MARTOX

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 295, 14 December 1936, Page 3

MARTOX

PERSONAL Mr. S. Lewis, who is attending lhe Training College. Wellington, has returned home for the summer vacation. Mr S. A. Mclndoe, Crofton Road, left on Saturday night for a fortnight’s holiday in Auckland, lie then proceeds to Rotorua for a further week. Miss Rachael Mawhinney, of Patea. a young lady who gives promise of being prominent in the musical world, is staying in Marton as the guest of Miss Betty Sicely. Miss Mawhinney is the leading soprano in the Auckland Varsity Music Club. She is the pupil of Dr. Phillips for singing and of Professor Hollmrake, of the Auckland University, for pianoforte. Miss Wawhinney is also an accomplished violinist. She is an old girl of the New Plymouth Girls' High School. INTER-CLUB TEX XIS A home-and-home match between the St. Andrew’s and Marlon Lawn Tennis Clubs was played on Saturday. St. Andrew's A. playing a Marton team for the Wanganui Association's C grade competition on the Marton courts. The games were exceedingly close, one match going to 17 15. On the final count. Marton emerged winners by two sots. Results, Marton being mentioned first, are:— Men’s Singles. - H. Purse 9. v. R. C. Ball 6: B. Marshall 6. v. A. Gorrie 9: R. Bridge 9. v. I). Gorrie (»; H. Gaisford 9. v. F. Parkinson 6. Ladies' Singles.—Mrs H. Low 6. v. Miss F. Hunter 9; Miss B. Staples in, v. Mrs Ball 8; Miss K. Cummins 9. v. Mrs Gorrie 4; Miss E. Moore 17. v. Miss P. Brown 15. Men's Doubles.- Purser and Bridge 9. v. Ball a/ I D. Gorrie 6: Marshall and Gaisford 7. v. A. Gorrie and Parkinson 9. Ladies’ Doubles Mrs Low and Miss Staples 2. v. Misses Hunter and Brown 9: Misses Moore and Cummins 4. v. Mesdames Gorrie and Ball 9. Combined Doubles. Purser and Mrs Low 7. v. Ball and Miss Hunter 9; Bridge and Miss Staples 9. v. A. Gorrie and Mrs Ball G; Marshall and Miss Moore 7. v. D. Gorrie and Mrs Gorrie 9: Gaisford and Miss Cummins 9, v. Parkinson and Miss Brown 7. Grand Total.—Marton 9 sets, 129 games; St. Andrew's, 7 sets, 127 games. The St. Andrew's B team played a friendly match on their own courts with another Marton team. After an enjoyable afternoon. Marton proved io be the winners, the grand totals being: Marton 15 sets. 112 games, and St. Andrew's 9 sets. 92 games. Results. Marton players being mentioned first, are:— Men’s Singles. C. Johnstone 4. v. R. Jones 6: E. McLean 1. v. H. Fitzgerald 6: E. Twigg 3. v. H. Reynolds 6; H. Ellison 2. v. T. Dommett 6: D. Fair 6. v. F. Nicol 2: J. Hutton 6. v. J. Taylor 4. Marton 22 games. 2 sets; SI. Andrew’s 26 games. 4 sets. Ladies’ Singles. —Mrs Barrett 6. v. Miss M. Prince 3; Miss Barrington 6, v. Miss V. Smith 5; Miss A. Ingle 1. v. Miss M. Wysocki 6; Miss J. Ingle 6. v. M. Hunte!- 5; Miss P. Sherriff 2. v. Miss B. Smith 6; Miss K. Holder G. v. Mrs Liddell 1. Marton 27 games. 4 sets; St. Andrew’s 26 games. 2 sets. Men’s Doubles.—Johnstone and McLean 2. v. R. Jones and H. Fitzgerald 6; Twigg and Ellison 2. v. H. Reynolds and T. Dommett 6: Fair and

'Hutton 6. v. F. Nicol and J. Taylor 1. I Marton 10 games, 1 set; St. Andrew's 13 games. 2 sets. ' Ladies’ Doubles.- -Mrs Barrett and Miss Barrington 6, v. Misses M. Price and U. Smith 4; Misses A. and J Ingle 5, v. Misses M. Wysocki and M Hunter 6; Misses P. Sherriff and K Holder 6. v. Miss B. Smith and Mrs Liddell 3. Marton 17 games, 2 sets; St. Andrew’s 13 games, 1 set. Combined Doubles. —Mrs Barrett and Johnstone 6, v. Miss M. Prince and R. Jones 2; Miss Barrington anti McLean 6. v. Miss U. Smith and H Fitzgerald 1; Miss A. Ingle and Twigg 6, v. Miss M. Wysocki and H. Reynolds 4; Miss J. Ingle and Ellison 6, v Miss M. Hunter and T. Dommett 1; Miss Sherriff and Fair 6. v. Miss B. Smith and F. Nicol 3; Miss Holdei and Hutton 6, v. Mrs Liddell and J, I Taylor 3. i .Marton 36 games, 6 sets; St. AnI drew's 14 games 0 sets. MARTON HARRIER CLUB I A ham donated by the Rangitikei Bacon Company Io the Marton Harrier Club, was drawn for on Friday, and the lucky winner proved to be Mrs E. Taaffe, Ross Street, Marton. FREE AM Bl LANCE. The Free Ambulance collection in Marton on Saturday realised £3l 19s.