LAWN TENNIS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16918, 18 December 1922, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS.

CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. NOTES ON THE DRAW. In addition to the men's singles and doubles championship, the draw for which was published in the “.Star" on Saturday, the championship events at. • the New Zealand lawn tennis championship meeting at Hastings will include ladies’ eiujjler, cnC. doubles and combined doubles, as well as the school championships. The draw in each event is as follows: LADIES’ SINGLES. , (Present Champion: Miss N. E. Oortis.) Miss Marjorie Mac f aria ne. Mrs U. D. Brown. Miss N. Fannin. Miss B. M. Knight. Miss Wellwood. Mrs A. K. Norris. Miss A. Howe. Miss Lance (X.S.W.). Mrs Hodges. Miss K. Dallas. Miss N. Hume. Miss C. W. Beard. Mrs Melody. Miss D. Hart. Miss d. M. M’Laren plays Miss E. M. Ballantyne. Mis* D. M. Hassall plays Miss Gray (N.S.W.). (Half-way). Miss Payton plays Miss M. Cato. Miss D. Lindsay plays Miss M’Murray. Miss J. H. Bin gland. Miss M. Kennedy. Miss Fenwick. .Miss E. Aureliano. Miss A. Ormond. Mrs Lascelles (N.S.W.). Mrs Scott Watson. Mrs H. M. Hettcy. Mrs R. M’Murray/ Miss Snow Clark. Mrs Green. Miss A. Welsh. Miss D. M. Champion. Miss Lloyd (N.S.W.). /COMBINED DOUBLES. (Present Champions: Miss N. E. Curtis and G. Ollivier.) Miss M. Macfarlane and Robson. Miss Stevens and It Miller. Miss Ballantyne and E. B. W. Smytfce. Miss K. Armstrong and B. Armstrong. Mrs Peacock and J. C. Peacock. Miss Lee and W. J. Melody. Mrs Maitland and C. A. OuS. Mrs Lascelles and J. E. Parker. Mrs Green and K. J. Walker play Miss Champion and .11. Elliott. Mrs Brce and J. G. Swanson play Miss M’Laren and P. G. Greenwood. Miss Fenwick and M. T.. Lampe play Miss Wellwood and D. F. Glanville. Miss Fannin anti E. B. Washington play Mrs Parkinson and F. W. Martin. Miss A. Howe and L. France play Miss Craig and D. H. Craigie. Mrs Hetley and G. H. Oakley play Miss Payton and T. Clark. Miss Cochrane and C. F. Sehadick play Miss Kennedy and H. H. Bull. Miss M. Hume and W. G. Martin play Miss Gray and E. W. Griffiths. (Half-way). Mrs Hoderos and Goss play Mrs Maddison and W. H. Maitland. Miss Sinclair and A. C. Thompson play Miss B. Clark and J. P. Staunton. Miss Beard and R. V. Bundle plays Mrs Martin and J. Martin. Mrs Van A sell and K. S. Burt play Mi. 3 Knight and V. R Johns. Miss E. Williams and H. V. Howe play Miss Cato and M. M. Cowper. Miss Travers arc 1 . E. Palmond plav Miss Pnow Clark and TL H. Milburn. Mrs Norris and S. J. Hill play Miss Rina land and ,J. Powdrell. Miss La nee and A. W. Sims. Mrs Melody and A. G. Wallace. Mrs Scott Watson and A. B. Shaw. Mrs A. 0. Wallace and H. G. Dickie. Miss M. Armstrong and H. Armstrong. Mrs Goldie and W. Pearse. Miss Ormond and A. N. Campbell. Miss Stevens r.nd V. Miller. Miss Lloyd and P. *E. Allison. BOYS’ SINGLES. 'Present Champion: E. D. Andrews.) R. L. A. Cress well. Ralph Cato. F. W. Ballantyne plays E. D. Andrews. Half-way. L. G. Knott olays D. Ritchie. Maurice Smith plays John Connor. Eric Mickle plays G. C. Lewis. O. K. Stevens. Rhodes Williams. GIRLS’ SINGLES. (Present Champion: Miss A Howe.) Freda Bennett. J. A. Rosenberg. D. Lindsay plays H. N. East. Marjorie Lee plays Doris Hart. JJTalf-way. Grace Symonda plays Rita Dallas. Nawreen M’Leod plays N A. East. K. O. Lewis. D. M. Johnson. NOTES ON THE DRAW. Dr Lauienson and G. Ollivier will net be able to meet except in the final of the singles championship. >- This has been brought about by tho seeding of the draw hv the New Zealand Association. The benefits of seeding do not cease with one or two players, however, and the draw, as telegraphed to the "Star” on Saturday ensures a series of matches that will provide unprecedented interest for the spectators. An unofficial ranking list for New Zealand may be worked out in an analysis of the draw—or rather the views of the the players may be traced. Evidently, they started out with Dr Laurcnson and Ollivier, and put. them in opposite halves. Then they picked out Sim* (Dunedin) and J. C. Peacock (Wellington) as the next strongest, and gave them the next best chance of meeting Ollivier and Lauienson respectively in the semi finals. Then they came to Robson (Auckland) and Greenwood (Canterbury), who have been placed on the same marks (but in different quarters! as L. France (Wellington) and F. S. Wilding (Canterbury). These are the eight men who head each of the eight sections, and presumably they are the eight best players—in the committee’s view.. Tho only other outstanding players who could claim a place in New Zealand's first eight appear to he Glanville (3), Aitken (4) ansi Denton (6) on the Canterbury ranking list, and possibly Griffiths, of Auckland, but the point is not very material, and .lie committee appears ro have seeded the draw very happily with

one or two exceptions. The principal of these is that Robson and Griffiths, the two strongest players from Auckland, will meet ill their first knock, apt! the same will happen with Denton and Glanville, of Canterbury.

It may be taken for granted that Dr Lauienson will come through the top half into the final. He will get a couple of fairly easy games be foie he is called on to meet the survivor of the seconjl group, which includes Aitken. Salmond. Hay and Melody. Of these four Aitken is the most likely to meet the champion, and a very tine exchange of driving should he seen in their match. Meanwhile H. L. Robson, of Auckland, should come through t lie second eight, but on past form he should not trouble Dr Lauren son, unless lie lias improved a good ileal in the past In the second quarter of the draw ,T. C. Peacock No. I in the Wellington ranking list, ought to find the strongest opposition from either Glanville or Denton. Other players in this quarter, whose form will he watched with interest, are L. France, who occupies fourth place on the Wellington ranking list, A. G. Wallace. Clark, who played , fourth man in Auckland's Wilding Shield team last, January, and was beaten by Goss, and E. D. Andrews, the schoolboy champion. In the third quarter of tho oraw Ollivier's strongest opponent will he p. Q. Greenwood, hut Dr P. E. Allison is in the sume quarter, and Greenwood will have to dispose of him before meeting Ollivier In the last quarter Sims looks like a strong bidder for the .semi-final, and lie should have no difficulty whatever until he meets Wilding. Wilding is playing a very good game this season. and may offset a surprise. The interesting point about, this part of the draw i= Sims’s fc-m. T>r Lanrenson has a very high opinion of him, and if he beats Wilding he may fully extend Ollivier. The Canterbury entrants for the singles, with their position on the ranking list, are a* follow:—Ollivier (1). Wilding (2). Glanville (S). Aitken (4), Greenwood (•"). S. D. Denton (6). T. R. Quill (15), Field (17), ,T. G. Denniston (24). A. J. Harrop (29), and G. Gerard. Prominent men who have not entered for the >singles are: Seay <7;. Goss 18). Borrows (9). Sheppard (10). Clark (11)-, Browning (12), and B. 1 I .o ugh nan (13). None of these will visit Hastings, except Goss, who has entered

with Greenwood to defend the doubles championship title. MEN’S DOUBLES. The best- match in the doubles will probably occur in the upper semi-finals, in the meeting of Ollivier and Lauren eon and Peacock and Sims. In this half Aitken and Wilding. Swanson and Salmond and Dr Allison and Wallace are the best of the other entrants. Goss and Greenwood head the second half, and they will have to beat Griffiths nnd Robson f Auckland) to get into the final. Griffiths and Robson, however, will first, have To .dispose of S. 2>. Denton and Field, who go well in doubles. If Ollivier aud Laurenson meet Goss and Green-wood in the final there should lie little doubt as to the result, although the holders should make a fight of it. LADIES’ SINGLES. No Canterbury ladies have entered for the championship. Miss Nancy Curtis, the holder, will not play owing to her recent breakdown, and this is all the moiv regrettable in view of the New South Wales entries. The strongest entries are from Auckland. The four leading Auckland ladies, who were selected to play New South Wales, have all entered, namely Mrs Scott-Watson aud Misses Marjorie Macfarane, Knight and Payton. In addition Mrs Hodges i* an entrant. Mrs Hodges played, as title holder, in the Now Zealand championship at Auckland in 19*20. when she was beaten. It was her intendently she lias found one year’s absence long - enough. Auckland province prides itself greatly on its lady players, but in Mrs Melody Wellington has a very strong player, who stands second on the Wellington “ladder.” being barely beaten by Miss Curtis. 6-3, 8-G. Misses Traoey and Travers and Mrs Peacock, who come next on the Wellington ranking liet, are notable absentees: but Miss Howe is an entrant, aud she will meet Miss Lance. of New South Wales, in the second round. The four New South Wales visitors arc evenly through the draw, but they COMBINED DOUBT.ES. Goss and Mrs Hodges, who won tho o\ flit in if*l 4. have entered again. and other notable entrants are P. G. Greenwood and Miss .1 M’Laren, of Otago, Salmond and Miss Travers (Wellington), Dr Allison and Miss Lloyd. Robson and Miss M. Macfarlanc (Auckland). Peacock and Mrs Peacock (Wellington). Glanville and Miss Wellwood. L. France and Miss A Howe Wellington), and Griffiths and Mi a Gray Auckland). There will he some very iofter-nring ir.at-ches. as points count in Dr I.a ureiist.n. Ollivier, Sims, and one or two others are wisely standing down. INTER-STAFF MATCH. A tennis match between the staffs of the East and the West Christchurch Schools was played on the Linwood courts on Anniversary Day, resulting in a win for the West Christchurch District High School by fifty-five games. The scores were as follow. the names of the East Christchurch

players being placed first:— East. West Wake v. Mensics. Blain v. Mayne Ridgen v. Allard If ay man v. M'Kenzie Miss Jefcoate v. Miss Hardy Miss Napier v. Miss Reese Miss Church v. .Miss Barr Miss Brown v. Miss Hayward Wake and Blain v. Menzics anc Mayne ... Unyman and Ridgen v. Allarc and M’Kenzie Miss Jefcoate and Mi- Napier v Miss Hardy and Miss Reese Miss Church and Miss Brown v Miss Barr and Miss Hay ware Wake and Miss Jefcoate v. Men zies and Miss Hardy Blain and Miss Napier v. Mayne and Miss Reese Ri.lgen and Miss Church v. All ard and Miss Barr Hayinan and Miss Brown v M’Kenzie and Miss Hay ware Totals .... 9 6 5 0 0 7 2 9 2 5 n 66 12