and Miss Williams 8 v. Mrs Hudson and Miss Wales G; Misses McAuliffe and Owens 6 v. Miss Fraser and Mrs Ayers 4. Men's Singles—Hudson 8 v. Warner 2; McBcath 1 v. Watson G; Shadbolt 5 v. Wales 6; Hobbs 6 v. Hllisdon 2; Plimmer 6 v. Hill 4; McKenzie G v. Smith 1. Ladies' Singles—Miss Cook 1 v. Miss Wales 6; Miss Comer 5 v. Miss Sowden G; Mrs Comer 6 v. Mrs Hudson 4; Miss Williams 5 v. Miss D. Wales 6; Miss McAuliffe 6 v. Miss Fraser 0; Miss Owens 2 v. Mrs Ayers 0. Total points—Te Whaka, 109; Trinity, 103. DUNSANDEL t. LEESTON. Dunsandel beat Lecston, at Leeston, on Saturday afternoon, by 124 games to 71. Dunsandel players' names are given first in every case in the following scores:— Ladies' Singles—Miss R. Jones 2 v. Miss A. Rennie 6: Miss B. Dunlop 5 v. Miss L. Donnld 6; Miss R. Lill 6 v. Miss C. Donald 1; Miss E. Reid 3 v. Miss I. Halliday*6; Miss N. Reid 5 v. Miss M. Free G; Miss H. Jones R v. Miss F. Hay 2. Ladies' Doubles—Misses R. Jones and B. Dunlop 3 v. Misses A. Rennie and L. Donald 6; Misses R. Lill and E. Reid 3 v. Misses C. Donald and I. Halllday 6; Misses N. Reid and H. Jones 6 v. Misses M. Free and F. Hay 2. Combined Doubles—Miss R. Jones and F. Owers 4 v. Miss A. Rennie and T. Free 6; Miss B. Dunlop and J. Wraight 6 v. Miss L. Donald and J. Purser 4; Miss R. Lill and A. McPhcrson 6 v. Miss C. Donald and G. Morgan 0; Miss E. Reid and B. Sheat 6 v. Miss I. Halliday and S. Jackman 0; Miss N. Reid and K. McPhcrson 6 v. Miss M. Free nnd F. Woodard 0: Miss H. Jones and A. Reid fi v. Miss F. Hnig and T. Wood 2. Men's Singles—F. Owers 3v.T. F. Free fi; J. Wraight 6 v. J. Purser 0; A. McPherson fi v. G. Morgan 0; B, Sheat 6v. S. Jackman 2; K. McPhcrson 0 v. F. B. Woodard 1; A. Reid 6 v. T. Wood 4. Men's Doubles—F. Owers nnd Wraight 6 v. T. Free and J. Purser 4; A. McPhcrson and G. Sheat G v. G. Morgan and Jackman 0; K. McPhcrson nnd A. Reid 6 v. F. B. Woodard and T. Wood 1. Totals—Dunsandel 124, Leeston 71. That tickling, ivritating cough can be promptly relieved by a few drops I of '' NAZOL'' taken on lump sugar. I Get "NAZOL" to-night. Sixty doses'