ON THE COURTS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11267, 22 December 1914, Page 7

ON THE COURTS.

TEO NOTES. BY FOOT-FAULT. The Association courts may be an established fact before very long. The financial aspect is very bright at present, and if land is obtainable on a long lease the courts should not be long on the way. V Tho junior inter-club (B) matches proceeded a stage further on Saturday last. South Chr'stchurch _ had very little difficulty with Limvoo*!, ■>■>*- the match easily 54-23. Potter (S.C.) beat Aberncthy (L.) 0-2. The Lra, wood man seemed unable to rise to tho occasion. Hulbert (5.0.) met • - . - - 4-1, „ ramp ciiirisiiuiiseu \ij.f -«-' —• for his club 9-5. Christansen s rasnness proved his undoing. Kudd (b.C) beat Arnott (L.) 9-5, although Arnott improved considerably on his display of the previous Saturday. Moor (L.) who took Lawry's place in the Linwood teain, and who got his first experience of inter-club matches, was only able to secure two games to Fees nine. The combination of Potter and Hulbert (S.C.) proved too strong for Abernethy and Christiansen (L.), and the South Christchurch players won their game 9-3. Rudd and Fee (S.C.) beat Arnott and Moor. 9-6. The Linwood team is perhaps the weakest team in tho competition in doubles play. *»*

A stem tussle between Catholic Cathedral and Opawa,, at Opawa, ended in a win for tho home team by fortyeight games to thirty-nine. Most of the Catholic Cathedral players seemed to have adopted the old fashion cut shots and they worried the Opawa players during the opening stages of the game. In the end the screw shots had to give way to the modern tennis drive. W. S. Burnett (O.) was beat by C. Williams (CO,), 6-9. Patterson (0) squared the games up by beating T. O'Connell (0.0;), 9-6. A. DTench who is playing the best game in the Opawa team at present, easily beat J. Lagan (CO.), 9-2. H. Tillman (0.) lost his match to H. Cahill (CO.), 6-9. Tho games in the singles were for the most part hard fought, and Catholic Cathedral were only four games behind at the commencement of the doubles. Patterson and Tench *(0.) had to fight hard for a victory over Williams and Lagan (CO.). but they snatched the victory with nine games to seven. Burnett and Tillman (O.) beat O'Connell and Cahill (CO.), 9-6. V

Sumner met Avonside at Sumner and literally massacred the visitors. Harvey (S.) walked over M'Gill (A.) with nine games to one. Williams (S.) beat Nicholson (A.), 9-4. Ackroyd (S.) beat Peacock (A.), 9-1, and Tait (S.) beat Temple CA.), 9-2. Before the commencement of the doubles Avonside was irretrievably lost, haying only eight games to the thirty-six of their host: In the doubles Harvey and Tait (S.) beat M'Gill and Temple (A.), 9-5, and Ackroyd and Williams (S.) lrat Peacock and" Nicholson (A.), 9-4. • The match ended Sumner fiftyfour to Avonside fifteen. V

The match between Addin$ v *c Q$A St Albans, played at > t' harder fought, the home ■ .teaiK. "'SfW. 1 with forty games to the visitors" ~. \ one. M'Gibbon (A.), after a hr/y> fight, beat Thompson (St A.), 8- is. Jones (A.) beat Munnings (St A.), 9-8. Bt Allison (A.) lost.to Nicholls (St A.), 4-9. Steer (A.) beat Wilson (St A.), 9-8. Addington had three games to catch up at the commencement of the doubles, but their combined play proved weak. M'Gibbon and Dr.Allison (A.) lost to Thompson and' Nicholls (St A.), 4-9, and Jones and Steer (A.) lost to Munnings and Wilson (St A.), 6r9. Addington was handicapped by having to substitute. for one of its. best men at the last minute. ]

In the final of the men's singles at Avonside, G. D. Seay (scr) beat R. Malcolm (rec. 18), by 50-36. Seay was altogether too good for Malcolm, and complete'y outclassed him. Seay is playing particularly well at present, and should give a good account of himself both at the Ashburton tournament and at the championship meeting in Dunedin.

• In the final of the ladies' doubles at Avonside, Misses Beresf ord and Hardy (rec. 4-6), gained the victory from Misses Ormandy and J. Robson (rec 15 3-6), 9-1. The result doea not indicate the difference in the two pairs, as each game was well contested. Miss Hardy and Miss Beresf ord let their opponents make tho mistakes. Miss Robson played well, but was too erratic. Miss Ormandy is clearly out of form, and is evidently short of practice.

Several matches were played on the Avonside courts on Satux-day. In the final, of the combined handicap Miss Hale and A. B. Sands (rec. 2-6 15), beat Miss Ensor and W. Dean (rec. 15 3-6), 9-7. Saiids played a good' game. He was very deadly at the net, and was serving very fast. Miss Hale played a steady game, and backed her partner up well. Miss Ensor was very.good on her forehand', and was very successful in passing Sands. On her left she was lamentably weak. Dean played up t-o form, but tried to make too much of his first service, and consequently got very few in. In the fourth round Miss Hale and Sands were beaten by Miss Arnold and H. Cator (rec. 15 5-6). Sands went off his game, and knocked everything in to the net. Cator played a good' game, drove well, and lobbed with great judgment. Miss Arnold tried very hard, and deserved the win.

In the final of the men s singles handicap for the Nicholson trophy, at Lin wood, 0. M. Sheppard (owe 2-6, 15), beat F. W. Monro (owe 30), 3-6. 6-3, 6-4. Moore p'ayed an exceedingly steady game, but Sheppard took risks. Sheppard 1 is only in his second season, and should dev-lcp into a good player. His forehand drive is a good stroke, hut it is at present rather unreliable. He shows fair ability in volleying, but he is inclined to run in on balls that ho should keep well back for.

Entries are being invited at Lin wood for the men's sing'es handicap, for a tronhy presented by F. W. Dunnage, and for a men's doubles handicap.

The following is the state of the men's singles handicap at Addington to date. In the first round Devbridse (o), beat F. Cooper (scr). 60-47; and H. Jones (12) beat J. Munni'vrs (5). 60-57. In the second round M'Cleod f'?0) beat Penlinef.on ('3O). 60-50. A. «H«n r „ (201 heat Dr Allison (20), 6"-54 M'Oibbon (20) beat Conner (5), 60-51. "Herbr'dTe (5) beat Tn the third rrwd M'Cleod b«'>t 60-51, and Dorbridge beat M'Gibbon. 60-56. DerlHdge and M'Cleod will meet in the final.

Tn the final of the Todies' Handicap Singles. (50 up. advantage). Freeman Oo) heat Miss BarlWd ("). 5045. Both these players have improved greatly of lati.

Miss Lucas "id S. Bowron ed in beat'ns: Miss Tavlor and S. C'av. ton in the fimj of the Mixed Doubles at Opawa. Keen interest was taken in f's match and all the games were keenly contested.

••• Opawa (A.) played Opawa (B.) on

Anniversary Day and scarcely managed to retain the senior dignity. It was a very pleasing performance on the pare of the busy B.'s. Garland of the A team was defeated in single combat, and Garland and Harman were beaten in the doubles for tho first time this season. The following are the scores, members of the A team being mentioned first. J. E. Garland lost to W. S. Burnet, 3-9. D. O'Connell beat T. Patterson, 9-6. P. li. Harman beat A. D. Tench, 9-8. K. Willis beat H. Tillman, 9-2. Doubles: Garland and Harman lost to Burnet and "Tillman. 0-7, and O'Connell and Willis lost to Patterson and Tench, 9-8. Totals: A team 45; B team 43. . ••• LAWN TENNIS MEN FULFIL THEIR JUTY. It is stated by the French paper f "Les Sports.," that^ the lawn tenuis ex-champion, n. r. Yvuu..ife, u_~ "-:•". ■ promoted to the rank of lieutenant for gallant conduct on the battlefield. All the members of the rival teams which took part in tho Anglo-Austral-asian Davis Cup match at Boston, according *oO "J. Lie Cieiu, tinve c»Lii-i-j joined the forces or are seeking commissions. A. F. Wilding was a member of the naval landing force which went to the relief of Antwerp. The captain of the English team has become Lieutenant J. C. Parke, of the 6th Battalion Leinster Regiment. Mavrogordato is in training with the Public School Corps at Epsom. A. F. Kingscote, an officer in the Royal Garrison Artillery, is drilling recruits at Gosport. N. E. Brookes expects to go to France shortly in charge of a motor ambulance. M. Decugis, the French champion, U a corporal in the French army. His knowledge of Continental roads has secured him the appointment of motor driver to a divisional general. " Lawn Tennis " announces that' A. H. Lowe and W. P. Haviland, noted English players, have obtained commissions.