LAWN TENNIS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 1, 3 January 1939, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS

WANGANUI TOURNEY INCREASE IN ENTRIES FIRST DAY’S RESULTS The Wanganui Lawn Tennis Association’s annual district championship tournament was opened yesterday on the Wanganui Club's courts with the entries showing a substantial increase over last year. A feature of this year’s tournament is the high standard of the competitors and it is hoped that this will be reflected in the standard of the games. Good progress was made with the elimination rounds of the championship and handicap events yesterday, the majority of the games being men’s singles championship, men’s doubles championship and the men’s and women's handicap singles events. The men’s handicap and championship singles sections have drawn large entries and good support has been accorded the combined handicap and championship events. More than a hundred games were played yesterday and more could have been played if some of the players from outside centres had arrived.

J. J. McCarthy (Taranaki) is defending his singles title and Miss J. Hansen (Auckland) will arrive to-day to defend the women’s singles championship. With a number of seasoned players in both sections it will be no mean matter for both players to hold their titles this year. The tournament manager is Mr. K. McFarlane and the secretary Mr. A. W. J. Peacock. Results of yesterday’s play were as follow: CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS Men’s Singles First Round.—J. J. McCarthy beat C. S. Wylds, 6-3, 6-1; J. Free beat K. O. Parnell, 6-4, 6-8, 6-4; F C. Hutchison beat K. O. Stephens, 6-1, 6-0; G. S. Hutchinson beat M. Rountree, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3; T. F. Lyons beat Elliott, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1; E. W. Tippens beat R. M. Broad, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. Second Round.—W. T. Pountney beat J. Foster, 6-1, 6-4; M. Pidwell beat L. Marsden, 5-7, 11-9, 6-2; Page beat J. H. Kearney, 6-4, 8-6; T. Louisson beat E. K. Cameron, 7-5, 2-6, 6-1; E. Dickie beat E. Nicholls, 6-4, 6-2; D. Lynch beat D. Purcell, 9-7, 6-4; C. J. Foote beat R. Lindesay, 6-3, 6-2; N. Hay-Campbell beat L. Mailman, 6-3, 6- S. M. Ciark beat N. B. Barkman, 7- 6-3; J. H. Connett beat I. T. Neale 6-4, 6-4; G. H. Mills beat R. D. Hoskin, 6-3, 6-2; J. J. McCarthy beat Free 6-4, 6-1; Lyons beat Tippens, 6-3, 6-0; A. Dickie beat D. W. Earle, 6-3, 6-1; M. L. Lampe beat Dr. O’Connor, 6-3, 6-1; Hutchison beat Hutchinson, 6-1, 6-4. Third Round.—E. Dickie beat Lynch 6-3, 6-1; Hay-Campbell beat Clark, 6-3, 6-1; Pountney beat Pidwell, 6-1, 6-0; Page beat Louisson, 6-1, 8-6; Lyons beat Foote, 6-3, 6-3. Men's B Singles First Round.—R. Davidson beat J. D. Free, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4; J. Fyfe beat D. Miller, 6-1, 6-4; K. O. Parnell beat H. Millward, 1-6, 6-4, 10-8; J. Connett beat F. Dear, 6-2, 6-1. Second Round.—G. Craig beat D. Ralph, 6-2, 7-5; J. J. Kidd beat J. A. Cook, 6-4, 6-4; W. G. Hamilton beat C. B. Wylds, 6-3, 6-1; M. Dickie beat D. Munro, 10-8, 6-4; O. B. Welsh beat B. G. Jackson, 6-3, 8-6; W. Glenn beat K. Anderson, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3; Connett beat Parnell, 6-3, 6-2. Ladies’ Singles First Round.—Miss M. Dickie beat Miss J. Bartlett, 6-1, 6-0; Miss B. Holland beat Miss J. O’Neill, 6-3, 7-5; Miss A. Graham won from Miss M. Clark by default; Miss J. Coull beat Miss J. Piper, 6-0, 6-3; Miss G. Izard beat Miss Bishop, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4; Miss N. Symes beat Miss M. Bright, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. Second Round.—Miss Wylds beat Miss Goldfinch, 6-3, 6-4; Miss Symes beat Miss G. Izard, 6-1, 6-4. Men’s Doubles First Round.—Foote and Foster beat Glenn and M. Dickie, 6-1, 6-1; Hay-Campbell and Lampe beat Connett and Parnell, 6-1, 6-2; Purcell and Broad beat Kearney and Fitches, 3-6, 9-7, 6-4; Marsden and Mills won by default; Pountney and Hutchinson beat Hutchison and Tippens, 6-0, 6-4; Barkman and Earle beat Jackson and Cook, 6-2, 6-1; Clarke and Neale won by default; Elliott and Page won by default; Rountree and Hoskins won by default; Mailman and Pidwell beat O’Connor and Stephens, 6-3, 6-4. Second Round.—A. and E. Dickie beat Hamilton and Lynch, 6-2, 6-3; Lyons and McCarthy beat Cameron and Wilson, 6-1, 7-5; Foote and Foster beat Lindesay and Millward, 6-3, 6-2; Elliott and Page beat Rountree and Hoskins, 7-5, 6-1; Mailman and Pidwell beat Wylds and Wylds, 6-0, 6-3; Hay-Campbell and Lampe beat Purcell and Broad, 6-3, 7-5. Ladies’ Doubles First Round.—Misses Coull and Clark beat Misses Piper and Newman, 6-0, 6-0; Misses Fitches and Kearney beat Mrs. Barkman and Miss Goldfinch, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. Second Round.—Misses Purcell and Wylds beat Misses I. and ©. Glover, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4. HANDICAP EVENTS Men’s Singles First Round.—J. H. Connett (owe 15) beat C. S. Wylds (owe 15), 9-5; R. Richardson (plus 30) beat. C. B. Wylds (plus 15), 9-3; D. W. Earle (owe 30 4/6) beat Elliott (owe 15 3/6), 9-6; Gordon (plus 15) beat Lindesay (owe 15 3/6), 9-3; E. Nicholls (owe 15 2/6) beat M. R. Dix (plus 15), 9-8; W. G. Hamilton (scr.) beat E. Tippens (owe 15 3/6), 9-5; W. Glenn (owe 3/6) beat E. K. Cameron (owe 30), 9-6; O. B. Welsh (scr.) beat M. Dickie (owe 15), 9-8; J. T. Neale (owe 2/6) beat D. Purcell (owe 15 4/6), 9-5; S. M. Clarke (owe 30 3/6) beat D. Ralph (scr.), 9-7; J. A. Cook (owe 15 3/6) beat A. O’Brien (scr.), 9-2; F. Dear (scr.) beat E. Dunn (plus 15), 9-4; B. G. Jackson (scr.) beat K. O. Stephens (scr.), 9-6.’ Second Round.—Foster beat Craig 9-6; Hutchinson beat Fyfe, 9-5; K. O. Parnell (owe 3/6) beat T. Walker (plus 15 3/6), 9-3; C. Foote (owe 15 3/6) beat R. D. Hoskins by default; Hamilton beat Nicholls, 9-5. Ladier,’ Singles , % First Round.—Miss A. Peffers .tows

15) beat Miss J. O'Neill (plus 15), 9-8; Miss T. Taylor (scr.) won from Miss J. Wylds (scr.), 9-6; Miss P. Pearce (plus 30) beat Miss J. Piper (owe 3/6), 9-2; Miss B. Holland (scr.) beat Miss S. Davis (plus 15), 9-6; Miss Goldfinch Uwe 15) beat Miss M. O’Neill (plus 30), 9-5. Second Round. —Miss O. Glover (owe 3/6) beat Miss F. Jones (owe 30), 9-8. Ladies’ Doubles First Round.—Misses Bishop and Peffers (owe 15 1/6) beat Misses Bartlett and Taylor (owe 3/6), 9-8; Misses I. and O. Glover (owe 30) beat Misses W. Swan and Louis (scr.), 9-5. Men’s Doubles First Round.—Jackson and Cook (owe 15 1/6) beat Pountney and Hutchins (owe 40), 9-8. Combined Doubles First Round.—Miss Bishop and W. Glenn (owe 15 1/6) beat Foster and