LAWN TENNIS

Taranaki Daily News, 28 December 1923, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS

DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS. THE SECOND DAY'S PLAY. DETAILS OF RESULTS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. The New Zealand tennis championship tournament was continued to-day in splendid weather. The courts were dry [and fairly fast. Results: MEN’S SINGLES. ' Second Round.—E. Salmond’ (Welling- • ton) beat G. F. (Canterbury< hl- 2, 6—3, 5—7, I—6, 6-4; L. D. Cot- ; ten'll (Canterbury) beat .A. L. Wood i (Canterbury) 3—6, 6—3, 6—2, 6—4; R. A. Row (Canterbury) beat H. C. Ford I (Canterbury) 6—l, 6—3, 6—2; W. A. rr.’Tv (Otago) beat M. L. Lampe (Wanganui) 4—6, 4—6, 6—4, 9—7, 6—o; G. ... .An.ken (Canterbury) beat R. Johns (Auckland) B—6, I—6, 6—4, 4—6, 6—l; C. J. Dickie (Taranaki) beat R. R. Young (Wellington) 6—4, 6— 2, 6—2; E. F. Wilding (Canterbury) beat A. L. Taylor (South Canterbury) 6—3, 6—2, 7—5; R. M. Ferkins (Wellington) beat J. Goss (Canterbury) 6—o, <J—3, 6—l; A. G. Wallace (Taranaki) beat C. M. Pinfold (Ashburton) by default; G. France (Wellington) beat J. B. Parkers (Wellington) 6—3, 6—o, 9—7. Third Round.—Robson beat Hale 6—l, 6—4, 6—l. MEN’S DOUBLES. First Round.—E. W. Griffiths (Auckland) and A. W. Sims (Canterbury) beat M. G. and W. S. Somerville (Canterbury) 6—4, 6—2, 6—o; R. Browning (Canterbury) and A. G. Thompson (Gisborne) beat V. R. Thwaites (Wellington) and H. L. Mitchell (Wellington) 6—o, 6—2, 6 —l; F. B. Hale (Canterbury) and T. W. Patterson (Canterbury) beat M. C. Gibb (Wellington) and H. N. Burns (Wellington) 6—o, 6—4, J. H. Sheppard (Canterbury) and K. Clark (Canterbury) beat E. D. Goldsmith (Canterbury) and G. Tolhurst (Wellington) 6—l, 6—o, 6—4; E. Salmond (Wellington) and J. B. Parker (Wellington) beat S. D. Denton (Can terbury) and S. W. Feild (Canterbury) 6 —4. d—4, 6 —4; A. L. and D. G. France (Wellington) beat J. G. Denniston and P. M. Baines (Canterbury) 6—l, 6—o, 6 —4; P. F. Parsonson and R. C. Abernethy (Canterbury) beat T. N. D. John- I ston and G. M. Leckie (Canterbury; 6—3, 6 —l, 6—2; E. A. Wilding (Canterbury) and L. J. Edmondson (Wellington) beat E. G. Burn and A. L. Wood (Canterbury) G—l, 6—l, 6—2; M. L. Lampe (Wanganui) and E. D. Andrews (Palmerston North) beat T. Clarke and V. R. Johns (Auckland) 4—6, 6—l, 6—3,

■Second round.—Goss and Greenwood beat Quill and Borrows G—2, 6—3, 6—4. COMBINED DOUBLES. First round.—Miss E. A. Bloxarn and P. G. Greenwood (Canterbury) beht Miss I. M. Ponder and W. S. Somor k (Canterbury) 4—6, 6—2, 6—3; Mrs. E. H. O’Rorke and L. I). Cottenll (Canterbury) beat Miss N. Bruce and C. K. Schofield (Auckland) 6 —l, 6 —-0; Mlm W. M. Partridge and W. Sheppard (Canterbury) heat Mis L. M. Saunders and X. N. Cramond (Canterbury) 2—6, 6—3, J—2. LADIES’ SINGLES. First round.—Misa Marjorie McFarlane (Auckland) beat Mias B. CottorUi (Canterbury) 6—4, 6—4; Miss Z. Wellwood (Hawke's Bay) beat Miss L. M. Saunders Canterbury) J —4, 6—o; Miss J. McLaren (Otago) beat Misa D. Quill (Canterbury) o—3,0 —3, 7—5; Miss Y. Ferrier (Canterbury) beat Misa I. E. Thwaites (Wellington) 7—5, 6—l; MUs B. M. Knight (.-uh-kiand) beat Miss M. Caton (Hawke’s Bay) 4—fl, 6—2, 6—2; Miss Payton (Auckland) beat Mias M. A. Tracy (Wellington) o—2,0 —2, 5—7, 7—5; Miss Marion McFarlane (Auckland) beat Mrs. E. O'Rourke (Canterbury) 4—3, 6—l, 0—1; Miss A. lielzell (Canterbury) beat Miss I. McMuilan (Auckland) 6—l. C—l. Seepnd round.—Miss M. Spiers (Canterbury) beat Mrs. Scott Watson (Auckland) 4 —6, B—6,8 —6, 7 —5; Mrs. R. H. McMaster (Wellington) beat Mrs. H. Garbutt (Canterbury) d—3, 6—2; Mra. W. J. Melody (Wellington) beat Miss A. Columbus (Canterbury) 6—o, 6 —l. LADIES’ DOUBLES. First round.—Misses Whitts and Snowden beat Mrs. Van Asch and Miss D. L. Wills 6—3, 3—6, 6—O; Miasea B. Gould and G. Jellett (Canterbury) beat Missca G. C. Willcox and A. DalaeL (Canterbury) 6—4, 6—3. Second round.—Misses M, Cato and Y. Well wood (Hastings) beat Mrs. E. H. O’Rorke and S. Fox (Canterbury) 6—o, 6—4. NEW ZEALAND v. NjS.W, YESTERDAY’S RESULTS.’ VISITORS OUTCLASSED. Christchurch, Last Night. To-day’s results of the New ZealandNew South Wales test tennis are:— Singles. Sims beat Poulton 6—B, 6—3, 6 —3. Wallace beat Goodman fl —1, 6—3. Bartlett beat Jordan 6—2, o—3. France beat Peach 7 —5, 7 —4. Pike beat Wilding 6—4, 4—6, o—l. Ollivier beat Reid B—6, 6—l. Doubles. France and Wallace beat Poulton and Goodman 6—4, 6 —4. Bartlett and Wilding beat Reid and Pike 5—3, 5-7, 7—3. Ollivier and Sims beat Poulton and Goodman 6—4, 6—4. Bartlett and Wilding beat Peach and Jordan 6 —3, 6 —2. The New Zealanders outclassed the visitors, winning seventeen out of the twenty-one matches. The result of the match was as follows: — First day.—New Zealand 8 matches (5 singles and 3 doubles); New South Wales 3 matches (1 single and 2 doubles). Second day.—New Zealand 9 matches (5 singles and 4 doubles); New South Wales 1 match (1 single). Total.—New Zealand 17, New South Wales 4. Pike was the only man in the New South Wales team who won a match today, 1 - —' ANDERSON’S PLANS. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Dec. 27, 10.20 p.m. Sydney, Dec. 27. Anderson refuses to confirm or deny yesterday's cabled statement. He says he is not in a position at present to say ha yrill plajr. in the AuitrftUan

championships and whether he will oe available for the 1924 Davii Ou» matche» or the Olympic Games if AUit -iralia dwidaa to aand a team.