TENNIS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18957, 7 March 1924, Page 6

TENNIS

RESIDENTIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (Best of—Three Sets, Third Set \ Advantage). Following are the draws for the above matches: MEN’S SINGLES. Byes above.—Loft, Bain; Baird, Urwin. First round: S. Powdrell, Wells; Woollams, Anderson; Lind, Gourley; Marshall, Tuker.e; Sim, Hounsell; J. Powdrell, A. Russ; Beattie, Lampe; Pownall; Jones; Cudahy; Lane, Stevens. LADIES’ SINGLES. Byes above.—Miss Scrivener, Miss Shaw. First round: Miss Calver, Miss McCormick; Miss Mete Kingi, Mrs Murphy; Miss Murray, Mrs. Jones; Mrs Richardson, Miss Lind. Byes below: Miss Mayers, Mrs Lane. MEN’S DOUBLES. Byes above.—Jones and Takarangi, Lane and Beattie. First round: S. and J. Powdrell, Gourley and Loft; Pownall and Robertson, Sim and Lind; Tukere and Lampe, Wells and Anderson. Byes below: Baird and Bain; Marshall and A. Russ; Woollams and Urwin. LADIES’ DOUBLES. Bye above. —Misses McCormick and Scrivener. First round: Mrs Richardson and Miss Calver; Mrs Jones and Miss Mete Kingi;' Mrs Murphy and Miss Shaw; Mrs Lane and Miss Myers. Bye below: Misses Murray and Connor. COMBINED DOUBLES. Byes above.—Harrison and Miss Lance, Anderson and Miss Calver. First round: Lampe and Mrs Laqe; Sim and Miss McCormick; Beattie and Miss Jones, Lind and Miss Scrivener; Gourley and Miss Murray, Lane and Miss Lind; Wells and Mrs Richardson, Baird and Miss Shaw. Byes below: Marshall and Miss Myers, Cudahy and Miss McCormick. Players ar c requested to get as many matches off before the 15th, when it is, hoped to play the semifinals and finals. Balls and permit to play free of charge can b e obtained from the secretary.

WANGANUI EAST CLUB i The following will represent the above club in inter-club matches tomorrow. B. Grade, against Wanganui, on St. John’s Hill: Sim, Lind, Anderson, Swanger; Misses McCormick, McLeod, Scrivener, and Mrs Bree. Cl. v. C2, at Wanganui East: Bland, Knight, Williams, Breed, Misses Cleaver, McCormick, Taylor, Allan. C. 2. Team: Keith, Wyllie, Scrivener, Robson, Misses Haase, Elliot, Larsen,- Burson. > ST. JOHN’S CLUB Last Saturday was declared “mateh day” on the above courts and most of the handicap events were almost completed. Several general games were also played as the attendance was one of the* best since the holidays. A refreshing cup of tea was supervised by the ladies and enjoyed by all present. Entries are now being received up to and including Saturday next for the club championships, ladies and gents singles and doubles also mixed doubles. Members who have not yet entered are requested to enter their names on the list at the pavilion at once. The entries received on Saturday last, were large but there are still a number to come in. The following are further results of handicap events: LADIES’ SINGLES Miss Enwright beat Miss A. Best 50—31. Miss M. Myers beat Miss Roberts 50 Miss Paton beat Miss Thompson 50— 42. Miss Whiteside beat Miss Robertson 50— Miss Purcell beat Miss W. Jones 50— 40. Miss Cox beat Miss Sewell 55—53. Mrs Bland beat Mrs D’ath 50—40. Mrs Lind beat Mrs Bland 50—38. Miss McCrae beat Miss Hainsworth 60—51. Miss Pyle beat Miss McLeod 50—39. Miss Eggleton beat Miss Calver 51— Mrs Lane beat Miss Harvey 50—47. Miss Aldridge beat Miss Allen 50— 35. Mrs Jones beat Miss McCrae 50—48. Miss M. Myers beat Miss Whiteside 55—34. Miss Pureell beat Miss Hainsworth 50—36. Mrs Lind beat Miss Pyle 50—42. MEN’S HANDICAP DOUBLES. Cudahy beat Hewitson 60—44. A. Russ beat V. Purcell 60—55. Hounsell beat Brighton 60—48. Marshall beat Cox 60—53. Tomkies beat Newsome 60—55. Forsyth beat MeKelvie 60—33. Jones beat J. Purcell 60—48. Bland beat Crotty 60—34. Cudahy beat Edmondson by default.

A. Russ beat White by default. Hounsell beat Walker 60—53. Marshall beat Beattie 60—44. Tomkics beat Forsyth 60—56. Lampe beat Lane by default. Bland beat Jones by default. Marshall beat Hounsell 60 —58. Lampe beat Tomkies 60 —50. LADIES’ HANDICAP DOUBLES Misses Roberts and Eggleton beat Misses Hainsworth 50—45. Misses Cox and Robertson beat Misses Enwrights 50 —42. Misses Chavannes and Whiteside beat Mrs Lind and Miss Paton by default. Misses Sewell and Myers beat Mesdames Lane and Bland 60—53. Misses Best beat Misses Pyle and Rathbone 50—4 u. COMBINED HANDICAPS. Marshall and Miss Myers beat Lane and Mrs Lane. Cox and Miss Cox beat Lampe and Mrs Bland 60—45. Billows and Miss Pyle beat McKelVie and Miss McNaught 60—44. Tomkies and Miss Robertson beat Beattie and Miss Jones by default. Crotty and Miss Roberts beat Cudahy and Miss Bothgate 60—54. A. Russ and Miss P. Best beat Newsome and Miss Hainsworth 60—50. Hounsell and Miss Clinton beat Hainsworth and Miss Thompson 60—54. Marshall and Miss Myers beat Mr and Mrs Jones by default. Tomkies and Miss Robertson beat Crotty and Miss Roberts 60—58. A. Russ and Miss P. Best bea/c Hounsell and Miss Clinton 60—57. A. Russ and Miss P. Best beat Tomkies and Miss Robertson 60—55. MEN’S HANDICAP DOUBLES. Beattie and A. Russ bqat Nicholls and Tomkies 60—51. Cox and Walker beat Newsome and Hainsworth 60 —43. Wagstaff and Stead beat Jones Hewitson 60 —55. Lampe and P. Russ beat Hounsell and Bradshaw 80—73. Purcell Bros, beat Cudahy and Pink 60—47. Billows and Brighton beat MeKelvie and Keating. Crotty and McCarthy beat Forsyth, and Anderson 60—52. Beattie and A. Russ beat Cox and Walker by default. Lampe and P. Russ beat Wagstaff and Stead by default. Billows and Brighton beat Purcell Bros. 60—47. Marshall and Lane beat Crotty and McCarthy by default. Beattie and A. Russ beat Lampe and P. Russ 70—52. Marshall and Lane beat Billows and Brighton 81—79. The last two winners now play off in the final. NO CHANCE AUSTRALIA’S DAVIS CUP PLAYERS. Among the passengers on the P. and O. liner Moldavia, which arrived at Colombo a fortnight ago on her way from Australia to London, is the noted Australian tennis player Norman Brooks. Discussing the team which had been chosen to represent; Australia in the Davis Cup matches, Brookes expressed the opinion that the Australian team would not stand the slightest chance ,of winning, and might not even get into the challenge round. He added that in view of the fact that J. O. Anderson is unable to join the team the vriser course would have been for Australia to have withheld from challenging until next year. Speaking of the two younger men in the team, Brookes described Schlesinger as one of Australia’s most promising players, and one who had a fine temperament for play in big events. Kalms also, he added, was an extraordinarily fine player of the greatest promise.

"Of the old players,” said Brookes, "Patterspn is at present below his proper form, while O’Hara Wood is off. colour as the result of having trouble’ with his shoulder, and it is doubtful whether he would fully recover from the disability before the Davis Cup contest begins. "Altogether, I have no reason to believe that the result can be anything other than a victory for the Americans.

Anderson is the only menace to American supremacy, but he is unable to play owing to the fact that the authorities refuse to compen- 1 sate him for his loss of business profits during the tour, holding that this ( would constitute a breach of amateur 1 rules.’ i