LAWN TENNIS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16939, 13 January 1923, Page 12

LAWN TENNIS.

NEW SOUTH WALES LADIES' TEAM. TO ARRIVE ON TUESDAY. The New South Wales ladies' team will ,arTive in Christchurch on Tuesday mor-* ing, and will play in an open invitation singles and doubles tournament with twelve New Zealand ladies on the United courts next Friday and Saturday. Tho secretary of the Canterbury Ass - ciation (Mr Wyon Stevens) received wo v, l to-day that the following North Island ladies had been selected to play in th i tournament:— Miss Macfariane (Auckland). Miss A. Howe (W T ellington). Miss D. Fenwick (Hawke’s Bay). Miss S. B. Clark (Hawke's Bay). The Canterbury selectors have chosen the following ladies to represent Christchurch in the invitation tournament:— Mrs Wright. Miss E. Paxtridge. Miss Forrier. Miss Spiers. As only thro© ladies are eligible to pla> for Christohurch, Miss Forrier and Miss Spiers will be asked to play off for third WILDING SHIELD CHALLENGE. The Taranaki Association cannot play on the dates suggested by the Canterbury Association—January 26 and 27—for the Wilding Shield match, and has suggested the end of February. The matter is in abeyance. NEW BOUTH WALES v. NEW ZEALAND. WELLINGTON. January 13. The second series of matches between the New South Wales and New Zealand ladies' teams was played here to-day. Following are the results:— Miss Lloyd beat Miss Howe, 6-2, 6-1. Miss Gray beat Mrs Hodges, 6-3, G-3. CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION. MEN’S B GRADE COMPETITION. The sixth round of matches in the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association’s men’s B grade competition was played this afternoon in ideal weather. Following are the results : LINWOOD A v. LINWOOD B. Linwood A and B teams met at the club's courts, the A team winning by 16 games Scores (A team mentioned first):— Mahan 9 v. Searle 6. Hall 8 v. Gibson 9. Leckie 9 v. Stride 4. Johnstone 9 v. Jamieson 6. Mahan and Hall 9 v. Jamieson apd Searle 7. Leckie and Johnstone 9 v. Gibson and Stride 5. Linwood A 53, Linwood B 37. ST ALBANS v. SOUTH CHRISTCHURCH. Playing at St Albans, the home team defeated South Christchurch by 21 games. Scores (St Albans players mentioned first)— White 5 v. Newton 9. Tait 9 v. Duffield 3. Hatch 9 v. Andrews 6. Ford 9 v. Rickerby 3. White and Ford 9 v. Newton and .Rickerby 5. Tait and Hatch 9 v. Andrews and Dufficld 6. St Albans 50, South Christohurch 29. OPAWA A v. ADDINGTON. The above teams played at Addington, Opawa being successful by 21 games. Scores (Opawa players mentioned first):— Goddard 9 t. Wise 7. Robinson 9 v Jones 2. White 9 v. Poison 7. Tregear 9 v. Robbins 1. Goddard and White 6 v. Wise and Jones 9. Robinson and Tregear 9 v. Poison and Robbins 4. Opawa A 51, Addington 30. CANTERBURY COLLEGE v. SUMNER, Canterbury College journeyed to Sumner and beat, the local team by eight games. Scores (Canterbury College players mentioned first):— Colt-art 9 v. C. Ogier 4. Bums 9 v. Brown 5. Fish ’O v. Allen 4. Hall 3 v. H. Ogier 9. Coltart and Burns G v. C. and H. Ogier 9. Fish and Hall 9 v. Brown and Allen 6. Canterbury College 45, Sumner 37.