TENNIS CLUB REFORMED

Taranaki Daily News, 21 December 1932, Page 9

TENNIS CLUB REFORMED

TWO COURTS AT MIDHIRST.

At'a recent meeting the Midhirst Tennis Club was resuscitated and the following officers, elected: 'Patron, Mr. A. E Garrard;'president,; Mrs. J. Schumacher; vice-presidents, six were elected; secretary, Mr. D; Latham; management committee, Messrs. Phillips, Jensen,. Howard and Misses R. Griffin, A. Bonniface and C. Copeland. At a meeting on Monday night it was decided, to lay down two courts near thte Midhirst bakery, where the old one is at present. It was resolved that the courts be opened early in the New Year. A donation from Mr. Phillips in, the form of a tennis net was received.

WALTER CUP TENNIS. LADDER MATCH PROGRESS. The results to date .of the Stratford Lawn -Tennis; Club’s competition for. the Walter Cup are as follow, the system of scoring being 61 points (advantage) for the men and 51 (advantage) for ..the ladies:— •- Men’s Division. Second round: Seyb (12) defeated J. W. Hale (-8) 61 —45, Cameron (19) beat Maguire (12) 61—58,. Rankin ' (16) beat L. Cameron (16) 63—61, ’ Strack (8) beat Morey (20) 61—49, Sandford (-2) beat F. Hale (4) 61-50. . ’ Third round: Sandford (-2) beat Strack (8) 61—35, Young (12) beat Maclaurin (19) 61—58, J. Butcher. (15) beat Pooley (8) 61-58, Boyle X 4) .beat R. Butcher (9). 61—59,’ J. McCready (16) beat Gaw (6) 61—37,-Robertson (16) beat Burke: (16) 61—50, „W. Hale (scr.) beat Harris- (6) 61—48, Hartigan-(16). beat S. Jury (16) 61—51, Bamford (4) beat McInnis (18) 61—51. ' ’>•'» Ladies’ Division. - . Second round: Mrs. Knewstubb (-8) beat Miss Grubb' (14) by default, Mrs. Innis (10) beat Miss McCready (15) 51— 49,- Miss- Furrie (10) - beat Mfsi. Strack (9) 51—38, Miss McCluggage (14) beat Miss Best (-8) 51—42, Miss Elgar (16) beat Miss Brown . (15) 51—29, Mrs. Hom (6) beat Mrs. McKay (10) 51—45, Miss Whittle (2)-beat Miss Keightly (14) 51— 43. Club Ladder. Senior men: Pooley beat L. Cameron 9—2, Strack, beat R. Sharrock 9—7, Robson beat Mclnnes . 9—4, Hale beat C. Harris 9—l, Sandford beat T. Boyle 9—7, J. W. Hale beat Ennis 9-6, Bamford beat R. Sharrock 9—2, R. Butcher beat C. Hunt 9—4, T. Boyle beat Hale 9—7, Hale’ beat Sandford 9—6, Robson beat Hartigan 9—4, Lawrence beat Pooley 9—6, M. Thompson beat S. Jury 9-6, Hale beat Harris 9—4, Thompson beat McGuire 9— 4, Jury beat J. Butcher 9—B, Hartigan beat Mclnnes 9—4, Sandford beat Boyle 9—2, Strack beat Pooley 9—4, Gaw beat Harris 9—B, Bamford won by default over Cameron, Gaw beat Hale 9—4, Boyle beat Gaw 9-4.