LAWN TENNIS ACTIVITIES

Taranaki Daily News, 14 November 1930, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS ACTIVITIES

DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS OPENING OF NEW PLYMOUTH CLUB TOURNAMENTS IN PROSPECT.

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The New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association has approved the following dates for this season's tournaments: — December 26, 27, 29, 30 and 31. —New Zealand championships, at Wilding • Park, Christchurch. , December 25, 26, 27 and 29. —Hawke’s . Bay provincial championships and handicap; tournament, at Napier. December 25,\26 and 27.—Marlborough provincial championships, at Blen-

' hei'in. December 25, 26 and 27. —Rotorua championships. • December 25, 26 and 27.—North Otago championships, at Oamaru. December 25, 26 and 27. —Southland championships, at Invercargill. December 26,' 27, 29. 30 and 31.- —Poverty Bay and East Coast championships. January 1,2 and 3—Auckland (outer suburbs). - .. / January 1,2 and 3, —South Canterbury •championships, at Timaru. r January I, 2 and 3.—Wanganui • championships, at. Wanganui. January 6,7, 8, 9 and 10?—North Island and Taranaki provincial championsTiips and handicap tournament, at New. Plymouth.' ' January 12, 13, 14 and 15. —Manawatu championships, at Palmerston ■ North.January 21, 22, 23 and -24—Wellington provincial championships and handicap tournament, at Wellington.' January .28,. 29, 30. and 31.—Auckland provincial championships and handicap toiirnament, at’ Auckland. January. 29, 30. and 31.—Canterbury - provincial, championships and handicap tournament, at Christchurch. Easter dates.—Canterbury hard court championships. . Easter dates;—North Auckland championships. Easter. dates. —Thames ■ Valley championships.. . ■ Club Events. Christmas, week. —Hawera cliib- ,championships and handicap tournament, at Hawera. January 1 and following days.—Kai- • kohe club championships. January 8, 9 and 10.—Waipukurau club championships, at Waipukurau. Januhry 16, 17. 19 and 20.—Waipawa club championships, at Waipawa. January 21, 22, 23 and' 24.—Wairarapa club championships, at'Mastertoil. NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. The i New Zealand championship tournament will be held this season on the , Canterbury association’s grass courts •at Wilding Park, Christchurch, on December ,26, 27,' 29, 30 and 31 and following days if it should prove necessary. The programmes for this most

important event in Dominion tennis aie already , out and include men’s singles championship, befit of.- five advantage ladies’ singles championship, best of three advantage sets; men’s doubles championship, best of five, advantage] gets; ladies’ doubles championship, best of > three: advantage.: sCW; combined doubles championsjiip, best of three advantage' sets; boys’ single-champion-ship, .best.of three sets,, third only, adi. singl-es • championship, i best of three sets, third set pjily. advantage; boy’s doubles championship, best of three sets,.third.set.. only advantage; crirTs doubles championship, best of three sets, .third set only advantage; junior combined- doubles, championship, best of three sets, third set only advantage; intermediate open singles; own to youths under the age df 21 years at the time of closing of entries, best of three advantage sets. The boys and a irismust be under the age of 18 yofl s Sn December 15, 1930, and be bona Tide pupils attending any school in New Zealand or of a tennis club, afliliated to the. New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association. ■ ■ ~ _<•. Play is to be continuous from the first service until the match be , concluded, provided that after the third set or when women or. juniors take part, tne second set,'a player is entitled to a rest, which shall, not exceed ten minutes, and provided further that when necessitated by circumstances not within the contro of the players, the umpire may suspend

play for such period as he may consider necessary. These provisions shall be strictly enforced, 'and play shall never be suspended for the purpose of allowing a player ,to recover his strength or his wind/Th- umpire shall be the sole judge of intentional delay,' and after giving due warning he may disqualify the offender.

No player will be allowed to wear boots or shoes with heels,' spikes, or nails, without the consent of the referee. Entries must reach the secretary, Mr. D. Murray Kean, Wellington on or before December 15. The draw will be made at the office of the secretary bn December 17. Last' season the tournament was held at Miramar, Wellington,- and the following annexed the various titles:— Men’s singles: C. Angas, Canterbury. Ladies’ singles: Miss D. Nicholls, Wellington. Meir's doubles: D. G. France.and C. E. Malfroy, Wellington. Ladies’ doubles: Misses M. Wake and M. Andrew, Canterbury. Combined doubles: Mrs. N. Thomson and N. R. C. Wilson, Wellington. Boys’ singles: W. G.'Robertson, South Canterbury. Girls’ singles: Miss I. Morrison, Canterbury. . . Boys’ doubles: W. G. Robertson, South Canterbury, and M. Ferkins, Wellington.-. Girls’ doubles: Misses I. Morrison, Canterbury, and C. Longmore (Wellington. i. ■ . > Combined doubles:.—Mi&s I. Morrison, Canterbury, and M. Heeman, mid. ■Canterbury. . New Zealand Plate: R. McL. Ferkins, Wellington. Anthony Wilding Memorial Cup (for most points): Wellington. NEW PLYMOUTH CLUB’S OPENING/ The outstanding tennis event in Taranaki .last Saturday was the official opening of the New Plymouth Lawn Tennis” Club. There was a large ■ and representative, gathering .of members and visitors present to whom a welcome was extended .by the president (Dr. G. Home). A pleasing feature in connection with the club was the fact that already 30 new members had been enrolled, and there is prospect of a further increase of' another •20 . players. ■ A trophy has been donated by Dr. Home for combined handicap- doubles, which it is hoped will be _ > finalised before Christmas. The secretary (MD A. H. Richards) and Mesrs. .C. H. Strombom and C. Saxton controlled friendly timelimit games during the afternoon in a capable manner.. • ■ The club has been unfortunate in the loss it has sustained this year of two of its outstanding members—Messrs. W. L. Wagstaff and J. B. MacPherson. The former, .lyho has been transferred, from New Plymouth to Ohura, has been connected with the club for the past, seven years and during that time has served on the committee almost continuously and has also, been secretary 'for' ths Taranaki Lawn' Tennis Association’s annual.-tournament on, ;two occasions. He leaves' at the beginning . of next month'for his'new ’sphere, of- activities with the best wishes ,-of. thp qlub. <AI- - associated’with’the' cliib for two years Mt. MacPherson,' who .has left for Auckland,’took a'prominent part in club and provincial tennis. Last season he represented Taranaki’.against Wanganui in a Christie Cup match and played for North Taranaki against South Taranaki at Hawera. The first round of the South Taranaki inter-club competitions, commences tomorrow. In the. A. grade matches Waverley will play Pa tea, at.Waverlcy; Hawera will play Manaia, at Hawera; and Eltham will play Sportsdale (Stratford), at Eltham. Park (Hawera) has a bye. The following will compete in the B grade: Patea v. Waverley, at Pa tea; Manaia v. Hawera, at Manaia; Park v. Stratford, at,Park.

The official opening of the Fitzroy Tennig Club will take place to-morrow afternoon.