LAWN TENNIS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 300, 18 December 1931, Page 6

LAWN TENNIS.

Draw for the Christmas Tournament. CANTERBURY EVENTS. The following is the draw for the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association’s Christmas tournament, which commences at Wilding Park on Boxing Day:Men’s Championship Singles. (Present holder, C. Angas.—Best of three advantage sets.) First Round. Angas v. Leslie. W. G. Morrison v. Tait. Orbell v. Crawshaw. Richards v. Sheppard. Rhodes-Williams v. Munns. v. Hall. v. W. S. Somerville. v. Glanville. Patterson v. —. Knight v. •- Johnston v. . A Court v. . Robinson v. Beckett. Loughnan v. C. H. Morrison. Griffiths v. Dixon. Dymond v. Seay. Xaadies’ Championship Singles. (Present holder, Miss M. Wake.—Best of three advantage sets.) First Round. Miss Wake v. Miss Sherris v. •. Miss I. Poole v. . Miss Morrison v. . Miss Scott v. Miss Cannon. Miss Rudkin v. . Mrs Crawshaw v. . Miss Andrew v. . Men’s Championship Doubles. (Present holders, C. Angas and H. Dymond.—Best of three advantage sets.) First Round. Angas and Dymond v. Griffiths and Leslie. Fox and Beckett v. Hall and Mill ton. Patterson and Browning v. Aldridge and Sexton. v. Sommerville and Tait. Sheppard and Rhodes-Williams v. . Orbell and Dawson v. Richards and W. G. Morrison and Holford v. A’Court and Johnston. Cant and Andrews v. Robinson and Loughnan. Ladles’ Championship Doubles. (Present holders. Misses Wake and Andrew.—Best of three advantage sets.) First Round. Misses Wake and Andrew v. ■. Misses Sherris and Morrison v. . Misses K. and E. Johnston v. . Mrs Crawshaw and Miss Rudkin v. Mrs Fox and Miss D. Scott v. Mrs Browne and Miss Berghan. v. Misses Edmonds and Cannon. Misses Poole v. ■. v. Misses Gould and Macdonald. Mixed Championship. (Present holders: Miss M. Wake and J. H. W. Sheppard.—Best of thre advantage set 5.) First Round. Miss Andrew and Seay v. ■. Miss Williams and Fox v. . Miss Dick and Hawkins v. ■. Mrs Crawshaw and Crawshaw v. Miss I. Poole and Rhodes-Williams Miss D. Scott and Dawson v. . Miss Macdonald and Hall v. . v. Miss Gould and Browning. Miss Johnston ana Patterson v. . Mrs Fox and Richards v. •. Miss Sherris and W. S. Somerville v. Miss Morrison and Morrison v. . Miss T. Poole and Johnston v. . Miss Fox and Beckett v. . Miss K. Johnston and Holford v. . ▼. Miss Wake and Sheppard. Boys' Championship Singles. (Under eighteen years.—Best of three sets, third only advantage.) First round—M. A. Rickard v. J. Rendle; L. Hadley v. E. J. Ktean; A. S. D. Wisland v. W. Hay; A. H. Lee v. ; A. H. Meikleham v. ; G. D. Rich y. Paterson v. C. F. Penfold. CHrls’ Championship Singles. (Under eighteen ytears.—Best of three sets, third only advantage.) First round—Betty Kennedy v. ; Joan Senior v. ; Joan Harding v. kins v. ; Ngaire Pounsford v. ; Dorothy Dickey v. ; Olwen Jones v. vey v. ; Norma Dick v. ; Lucy Airey v. ; Mollie Morrison v. - ; Una Doell v. ;.Aileen Smith v. ; Alice Fox v. . Boys* Championship Doubles. (Best of three sets, third only advantage.) First round—Hay and Bendall v. Corich and R. Colwell; A. J. Keen and 7 v. ; A H. Lee and A H. Meikleham v. ; H. M’Donald and B. Thompson v. . Girls’ Championship Doubles. (Btest of three sets, third set only advantage.) Olwen Jones and O. Ritchie v. ; Una Doell and S. Roscoe v. ; Thelma Poole and Norma Dick v. ; Joan Wilkins and L. Airey v. ; Joan Senior and M. Halcrow v. • ; Noeleen Bishop and Aileen Smith v. ; Dorothy Dickey and Molly Morrison v. ; Isobel Wright and Helen Hervey v. . Men’s Handicap Singles. (Best of 17 games—9 up.) First Round. Rumbold (15i) v. ; Morris (15) v. Beckett (owe 2-6 15) v. —; Hay (scr) v. ; G. Knight (owe 15) v. ; E. D. Broughton (scr) v. ; Dixon (15) v. ; Leslie (owe 5-6 16) v. ; Bain (owe 2-6 15) v. ; Pyne (| 15) v. ; Aldridge (4 15) v. ; Wilson (4-6 15) v. ; W. G. Morrison (owe 5-6 15) v. ; Orbell (owe 30) v. (owe 30) v. ; Cant (owe 40) v. ; A. Felton (scr) v. ; Toohey (154) v. Hawkins (owe 5-6 15) v. ; Lilley (154) v. ; Sexton (4 15) v. ; Stewart (scr) v. ; Hall (owe 30) v. ; Broughton (scr) v. ; Fox (owe 2-6 15) v. ; Richards (i 15) v. Holford (owe 15|) v. ; MacGlbbon (owe 151) v. ; Griffiths (owe 154) Sadies’ Handicap Singles. (Best of 17 games—9 up.) First Round. Miss E. Edmonds (owe 2-6 15) v. Miss D. Gerard (15); Miss D. Scott (owe 30|) v. ; Miss N. Mahoney (4-6 15) v. Miss M. Morland (owe 2-6 15) v. ; Miss F. Cannon (scr) v. : Miss M. Pyne (15) v. ; Miss N. Reed (scr) v. Miss M. Blackwell (owe 15). Men’s Handicap Doubles. (Best of 17 games—9 up.) First Round. Toohey and Kean (15 2-6) v. A’Court and Johnston (owe 30 1-6); Orbell and Lawson (owe 154) v. E. D. Broughton and Smith (4 15); Overend and Burrowes (scr) v. Aldridge and Sexton (15); H. T. Richards and v. ; W. S. Fox and J. O. B. Beckett (owe 2-6 15) v. ; W. R. Robinson and B. B. Loughnan (owe 40) v. ; D W. Bain and A. A. M’Gibbon (owe 4-6 15) v. ; W. Hawkins and E. Biddle (owe i 15) v. ; A. R- Cant and H. S P. Andrews (owe 30) v. ; E. S. Dixon and v. ; Felton and L. J. Broughton (5 15) v. ; W. G. Morrison and Holford (owe 15 2-6) v. ; Griffiths and Leslie (owe 15) v. ; Lilley and Morris (15 4) v. Stewart and Pyne (4 15); Hall and Million (owe 4-6 15) v. Hay and Scott (15); Josland and v. Somerville and Tait (owe 30 4). Ladies’ Handicap Doubles. (Best of 17 games—9 up.) First Round. Mrs Fox and Miss Blackwell (owe 15 j) v. ; Misses Boyd and Dick (owe 15) v. ; Misses Gerard and Pyne (1 15) v. ; Miss D. Scott and v. ; Misses Fox and Flood (owe 4-6 15) v. ; Mrs Wake and Miss Reed (owe 4-6 15) v. ; Misses Fox and Morland (owe 15) v. ; Misses Edmonds and Cannon (owe 4 15) v. . Mixed Handicap Doubles. (Best of 17 games—9 up.) First Round. Mrs L. Fox and H. Richards (owe } 15) v. and Burrowes; Miss M. Pyne and Pyne (15) v. Miss F. Cannon

and Rumbold (4 15); Miss I. Morrison and Morrison (owe 30) v. Miss D. Scott and Holford (owe 30); Miss N. Dick and Hawkins (owe 4-6 15) v. ; Miss Bishop and Paterson (4 15) v. Fox and Beckett (scr) v. Miss Jones and Dawson (owe 4 15); and S. W. Josland v. Miss Boyd and Biddle (4 15); Miss Williams and W. S. Fox (scr) v. Miss M. Blackwell and Wilson (scr).