DRAW FOR LAWN TENNIS ANNOUNCED

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18644, 22 December 1928, Page 7

DRAW FOR LAWN TENNIS ANNOUNCED

I CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT. HANDICAP EVENTS. Following: is the draw for the handicap events in connection with the Knell match will be best of seventeen Carnes. The tournament will commence at Wilding Park on Boxing Day:— Men’s Singles. First Round—J. Neeve (scr) v. C. R. Williamson (plus 15) ; T. J. Free (owe 1-6 15) v. A. W. Dickson (owe 15 2-6); A. Henry v. H. T. Richards (plus 4 15); W. G. Morrison (owe 1-6 15) v. R. G. Wilson; F. B. Hale (owe 5-6 15) v. P. R. Harman; J. H. Griffiths (owe 4 15) v. F. Cramp; J. M. Watson (owe 1-0 15) v. W. Goss. jun. (owe 4-6 15). Byes—H. G. Searle (owe lo), P. D. Hall (owe 5-6 15) 11. Tillman (owe 4-6 15), H. W. Osier (owe 4-6 15), W. S. Somerville (owe 15 5-6), N. Anderson (owe 5-6 15), K. Bong-more (plus 1-6 15), W. J. Deans, J. D. M'Tamney (plus 15). Second Round—B. B. Boughnan (owe 3©£) V. J. A. M’Reod (owe 4-6 15); D. B. Reggett (plus 15) v. Captain Findlay (plus 4 15); H. H. P. Andrews (owe 4 16) v. G. W. Skellerup (plus 4-6 15); P. J. Rydings (plus 15) v. D. A. M’Caskey (owe 4-6 15): R. O'Gorman (plus 2-6 15) v. S. R. Carieton (owe 2-6 15); X. G. Munns (owe 15 1-6) v. F. O. Schmidt (owe 4-6 15); W. G. Gerard (owe 4 15) v. If. Morris (scr) ; C. S’. Plank (owe 2-6 15) v. A. B. Boughnan (owe 30 2-6). Men’s Doubles. O. Herdman and W. J. Deans (plus 4 15) v. W. G. Morrison and H. W. Ogier (owe 2-6 15); J. Mounsey and 1). Reggett (plus 15) v. H. S. P. Andrews and J. H. Griffiths (owe 2-6 15); H. Tillman and J. Neave (owe 1-6 15) v. M. G. Somerville and J. R. Craws haw (owe 15); F. Cramp and A. Henry v. G. W. Skfel- • lerup and S. R. Carieton (scr) ; v. 14 G. Munns and H. C. Ford (owe 5-6 H»); v. H. Morris and .1. A. M’Beod (sc-r); v. P. B. I-lale and X. Anderson (owe 15); A. Borrows and H. G. Searle (owe 15) v. ; W. Goss, jun., and A. Gillies (owe 2-6 15) v. ; W. G. Gerard and H. T. Richards (scr) v. (owe i 15) v. N. G. Munns and H. C. Ford; Captain Findlay and another v. E. J. Kenny and J. A'Court (plus 4 15); K. B. Longmore and C. S. Plank (scr) v. A. VV. Dickson and F. O. Schmidt (owe 4-6 15); G. Reahy and T. J. Free (plus 1- 15) v. .T. D. M'Tamney and F. J. Rydings (plus 15). Byes—W. S. Somerville and JR. H. Tail (owe 154) and B. B. Loughnan and A. B. Boughnan (owe 30). Women’s Singles. Miss M. Ward (owe 30) v. Mrs C. R. Williamson (scr); Miss P. Robertson (plus 4-6 15) v. Miss A. Dixon (plus 2-6 15); Miss G. Jellett (owe 4-6 15) v. Mrs O. Richards (plus 4-6 15); Miss D. Scott (owe 4-6 15) v. Miss R. Dallas (owe 4-6 15); Miss W. Angas (owe 4 15) v. Miss X. Bell (plus 1-6 15); Mrs O. Herdman (owe 1-6 15) v. Miss J. Maguinness (plus 15); Miss W. Rankin v. Miss J. Morrison (plus 2-6 15); v. Miss B. Gould (owe 5-6 15); Miss G. M. Loncy (owe 5-6 15) v ; Miss X. Taylor (owe 4 15) v. ; Miss S. Goss (scr) v. Miss Gwen Rankin; Miss D. Maguinness (plus 15) v. Mrs E. W. Reeves (owe 4-6 15); Miss P. Hamilton (plus 15) v. Mrs J. R. Findlay (plus 15); Miss K. Dixon (plus 2-6 15) v. Miss H. G. Jones (owe 4-6 15); Mrs R. Humphreys (plus 15) v. Miss C. Longmore (plus 4-6 15); Mrs S. M’Ewen (owe 2-6 15) v. Miss M. Fowden (owe 154). Women’s Doubles. Misses M. Ward and M. Sowden (owe 35) v. Mrs O. Herdman and Miss W. Angas (owe 1-6 15); Misses X. Bell and C. Longmore (plus 4 15) v. Mrs J. B. Findlay and Miss S. Goss (plus 4 15); Misses D. and J. Maguinness (plus 15) v. Mrs E. Crawshaw and Miss M. Saunders (owe 15); Mrs M’Ewen and another v. ; Misses B. Gould and G. Jellett (owe 15) v. ; Misses X. Reed and G. M. Roney (owe 15 2-6) v. ; Misses G. and M. Rankin v. ; Misses H. G. Jones and R. Dallas (owe 15) v. Mrs R. Humphrey and Miss Carey (plus 15); Misses M. Cunningham and P. Robertson (plus 2-6 15) v. Miss X. Taylor and Mrs O. Richards (plus 4 15); Misses K. and A. Dixon (plus 4 15) v. Mrs E. W. Reeves and Miss B. Macdonald (owe 15 2-6). Combined Doubles. Miss M. Sowden and R. Browning (owe 154) v. Miss X. Bell and K. Bongmore (plus 1-6 15); Miss K. Dixon and H. E. B. Newton (plus 4 15) v. Mrs O'Rorke and W. G. Gerard (scr); Miss W. Angas and W. J. Deans (plus 2-6 15) v. Mrs O. Richards and another; Mrs E. Crawshaw and J. R. Crawshaw (owe 15) v. Miss M. Ward and X. Anderson (owe 15); Miss D. Scott and P. R. Harman v. Miss X. Reed and another; Miss M. Rankin and S. K. Carieton v. Miss H. Gwatkins and A. Stanley (plus 2-6 15); Miss E. Free and S. J. Free v. Miss Hookham and H. Tillman (scr); Miss M. Saunders and W. S. Somerville (owe 15) v. ; Mrs E. W. Reeves and A. B. Boughnan (owe 15 2-6) v. ; Miss I. Morrison and W. G. Morrison (plus 2- 15) v. ; Miss P. Robertson and G. Beahy (plus 2-6 15) v. Miss G. Rankin and G. W. Skellerup; Miss M. Cunningham and another v. Mrs C. P. Williamson and Williamson (scr); Miss S. Goss and William Goss (owe 4 15) v. Miss C. Longmore and C. S. Plank (plus 1-6 15); Miss X. Tayler and another v. Miss B. Gould and F. B. Hale (owe 5-6 15); Mrs J. B. Findlay and Captain Findlay (plus 15) v. Mrs R. Humphreys and J. Mounsey (plus 15); Mrs O. Herdman and P. J. Herdman (plus 4-6 15) v. Miss G. Jellett and A. Borrows (owe 15).

PRIMARY SCHOOLS’ TOURNAMENT. The’ primary schools' tennis tournament was held at Wilding: Park yesterday. The weather was ideal and some interesting 1 games were seen In the later rounds of both the girls’ and boys' events. The girls’ championship was won by Olwyn Jones, of Burwood School. She was successful also in the doubles with Ola Ritchie, of North Brighton School. The boys’ championship went.

to W. Hay, of New Brighton, ami the doubles to Cragg and Colwill. of St Albans. Results were as follow: BOYS’ SINGLES. First Round—Wood beat M'Kay 9-3, Bell beat Morrison 9-2, Martin beat Lamberton 9-6, Shand beat Potter 9-1, J. Patrick beat Dougall 9-6, F. Patrick beat M’Farlane 9-3, Leggitt beat M’Clatchy 9-0, Barry beut Smith 9-1. Colwill beat Cocks 9-1, Gibbons and Courtney both won easily, L. Bullock beat P. Cocks 9-6. Rich beat Minson 9-2, M’Cann beat H. Bullock 9-6, Hay beat Gibbons y-2, Cragg beat Haworth 9-0. Second Round—Bell heat Wood 9-3, Shand beat Martin 9-2, F. Patrick beat .1. Patrick 9-3, Barry beat Leggett 9-6, Colwill beat Gibbons easily, Courtney beat Bullock 9-2. Rich beat M’Cann 9-5, Hay beat Cragg 9-4. Third Round—Shand beat Bell 9-3, Barry beat Patrick 9-5, Colwill beat Courtney 9-5. Hay beat Rich 9-2. Semi-final —Shand beat Patrick 9-3, Hay beat. Colwill 9-4. Final—Hay (New Brighton) beat Shand (Burwood) 9-5. BOYS’ DOUBLES. First Round —Patrick and Leggett beat Wood and Wood 9-3, Bell and Shand beat M'Kay and Lamberton 9-1, Martin and Brarnlt beat Haworth and Dougall 9-8, Cragg and Colwill beat Minson and Courtney 9-2, Patrick and Bullock beat M’Cann and Gibbons 9-5, Rich and Wood beat M’Farlane and Ilelson by default, Barry and Hay beat M’Clatchy and Bullock 9-3, Morrison and Gilchrist Second Round—Bell and Shand beat Patrick and Leggett 9-5. Cragg and Colwill beat Martin and Brandt 9-4, Patrick and Bullock beat Rich and Wood 9-4, Barry and Hay beat Morrison and Gilchrist. Semi-final—Cragg and Colwill beat Bell and Shand 9-5. Barry and Ilay beat Patrick and Bullock 9-3. Final—Cragg and Colwill (St Albans) beat Hay and Barry (New Brighton), 9-4. GIRLS’ SINGLES. First Hound—Helen Glass and Gwitha Bice, byes. Merle Garnett lost to Duleie Coleman 9.2, Ola Ritchie beat Shona Roscoe 9-1, Ohvyn Jones beat Merle Broughton 9-1. Lucy Airey, Ngaire yunrtermain. Iris Miles byes. Second Round —Gwitha Bice beat Helen Glass 9-2, Ola Ritchie beat D. Coleman 9-4. Olwyn Jones beat Lucy Airey 9-5, Iris Miles beat Ngaire Quartermain 9-7. Semi-final—Ola Ritchie beat Gwitha Bice 9-7, Olwyn Jones beat Iris Miles 9-0. Final—Olwyn Jones (Burwood) beat Ola Ritchie (New Brighton) 9-5. GIRLS’ DOUBLES. First Round—G. Bice and L. Airey a bye. O. Ritchie and O. Jones beat N. Quartermain and D. Coleman 9-3, M. Broughton and’ I. Miles beat Shona Roscoe. and Helen Glass 9-1, M. Richardson and T. Fisher beat A. Edwards and L. Cockroft. Second Round—O. Ritchie and O.

Jones beat G. Bice and L. Airey 9-7, M. Richardson and T. Fisher beat M. Broughton and I. Miles 9-S. p-fnal—O. Jones (Burwood) and O. Ritchie (North Brighton) beat M. Richardson and T. Fisher (St Albans), 9-3.

SPRINGSTON V. SHEFFIELD. Tennis was played at Springston on Monday between Sheffield and Springston, and resulted in a win for the visitors by 28 games. Following are the scores, Springston names first:— Women's Singles—Miss J. Wright 2, Miss R. Wright 6; Mrs Button 0, Miss M. Townsend 6; Mrs Sowden 4, Miss M. Judd 6; Miss Aldridge 6, Miss G. Townsend 3; Mrs Benny 1, Miss P. Wright 6; Mrs Neale 3, Mrs G. F. Wright 6. Men’s Singles—Blakey 9, Q. Wright 6; Duff 8, L. Wright 9; Simpson 9, Page 4; Sowden 1, G. F. Wright 9; Wright 9, Townsend 4; Hoskin 9, Tooms 8. Women’s Doubles—Miss J. Wright and Mrs Button 6, Misses Townsend and Wright 5; Mrs Sowden and Miss Aldridge 6, Misses Judd and Townsend 5; Mesdames Benny and Neale 5, Mrs Wright and Miss P. Wright 6. Men’s Doubles—Blakey and Duff 9, Q. Wright and L. Wright 8; Simpson and Sowden 4, Page and G. F. Wright 9; Wright and Hoskin 7, Townsend and Tooms 9. Combined Doubles—Miss Wright and Blakey 7, Miss It. Wright and Q. Wright 9; Mrs Button and Duff 3, Miss Townsend and L. Wright 9; Mrs Sowden and Simpson 9, Miss Judd and Page 5: Airs Benny and Hoskin 3, Miss Wright and Wright 9; Miss Aldridge and Wright 7, Mrs Wright and Townsend 9; Mrs Neale and Sowden 6, Miss Townsend and Tooms 5. Totals—Springston 133 games, Sheffield 161.

SUBURBAN COMPETITION. Tlie following are the matches set. down by the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association to be played to-day:— Grade A, Section ll.—Redcliffs v. Spreydon, at Wilding Park: Beckenham v. Wesley, at Wilding Park; Union v. Hornby, at Hornby; Barrington v. St Mary’s, at Wilding Park. Grade B, Section IT.—St Mary’s v. St Martin’s, at Wilding Park; Union v. Prebbleton, at Union: St Philip’s v. Wesley, at Wilding Park: St Andrew’s v. Yaldhurst, at St Andrew’s. Grade C, Section IT.—Addington Ca- ; tholic v. Beckenham, at Beckenham; St Mary’s v. Barrington, at Wilding Park; Union v. Wesley,’ at Wesley; Redcliffs v. Hornby, at Wilding Park; Spreydon v. Riccarton, at Spreydon.