TENNIS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19365, 23 July 1925, Page 6

TENNIS

ASSOCIATION NOTES I ST. JOHN'S—CHAMPION CLUB Following are the results of the three inter-club competitions for the 1924-25 Reason:— Senior.—St. John’s Club. Junior.—Wanganui East Club. Third Grade.—St. John’s Club. This is' the second year in succe** sion that St. John’s have won the senior competition, a record of which they may well be proud. ST. JOHN’S CLUB WINTER COMPETITION RESULTS The above courts were swell filled again over the past week-end, and some important matches and finals were played. Afternoon tea was dispensed by the ladies. Following are some of the results: YANKEE HANDICAP SINGLES Ladies.—Miss Hunt beat Afi?* O’Brien 30-18, Miss Hunt beat Miss Hood 30-19, Miss Engclbretson beat Miss Hood 30-29, Miss Engclbretson beat Miss O’Brien 30-24, Miss Hood beat Miss Harvey 30-18, Miss A. Best beat Miss P. Best 30-25, Miss M. Purcell beat Mrs Marshall 30-18, Miss O’Brien beat Miss H. Misscn 30-27, Miss Cox beat Miss A. Best 30-24. Men.—Gibson beat D. Purcell 30-25. Jones boat V. Purcell 30-29, V. Purcell beat Gibson 30-18, Stead beat D. Purcell 30-29, J. Purcell beat Marshall 3029. Senior Silver Buttons.—Misses Purcell beat Mrs Jones and Airs Marshall 9-3. Junior Silver Buttons.—Stead and D, Purcell beat Hamilton and Barnes. Ladies’ Champion Doubles.—Mrs Lane and Miss Myers beat. Misses Purcell and Cox 6-4, 6-2. Combined Champion Doubles.—Final: Miss Myers and Lampe beat Miss Cox and Boddy 6-2, 7-5. Ladies Junior Championship.— Miss Cal ver beat Miss Sowell by default and now plays Miss P. Best, the winner to play Miss A. Best in final. Mixed Silver Buttons. —Boddy and Miss Myers boat Mr and Mrs Marshall; Boddy and Miss Myers beat Air and Mrs .Jones. Men’s Silver Buttons. —Lampe and Tukere beat Dr. Christie and Billows. Lampe and Tukere beat Jones and V. Purcell. Ladies’ Handicap Singles.— Airs Jones beat Miss Alyers 50-45. This was a very good game, both players beingon their game. Miss Alyers conceded points to the winner. As there are still several events Io finish, the committee wish those participating to play off immediately. Several new members, and sonic with good playing ability have recently joined the club and the forthcoming season promises to be another successful one. WHERE BRITAIN FAILS LONDON. July ». The Daily News, commenting on Britain’s tennis decline, says: “Britain is not producing champions because she does not search for them. The L’awn Tennis Association has done splendid in the past, but it has failed to readjust its ideas to post war conditions. “Its horizon is still bounded by the word ‘tournament.’ The balance-sheet of Wimbledon is never published, but it is estimated that, there hfrs been a total profit of about £45,000 since its inception.

“It would not bo inappropriate if this was utilised to develop the democratic side, including 80 per cent, of promising tennis players, whose existence the association ignores.”