LAWN TENNIS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 164, 13 July 1931, Page 11

LAWN TENNIS.

WINTER TOURNAMENT. Play in tile Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association’s winter competition, continued at Wilding Park on Saturday, brought rather unevenly matched teams together, with the result that in a numAvonside I. still remain the leaders, undefeated. Results were:— Section A. AVOXSTDE T. v. ST ALBANS. (Avonside names first.) Singles—C. An gas beat W. R. Robinson, 6-4, 6-1 ; H. A. Barnett beat W. Goss, jun., 6-1, 6-0; B. E. Souter beat E. W. Wade, 6-3. G-l ; ,T. W. Arnold boat A. F. Ellis, 6-2, 3-6, 6-0. Doubles—Angas and Barnett beat Robinson and Goss, 6-3, 6-4; Souter and Arnold beat Wade and Ellis, 6-1, 6-2. Avonside won by 6 matches to nil. CASHMERE v. CANTERBURY COLLEGE. (Cashmere names first.) Singles—D. F. Gianville beat A. R. Cant, 6-3, 6-3; E. 11. Orbell lost to B. A. Barrer, 0-6, 2-6; R. Browning beat H. S. P. Andrews, 4-6. 0-2, 6-3; R. A. Young lost to E. 11. Adkins, 0-6, 3-6. Doubles—Gianville and Browning beat Cant and Andrews, G-5, G-4; Orbell and Young lost to Barrer and Adkins, G-2, 5- 6-4. College won by S sets to 6. CATHEDRAL v. LIXWOOD. (Cathedral names first.) Singles—M. J. O'Malley beat J. It. Johnston, 6-2, 6-5; J. Mercer lost to S. W. Field, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6; A. E. Mercer lost to C. Treeby, 2-6, 2-0; E. It. Malian beat V. Gabites, 0-1, 6-4. Doubles—O’Malley and Mahan beat Johnston and Gabites. 6-2, 0-4; Mercer and Mercer lost to Field and Treeby, 4-6. 6-1, 2-6. Cathedral won by 8 sets to 6. WOOLSTON v. FENDALTON I. (Fendalton names first.) Singles—.T. A’Court beat W. Hawkins. 6- 6-4; W. S. Somerville beat J. C. Cadenhcad. 6-0. 6-5; .1. W. D. Fisher beat E Biddle, 6-0, 6-3: J. R. Crawshaw beat G. Pierce, 6-3, 5-6, 6-0. Doubles—A'Court and Crawshaw beat Hawkins and Pierce. 0-5. 6-5; Somerville and Fisher beat Cadenliead and Biddle. 6-3, 6-0. Fendalton won by 6 matches to 0. Section B. AVONSIDE H. v. EDGE WARE. (Avonside names first.) Singles—lT. Tillman beat L. Kissell. 6-1, 4-6, 6-1; P. C. Burnett beat W. Clothier. 4-6. 6-2, G-3: G. Palk lost to A. .7. Bennetts, 4-6. 1-6: W. Deans beat J. Griffiths, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Doubles—Burnett and Palk beat Clothier and Bennetts. 6-5. 6-3. The match was not finished. SOUTH CHRISTCHURCH v. AVONSIDE 111. (South Christchurch names first.) Singles—Brown lost to A. Lee, 1-6, 4-G; (*. E. Heinz lost to S. Perry, 1-6. 1-6; Welsh lost to G. Gooch, 5-6. 4-G; Wislang lost to T. Noonan. 3-6, 0-6. Doubles—Brown and Heinz lost to Lee and Perry, 2-6, 2-6; Welsh and Wislang lost to Gooch and Noonan, 0-6, 0-G. Avonside won by 6 matches to 0. NORTH BEACH v. ASCOT. (North Beach names first.) Singles—X. M’Gillivrny beat F. Wilson. 6-0, 6-0; W. Peppier beat S. .1. Russell. 6-5, 6-0; F. Penfold lost to C. Franklin, 4-6. 3-G; K. Hardie beat E. Watkins. 6-2, 6-4. Doubles—Al’Gillivray and Peppier beat Wilson and Russell. 6-5, G-5; Penfold and Hardie lost to Franklin and Watkins. 5-6. 4-G. North Beach won by 4 matches to 2. PROFESSIONAL TOURNEY. United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. NEW YORK, July 11. The professional lawn tennis championship of the United States was continued yesterday and to-day. Results:— Singles. Quarter-finals.

K. Kozeluh defeated F. T. Hunter, 3-6, G-3, 6-2, G-2. Vincent Richards defeated Robert Seller, of Los Angeles. 6-3. G-4, 6-4. Howard Kinsey, of San Francisco, defeated Burke, 10-S, G-4, 6-4. W. T. Til den defeated Emmett Pare, 7-5. 7-5. 6-4. Semi-finals. Tilden beat Kinsey, 6-4, 6-0, 6-3. Richards beat Kozeluh, G-2, G-4, 6-3. Doubles. Semi-finals. W. T. Tilden and Frank Hunter bent Robert Seller and Emmett Pare, 6-1. 6-4. 6-0. Vincent Richards and Howard Kinsey beat Kozeluh and Burke. 6-1, 3-6. 10-1 i 5BRITAIN WINS IN DAVIS CUP GAMES. „ , , PRAGUE. July 11. ... England won the European finals in the Davis Cup zone preliminaries, Perry and Hughes heating Menzel and Marsnlek (Czechoslovakia) in the doubles, 6- 4-6. 6-4, 6-2. Hecht defeated Austin, 6-2 7-5 6-4 This is Britain's first defeat in 'I93L Austin was much below form. Perry defeated Menzel, 7-5, 6-3, 7-5.