WANGANUI ASSOCIATION

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19532, 13 March 1926, Page 5

WANGANUI ASSOCIATION

CLUE NOTES AND COMMENTS. Wanganui East Club.—The “C” team played St. John’s “C” on Saturday ifor the ”C” Grade Shield, and lost heavily. Surely some of the Wanganui (East players could not have boon playling up to form. The following are the [results: — i Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Calver 6 a Miss I Elliott 7: Miss Purcell 7, Miss Cleaver 2: Mrs Marshall 7, Miss Johnston 6; Miss Angland 7. Miss Taylor 5. Men’s Singles.—Forbes 9, McFarlane 4; Irwin 9, Barnes 3; Gordon 9, Hamilton 3; Purcell 9, Walker 6. Ladies’ Doubles.—Misses Calver and Purcell 7, Misses Cleaver and Johnston 2; Mrs Marshall and Miss Angland 7, ‘Misses Elliott and Taylor 4. i Mon’s Doubles.—Forbes and Purcell |9, McFarlane and Barnes 2; Irwin and .Gordon 9, Hamilton and Walker 3. , Combined Doubles. —Forbes and Miss (Calver 9, McFarlane and Miss Elliott 5; Purcell and Miss Purcell 2, Barnes and Miss Johnston 9; Irwin and Mrs 'Marshall 9, Hamilton and Miss Cleaver 14; Gordon and Miss Angland 9, Wal,kor and Miss Taylor 2. ' Result.—St. John’s, 14 sets, 124 games; Wanganui East, 2 sets, 67 games. ; The club handicap events are st>i D’ery much behind. Players absent to May will be. scratched. The following are results to date:—Misses ATcCormick 'and Walker beat Mrs Watters and Miss Hood, 7—5; Misses Walker and McCormick boat Misses O’Brien and Harvey, • —I? Jones and Andrews boat McDonald and Porter, 9—B; Anderson and O’Connor beat Walker and Swanger. /•' —3; Lind and Swanger boat Andersen and O’Connor, 9—7. I The club’s champion.-hip events will have to be played off more promptly (than the handicaps, if they wish to finish this season. The committee intends to give the grass a sporting chance 'for next season, so they will be closing the courts early. The club is very ,proud of their two champion doubles [players—Mrs Watters ami Miss Walter. Their win against Airs RichardIson and Miss Calver proved them to Ibe players of no mean order.

TAIRAPANGA CUP

JERUSALEM (CHALLENGERS) v. KAIWHAIKI (HOLDERS). I i The above match was played recently pm the Kaiwhaiki courts, and resulted lin a win for the holders by a large margin. Although beaten, the Jerusalem Club must lie congratulated for the sportsmanlike manner in which thev jtook their defeat. Prior to the coni[meneement of the match the following [trophies were exhibited: The Mani [Maru Challenge Cup (to be competed jtor by various clubs throughout the I Dominion) in which three members of Ithe Kaiwhaiki Club were some of the [defenders last season. The Mihi-Ruihi Tairapanga Challenge Cup: To be competed for by various clubs on the Wanganui River. The Kaiwhaiki Club are ipresent holders. Also several trophies won by various members of this club. 1 The following are the results of challenge match (Kaiwhaiki players menjtioned first): — Men’s Singles.—D. Potae beat R. (Nahona, 6—(l, 6—o, T. Peina beat Al. iHikito, Cl—l. (I—2; W. Pauro beat P. Taku, 6—l, 6—2; P. Patea beat IK. Punete, 6—2. 6—2. i I.adics* Singles.—Miss Al. Peina beat jAlrs Tewhata, 6—2. I —6. 6—3; Miss L. [Whanarere beat Airs Taiwhati, 6—3, 16—5; Miss K. Ropata beat Miss A. Teipuke. 6—5, 5—6, 6—2; Miss R. Whanarcre lost to Mrs M. Potaka, 4—6. 6—4. j Alen's Doubles.—Afessrs D. Potae and IT. Peina beat It. Xahona and At. Hiikito. 6—2. 6—2: Alessrs AV. Pauro and I’. Patea beat Alessrs P. Taku and ’. Punete, 6—o, 6—2. I Ladies’ Doubles.—Mii.es AT. Peina [and L. Whanarere beat Mrs Tewhata land Mrs Taiwhati, 6—4, 6—3; Alisses iK. Ropata and R. Whanarere beat Miss < A. Tepuke and Airs Al. Potaka, 5 —6, 16 —1, i;—(). [ Mixed Doubles.—ll. Potae and Miss Al. Peina beat R. Naliona and Airs Tewhata, 6—3. 6—3; T. Peina and Miss IL. Whanarere losi to Al. Hikito and I Airs Taiwhati. 5—6, 4—6; W. Pauro and Miss R. Ropata lost to P. Taku and Miss A. Tepuke, 5—6, 5—6; P. Patea and Miss R. Whanarere lost to K. Punete and Mrs Al. Potaka, 4—6, Totals.—Kaiwhaiki, 12 sets, 200 games; Jerusalem, 4 sets, 129 games. Tournament Games. Aten’s Doubles.—Semi-final: T>. Potae and T. Peina beat P. Taku and T. lamakehu. 50—,11. I'inal: Al. Hikiio and R. Nahona beat D. Potae and T. Peina, 51—49. Ladies’ Doubles.—Semi-final: Airs Tewhata and Mrs Potaka beat Misses M. Tamati and S. Tanaroa. 50 —40. Final: Misses At. Peina and R. Whanarere beat Mrs Tewhata and Mrs Potaka 50—38. Mixed Doubles. —Final: T. Patea and Miss L. Whanarere beat D. Potae and Miss M. Peina, 51—49.