TENNIS TOURNEY ON UNITED COURTS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18044, 3 January 1927, Page 10

TENNIS TOURNEY ON UNITED COURTS.

LARGE NUMBERS PLAY IN CHRISTMAS TOURNEY.

A beginning ™ made on Saturday at the United Tennis Club’s courts with the tournament postponed from the previous week, and a considerable number of games in the two sections were played. The courts were in capital order, but the heat was trying at times. The light rain which fell in the afternoon had no appreciable effect on the programme of the tournament. Although the fixture was controlled by the United Club, entries were not confined t.o members, and n.bout one-third of the satisfactory total came from other clubs. The management was largely in the hands of Mr W. Goss, who was assisted by others, and the courts were kept busy. Some who had entered to play at Christmas were compelled to scratch, co that there was a number of walkovers, and the full number of courts available was not required. The tournament will be continued at nine o’clock to-day. The following are the results of Saturday’s play;— LADIES’ SINGLES HANDICAP. First round—Miss Cooper (scr), w. 0.; Miss Donaldson (15), w. 0.; Miss Napier <scr), w. 0.; Miss Wilson (rec. 3-6 15) beat Miss Cooke (scr); Miss Macllree (owe 3- 1 5) beat Miss O. Spencer Bower (rec. 8-6 15); Miss Seymour (rec. 3-6 15) lost to Miss Lance (scr); Miss Young (owe 3-6 15), w. 0.; Miss Aitken (scr) beat Miss M. Scott (owe 3-6 15); Miss K. Scott (owe 3-6 15) beat Miss A. Hewlett (owe 3-6 16): Miss Fleetwood (rec. 15) beat Miss Rich (rec. 15); Miss Reed (owe 80) beat Miss Taylor (scr); Miss Borrows (owe 15), Miss Sherris (rec. 15), Miss Webb (owe 15), each won by default. Second round—Miss Donaldson beat Miss Cooper, 9-S: Miss Napier beat Miss Wilson, 9-2: Miss Lance beat Miss Macllree, 9-3; Miss K. Scott, w.o. from Miss TI. Jones (scratched); Miss Borrows, w. 0.; Miss Sherris beat Miss Webb, 9-6. Third round—Miss Donaldson beat Miss Napier, 9-6. LADIES’ SINGLES, OPEN. First round—Miss Wake beat. Miss E. Borrows, 6-1, 6-2; Miss F. Cooper, w. 0.; Miss Aitken, w. 0.: Miss IT. .Tones beat Miss N. Reed, 3-6, 6-2, 7-5: Miss M. Scott beat Miss Seymour. 6-3, 6-3; Miss Saunders beat Mias A- Hewlett, 7-5, 6-1; Miss Webb, w.o. Second round—Miss Wake beat Miss Cooper, 6-2, 6-3; Miss Jones beat Miss Aitken, 6-2, 6-4; Miss K. Scott, w.o. ; Miss Saunders beat Miss Webb, 6-0, 6-3. Third round—Miss Wake beat Miss Jones, 6-2, 6-3. MEN’S SINGLES, OPEN. First round—E. G. Burn, w. 0.; A. Borrows beat A. G. Jamieson, 6-1, 6-1; F. M. Allison beat F. J. Hutchison. 6-0. 6-1; H. O. Ford beat A. Aitken, 6-2, 6-2; E. R. Mahan beat A* Steeds, 7-5, 6-3; J. R. i Johnston beat A. Burns, 6-1, 6-4: A. L. Wood, w. 0.; W. Goss, sen., beat M. Renton, 7-5, 6-1; ,T. C. Cullman beat W. P. Clayton. 6-2. 6-1; Tt. H. Henley, w. 0.; S. D. Denton beat R. Franklyn, 6-1, 6-1 : N. Dyinond beat L. J. Findlay, 6-1, 6-2; R. A. Row beat G. Skellerup, 6-3, <6-3; .T. Holley, w. 0.; N. G. Munns beat It. Jones, 9-7, 9-7. Second round—Borrows beat Burns, 6-0, 6-0; .Allison heat Morrison, 6-3, 7-5; Mahan beat Ford, 6-0, 7-5; Wood beat Johnston, 4-6, 6-1, 6-0; Goss beat Cullman, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2; Denton beat Henley, 6-3, 6-0; Row heat Dymoml, 6-1, 6-2; Munns beat Holley, 6-2. 6-3. Third round—Row beat Munns, C-3, 4-6, 7-5. COMBINED HANDICAP. Fh'rst Round—Johnston and Miss Taylor (owe 15) beat Clayton and Miss Young (owe 3-6, 15); Aitken and Miss Aitken, w. 0.; Ross and Mrs Saville (rec. 15), w. 0.; Renton and Miss Jones (owe 15 3-6), w. 0.; Fleetwood and Miss Fleetwood (owe 3-6, 15), w. 0.; Burrows and Miss Borrows (owe 30, 3-6) beat. Jones and Miss Cooper (scr); Wood and Miss Napier (owe 15, 3-6), w. 0.; Skellerup and Miss Webb (rec. 3-6, 15) w. 0.; Jamieson and Miss Rich (scr) w. 0.; Findlay and Mrs Findlay (3-6, 15) beat Wood and Miss Robson (owe 15, 3-6) w. 0.; Morrison a.nd Mrs Westall (owe 15, 3-6) w. 0.; Burn and Miss Hewlett (owe 3-6, 15) w. 0.; N. G. Henley and Miss Macllree (owe 3-6, 15) w.o. Second Round—Clayton and Miss Young beat Johnston and Miss Taylor, 9-6; Moss and Mrs Saville beat Aitken and Miss Aitken, 9-7; Fleetwood and Miss Fleetwood beat Renton and Miss Jones, 9-4; Skellerup and Mrs Webb, w. 0.; Findlay and Mrs Findlay beat Jamieson and Miss Rich, 9-5. Third Round—Ross and Mrs Saville beat Clayton and Mrs Young, 9-5. COMBINED DOUBLES, OPEN. First Round—Goss ancl Miss Wake bea t. Henley said Miss Slierriss, 6-2, 6-2 • Skellerup and Miss Webb beat Johnston 'and Miss Taylor, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2; Aitken and Miss Aitken beat Henley and Miss Macllree, 6-1, 5-7. 6-3; Jones and Miss Cooper, w. 0.; Ford and Miss Reed beat Morrison and Miss Robson, 8-6, 6-4; Renton and Miss Jones beat Clayton and Miss Young, 6-1, 6-3; Burn and Miss Hewlett beat Harman and Miss Cooke; Borrows and Miss Borrows beat Dyinond and Miss Westall, 6—l, 6-3. Second Round—Ford and Miss Reed boat Renton arid Miss Jones, 6-3, 6-2. LADIES’ DOUBLES, OPEN. First. Round—Misses Aitken and Webb heat Misses Donaldson and Sherriss, 6-2, 6-2; Misses Borrows and Macllree beat Misses Cooper and Lance, 1-6, 9-7, 6-2; Misses Scott beat Misses Hewlett and Fleetwood, 6-1, 6-4; Misses Wake and Saunders beat Misses Reed and Robson. 6-1, 6-1. Second Round—Misses Wake and Saunders beat Misses Scott, 6-1, 6-4. MEN’S DOUBLES HANDICAP. First Round—Clayton and Steeds (scr) w. 0.; Jones and Skellerup (owe 3-6, 15) beat Franklin and I-lutclrison (owe 3-6, 15), 9-4; Goss nnd Borrows (owe 30, 3-6) beat Ford and Dymond (owe 15, 3-6), 9-4; Row and Denton (owe 30) beat Henley and Henley (owe 15), 9-5; Wood and Burn (owe 15, 3-6) beat Aitken and Jamieson (rec. 3-6. 15), 9-1; Lewis and Burns (owe 3-6, 15) beat Ross and Fleetwood (scr), 9-7; Cullman and Johnson (owe 15, 3-6) w. 0.; Allison and Mahan (owe 15, 3-6) beat Qreenhill and Morrison (owe S-6, 15), 9-4. Second Round—Wood and Burn beat Lewis and Burns. 9-8. LADIES’ DOUBLES HANDICAP. First Round—Misses Scott (owe 15) w’.o.; Misses Sherriss and Donaldson (reo. 3-6, 15) beat Misses Napier and Jefcoate (scr), 9-2; Misses Cooper and Lance (owe 3-6, 15) w. 0.; Misses Reed and Robson (owe 30) w. 0.; Misses S. Bowen and Seymour (scr) w. 0.; Misses Webb and Aitken (owe 15) beat Mrs Findla.y and Mrs Westall (owe 15), 9-i; Misses Borrows and Macllree (owe 15) beat Misses Young a.nd Rich (owe S-6. 15), 9-4; Misses Hewlett a.nd Fleetwood (owe 15) vf.o. Second round—Misses Scott beat Misses Sherris and Donaldson, 9-5; Misses Reed and Robson beat Misses Cooper and Lance, 9-4; Misses Webb and Aitken beat Misses Bowen and Seymour, 9-0. MEN’S? DOUBLES, OPEN. First round—Allison and Mahan, w. 0.; i Johnston and Cullman, w. 0.; Morrison and Greenhill beat Hutchison and Franklin. 6-4, 6-5: Denton and Row beat. Jones and Skellerup, 6-8, Burn and Wood beat Dymond ami Ford, 6-4, 6-4: Borrows and Goss beat. Munns and Aitken, 6-2, 6-8: Clayton and Steeds w. 0.; Henley and Henley w.o. ; Second round-—Johnston and Cullman beat Allison and Mahan, 7-5, 26, 6-3,

Denton and Rowe brat Morrison and Greenhill, 6-3, 6-3. MEN’S SINGLES HANDICAP. First round—Jones (scr) beat Ross (scr), 9-1; Henley (scr) beat Fleetwood (scr), 9-7; Cullman (owe 15) beat Allison (owe 15 3-6), 9-6: Lewis (rec. 3-6 15) beat Hutchison (scr), 9-8; Skellerup (owe 3-6 15) w. 0.; Johnston (owe 15) w. 0.; Mahan (owe 3-6 15) beat Munns (owe 15), 9-5: Burn (owe 15) w. 0.; Wood (owe 15 3-6) beat Holley (scr), 9-6; Franklin (scr) w. 0.; Morrison (owe 15) beat Burns (owe 3-6 15), 9-7; Jamieson (rec. 15) w. 0.; Steeds (scr) beat Clayton (owe 3-6 15), 9-4; Aitken (rec. 3-6 15) w. 0.; Findlay (rec. 1.5) beat Renton (owe 3- 15). 9-8; Henley (scr) w.o. Second round —Cullman beat Lewis, 9-S: Burn beat Mahan, 9-8; Steeds beat Aitken. 9-1; Findlay beat Henley, 9-4. Third round—Steeds beat Findlay, 9-8. MID-CANTERBURY TOURNEY THE FINAL MATCHES. The Mid-Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association’s Christmas tournament was concluded at Ashburton on Friday after being protracted for a week as the result of unfavourable weather. A grade handicaps were played with tbe followresults:— LADIES’ SINGLES. Third round—Miss Bonnington won from Miss Andrew by default; Miss Stewart (owe 30 2-6) beat Miss Vesty (owe 15 S-6). 9-8. Semi-finals —Miss Percy (owe 4-6) beat Miss Bonnington (owe 4-6), 9-6; Miss Stewart (owe 2-6) beat Miss Campbell (owe 15 2-6). 9-6. Final—Miss Percy (owe 4-6) beat Mias Stewart (owe 30 2-6), 9-5. MEN’S SINGLES. Third round—Dickson (owe 15 4-6) beat Christie (scr), 9-2. Semi-finals —Dickson won from Dort by default; Barnett (owe 4-6) beat Bonnington (owe 30), 9-6. Final—Barnett (owe 4-6) beat Dickson (owe 15 4-6), 9-3. MEN’S DOUBLES. Final—Pinfold and Thomas (owe 15 2-6) boat Bonnington and Dart (owe 15 2-6). 9-6. LADIES’ DOUBLES. Second round—Miss Tetty and Mrs Pinfold won from Misses Dixon and Porter by default; Misses Bonnington and Stewart won from Misses M’Donald ami Andrews by default. Semi-finals —Misses Bennington and and Stewart (owe 5 5 4-6) beat Miss Petty and Mrs Pinfold (s«*r), 9-2; Misses Sowden and Wood (owe 30 ) beat Aliases Campbell and Guy (owe 15 4-6), 9-3. Final—Misses Sowden and Ward (owe 30) beat Misses Stewart and Bonnington (owe 16 4-6), 9-4. COMBINED DOUBLES. Final— Bonnington and Miss Guy (owe 30) beat Lee and Mrs Lee (owe 4- 9-3. SOUTH CANTERBURY TOURNEY. (Special to the “Star.” ) TIMARU, January 1. The South Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association’s annual New Year tournament commenced to-day, the Tlma.ru, Wai-iti and Y.M.C.A. courts being occupied for the preliminary rounds. The weather was ideal, and there was practically no wind, which enabled a high standard or play to be reached. Following are do results:— CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS. MEIN’S SINGLES. First round—C. Angus beat Cuff. 6-1, 4-6. 6-1; W. Robinson beat. P. Houlihan, 6-0, 6-3; E. A. Pearce beat N. S. Cramond, 4-6, 6-4, 9-7; S. E. Field beat P. T. Mulligan, 6-2, 6-1; A- L. Taylor beat G. V. Gerard, 6-2, 6-1. Second round—-D. Johnston beat C. Boys, 6-0, 6-3; W. Robertson bea.l. E. Orbell. 6-2. 2-6. 6-4. K. Walker beat Inness Jones, 6-0, 6-4; Ollivier beat Spragge, 6-2, 6-3: S. G. M’Dougall beat W. R. Fea, 6-2, 6-2; E. G. Roddy beat F. Hinton. 6-2, 6-2; "V. E. Page beat H- Swindley, 6-0, 6-0; J. Gawne beat D. Unwin, 6-2, MEN’S DOUBLES. First round—Ollivier and Russell beat Cuff and Thomas, 7-5, 7-5. •Second round—Page and Walker bent M’Dougs. 11 and Taylor, 0-6. 6-3. 6-0: Johnston and Orhell beat Roberts ami Oxford, 26, 84, 6 3.

LADIES’ SINGLES. First round—Miss Thwaites beat Miss AI. Loughnan, 9-0; Miss D. Manchester beat Miss T. Cowan, 9-8; Mrs Bannerman beat Miss J. Lillico, 9-5; Miss E. King beat Miss N. Cossins, 9-6; Miss R. Pearse beat Miss J. Godfrey. 9-1 : Mrs M. Stedinan beat Miss W. Angus. 9-6. Second round—Miss M. Gibson beat Mrs Morrow. 9-1; Miss W. Wilson beat Miss G. Manchester, 9-4; Miss Thwaites beat Miss D. Manchester, 9-5. LADIES' DOUBLES. First round—Misses V. Nicholls and G. Finch beat Misses R. Rolleston and M. Robinson, 9-6; Misses E. King and N. Borton beat Misses J. Godfrey and G. Cowie. 9-7; Misses N. Poultney and G. Ordfleld beat Misses M. Ward and M. Sowden, 9-7; Mrs Morrow and Mrs Bannermau beat Misses N. and T. Cowan, 9-7. COMBINED DOUBLES. First round—Carlton and Miss N. Cowan beat Angas and Miss Bradford, 9-7. HANDICAP EVENTS. MEN’S SINGLES. First round—Cuff (owe 4-6) beat Slater (scr), 9-2; Sharpe (scr) beat Robertson, jun. (owe 15 3-6), 9-8; Robinson (owe 15 3-6) beat Cleland (rec. 1-6), 9-4; Pearce (owe 2-S) beat Burdon (scr), 9-7; Fulton (owe 6-6) beat Swindley (scr), 9-4; Taylor (owe 3-6) beat Newton (rec. 4-6), 9-5; Ogier (scr) beat G. Martin (rec. 15 4-6), 9-2; Fea (rec. 15) beat Manchester (scr), 9-5; Murray (rec. 15 4-6) beat Mulligan (scr), 9-1; Field (owe 2-6) beat Baxter (rec. 15), 9-4; Gerard beat M’Dougall by default; Crosier beat M’Nally by default; M’Donald (owe 1-6) beat A. B. Irving (owe 3-6), 9-1; J. Satterthwaite (scr) beat Hinton (owe 5-6), 9-0; Leslie (owe 2-6) beat Drew (rec. 15 4-6), 9-3; Buddy (owe 5-6) beat S. Satterthwaite (rec. 15 2-6), 9-7. Second round—Cuff (owe 4-6) beat Innes Jones (owe 2-6), 9-3; Kenton (scr) beat Oxford (owe 2-6), 9-7; Unwin (scr) beat Thwaites (owe 2-6), 9-6; Ogier beat Fea, 9-5; Murray beat Field, 9-7; Gerard (rec. 15) beat Crozier (rec. 4-6 ), 9-4; •T. Satterthwaite beat M'Doriald, 9-7; G. Smythe (owe 3-6) beat J. Irving, 9-1; K. C. Donovan (rec. 15) beat P. Houlihan (owe 1-6), 9-1; R. A. Coldgate (rec. 15) beat B. G. Donovan (rec. 15 2-6). 9-6. Third round—Donovan beat Holdgate, 9-6. MEN'S DOUBLES. First round—Roberts and Oxford (owe 15) beat Burdon and Sharpe (scr), 9-3; Innes Joires and Unwin (owe 3-6) beat Page and Walker (owe SO 3-6), 9-6; Angas and Sheppard (owe 30) beat Robinson and Thwaites (owe 15 8-6), 9-4; Fea and Gerard (rec. 15) beat Murray and M’Nally (rec. 15 3-6). 9-6; M’Kay and Cleland (sc;) beat HunterWeston and Stevenson (rec. 15), 9-S; Hammond and Cramond (owe 15) beat Pearce and Boys (owe 2-6), 9-5; Fulton and Robertson, Jun. (owe 5-6) beat M'Credie and Spragge (rec. 15 4-6), 9-5; M’Dougall and Taylor (owe 30) beat Newton and Martin (rec. 15), 9-S; A. Irving and W. Brown (nee. 15) beat M’Donald and Hinton (owe 15), 9-7; Ogier and J. Satterthwaite (scr) beat Dobio and Holdgate (scr), 9-4; Martin and Crowley (owe 2-6) beat Renton and Souter (owe 2-6), 9-6; CufC and Thomas (owe 4-6) beat Baxter and Crozier (rec. 15 2-6), 9-7; Moore and Leslie (owe 4-6) beat Irving and Irving (owe 2-6), LADIES' SINGLES. First round—Miss R. Rolleslon (rec. 15) beat Miss V. Mortland (owe 4-6), 9-3; Alisa V. Sharp beat Miss HunterWeston by default; Miss Finch (owe 4-6) beat Miss Cuff (rec. 4-6), 9-1; Miss Bannermau beat Miss Matson bydefault; Miss Gibson (owe 15 1-6) beat Miss Godfrey (owe 2-6), 9-4; Miss Coote (rec. 15 2-6) beat Miss A. Johnston (rec. 3-6), 9-6; Miss N. Poultney (owe 4-6) beat. Miss W. Morgan (nee. 15), 9-8; Miss N. Borton (rec. 15) beat Miss E. Lo Cren (rec. 4-6). 9-3; Mrs Stedman (owe 5-6) beat Miss Palmer dec. 15 2-6), 9-5; Miss K. Robinson dec. lo) beat Miss Loughnan (owe 1-6), Second round-—Alias W. "Wilson (owe l.i) beat Aliss Oldfield (owe 3-6), 9-5; *J ias <-• Bowden (owe 5-6) beat Miss A. Nicholls (owe 15 3-6), 9-4; Alisa Sharpe beat Aliss Finch, 9-4: Miss Borton bpat. Miss Poultney; Aliss Coote beat ALiss Robinson. LADIES’ DOUBLES. First round-—Mrs AJorrow and Mrs Bannerman (owe 15 3-6) beat Misses G. At’Lean and S. At’Lean (15 4-6), 9-3: Alisses Angas and Bradford heat I\fisse;j Hunter-Weston and Johnston by default; Alisses Loughnan and Sharpe (rec. 3-6) beat Misses King and Borton (owe 2-6), 9-S; Misses Nicholls and Finch (owe 3-6 > beat Misses O. Bowden and V. Atortland (owe 2-6), 9-6. Second round—Mrs Morrow and Airs Bannerman beat Aliases Angas and Bradford (owe 15 3-6), 9-S; Airs Aliniflo and Airs Firman (owe 2-6) beat Misses AI. Uollestoii and K. Robinson (r-eo. 15>. 9-S; Alisses Pearse and Thwaites (owe :;o» beat Mrs Btedmaii and Airs Shep

D. ATanchcster (owe 15 3-6) beat Misses Lillico and CossilUl (owe 4-6). 9-6. COMBINED HANDICAP. First round—Spragge and Miss Atortland (owe 2-6) beat Donovan and Aliss Matson (scr), 9-4: Cuff and Aliss Cuff (owe 3-6) beat Stevenson and Aliss Hunter-Weston (rec. 15), 9-2; Sheppard and Airs Stedman (owe 15 8-6) beat Carlton and Aliss N. Cowan (owe 2- 9-3: Afurray and Aliss Wilson (rec. 3- beat Hunter-Weston and Aliss Johnston (nee. 15), 9-6; Field and Airs Morrow (owe 4-6) beat A. B. Irving and Aliss S. APLean (rec. 15), 9-7; ALanchester and Miss Godfrey (owe 3-6) heat J. Irving and Aliss Al. Fraser (scr). 9-4; Innes Jones and Aliss Cossins (owe 2-6) beat Scott and Aliss G. Cowie (owe 1-6), 9-4. TOURNAMENT IN PARIS. AtJSS BENNETT DOES WELL By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Aus. and N.Z. Cable Association. PARIS, December 31. In the covered courts Christmas tournament semi-final, Aliss Eileen Bennett surprisingly defeated Allle Suzanne Deve. 6-1, 6-1. Mile Deve is reputed to be the third best Frenchwoman player.