LAWN TENNIS.
A match was played on Saturday afternoon between a team of the Linwood Club (composed chiefly of junior players) and the Sydenham Club, on the grounds of the former, when the Linwood Club won by the narrow nwgin of six games. Appended are the results : — Men's Singles — W. Tait (L) beat Seay (S)— 9-4. Lyttelton (S) beat Nicholson (L) — 9-8. Kain (L) beat W. Gee (S)— 9-7. Jackson (L) beat Hall (S)— 9-6. Eudd (S) beat Wake (L)— 9-0. Sinclair (L) beat Joll (S)— 9-0. E. Gee (S) beat Nalder (L)— 9-5. Lockwood (S) beat Schmidt (L)— 9-8. King (S) beat , Palairet (L) — 9-3. Ladies' Singles — Miss Ar. Baldwin (S) beat Miss Simpson (L)— 9-4. Miss F. Eidley (L) beat Miss Clarkson (S)— 6-1. Miss Kiver (L) beat Miss B,lanchard (S)— 6-1. Men's Doubles— Seay and Lytteltbn (S) beat "VV. Tait and Kain (L)— 9-8. Nicholson and Jackson (L) beat W. Gee and Hall (S)— 9-5. Eudd and Joll (S) beat Sinclair and Wake (L)— 9-S. Lockwood and King (S) beat Palairet and Metz (L)— 9-5. Ladies' Doubles— Miss Simpson and Miss F. Eidley (L) beat Miss Baldwin arid Miss A. Baldwin (S)— 9-5. Miss Kirer and Miss S. Howard (L) beat Miss Blanchard and Miss \Clarkson (S)— 9-2. Combined Doubles— Seay and Miss A. Baldwin (S) beat W. ■Tait and Miss Simpson (L) — 9.5. Lyttelton and Miss Clarkson (S) beat Kain and Miss F. Eidley (L)— 9-7. Eudd and Miss Baldwin (S) beat Jackson and Miss Kiver (L) — 6-3. Sinclair and Miss S. Howard (L) beat W. Gee and Miss Blanchard (S) — 9-G. Total games : Linwood 148, Sydenham 142.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5804, 23 February 1897, Page 1
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272LAWN TENNIS. Star (Christchurch), Issue 5804, 23 February 1897, Page 1
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