PATEA

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 13, 16 January 1932, Page 3

PATEA

SOUTH TARANAKI TENNIS Play in the South Taranaki interclub tennis competitions will be continued to-morrow, there still being some matches to decide before tho winners can be definitely placed. Hawera A will meet Park at the Hawera Club’s courts, this match having been postponed earlier in the competition. Should the Park team win, Hawera will have to decide the final with Patea, but if Hawera wins, as it should according to “paper” strength. Hawera will win the A grade competition. Tho B grade competition is more drawn-out. than tho A grade. Hawera will play Park to-morrow, while Manaia will meet Waverley at Manaia. On tho following Saturday, Hawera B will meet Patea at Patea if Park is beaten to-morrow, and if the Hawera team should win again it will meet Stratford in tho final at Hawera on January 30. The position of the teams is:— A Grade

CRICKET. The committee of the South Taranaki division of the Cricket Association has approved tho draw for tho second round of the senior championship. It is as follow:Saturday, January 16—High School v. Patea. at Hawera; Okaiawa v. Stratford A, at Stratford; Stratford B v. Kaponga, at Kaponga; Old Boys A v. Opunake, at Hawera; Hawera v. Old Boys B, at Hawera. January 23—High School v. Old Boys B, at Hawera; Opunake v. Stratford B, at Opunake; Kaponga v. Patea. at Kaponga; Old Boys A v. Okaiawa, at Hawera; Stratford A v. Hawera. at Stratford. .January 30 —High School v. Stratford A, at Stratford; Patea v. Stratford B, at Patea; Hawera v. Old Boys A, at Hawera; Okaiawa v. Opunake, at Hawera; Old Boys B v. Kaponga. at Hawera. February 6 —High Schoo! v. Stratford B, at Stratford; Hawera v. Okaiawa, at Hawera; Old Boys A v. Kaponga, at Kaponga; Opunake v. Stratford A, at Opunake; Old Boys B v. Patea, at Hawera. February 13—High School v. Kaponga, at Kaponga; Patea v. Old Boys A. at Hawera; Okaiawa v. Stratford B. at Hawera; Opunake v. Hawera, at Hawera; Stratford A v. Old Boys B, at Stratford. February 20 —High School v. Okaiawa, at Hawera; Patea v. Stratford A, at Patea; Kaponga v. Opunake, at Opunake; Stratford B v. Hawera, at Stratford; Old Boys A v. Old Boys B, at Hawera. All matches set down by the selection •committee must he played unless permission not to play is received from the committee by the clubs concerned. One Saturday in February will be taken up for the match against Rangitikei at Marton. Teams’ Positions. The end of the first round finds Stratford A leading by a point from Old Bovs B, who have game to play, and that against Old Boys A, a team they beat in a friendly match. Old Boys A are lying third, leading Kaponga, High School and Patea by a narrow margin. Anything may happen, but taking into account the addition of Turnbull and Morrison to Old Boys B and the solidity of Stratford A, the deciding match will probablv be when these two meet at Stratford. This should be a fair trial of strength as Stratford’s advantage of playing at home will be offset by their opponent’s asset in having two such clever spin bowlers as Herbert and Sturrock. The local team for to-day’s match against High School will be composed of the following: Jones, Gibbs, Smith, Palmer, Bourke, Grant, Daniel, Paterson, Gordon, Ellis, and McKenna.

p. w. L. Pts Hawera .. . .. 3 3 0 (5 Pa tea .. .. . . . 4 3 1 6 Eltham .. . . .. 4 0 0 4 Hawera Park 2 0 0 0 Wavcrley , , . . . . 3 0 3 0 B Grade p. w. L. Pts Stratford . . • K 4 1 8 Hawera Park ... 4 3 1 Hawera .. . 3 0 J Manaia . . . . .. 4 n 4 Patea . .. 4 1 3 Wavcrley . . . .. 4 0 4 0