PLAY=OFF IS NECESSARY

Taranaki Daily News, 16 February 1931, Page 9

PLAY=OFF IS NECESSARY

SOUTH TARANAKI TENNIS PARK AND HAWERA EVEN TERMS. HAWERA WINS B GRADE- EVENT. Park’s narrow win over. Sportsdale on Saturday in the inter-club tennis competition made a play-off inevitable in the A grade section. Park and Hawera will meet next Saturday in the playoff, the latter team earning the right to participate by a hollow win over Patea. Eltham beat Manaia in the other A grade fixture The B grade competition provided a thrilling finish. The two unbeaten teams, Park and Hawera, staged an exciting contest, each winning 12 matches. Hawera took the honours by the narrow margin of, two games. • • The competition tables are:—

, Results of Saturday’s games are:—* i A GRADE. HAWERA BEATS PATEA. At Patea Hawera beat the home team by 11 matches to four, one' combined double not being, played. PARK BEATS SPORTSDALE. On their own courts Park players narrowly beat Sportsdale by 9 matches and 155 games to 7 matches and 149 games. Details, with Park players first mentionedj arc : Men’s singles.—Beck lost to Urwin, 5 —6, 6—2, 6—l; R. Billows lost to Newell, 4—6, 6—5, 6—o; Bernard beat Anderson, 6—4, 2—6, 6—4; Yearbury beat Young, 6—3, 6—3. Ladies’ singles.—Miss J. Hicks beat Mrs. McLean, 9—4; Miss A. Hicks lost to Miss Wright, 4—9; Mrs. Jenkins beat Mrs. Curtis, 9—5; Mrs. Hodder beat I Miss North, ' I Men’s, doubles.—Beck and Yearbury lost to Urwin and Newell, 6—-5, 3—6, , —3. Billows and Bernard lost to Anderson and Young, 4—6, 6—3, 6—3. Ladies’ doubles.—Misses J. and A. Hicks beat Mesdames McLean and Curtis,.'3 —-7; Mesdames Jenkins and Hodder beat. Misses Wright and North, 9—5. ■ ’ '

Combined doubles.- —Beck and Miss J. Hicks lost to Urwin and Mrs. McLean, 8— Billows and Miss.A. Hicks lost to Newall and Miss Wright, 9—B; Yearbury and Mrs. Jenkins beat Anderson and Mrs. Curtis, 9—B; Bernard and Mrs. Hodder beat Young and Miss North, 9— ■ ’ ELTHAM BEATS MANAIA. Eltham defeated Manaia by eleven matches, 16 sets, 156 games' to five, matches, 8 sets, 119 games at Manaia on Saturday. Results are:— Men’s singles.—Wills lost to Allison, 6—3, 6—5; Percy beat Payne, 6—4, 4—6, 6—3; Morrison beat Armitage, 6—5, 5—6, 6—3; Wylds beat Hickey, 6—l, 6—3. Ladies’ singles.—Miss Wylds beat Miss Hilles, 9—4; Miss Walker beat bliss Clague, 9—5; Miss Wood beat Mrs. Davies, 9—2; Miss Brooker lost to Mrs. Winter, 2—9. Men’s doubles.—Wills and Morrison beat Allison and Armitage, 6—2, 6—4; Percy and Wylds beat Hickey and Payne, 6—2, 6 —3. Ladies* doubles.—Misses Wylds and Wood lost to Misses Hilles and Clague, 9—7; Misses Walker and Brooker lost to. Mrs. Winter and Mrs. Davies, 9—B. Combined doubles.—Wills and Miss Wylds beat. Allison and Miss Hilles, 9—B; Morrison and Miss Wood beat Armitage and Miss Clague, 9—3; Percy and Miss Brooker lost to Payne and Mrs. Winter, B—9; Wylds and Miss Walker beat Hickey and Mrs. Davies,

B GRADE.

HAWERA NARROWLY BEATS P£RK.

No more exciting finish to a competition could be imagined .than that furnished by Hawera and Park in the B grade. When the combined doubles stage was reached both had' won nine matches while Hawera had won 116 games to Park’s 115. The issue was left in doubt Uiitil the last match' was finished when Hawera, though both teams were level in sets, had the narrow lead of two games. Details, with Hawera players mentioned first, are:— 'Men’s singles;—Pease beat Young, 9—7; White beat Reid, 9—7; Syme lost to Billows, 3—9; Bramwell beat Robertson, 9—B; Meyrick lost to Bell, 5—9; D. C. Ryan lost to Freeman, B—9.8 —9. Ladies’ singles.—Miss Robertson lost to Mrs. Dymond, 4—7; Miss Walter beat Mrs. Lowe, 7—4; Mrs. Pease lost to Mrs. Billows, .5—7; Miss H. Burgess beat Mrs. Jones, 7—2; Mrs. Rota beat Mrs. Hall, 7 —2; Miss M. Hawken beat Mrs. Goodwin, 7 —6. Men’s doubles. —Pease and White beat Reid and Billows, 9—4; Bramwell and Meyrick lost to Young and Freeman, s—fi; Syme and Ryan beat Robertson and Bell, 9 —5. Ladies’ doubles. —Mrs. Pease and Miss Robertson lost to Mesdames Dymond and Lowe, 4 —7; Misses Walter and Burgess lost to Mesdames Hall and Jones, 5 —7; Mrs. Rota and Miss Hawken lost to Mesdames Billows and Goodwin, 4—7.

Combined doubles. —Pease and Mrs. Pease beat Young and Mrs. Dymond, B—6; White and Miss Robertson lost to Reid and Mrs. Lowe, 7—9; Syme and Miss Walter lost to Billows and Mrs. Billows, B—9;8 —9; Bramwell and Miss Burgess lost to Freeman and Mrs. Jones, 5 —9; Meyrick and Mrs. Rota beat Robertson and Mrs. Hall, 9—7; Ryan and Miss M. Hawken beat Bell and Mrs. Goodwin, 9—6. STRATFORD WINS EVERY SET. Patea suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Stratford when a Patea team visited Stratford and was beaten by 24 sets (198 games) to no sets and 56 games. In the following details Stratford players are mentioned first:— Ladies' singles.—Mrs. Seyb beat Miss Glenny 7—o, Miss Walker beat Miss

Shield 7 —6, Mrs. Knewstubb beat Miss Derrett 7 —l, Mrs. Henderson beat Miss Thorburn 7 — 2, Mrs. Priest beat Miss Roberts 7—o, Mrs. Strack beat Mrs. Corbett 7 —l. Men’s singles.—Hale beat Edwards 9—5, Lewis beat Corbett 9 —l, Strack beat W. F. Shield 9—6, O’Leary beat B. Shield 9—3, Podley beat Gibson 9—l, Seyb beat Fairweather 9—l. Ladies’ doubles. —Mrs. Seyb and Miss Walker beat Misses Glenny and Shield 7—3, Mrs. Knewstubb and Mrs. Henderson beat Misses Derrett and Thorburn 7—l, Mrs. Priest and Mrs. Strack beat Miss Roberts and Mrs. Corbett 7 —l. Men’s singles.—Hale and Lewis beat Edwards and Corbett 9—2, Strack and O’Leary beat W. F. and B. Shield 9—l, Pooley and Seyb beat Gibson and Fairweather 9—l. ' Combined doubles. —Mrs. Seyb and Hale beat Miss Glenny and Edwards 9—3, Miss Walker and Lewis beat Miss Shield and Corbett 9—7, Mrs. Knewstubb and Strack beat Miss Derrett and W. F. Shield 9—6, Mrs. Priest and Pooley beat Miss Roberts and Gibson 9—2, Mrs. Strack and Seyb beat Mrs. Corbett and Fairweather 9—o. Manaia defaulted to .Waverley.

■ • A Grade. P., W. L. Pts. Hawera .. 6 5 1 10 Park ....... 6 5 1 10 Patea .... 6 4 Q 8 Sportsdale ...... 5 2 3 4 Waverley . .6- •> . 4. ■ 4. . . Manaia ... ...... 6 1 5 2 Elthain .. ....I... : 5 B Grade. 1 4 2 Hawera ... ....... 5 5 »■ l-M 10 Park ... 5 4 1 8 Stratford . 5 3 2 6 Waverley . 5 2 3 4 Patea .... 1 4 2 Manaia ... 5 5 —*