LAWN TENNIS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 18823, 11 March 1931, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS.

SNAPSHOTS. (By “Umpire.”) The clerk of the weather was in very unkind mood last Saturday, a all local events in the lawn tern world were abandoned on account the wet and miserable conditio which were the order of the day Timaru and district. A challenge for the Wilding Shi< has been forwarded to Wellington behalf of the Auckland Associate and an interesting contest should e sue. The Auckland team will nu probably consist of Stedman. Bartle Sturt and Morrison and will doubtl< require a good deal of beating. The Australian championships Sydney resulted in J. Crawford co firming his performance in the N.S.’ championship, by again defeating Hopman in the men’s singles fin Mrs Crawford was beaten in t women’s singles final by Mrs Butte worth. Two very promising colts were pla ed by N.SW. in an inter-State gar with Queensland, when the juni N.S.W. champion. D. Thompson, ai the fourteen-year-old boy, V. M Grath were given their opportune The former was beaten by the w known player J. Cummings, but tl school boy won his match. The final of the Australian mei doubles championship event must ha been a tussle well worth watching the score is any criterion. Crawfo: and Hopman. the singles finalisl pla3 r ing together, were defeated l Dunlop and Donohoe 8-6, 6-2, 5-7-9, 6-4, a total of 60 games. Local club events are now well a< vanced, and at Timaru only the fintf remain to be played in the champioi ship events. In the women’s singl Mi's W. Scott got the better of Mi Gibson in the semi-final, and will me Miss Hart in the final gallop. In the junior women's championshi the finalists are Misses J. Brewer ar D. Smythe. who overcame the oppos tion of Miss Patchett and Miss C Mackay respectively in the semi-final It would appear as though Mil Smythe could not be kept out of tt finals this season. W. Robertson and G. Innes-Jon< provide the finalists for the men singles championship. The final of th women’s doubles handicap event foun Misses Bridges and Brewer too goo for the heavily handicapped back markers. Mrs W. Scott and Mrs Mini fie. though the result was exceeding! close. 9-8. The Wai-iti Club competitions ar | still a little behind-hand, but th I women's doubles handicap final will b [ fought out between Misses Grant an ! Wilson against Misses D. Methven an Cornwall. Miss Macintosh reached th final of the women’s singles handica by ousting Miss V. Whitehouse in th semi-final and Miss G. Cowie has t play Miss I. Young for the right to on ter the final. E. Kelman is the only one throug to the final stage in the men’s single handicap, having beaten G. Lawso 9-4 in the semi-final. • • • • At Highfield the women’s single handicap final between Mrs Pope an< Miss Palliser resulted in a victory fa the backmarker, Mrs Pope. The women’s championship final wil be contested by Mrs Davies who bea Mrs Pope 6-4, 6-3, in the seml-flna! and Miss B. Sutherland, the holder who got the better of Miss L Macfaa lane. In the semi-final of the mertf singles championship J. Lamb and A N. Robertson carried on until candli light but were still all square wher the light went out, and they will havi another attempt to settle who shal meet P. Tyson in the final. • • • • On the ranking list G. C. Reid held his place against E. McPhall, at though the tussle was a tight one, the final score being 8-6, 8-6 in Reid’i favour. • • • • Last Saturday’s rain interfered with the challenges entered. The list at the moment reads afl follows: 1 — W. G. Robertson. 2W. Renton 3J. Mackay. 4G. Innes-Jones. SN. Cramond. 6W. Pearse. 7 J. Satterthwaite. 8— V. Crowley. 9 G. C. Reid. 10— E. McPhail. 11— G. Gamble. 12 — A. Hobin. The Timaru Club’s match with Pleasant Point was another fixture abandoned owing to the rain. The Wellington Lawn Tennis Association find their financial position none too healthy and are contemplating a levy on members. It would appear as though the air of Wellington at present lends itself to spending what is not there and then putting on a tax to find the cash to foot the bill. The postponed junior championship! will be commenced on Saturday next.