LAWN TENNIS

Te Aroha News, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5473, 11 April 1917, Page 2

LAWN TENNIS

SOUTH AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS The South Auckland lawn tennis championships, which have been progressing at Te Aroha since Friday : last, resulted as follows : men’s championship singles First round—James beat Ma- quand, Clarke beat Hunter, Johnson beat Jaines, Cuff beat Robson, Sims beat Somers; Goldsmith, Snelling and Hicks byes. Second Round Goldsmith beat James, Clarke beat Johnston, Cuff beat Sims, Snelling beat Hicks. Third Round Goldsmith beat Clarke, Snelling beat Cuff. Final—Snelling beat Goldsmith I—6, 6—5, 6—2. men's champion doubles First Round—Snelling and Clarke beat Johnsion and Marquaud, Janies and Sims beat Ayres and Sykep, Goldsmith and Hunter beat Cuff and Som'rs, Sykes and Smith a bye. Second Round—Snelling and Clarke beat James and Sims, Goldsmith and Hunter beat Sykes and Smith. Final—‘Goldsm’th and Hunter beat Snelling and Clarke 3—6, 6—5, 6—4 MIXED CIIAMP;ON DOUBLES First Round—Somers and Mrs Scott-Watson beat Wyman and Miss Moore, Clarke and Miss Woodroffe beat Hunter and Miss McCormack. Second Round—Goldsmith and Miss Paton beat Snelling and Miss Beer, Somers aud Mrs Scott-Watson beat i Cuff and Miss Ryan, Clarke and Miss Woodroffe beat Mr and Mrs White. Third Rouud—Somers aud Mrs Scott-Watson beat James and Miss Campbell, Goldsmith and Miss Paton boat Clarke and Miss Woodroffe. Final—Goldsmith and Miss Payton beat Somers and Mrs Scott-Watson, ; 5_6, 6—3, 6—o. ladies’ champion singles

First Rouud—Miss Campbell bea 1 Miss Gill, Miss Moginie beat Miss Thorne, Miss Woodroffe wou by default from Miss Johnson, Miss Ryan beat Miss Litton.

Secosd Round —Mrs Scott-Walsou beat Miss Moore, Miss Moginie beat Miss Campbell, Miss Payton beat Miss Woodroffe, Miss N. McCormack beat Miss Jackson.

Third Round—Miss Payton beat Miss McCormack, Mrs Scott-Watson beat Miss Moginie. Final—Miss Payton beat Mrs ScottWatson, 3—6, 6 —5, 6 —l.

men’s handicap singles

First Round —Sims beat Redpath, Cuff beat Scott-Watson, Clarke beat Hunter, James beat Maddox, Somers beat Hicks, Goldsmith beat McLean, Snelling beat Marquand, Robson beat Johnson.

Second Round—Cuff beat Sims, Goldsmith beat Somers, Snelling beat Robson.

Third Round —Cuff beat James. Goldsmith beat Snelling. Final—Cuff beat Goldsmith 9—2

men’s hand.cap doubles

First Rouud —Cuff and Somers beat McLean and Redpath Second Round—Snelling aud Clark beat Goldsmith and Huuter, Cuff and Somers beat James and Sims, Jaiue and Scott Watson beat Hicks ■ and Robson, Johnson and Marquand won by default. Third Round, —Johnson and Marquand beat Jaiue and Scott-Watson, Snelling and Clarke beat Cuff and Somers.

Final. —Snelling and Clarke bea Johnson and Marquand, 9—4.

ladies' handicap doubles

First Round —Mrs Jury and Misses Gillies won by default from Misses Head aud White, Miss Woodroff aud Mrs Beer beat Mrs Campbell and Hollaud.

Second Round—Mrs Scott-Watson aud Miss Paton beat Misses Litton and Gill, Misses McCormack beat Mrs Jury and Miss Gillies, Misses Moore and Moginie beat Misses McGovern, Mrs Redpath aud Miss Daldy beat Miss Woodroffe and Mrs Beer.

Third Round. —Mrs Scott-Watsou and Miss Paton beat Misses McCormack, Misses Mooro and Maguire beat Mrs Redpath and Miss Daldy.

Final.—Mrs Scott - Watson and Miss Paton beat Misses Moore and Moginio 9—5..

ladies’ handicap singles

First Round —Miss Woodroffe beat Miss Gillies, Mrs Redpath beat Miss Thorne, Mrs Scott-Watsou beat Miss P. McGovern

Second Round—Miss Holland beat Miss Campbell, Mrs Jury beat Miss 13. McGovern, Miss Gill beat Miss Jaques, Miss Woodroffe beat Mrs Redpath, Mrs Scott-Watsou beat Miss N. McCormack, Miss Litton beat Miss Brown, Miss Payton beat Miss Moginie, Miss Moore beat Miss Slazenger. Third Round—Miss Holland beat Mrs Jury, Miss Gill beat Miss Woodroffe, Mrs Scott-Watson beat Mrs Litton, Miss Payton beat Miss Moore.

Fourth Round —Miss Holland beat Miss Gil, Mrs Scott-Watson beat Miss Payton. The final for this round will be played this morning. COMBINED HANDICAP DOUBLES First Round—Johnson and Miss B. McGovern beat Mr and Mrs Redpath, Dr. add Mrs Scott-Watsou beat Hunter and Miss McCormack, Jame 3 and Miss Campbell beat Maddox and Mrs Jury, Cuff and Miss Ryan beat Hicks and Miss Thorne, Goldsmith and Miss Payton beat Robson and Miss Gillies, Clarke and Woodroffe beat Suolliug and Mrs Beer, Wyman and Miss Moore beat McLean and Miss Holland. Second Round —Johnson and Miss McGovern beat Somers and Miss Biggs, Dr. and Mrs Scott-Watson beat James and Miss Campbell, Cuff aud Miss Ryan beat Goldsmith aud Miss Payton, Clarke and Mrs Woodroffe beat Wyman and Miss Moore. Third R >und—Dr and Mrs ScottWatson beat Johnson and Miss B. McGovern, Cuff and Miss Ryan beat Clarke and Miss Woodroffe. Final—Dr and Mrs Scott-Watson beat Cuff and Miss Ryan 9—7.